Tanning first time, please don't mention dangers, just want to be a few shades darker? please need advice!

[ FIRST OF ALL please don't tell me about all the dangers of skin cancer and don't tell me about self-tanners, I will appreciate it but you will be wasting your time! ]





I have very fair skin. Pale. I would like to go tanning a little before I go on my family reunion trip, because I am very afraid I will get sunburned there!





I do tan easily.


So I'd like to build up a slight base tan so I don't get burned.


I am very fair - like Lindsay Lohan fair.


I am going to try a stand-up bed. How do I protect my face? Is wearing SPF 30 good enough?





And I should put high SPF sunscreen where I don't want to tan, right?


I'm thinking of putting like SPF 8 tanning oil where I DO want to tan?





How long and how often should I go?


I'm thinking for first session like 8 minutes, 2 times a week.





give me some pointers, I just want to be a few shades darker.





and don't tell me about cancer or self tanners because you'll be wasting your time and I won't read your answer.Tanning first time, please don't mention dangers, just want to be a few shades darker? please need advice!
If you are going to a tanning salon,they will assess your skin type and determine how long to start you at. Also tell them what you want to achieve as far as results and any good salon will recommend a product that is suitable(not just sell you some crap). I too was very pale, always burnt in the sun, very fair, and started with an accelerator lotion(no bronzers) and a lotion with SPF 4 for my face with a slight bronzer i bought at the salon, and have been very pleased with the results.


As far as looking blotchy or fake, If you stay away from triple bronzers or bronzers period you should not look orange.


I have been tanning 3 times a week for over a year now and having extremely dry skin since i was born, tanning has been a godsend to me and i have never looked better, plus with the added benefit of the uv light through a cold canadian winter, my mood was alot better. People should try tanning before they knock it, because people who do it feel the benefit of it and continue to do it because they know they look good(at least the ones who dont use alot of bronzers LOL) and feel good as well, hope this was slightly helpfulTanning first time, please don't mention dangers, just want to be a few shades darker? please need advice!
Tans look disgusting?


So if you don't have fair skin, it's disgusting?


Whatever.
You could get skin cancer! Haha im just kidding...





I would say if you were gonna do it, then go outside. You can tell when someone is fake-and-baking. It looks fake as hell and looks bad, leaves big botches ect. Definetally do it outside. I dont wear sun screen so Im not sure, I just go outside alot, not for the purpose of tanning.
I am also fair skinned, but tan pretty easily. I started going to tanning beds about a month ago and here is what I did.





I started my first session off at 5 minutes. When I saw that I wasn't burned, I upped it to 7. I stayed at seven for two days, then went to 10. After two days of 10, I went to 12. I burnt at 12, so I took a day off and went back to 10. The trick is to start at around 5-7 minutes and then increase by 2 minutes as long as you are not burning.


If you want to wait a while to get a tan, then 2 times a week is fine. However, it usually takes around 4 sessions to get a decent ';base tan';, and then you start building color. I recommend going every day, or even every other day for 2 weeks. After that, go twice a week to maintain your color.


You might want to speak with an employee about their beds. The beds I use are ';super beds'; with no more than 20 minutes allowed. Where my mom goes, they have 15 minute beds. You will need to determine a schedule based on how powerful the beds are. For example, you could burn in one bed, but not another.


I alos highly recommend a ';bronzing'; bed once a week. These are usually considered an upgrade bed and cost a little more, but they help to even you out on places that you do not get tanned (your sides, for example) and also help you to get the bronze look that you want.





As for lotions, if you can stand to use a ';hot'; tingle lotion, these give the best results. I use Designer Skin's ';Siren'; and find that it gives excellent results. But the tingle lotions can produce a ';hot'; sensation that can be uncomfortable. If you have sensitive skin, I wouldn't recommend this.


I also used Designer Skin's ';Freedom'; which was excellent but wasn't quite giving me the results I wanted *I tan EVERY SINGLE DAY!* However, if you are just wanting to go a few shades darker, then it could be a good lotion for you. You can also ask the employee at the tanning salon what they recommend. That's what I did.


The lotions at the salon are more pricey than say, a lotion bought at Walmart, but they also give far better results. My sister in law is using a cheaper lotion bought from the store and hasn't nearly gotten the results that I have. They are definitley worth the money.


Hope this helps! If you have any other questions, please feel free to shoot me a message :)
i love to get a nice, healthy glow in the summer myself. gets me ready for summer.... ditching the pale, winter, sweater and jacket skin for olive, summer, halter top skin.... and the best thing i can suggest is to lay-out in the sun.... it's cheaper and the results last longer.... and, though i am no dermatologist, it makes sense to me that it's probably better for your skin to darken up the natural way as opposed to zapping your body with a high powered light bulb.





my tanning routine is this: i use a good drug store tanning oil with spf 8. (none of that $70 salon bs for me.... i mean really.... can it be THAT much better?). then i lay out for about 2 hours.... one for each side (you, being so fair, may want to spend a little less time) and then i use a good, rich after-sun lotion (no leathery skin and wrinkles for me, thank you).... sit for an hour (cos i hear immediately showering is bad.... though i really don't know.... could be a load of bs, but i still do it). and then shower and moisturize as usual. i get great results.... lots of complements on my skin tone. but it does take a few sessions.... so you may wanna start soon in order to achieve your goal in time.





oh! and p.s. drink a lot of water.... good for your skin's all around health.... moisture... the best way to fight off all the negative effects of tanning.





hope i was helpful... and good luck!
i find that if you buy a suntan lotion that help make u darker and lay out in the sun for a while that will help a lot... but the self tanners kinda turn you orange sometimes (i dont no from experience) the only thing i can say about tanning beds is that they dont work immediatly... they take a while and dnt overdo how much you go.
do the spray tanning and not the bulbs. you can pick the exact color you want
The tanning lotions that they sell in stores can make tanning really bad for your skin and you will end up with bad results. The lotion they sell at the tanning stores work really well and make your skin soft and not so leathery. They are expensive, but if you want good results and dont want to look like a lobster buy their products. Most tanning salons have samples of the lotions so you can save money since you just want to get a few shades darker. If you want to splurge then go ahead and invest in those lotions they work great! Hope that helps.
Keep your fair skin, tans look disgusting.
Because you are fair skinned, it is important to tan slowly. always apply tanning lotion first. To avoid overcooking your skin, stay in the sun for only a half hour the first day. The second day add another half hour. Add more time as the days go by until you get the tone you want. The process might take a few days but you will glad you are not a big blister. Good Luck
I have been tanning in beds for a while and started off with fair skin. You should start off 8-10 minutes, if you burn you should skip a day or two and then go back with less time. You should gradually build up to 20 minutes never burning. Also make sure you use a good indoor tanning lotion made for indoor tanning because moist skin tans better than dry.