Help! I hate my spray tan!!!

[*Ang*]

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. 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. 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!

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????

[blessedatlast]

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.

[Nai]

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?

[mrscricket]

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 )and the colour should look a little more even.

[Beatrix]

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

maybe try that

[~Raven~]

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

[skybie]

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