How to Build a Base Tan Before Your Vacation

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If you have a trip on the calendar, the worst thing you can do is try to get all your color in the week before you fly. Skin needs time — and a gradual build gives you a tan that lasts through the trip instead of peeling off on day three.

Start about a month out

Come in and let us evaluate your skin type first. From there we will map out session lengths that increase slowly, so your skin builds melanin without ever burning.

Use an indoor lotion

Indoor tanning lotions keep your skin hydrated and help it respond to light far more efficiently. Dry skin reflects light; conditioned skin absorbs it.

Top off with a spray tan

A Mystic Kyss session two or three days before you leave adds instant depth on top of your base tan — especially on arms and legs, which are always the last to catch up.

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