tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217204420883517572024-03-14T02:28:09.016-07:00How to spray tan, and other tips, tricks, and answers from Aviva LabsMitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14466759300651842398noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821720442088351757.post-60940362308401785682016-09-26T12:57:00.005-07:002017-03-21T11:40:42.325-07:00What's a Good Spray Tan Machine?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eco-2 Mighty Mist: Tier Three Spray Tan Machine</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our engineering team has conducted hundreds of hours of research, testing and comparing thousands of machines, and have broken down all of the equipment out on the market today into four categories. Now, keep in mind that there are many machines that fall within each category, but this will help you narrow down your search tremendously.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These machines are your lowest quality machines and should be avoided at all costs. They are cheap, and are cheap for a reason. Usually manufactured in China, these machines usually break down within six months and cost between </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$80-$200</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and are prone to clogging. Worst of all they are made with plastic parts that produce very unreliable spray patterns and break easily, including flimsy hoses which often fray or even break open. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look out for hose damage with Tier 1 Spray Tan Machines!</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">These machines often also cannot be disassembled so when they do clog, which they ALWAYS eventually do, you won’t be able to clean it and will have to buy a brand new one. In the end, these machines end up costing you far more than a Tier Two or Three ever would. These are the majority of machines you will see on the market. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tier two machines are typically priced around </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$300-$500</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. They have varying reliability depending on the manufacturer, and are often a little too loud for some businesses (like spas, quiet salons, or anyone looking for a quieter, more relaxed experience), but they can be a great, affordable choice for mobile users because they are easier to carry and usually designed with travel in mind. The best tier two machines have been rigorously tested and proven to work for up to 5,000 hours of operating time! </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T100X Mini-Mist: Tier Two Spray Tan Machine</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tier Three</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This tier is when you start getting into the high quality machines that are still relatively inexpensive. Costing from </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$600 to $900,</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> these machines are usually a little heavier than the Tier Two machines, but are also dramatically quieter—enough so that you can have an easy conversation with your client while spray tanning. Tier Three machines are usually built with two turbines (Tier One and Two machines are only built with one) and as such are very durable, earning their price point by outliving all other machines on the market, even when you’re doing dozens of spray tans a day.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tier Four</span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Simply put, Tier Four machines are not worth the money. These machines look very sexy, come with tons of gadgets and features you will never need or use, and are usually simply “dolled up” versions of Tier Three machines with a significantly increased price point. You can expect to pay </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>$1,000 to even $5,000</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for a Tier Four machine, with no measurable benefit beyond the bragging rights of owning one. They don’t provide a better spray pattern, don’t make tanning easier, and don’t last longer than Tier Three machines. It is for these reasons that we refuse to even sell these machines.</span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-9bdbff59-67fe-838e-44c2-a53d770bcbd3"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope this has clarified a few things, and hopefully has helped you decide which tier is right for you!</span></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821720442088351757.post-4682138341457192182016-09-13T12:02:00.003-07:002017-03-21T11:41:01.875-07:00How to spray tan a bald man<h4>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tan Credit: Tamara Stochel using Aviva Labs Original 10%. Photo Taken 5 days into the tan!</td></tr>
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How to spray tan a bald man</u></h2>
The idea of spray tanning a bald man scares a lot of people. They are worried that the tan won't match, and when the tan is in such a visible area it's perfectly acceptable to be a bit nervous about tanning your first bald man! Luckily the technique is actually quite easy and can be done quickly: good news if you're on a tight schedule!<br />
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<b>Before the tan</b>: Make sure he hasn't shaved his head within the last 24 hours, recently applied sunblock or moisturizer as the residues from these can all block a tan. If possible, make sure he exfoliates his scalp as this will remove any stubborn dead skin cells and help the tan apply more evenly and fade more naturally.<br />
