Spray Tan From Hell!
 

My daughter had bought a lovely new yellow chiffon dress for her sister's wedding and planned wearing it with strappy sandals. She'd booked a manicure and a pedicure for a few days before and thought a nice spray tan would look great against the yellow dress and the tan leather sandals.

She booked in to the new "Beauty Sanctuary" above the Hospice Charity shop on Abbey Street.

The spray tan was terrible! All streaky with huge white areas that were not even touched and other areas that were far too dark, including the palms of her hands!

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Went back to complain this morning and was told there was nothing wrong with it, elbows are apparently supposed to be white and the streaky parts look natural! The girl who did it was very defensive and the one in charge said it isn't their policy to offer a refund. I was disgusted with their attitude. They didn't seem to see why she wasn't happy with it!

Daughter and I went down to Angela Kay's in Warner Street and Hayley there did a brilliant job of blending in the unsprayed parts and making my daughter look human again.

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She should have put cream on her hands before spraying her

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Both My Daughter and Granddaughter had a spray tan last week prior to her wedding they both looked fine yesterday, don't know where they had it done though

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Margaret, how much did it cost her?

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Rubbish.

They don't know what they're doing.

Anyone who did know what they were doing would never spray the palms of someone's hands.

Nor would someone with the slightest skill in spray tanning, leave someone streaky.

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Exactly Gaz, like i said, they should put cream on the palms of your hands, nails and toe nails prior to spraying, i only pay £10 when i have mine done and she does a really good job, i have mine done in Rishton

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Thought they would still use creosote in rishton:eek::eek::D:D

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Any body that wants to look that colour should be dunked in creosote, and on some it would be an improvement.
One for the old sayings, you can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
Retlaw.

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Have you been on what Tealeaf takes?
This young woman wanted to look her best........because when you look good, you feel good. It was for a 'special' occasion too.
A spray tan went wrong.....and you make unkind comments about creosote. Shame on you!

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By the way....Welcome Back Willow. You have been missed.

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I agree, totally uncalled for. Willow's daughter is a nice pleasant young lady.

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see yer jumping the gun, its flashy that goes to rishton.:D

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Ok ok i'l let everyone have a go at me instead cashy, i can take it ;)

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Thank You Lancsdave.
I'm not being picky, but young lasses like to look good.....they don't expect to have their efforts slated.

Why shouldn't they expect a good service.
It may have stopped some other young woman from making the mistake of trusting this salon. They obviously failed to do a good job, and then failed to make good their shoddy work.
The young lady should have had the tan made good, and also had a full refund.

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As I said tha carned mek a silk purse out of a sows ear. If its already a silk purse then leave it be.
Retlaw.

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I don't know what Tealeaf takes, but whatever it is it makes him make cheap jibes at people who do not deserve it.
You might want to smell of sweat and diesel oil...but then you are not a fashion conscious young woman.

Retlaw, your comments do not do you justice.

If you have daughters, then you will know that whatever we tell them about looking beautiful, they still want to enhance what nature gave them.

Is that wrong? And if they do want to make the best of themselves, does that make them a sows ear? It isn't very complimentary is it?

I expect that kind of comment from Tealeaf, but I would hope you could be kinder to this young woman....or just a bit more understanding.

These comments are just cheap jibes, however you wrap them up.

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Might have been kinder to say you shouldn't gild a lily.

:o

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Yes, it would have been kinder, but it would still have been an unwarranted comment.
Young girls follow the celebs, they want to look as good as they can and will use all kinds of artifice to ensure they do....lipstick, eyeshadow....fake tan. What's the difference? It was for a special event....a wedding. We all make an extra effort for such occasions. Is that wrong? I don't think it is.

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Anyway, I've made my point. I'll go back to sleep now.

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the mess they made of willows lass,reminds me of the saying " i wouldn't let yon lot creosote a hen coit". i would be looking fer some authority to report it too, if there is one.?:eek:

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No, it isn't wrong.

Although I've never had one myself, it's popular with males, as well as females, who want a healthy glow, without risking skin cancer.

Willow's daughter is a beautiful young woman, both on the inside, and out.

People might not see the need themselves, but comparing it to sow's ears - ugly, and silk purses - beautiful, is rude.

Hence, if you don't agree with spray tans, it would have been kinder to say 'Don't gild the lily'. Which at least infers that you can't improve on perfection.

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Of course those that scoff at the vanity of others, have never done anything vain themselves, to improve their appearance to others.

Like shaved.

Washed.

Brushed the dandruff off a jacket.

Combed their hair, or used a product such as Brylcreem, or oil.

Even polished their shoes.

In the strictest sense, all totally unnecessary.

Except to pander to vanity.

