Help! I hate my spray tan!!!

So I got my first ever spray tan last night as we are going to a ball/awards night for DH's work tonight and I had an op on my legs a few weeks ago that has still left some bruising and scarring. So I thought, well I will just get a spray tan to cover the marks and make my legs more presentable.:wall: Wrong idea!!!

I am quite olive skinned naturally and I told the beautician I didn't want to look orange so she only put a medium spray on me. Last night it looked ok, but this morning in natural light:o. I don't know what to do?! How can I reduce the look of it? Do I have a few showers and just exfoliate like mad and hope for the best? To make it worse one leg looks darker then the other!:o

What a disaster this is turning out to be! I was so looking forward to a night of dressing up, having a few drinks, staying in hotel with DH and best of all, sleeping in in the morning!!! What do I do????

Oh dear.. I would go back.. Not sure what they can do, but they need to know they did a crap job.. If you shower and scrub you will end up patchy, so I don't suggest doing that.. Maybe they can fix the uneven parts for you? That totally sux.

Oh no! Is the colour wrong or is it the coverage? Can you go back and ask them to fix it? Can you wear stockings if they can't?

You can buy a fake tan remover at the chemist and the supermarket but it would be a pretty massive job to do your legs. I think it's more to get rid of little mistakes - I wash my hands with it after I tan so my nails don't get stained.
I would either go back and get them to fix it, or do you can any bronzer or shimmer that you can mix in with moisturiser? It will give your legs a glossy sheen (makes you sound like a racehorse :rolleyes:)and the colour should look a little more even.

i have used hair removal cream in the past to lighten spray tans..

maybe try that

Have a shower and GENTLY exfoliate with a pair of loofah gloves. I can't emphasise GENTLY enough! I almost always look patchy after a spray tan and that helps a great deal :)

sorry i did have a bit of a chuckle, i thought your title said help, i ATE my spray tan! i was thinking, now how does that happen??
glad i read it wrong

Haha Skybie, I also often misread titles, especially when in a hurry!;)

Thanks for all your advice ladies, I am starting to calm down a bit now, especially since a couple of the mums at school (who I really trust) said that it looks natural, like I normally do in summertime (I tan very easily). Phew.

I think I am more self conscious about it cause I have never had one before.

Besides the fact that one leg does look slightly darker then the other (but as my mum says no-one will notice in artificial light tonight) the actual coverage is pretty good, no streak marks or missed spots. I suppose it is more the depth/colour of it - I just feel super dark.:rolleyes:

Beatrix - do you mean cover the area you want in the hair removal cream and then wash off as per normal? Cause I have some of that in my cupboard - could do it to the one leg I feel is a bit darker?

Thanks for all your advice ladies, I feel like a bit of a silly duffer!

If it is just your legs that look weird wear a pair of stockings with your dress and you won't need to worry about it. Sounds like a nice trip away!!

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sorry i did have a bit of a chuckle, i thought your title said help, i ATE my spray tan! i was thinking, now how does that happen??
glad i read it wrong

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Mmmmmm, yummy.... spray tan.... :rofl: