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✨ Glow Goals Unlocked! ✨: Best at home tan essentials

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☀️ This list is packed with my holy grail at-home spray tan options, plus insider pre-tan + post-tan tips to make your glow last longer and look flawless 💫
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Pre Spray Care

 
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Always exfoliate the night before you self tan!
Tree Hut Shea Sugar Vanilla Body Scrub - 18oz
 
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Dry brushing before showering to exfoliate with scrub is another great tip
Firm Dry Body Brush, Anti-Cellulite Brush for Blood Circulation & Smoothing, Includes 1 Hand-Held Brush, M3, 1ct
 
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This glove gently buffs the dead skin away
EcoTools Exfoliating Bath + Shower Gloves - Pink
 
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Non striping facial cleanser ! In general you never want to use any products on the face with perfume but also a product for a pre tan shower that won’t react with the tan solution later
CeraVe Hydrating Face Wash with Hyaluronic Acid and Glycerin for Normal to Dry Skin - 12 fl oz
 
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Another great fragrance free and cleaner option for body wash
Aveeno Calm + Restore Daily Body Wash for Sensitive Skin, 18 fl. oz
 
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Lightly moisturize after the pre tan shower - always the day ahead of a tan
Hempz Original Moisturizing Body Lotion - Floral/Banana - 17 fl oz

Spray Marinating

 
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Keep your bed and pillow clean when sleeping/marinating in your overnight spray tan
Self Tan Sleep Sac - Pink
 
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Another great option for sleep sac but with the side open if you feel too bundled or hot
Self Tan Sleep Sac - Open Side

Post Spray Care

 
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A great body wash for showering after the spray tan first wash, smells amazing but is non striping of color
Saltair Santal Bloom Serum Body Wash - 17 fl oz
 
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Clean and fragrance free moisturizer to make your tan last longer !
CeraVe Moisturizing Face & Body Cream with Pump for Normal to Dry Skin - 16 fl oz
 
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Delicious smells amazing and is a great addition to your spray tan after care
Salt Water Vanilla Multi-Lipid Body Butter - Saltair | Ulta Beauty
 
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Again, non striping and clean products are needed so that your tan doesn’t come off prematurely and does not react with the color
La Roche Posay Toleriane Hydrating Facial Cleanser - 13.5 fl oz
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Tan Removal

 
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After a week or so tans may become splotchy, I love to use any of these removal products to help the tan fade easier
Loving Tan Deluxe Tan Remover - 3.3 fl oz - Ulta Beauty
 
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Thee number one tan remover ! My go to - After a week or so tans may become splotchy, I love to use any of these removal products to help the tan fade easier
Purity Excel 60 Second Self Tan Remover – eCosmetics: Popular Brands, Fast Free Shipping, 100% Guaranteed
 
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After a week or so tans may become splotchy, I love to use any of these removal products to help the tan fade easier
Self Tan Eraser Gentle Foaming Cleanser - Bondi Sands | Ulta Beauty
 
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Exfoliating glove in addition to removal foam or wash products for efficient removal especially on stubborn areas like knees ankles fingers
Tan Removing & Skin Polishing Glove

Tan Applicators

 
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Seamless blending and body contouring for your self applied tanner
EcoTools Good Tan Body + Face Self-Tan Blending Brush
 
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Always a mitt ! Self tan stains palms of the hands
EcoTools Good Tan Full-Body Tanning Mitt
 
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Back applicator is a game changer, no longer have to ask your boyfriend to rub it in and watch him emulate a car waxing while doing so
b.tan We've Got Your Back Self Tanner Applicator
 
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Another great and afffordable mitt
Bondi Sands Self-Tanning Application Mitt
 
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I use a kabuki brush for my face, fingers, toes, and on my knees for a seamless blend
Blending Body Brush

My Favorite Spray Tan Options

 
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My absolute favorite tried and true self tan, comes out dark! I always wear for 8 hours or sleep in it with my sleep sac and then rinse, it does work in the 2hr time frame but for a light coloring
6.7 oz 2 HR Express Self Tanning Mousse Dark - Loving Tan | Ulta Beauty
 
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I always have to check a bag so I can bring my tanning foam for touch ups! Travel set up is ideal - I usually keep this in my suitcase even when it’s in storage so that it’s already in my case for the next travels !
Loving Tan 2 HR Express Dark Starter Kit - Ulta Beauty
 
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Another great and favorite option for tanning foam, smells amazing
Coco & Eve Bali Bronzing Foam - Medium - 6.67 fl oz - Ulta Beauty
 
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Very dark! Love this product
Bondi Sands Self Tanner Tanning Foam - Dark - 6.76 fl oz
 
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Literally liquid gold
Bondi Sands Liquid Gold Self Tanning Foam - 6.76 fl oz
 
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Another great option for a travel touch up, I would match the original tanning foam with its travel foam for a seamless color and tone
Coco & Eve Self Tan Travel Kit - Dark - 1.69 fl oz - Ulta Beauty
 
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Add drops into your makeup for seamless blend and tint to match your developing gradual tan
Bronzing Drops

Gradual Tan Options

 
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For the gradual tanners that don’t love spray tans !
Bondi Sands Everyday Gradual Tanning Milk - 12.68 fl oz
 
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Face drops right into your moisturizer for a gradual color boost
Coco & Eve Bronzing Face Drops - Medium Glow - 1.01 fl oz - Ulta Beauty
 
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Anything loving tan brand is my go to !
Deluxe Gradual Tan Dark
 
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Trust me on this one, this one is highly recommended
THE GRADUAL - Illuminating Tanning Lotion - TAN-LUXE | Ulta Beauty

Tips & Tricks

 
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Tan care instructions
Spray Tan Care Instructions | Be Bronze Studio | Spray tan business, Spray tan marketing, Spray tanning quotes
 
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Tan prep!
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Before and after no nos !
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