First off, if you DON'T want people to know you have a tan, don't go to this place!
I love to tan, I have tanned everywhere in the tri-state area, and I am damn picky. Never, and I mean NEVER have I felt the NEED to write a review about tanning! Food? yeah sure...Lounge? of course...Hair Care? Absolutely....NEVER for a tanning salon. Frankly, most tanning salons are either terribly neglected or so high-pressure sales focused, it's ridiculous.
Okay, so in a mad dash (yes, I'm always in a hurry) up seventh avenue, I stumbled upon a rather large man that handed me a card. Usually, I'm very good at avoiding these guys, maneuvering through the seventh ave stampede, but this time, due to a rather rude suit and really hard brief case next to me, I damn near slammed into the Flier Guy. Okay, so maybe I can maneuver over to the nearest garbage receptacle...uh, no chance. Crap. I'll just throw it out when I get to my building. Ahh, finally, the foyer and elevators...as I'm waiting, I look to see what is clenched in my hand...Future Tan Salon & Spa of Midtown...written across the front of the card.
Hmmm. Well, alrighty then. My day has already started with me needing a lunch time escape. Maybe I'll venture back down the street for a little investigative R & R. Let me just make a call to see who these people are.
So, one ring, and a very happy sounding girl answers the phone, "It's a great day here at Future Tan Salon & Spa this is Dana, how can I help you?" Yup, no kidding. It's kinda wordy for a phone salutation, but, it was also nice. And, apparently it WAS a great day there. Dana proceeded to answer all of my many questions with ease and what seemed like a smile. This is a VERY good start. She definitely got me.
Upon arrival on the second floor of a small but nice building, WOW. It's really pretty! Very bright, very clean, lots of tan and happy faces around. Okay, it's getting better! I walk up to the counter, and there she is, Dana, the face to match the happy voice on the phone, and, she REMEMBERS me. Immediately, she walks me around the salon to show me the different tanning machines to choose from (DAMN GOOD selection!) I fill out the necessary forms, pay for my buy one get one free deal off the card I received, and she walks me to my room, shows me how to use it, closes the door on her way out, and I'm in HEAVEN.
Before I go any further, this salon is GORGEOUS. The selection of machines, is nothing short of AMAZING. Not one, and I mean NOT ONE small, low end, crappy tanning bed to sell me for $5. AMEN! Every machine is a luxury piece of technological art. There isn't another salon in this city, hell, in the Tri-State area, that's any better than this one.
Back to my tan...like I said, I tan pretty often and keep a decent base tan most of the year. I purchased the buy1/get1free off the promotional card for the Ergoline 1100 bed. This bed LOOKS extremely impressive...I turn it on, turn up the fans, turn on the aroma therapy, turn on the cooling mist, turn up the music...wow, tanning heaven.
Ten minutes later, the session is over. I get dressed, head over to the well-stocked beauty bar for some water and a little freshening up and HOLY CRAP! I'm a different race! My little white lie that I told at work about taking a walk to the bank is officially BLOWN. Really??? Off one session, this???? YES, REALLY.
I have 7 days to use my free one, i don't think I'll need a tan any sooner than 7 days, but, what the hell, THIS WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
I'm OFFICIALLY off the tanning "market". This Future Tan Salon has me forever! read more