Reena was fantastic as a person and as a professional. I had to get a spray tan for a wedding, and it was my first time doing so. Reena made me feel comfortable, explained everything ahead of time, and was so conversational during the process that it -- to my suprise -- was not an awkward experience at all.
The color was fantastic. I was very worried that I was going to look orange and that the color would be SO over the top that I'd stick out instead of just blending in. She made a mix for me that conformed and meshed with my hair/eyes/skin tone very well, and it had a blue undertone so that the color was more of a cool tone as opposed to a neutral or warm tone. It looked natural -- like I had gotten a tan at the beach.
The formula she uses is also excellent. One of my concerns (and this is probably due to my lack of knowledge about spray tans) was that it would paint-like and cover up a lot of the look of my skin -- freckles, natural skin "pattern" etc. It did not paint over that at all. Instead, it blended in (as you can see on the photos). It amazes me that this was the case -- that alone added to the natural look, because my freckles etc were still normal and visible, making it (as I said above) look like I just got a tan, not that I got "painted" a different color.
Moreover, the price, the utter convenience, and the product was an unbelievable combination. I expected it to be expensive she was coming to MY house, on MY time, in the privacy of MY home, with all natural products and a mix designed specifically for my skin tone. To my shock, her price rivals all of the salons I checked -- it may even be cheaper. And yet the service, the convenience, and the quality of the product are just so much more superior (compared to what I saw other bridesmaids get for that wedding).
My only recommendations would be as follows:
(1) Try to get this spray tan a day before your event if you can. For obvious reasons, it maximizes the color and look of the spray tan as opposed to getting it, say, four days in advance. It just makes more sense to get it done closer to the event.
(2) You're supposed to get a good shower prior to the spray tan to kind of clean the skin really well so that spray tan "sticks" even better. Because it was my first time doing this, I went a little overboard in the "clean off dead skin" department and scratched up my legs a bit. That was overkill, and those scratches showed through the spray tan, so just take it easy -- do a normal shower beforehand.
(3) When you take that first shower after the spray tan is done, there will be tanner that goes down the drain, even when it's just water rinsing. I would lightly clean, but I wouldn't rub and clean like a normal shower. Also, don't use lush products after -- it does rub it off a bit.
(4) When you're just ready for it all to be gone, the Lush body scrubs work pretty well to get it off. It takes like 30 minutes, but it works.
Thank you to Reena for such a great job!! read more