Sunless Tanning Tips

Follow these tips to get a golden shimmer even on the darkest days.

- Malia Frey

IN THE HEART of a cold front, summer is a distant memory, but look on the bright side: You don’t have to forgo bronzed skin just because it’s cold out. Here are simple solutions to keep your tan looking natural and bright even in the coldest of winters.

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Maintaining a touch of tan year round helps hide imperfections in the skin”, says aesthetician Katherine Goldman, owner of Stript Wax Bar (striptwaxbar .com), based in Los Angeles, USA. And as many fitness competitors know, a deep skin tone can also help muscles pop onstage or in the gym.

For the best sunless tan, many swear by salon sprays because the depth of your golden glow can be precisely controlled with a high-quality airbrush gun and will coat hard-to-reach areas perfectly. Translation: no more streaky tans or timed contortions to reach difficult zones before the product dries. Plus, Goldman says that the solutions used by professionals are typically more concentrated with DHA, or dihydroxyacetone, the active ingredient that provides colour by interacting with an amino acid in the skin, which means a more lasting hue.

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