Beauty – XOAKELLY.BLOG

If you’re anything like me, spray tan is life. You feel better, look better, you swear you look 10 lbs skinnier with a nice bronzed tan! Unfortunately for me, being in South Korea, there are ZERO spray tan booths here. When I first heard we were coming to South Korea for about 7 months,I immediately googled two things 1) do they do tape in extensions and 2) are there spray tan booths in Seoul, South Korea. NO LIE. Hahaha! Andddddddddd sadly, they do not have spray tan booths/ tanning beds here! In their culture, they believe the whiter the skin, the better. They even have bleaching booths and serums here. Which is total opposite of what I want to be! Hahaha! So, I stalked up before I left ON ALL the tanning lotions, bronzers and mists. My favorite tanning products are St. Tropez foam and Bondi Sands mist. I recently discovered Bondi Sands while in Australia as it was in every drug store. I purchased the “dark mist” and it’s a game changer, I LOVE it! I do a little potion mix with these 2 products. This is how I achieve my perfect right out of the tanning salon airbrush look:

The night before I need to look like I just was in the Bahamas for a week, I exfoliate in the bath, shave and scrub off,any remains I may have! You can use any body scrub, or even use a small hand towel soak it up with soap and get to scrubbing in the warm shower. If you look a little red from scrubbing, don’t panic,you are doing it right! Beauty is pain, AM I RIGHT?? Showering is also okay. I just feel its easier to get off any remaining spray tan/ exfoliate while in the tub! After getting out of the bath, I moisturize with my nivea lotion! I let that soak in for about 30 minutes. Once that’s completely dry, I get out my tanning mit (St. Tropez Tanning mit) my St. Tropez mouse, and rub that all over my body. I always seem to notice I start with my legs. I use about 2 pumps per body part (example: 2 pumps lower leg, 2 pumps thigh, 2 pumps stomach, etc.!) I rub it, in a circular motion with my mitten. I wait again.This time only 10 minutes and do a second layer. For pajamas, sleep in loose clothes, no sports bras or booty shorts. I always wear Casey’s shirts to sleep in! In the morning, when I take a shower I don’t scrub and rub! I simply get under the water and quickly, and I mean QUICKLY soap my body down and out in 3 minutes! I never want to be in there for more then 5 minutes as that will take off the tan. After my shower, I carefully dry off. You do not want to grab the towel and rub your skin with it, lightly, dab off or air dry! I personally air dry! Once you are dry, again moisturize with your lotion! This allows your tan last longer! Being moisturized makes your tan last longer, go on smoothly and evenly all over! After 30 minutes I again, get my tanning mit out, apply the St. Tropez mouse again! After 10 minutes, instead of going over again with the mouse.. I grab my Bondi Sands mist spray which is also in dark and mist that ALL OVER MYSELF. I swear it’s the perfect combo! I believe the Bondi Sands mist spray doesn’t do much without a base, with the St. Tropez as my base it makes me that perfect dark bronzed 10 lbs lighter goddess we all wanna be! 😉 I never tan my face..ever! I always have a second foundation on deck for when I’m darker, and I just whip that out! I can always tell when girls do their face and honestly it looks like they just rubbed mud all over and all I can think about is their poor pores on your face! I SWEAR going the darker shade in your foundation is key! For your hands and feet, simply go over it once lightly with your mist!

Another product I do love for last minute, SOS I need to be Tan in 5 minutes is Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs! Now, I LOVE this product, Sally and I have had a perfect relationship for 7 years now! While dancing for the Phoenix Suns, we ALL used this! Its defitnely WAY thicker and cakier, more of a flawless tan and you will be SO DARK, IMMEDIATELY! I only recommend this if you don’t have time to let your St. Tropez to soooakkkkk into those pores! You must be careful with this product though! It will get on your clothes if you start sweating or if you spill something on your leg you will look like your melting!