October 21 2018

Bridal Sprays : How to….

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Minnesota weddings can be stressful…. eliminate all variables with exception to weather.

We mention the first two as they both can make you cry. There is no crying in spray tan or in the white dress with the makeup and hair on. Breath, let go of anything unnecessary to the process. Remember, joyful is a choice and all signs point to yes. If you need a reality check, count your blessings : I am getting married today to my best friend.

Event Coordination

From the start of planning to the day of the event, if you do not have a wedding planner this is the first thing to take care of. If you have a wedding planner, it doesn’t hurt to check in with them periodically to make sure all vendors, guests, and individuals surrounding the wedding are in all in and ready to roll. Consider variables like what might happen to the ice sculpture, what if it rains, bigger question what if it snows. If the event coordination brings up stress – remember at the end of the day, it’s about two people in love.

The Bridal Party

When choosing your bridal party think of how they have been in the past. Is anyone chronically late? Should you tell them a different time as to make them early rather than late? Yes. Also keep cost in mind when planning. Regardless of if you are marrying the king of the world, everyone likes to save money. So talk to your bridal party, find group-ons and deals for bigger groups. We offer free tanning for the bride with a party of three or more! This inclusion within the process will strengthen the bond within your party. On the day of, remember as the bride, this is your show and the show must go on. Do not, I repeat, do not stress over someone else being late or not showing up. Your relationship with them is not over and there are many details you have no control over. Focus on being present and how fabulous this day is for you – regardless of anything or anyone else.

Your dress, beauty treatments, the spray tan.

When choosing your dress consider using the toilet in it, wearing it for more than four hours, and if it is a Minnesota wedding what will it look like with a jacket….Did you get a jacket?

If you have never had a particular treatment, do not wait until the event to try it. Try it a few weeks or even months before. This way your spray tan will be perfect, your nail length will be manageable, and you will know if that updo will hold throughout the hot humid summer day!

The month before the event give your bridesmaids a call about possible group beauty treatments. If someone doesn’t get back to you about it move on. If they are the clincher in the group (as in you need one more party to get the deal) book it anyway and bring someone else the day of if you need be. Cost is a big factor for people and sometimes they just won’t be able to jump on board, help them out or bring another person to take their place. Don’t think that one individual is the end of the world. Marriage is a celebration of love between two people, we hope that that love radiates into your other relationships with those celebrating with you.

Below is a timeline of beauty treatments including airbrush tanning- some procedures are flexible, while others – not so much. Please ask your beauty professionals as each stylist or artist may have a different time line or way of getting the best results.

The bridal beauty timeline

Hair color or perm: this process takes time and can be scheduled days ahead of time if needed.
Haircut : this is quick and easy but choosing what you want can take time, remember to trim small lengths and more can be cut if you desire. It’s easy to cut off and very hard to grow or extension back.
Waxing: body and face waxing lasts some time, so if you can schedule it about 4-5 days before the wedding chances are the inflammation associated with it will go down and will look and feel better the day of the wedding. This process also needs to be done before spray tanning 🙂
Lashes: lashes need to be done before a spray tan but can be done almost anytime as they last for quite some time. No more than 7 days before to insure a fresh full luscious set.
Manicure / Pedicure: nails should be done the day before spray tan to get the entire treatment of a manicure or pedicure. Your nail tech will soak your hands and feet to make your cuticles softer for the process. As we know water is the mortal enemy of a spray tan. Also getting it done before coats the nails, protecting them from spray tan solution from soaking in.
Spray Tan: should always be your last beauty procedure. If your event is on Saturday, plan for a Thursday night tan. Wake up and shower on Friday and be gorgeously tan for the grooms dinner. Planning for Thursday spray tan also gives you a small window to fix anything, heaven forbid you sit on a wet lawn chair with a glass of wine after your spray tan.

For your hair and makeup appointments the day of pack a button up shirt for you and inform your bridesmaids to do the same. Button down shirts don’t go over your head, saving your fabulous hair styling! Hair and makeup appointments for the day of are great if you can find stylists and artists to come out on site. It makes all the difference in your stress level.

