The Tanning procedure
*All tanning procedures vary depending on skin tone/type, everyone is different.
** I have never used any Jan tana products, so I cannot give any help on them. Sorry.
*** Always assume the show is on Saturday unless I say otherwise.
Products needed:
2 bottles of pro-tan “instant competition color” (its better to have extra then not enough)
1 container of dream tan #2 Extra sponge brushes Exfoliator (any brand works)
Oil of some sort (most use PAM cooking oil, they make oil specifically for posing to)
Sunday- Begin taking two showers a day if you don’t already. Go to the store and get yourself some exfoliater. Use this during your first shower. After your second shower dry off and use some sort of moisturizer over night.
Monday and Tuesday- Use the same technique as Sunday unless it’s irritating your skin.
Wednesday- now the fun begins. Start off the day by shaving everything….yes, everything. You can do this however you like, with a razor, waxing, Nair, ect..
Once that is done take a shower, and exfoliate one last time. Make sure to bath really well, this is the last time you will be using
soap in the shower.
Once out of the shower dry off very well. You will need someone to help you with this, a girlfriend/boyfriend would be best. But it’s up to you. Take a bottle of pro tan and pour some into a bowl of some sort, I use a cool whip bowl. You could use a paper bowl to, just don’t use one that you like, it will stain. Just pour in a little. Use the brush, and start from the feet up, standing in a bath tub/ shower is the best place possible to do this. Do one streak with the brush that has the tan on it, and then once it’s on, blend it with the side of the brush, or another sponge brush. Continue this process along the your whole body. DO NOT COLOR THE PALMS OF YOUR HANDS AND SOULS OF YOUR FEET! Also, only color the tops of your feet/hands with one or two coats. Stop after the neck, leaving the face un covered.
All this should be done in the morning.
At night, once your done with your day, go home, shower off the excess tan (remember, don’t use any soap in your showers at this point) and repeat the process. Make sure the sheets on your bed aren’t ones you like, you’re going to get them dirty.
To wash your hair, have someone help you do it over a sink/bath tub. Any soap waches off too much tan. So keep it off your neck, chest, ect..
Thursday- start the day off with a shower to get rid of the excess tan you had on overnight. Then start the process all over again. (get out of shower, apply tan, go through day, shower at night, and apply another coat of pro-tan). Don’t put anymore on your hands/feet. Stop at face again.
Friday- Start the day off with a shower. Put on another layer of tan. This time do a LIGHT layer on your face make sure not to get it in your eyes. Go through your day, shower, apply another coat on body and face.
Saturday- buy this time you should be pretty damn dark. Wake up early , if you even went to sleep. Showering is a personal choice. But you wont be applying anymore tan until your backstage. Put another light layer on your face to even it out.
*if you put on another coat of pro-tan in the morning, it will probably smear or run some time before pre-judging.
Backstage- take your tub of dream tan. Have someone backstage help you put it on (some shows have people who will do it for you, some don’t, if they don’t , ask someone who looks like they know what their doing). One coat is all you need, it will blend in any smuges that the pro-tan left over night. You will have a lot of extra left over. Now, once your done pumping up, or whatever your backstage routine is, have someone lightly spray you with some Pam. Hold the can far away (about 3 feet) and lightly spray it. Then rub it in a little bit. Try not to get a lot on your hands.
Now you should have a nice , tan, shiny body to show off, so go onstage and have fun with it.
Ask any questions in the thread or PM me,
The man, the myth, the legend…
Gumby
With the newer products (like dream tan etc.) 2 layers on the contest day are enough.
Look for example at Federov at last years Olympia press conference. One day before the contest he looked like an Albino, next day he had a colour like Ronnie.
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