:rolleyes:

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It's nothing new.

Women don't really need hosiery, but when nylons weren't available in the war, out came their spray tan equivalent...
gravy browning.

:D

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Hi, my wife does mobile spray tans using the best tanning solution there is - fake bake...it doesnt streak or leave blotches/yellow stains etc, just looks natural...as shes mobile she comes to your house, uses a spray tent so no mess etc..

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It's time that the 'pale and interesting' look becomes fashionable again.
My two grandaughters are opposites - one tanned, one pale, both beautiful.

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It's all Coco Chanel's fault.

She got burnt whilst sailing on the Riviera. On her return to Paris, ladies who up until then had avoided the sun, all wanted the new suntanned look, which up until then had only been sported by peasants in the fields.

Two ladies of a similar age, both noted for their beauty, and both now in their late seventies.

Guess which one was a fan of the tan, and which has never felt the sunshine on her face?

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never had a spray tan .. from time to time i'll put fake tan on my legs ... not often .. so really dont know how spray tans work .. but i always thought a spray tan wasnt meant to streak .. that was why it a spray rather than a cream or gel etc ... glad she got sorted willow even though she had to go elsewhere ....

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Surely these tanning places need some sort of certificate of competence before they are allowed to plaster chemicals over people's bodies?

If not, then at the very least Trading Standards should pay a visit to the place where Willow's daughter went first, to ascertain whether their procedures (including putting right what went wrong, and refunds) are in line with accepted practice.

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It was only £10 and quite honestly it wasn't so much the money as the defensive attitude and insistance that they had done nothing wrong which really annoyed me.

The shop owner/manageress has now tried to claim it is all my daughter's fault for wearing inappropriate clothing. My response to that is if they thought her clothing might damage the tan why did they go ahead and do it without telling her that? However, if you look at the photos the areas which are white have quite clearly not been sprayed, not rubbed off by clothing and the type of clothing she wore would not account for the palms of her hands being tanned and the stupid instruction to rub in the liquid with her hands when the machine spit it out in liquid form.

Thank you to all the people who said nice things about her. Yes, she did just want to look her best for a special occasion and isn't one of those people in the habit of indulging in a spray tan on a regular basis - perhaps if she was then she would have realised the person doing it was far from competent at the time.
I've been in touch with Trading Standards and waiting to hear from them on the subject. I'm sure there are laws about refusing to give refunds too.

As for gilding the lily - well I got my hair cut and coloured and bought some new clothes for the occasion. I suppose wearing my scruffy old jeans and a t-shirt might have been acceptable to some but hardly desireable. It's natural to 'make an effort' for a special day. I'm glad she chose to go for a spray tan rather than a series of sunbed sessions which lead to all sorts of potential health problems. I hope she ends up more like Joan than Brigitte in her later years :D

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You get the prize for spotting that it was Brigitte, who was the sun worshiping fan of the tan.

:D

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Thank you for the update Willow. I hope you get some joy from the trading standards department....but I think the best thing about this thread is to perhaps warn others that this place is not the best place to go to get a spray tan.

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:D


Well we can't undo what has been done but I hope we can prevent someone else from having the same experience. And if this salon is not using proper equipment or proper techniques then perhaps that can be changed so the same doesn't happen again.
I didn't see the certificates which the salon claims to have but wherever this 'therapist' was trained maybe they'd be interested in seeing the results of her 'skills' - it might make them think twice about who they give certificates to.

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I recently was treated badly by a furniture firm.
I left a bad review on Qype and they saw it :D
I have browsed Qype pages and found the one you need.
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Even if it never deters anyone from using that salon it helps to vent your feelings

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as opposd to the one who as had more re-builds and re-sprays than a 57 chevy and probably has her face fillings/make-up delivered in bulk from a concrete mixing/batch plant :rofl38: :rofl38:

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Forgive me Mother.

For I know not what I do...or say.

I'll repeat St. Steeljack's prayer, The Sun Doesn't Age You - Really, It Doesn't, a hundred times.

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im onot one for all that faffing about but i did for my wedding,(not a tan, i'd look ridiculous) i got a couple of my sisters student friends to do it all, they did a brilliant job (if i say so myself ;-) ) and ddnt cost as much as a salon :)

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Yes it is normal willow, i find that my feet start going patchy first, then the crook of my arms and wrists, i was told they can last for upto a week, because i bath a lot mine lasted about 5 days

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:) Oh good, then hopefully it should be coming off soon if she keeps washing and showering.

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If she wants it off a bit quicker, tell her to exfoliate everytime she showers/bathes, one of those bath scrunchie things will help

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Just be careful and tell her not to scrub too hard, she will end up with sore skin