Mystic Spray Tan

So I went I had a spray tan!

Before and after

Have you ever seen a body builder on competition day and noticed they are violent shade of nuclear orange? Well the power of the tan, coupled with some major hair removal and strategic will show off much more definition than what you would get if you were rocking the albino Chewbacca look!

With this in mind I took the plunge and got myself my very own spray tan! I choose to use a Mystic Spray Tan booth for £10 at the appropriately named The Tanning Shop in Leeds City Centre.

I chose to try the Mystic spray tan for two reasons, I don't have to stand there in an embarrassing virtually see through paper thong in front of a stranger, in fact I could forgo the thong all together and happily go naked and avoid any tan lines!

I popped into a little room, was instructed to cream up my knees, elbows and the end of my fingers, taught the hand positions I need to do during the tan and slapped on a charming blue hair net, I must admit I looked glorious!

After I creamed myself up I slipped on the disposable sandals provided, positioned myself on the dance mat inspired foot pads and pressed the start button.

Luckily the spray starts from your feet and works it's way up so no need to worry about being unexpectedly blinded on your journey to unleashing your inner  bronzed god! Then a disembodied voice instructed me to move to the different numbered foot positions which would be all good and well but without my glasses I am rendered as blind as Velma from Scooby doo when she is similarly without her spectacles, coupled with slipping out of the sandals I feared I would fall, break my neck and be discovered an hour later, naked and half tanned!

Pale forehead

After the tan was completed I had to wipe off the excess tan from my hands, and seen as the tan doesn't activate for 8 hours I did a less the superb job of it!

Other than the patchy, orange brown palms, smears on my knees, elbows and orange big toe nails the only other issue I found was that I think I may of been a touch too tall for the machine as it didn't quite cover my forehead, apparently I needed to of used much more cream to prevent my patchy hands!


The before and after of my tan doesn't look all that dramatic for two reasons, lighting makes a massive difference how defined you look and how dark the tan is, I went for a light tan when I re-review the Mystic spray tan I will do for a medium and post the results as get a picture of me sporting the fantastic little hair net that I was provided with!.

 All in all though I found this is be a good way to get a spray tan, particularly if you are self conscious about being stood in an enclosed space, with all your bits and bobs out in front of a stranger who is spraying all your nooks and crannies.