Massage and other spa treatments: if you think you need a relaxing moment before the big show, have a glass of champagne. Saving the pampering treatments for after the wedding will save you time for event details as well as give you a bonding experience with your new life partner.

Remember to enjoy your beauty treatments, chances are the stylist or technician loves giving brides the look they desire for one of the most memorable days of their life. If a particular stylist doesn’t seem comfortable with bridal sessions, ask for a referral. Save the stress for you and them.

March 1 2018

Wedding Beauty: How To Spray Tan For Brides and Bride’s maids.

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Planning your wedding spray tan session can be slightly trickier than your average weekend event. Go figure.

Working around the groom’s dinner, bachelorette parties and bridal showers takes a bit more work. Establishing a preparation timeline will achieve the best results possible. Like the rest of the event it takes proper planning.

Book your bridal consult and spray tan session now!

Give us a call with any questions about spray tan. Remember to book your trial spray tan minimum of two weeks before your wedding day session.

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Many people are getting their first spray tan for their wedding…. This is how spray tan works.

The active ingredient in spray tan is a sugar that reacts with an amino acid in your skin. It is not a paint or a dye, once the tan has developed it will only come off as your skin exfoliates off. What you see immediately as a tan in the session, is a bronzer indicator, showing where the solution is covering. Bronzer can rub off, a set tan will not sweat or rub off on a white dress.

Preparation makes for a flawless lasting tan.

When preparing for an event as monumental as a wedding, brides are getting more treatments than your average weekend out. The most critically timed process is waxing. If you are having waxing done, try to schedule that at least 48 hours in advance. This way the skin can have a day for recovery. Spray tan sessions should always come last in the beauty timeline. While preparing for a bridal spray tan or any spray tan none the less, we recommend exfoliating and shaving 24 hours before.

Remember there is no crying in spray tan. . .

The day of your session, double check in with all your commitments. Check in with the event coordination, your bridal party, and your life partner before your spray tan session. If there is an issue that is difficult to handle emotionally, you can let it out and be in the safe zone.Wedding are expensive events, planned months and years ahead of time. As airbrush tan artists, we understand events and people can be overwhelming. Water is the mortal enemy of a spray tan, crying can leave your face a mess. Yes, it is possible to fix it. If we can avoid it and save you time for other details, lets do that. Get all the tears out before your session.

Two weeks prior to the bridal spray tan session….

Make sure to let your artist know well ahead of time, this is a bridal spray tan. We ask that you have a trial spray and have a package especially for brides with sessions set for the trial and the day of, and one extra for the groom or the maid of honor. If you are having trouble convincing the groom to spray tan, inform him he only needs to be spray tanned from the torso up. When brides are tan and grooms are not, it is very noticeable in photographs. Click here for a link to Kona Katie’s blog post all about it. When booking bridal appointments ,we give priority time slots and extra time before and after, just in case we have a tag along bridesmaids or the groom wants to tan his upper body to match the bride.

Schedule at least two weeks before the event as to allow for fading time as well as enough time to prep for the wedding day session. In the trial session we will explain how spray tan works, the process, and next day check in to explore any issues you may have encountered with the spray tan. Such as sleeping prayer style (with your hands together under your face), this usually leaves one very light hand, one very dark hand, and sometimes can make a mess of the tan on your face. We almost never have these issues (its happened twice in one thousand tan) but again – let’s deal with them together ahead of time. We have acquired plenty of solutions through our experience.

Clear spray tan solution is a wedding dress’ best friend.

If something happened with your appointment and you need a spray tan the day of the event, do not use any solutions with bronzer. Do not use express solutions with bronzer. Bronzer can residually hold on to skin only to become sweat which can bleed on to your white dress. Ask for clear solution and an experienced airbrush artist. Clear solution is tricky as it does not contain bronzer indicator. This calls for a systematic application to assure that everything is covered and not over saturated. The tan comes on over time subtly.

Bridal spray tans are just like any other event yet we seem to take more details into account when its going to be one of the milestones of our life. This scrutiny of the very minor details is usually what brings us to problems. Remember to relax, its about love. It’s you and yours celebrating the love that will be that day and forever more into the future.