I didn't see the Friends episode. D*mn. Anyway, I've been researching this and have read a lot of critiques of various processes. Most people seem to feel that airbrush tanning, which involves a one-on-one process with an operator and a machine is better than Mystic Tan. If you Google Mystic Tan you can read the customer remarks.
I've never done either but my best friend at work told me everyone's impressed with the change in my body... but they're tired of having to wear sunglasses whenever I wear shorts! Just the other day I asked another co-worker what was up because she was staring at me like a bug under a microscope (she's Filippino and really dark from working outside). She said "Wow... you're really white..."
So, to save my co-workers eyesight... I plan to try the airbrush tan while on vacation next week. I understand it wears off pretty quick and is usually completely gone within 7 days. A woman who does airbrush tanning near me (central Ohio) charges $25 for one session and $75 for a 4-pack of sessions. I don't want to be "tan." I just want to soften up my look a bit with a little golden. I didn't want to do it but once my co-workers put the idea in my head I couldn't stop thinking about all the great colors I would finally be able to wear. So I hope it looks good... Pastels and Vivacious colors do not look good against bright white skin, at least not against MY skin, and I have to be really careful about the red hair. Like, right after I color it, I have to wear more subdued shades when I do wear colors but mostly it's black, navy, brown, gray.... boring and predictable. A little color would open up LOTS of options. What I really want, though, is to look lovely in a sexy white dress... I've never been able to wear white.
Once I do it (sometime after the 27th) I'll let you know how it works out.
