Post by blondie7ts on Dec 16, 2012 14:10:30 GMT -5
Alright my fellow tanning companions.
Now, I've been tanning since I was 14 and im now 18 and most of you know i'm not new to IAT. I use to be alot more frequent on the website before it started having problems. I'm currently having an issue i've always had a fear of happening. I've hit the biggest plateau EVER. I literally cannot get any darker, so I'm looking for some theories & suggestions here.
Heres the Story:
Back in Jan/Feb i wasnt tanning as much anymore cos I didnt have a job. So i lost ALOT of color. (which of course was devastating) I had to borrow money from my mom just so i could make trips to the salon at least once a week to keep me from going crazy. Now that is NOTHING compared to how I use to go, I would go EVERYDAY to my main salon where i had the best package and then sometimes id go to other salons, sometimes id tan 3 times in 1 day. And in the summer id tan outside of course also. I was using tingles ALLLLLL the time and eventually became immune to them. My #1 was DS Bombshell. I loaded up on the DHA like crazy and didnt exfoliate much because i was afraid of stripping the bronzer off. I used self tanners once in awhile too.
So clearly from all of that i was DAWRRKKK. And in my head i still wasnt dark enough. Basically when someone said to me "yeah your tan" id think "omfg IM NOT TAN AT ALL, they think im barely even tan!" and when someone would say to me "omg your so dark its gross, you have a problem! you look way too dark" then in my head I would think "okay good...i must be sorta tan..."
So my question is....since i'm not tanning so extreme like i used too do you think that's why I hit a plateau.? I have my membership back and have had it since about mid May. i am tan right now, but to me it's pastey white. The only time i can see a little color on myself is when i stand next to my friend who is white as a ghost. it's depressing. lol I mean, i still tan quite a bit and rotate lotions and beds like I use too but I just cant seem to get any darker. I bought another bottle of Bombshell to see if that helps. & i mean when i use a new lotion and get a color boost its there but its just NOT where i wanna be. I use to use Bombshell pretty often in the HP and i dont use it as much anymore. That could be another reason. i also hardly ever use the facial bulbs. ( I lay on the other end) Now some of you may be thinking "why would you wanna be that dark? ew" wellllll thats just me, we all have our own preferences. I like to be as dark as possible while others just want a golden glow. getting a case of the "orangies" doesnt bother me because i really dont turn orange, just a deeper brownish/golden color.
i use to use smoke black but couldnt stand the citrus smell. body shots does nothing for me. solid black didnt do much for me, and now im considering carnivale.??
Okay enough, enough....now tell me what YOU all think! Why is it that I just cant get that deep dark color i use to have. & what do you suggest? thanks!!
heres some pictures of how tan i use to be a year ago. the last one is the lightest one from then but still darker than i am now. no spray tan with any of these....
Now, I've been tanning since I was 14 and im now 18 and most of you know i'm not new to IAT. I use to be alot more frequent on the website before it started having problems. I'm currently having an issue i've always had a fear of happening. I've hit the biggest plateau EVER. I literally cannot get any darker, so I'm looking for some theories & suggestions here.
Heres the Story:
Back in Jan/Feb i wasnt tanning as much anymore cos I didnt have a job. So i lost ALOT of color. (which of course was devastating) I had to borrow money from my mom just so i could make trips to the salon at least once a week to keep me from going crazy. Now that is NOTHING compared to how I use to go, I would go EVERYDAY to my main salon where i had the best package and then sometimes id go to other salons, sometimes id tan 3 times in 1 day. And in the summer id tan outside of course also. I was using tingles ALLLLLL the time and eventually became immune to them. My #1 was DS Bombshell. I loaded up on the DHA like crazy and didnt exfoliate much because i was afraid of stripping the bronzer off. I used self tanners once in awhile too.
So clearly from all of that i was DAWRRKKK. And in my head i still wasnt dark enough. Basically when someone said to me "yeah your tan" id think "omfg IM NOT TAN AT ALL, they think im barely even tan!" and when someone would say to me "omg your so dark its gross, you have a problem! you look way too dark" then in my head I would think "okay good...i must be sorta tan..."
So my question is....since i'm not tanning so extreme like i used too do you think that's why I hit a plateau.? I have my membership back and have had it since about mid May. i am tan right now, but to me it's pastey white. The only time i can see a little color on myself is when i stand next to my friend who is white as a ghost. it's depressing. lol I mean, i still tan quite a bit and rotate lotions and beds like I use too but I just cant seem to get any darker. I bought another bottle of Bombshell to see if that helps. & i mean when i use a new lotion and get a color boost its there but its just NOT where i wanna be. I use to use Bombshell pretty often in the HP and i dont use it as much anymore. That could be another reason. i also hardly ever use the facial bulbs. ( I lay on the other end) Now some of you may be thinking "why would you wanna be that dark? ew" wellllll thats just me, we all have our own preferences. I like to be as dark as possible while others just want a golden glow. getting a case of the "orangies" doesnt bother me because i really dont turn orange, just a deeper brownish/golden color.
i use to use smoke black but couldnt stand the citrus smell. body shots does nothing for me. solid black didnt do much for me, and now im considering carnivale.??
Okay enough, enough....now tell me what YOU all think! Why is it that I just cant get that deep dark color i use to have. & what do you suggest? thanks!!
heres some pictures of how tan i use to be a year ago. the last one is the lightest one from then but still darker than i am now. no spray tan with any of these....