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<b>During the tan</b>: It is important not to apply too much solution to his head because you don't want it dark by comparison. This can be tricky because most men will already be getting some sun and have a slight tan on their head already--perhaps less so in the winter months. The best technique, regardless, is to lightly mist over his head until it is blended with the bronzer in comparison to the rest of his tan. I say lightly because you also don't want to have excess spray filtering down onto his neck, face, or shoulders.<br />
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<b>Technique 1</b>: When spraying his back, allow his neck to dry and then have him crane his neck and tilt his head slightly back, spraying side to side, starting up towards the forehead and moving back towards the neck, blending as you go (remember: roughly double the normal distance and lighter spraying)<br />
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<b>Technique 2</b>: Have the client crouch down slightly and tilt head forward. Standing on the side of him, lightly spray from the forehead to the back of the skull, continuing down the neck as needed for blending purposes. (remember: roughly double the normal distance and lighter spraying)<br />
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<b>Technique 3</b>: When you are spray tanning his face just ask him to bend his head forward so that you can spray his head. This is just a variation on technique 1 so you will want to start towards the back of his head and move towards his forehead, spraying side to side, blending as you go (and remember: roughly double the normal distance and lighter spraying!)<br />
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<b>Post-Tanning</b>: Moisturize! Because the skin on top of his head is exposed to the elements his tan is going to fade faster unless he maintains a healthy moisturizing regimen (it wouldn't hurt to offer him a light tan extender for this purpose either!) And remember: no soaps or shower products on first rinse off of the bronzer! If he's going to be sleeping in his tan before rinsing off then make sure he knows not to sleep with a hand touching his head or he'll be in for some really interesting patterns when he wakes up!<br />
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<b>What NOT to wear after the tan</b>: Advise him not to wear any tight-knit caps or tight baseball hats after his spray tan. Also make sure he knows that if he is going to wear a hat then he needs to make sure it's not going to make his head sweat AND that he can't fiddle with it: it's either on or off--don't keep putting it on and taking it off or he's going to rub off a majority of the tan before it can develop!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821720442088351757.post-41245664480143715382015-12-09T13:11:00.000-08:002017-03-21T11:41:16.473-07:009 MORE Common spray tan problems and how to fix them!<h3>
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9 MORE Common spray tan problems and how to fix them!</h2>
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There are already so many misconceptions about spray tanning, so let’s do our best to make sure that we are not adding to any of these harmful stereotypes! Just like with sun tanning, spray tanning is affected by the choices that you make. A sun tan can look healthy, or it can look terrible depending on what you did (stayed out in the sun too long, put on sunblock in patches); similarly, a sunless tan can be ruined by not tanning correctly, or it can look natural and beautiful. <br />
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Check out the pictures below, and learn about how each of these problems can be easily solved. <br />
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Having too much tan develop on your face is one of the worst spray tan problems you can have. Unlike having flaky legs or uneven arms, you can’t really hide an ugly spray tan on your face. This is often caused by having too much spray tan sprayed on your face, or by using a percentage solution that is way too strong for your skin type. <br />
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<b>The Fix</b>: Make sure you have the right percentage solution and avoid overspraying your client’s face (remember: two ounces for the ENTIRE BODY, not just for the neck up!). If the tan has already set then take a nice warm bath (with wine if needed) and exfoliate using either your best exfoliant or a DIY lemon and sugar scrub.<br />
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2. Green Underarms</h4>
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Although The Incredible Hulk and The Grinch might disagree, green underarms just aren’t cool. This occurs when the coloring dyes in a spray tan react to the deodorant you are wearing, altering the instant bronzer look. The good news is that this should be temporary and usually disappears when you rinse! <br />
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<b>The Fix</b>: Don’t put on deodorants, or for a less stinky option: wear deodorants all day, but exfoliate under your arms before your spray tan.<br />
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3. Hands fade much faster, face fades much faster</h4>
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Any spray tanner will tell you that the two areas that fade the fastest are the face and the hands. There is a very simple reason for this: hygiene. You (hopefully!) wash your face before you go to bed to remove any excess makeup and to clean your pores; you also (very hopefully!!) wash your hands after using the bathroom. Because your hands and face undergo a more rigorous hygienic routine than the rest of you, the skin cells there have a faster turnover rate. <br />
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<b>The Fix</b>: Simple: stop washing your hands after using the bathroom! Or you could get a tan extending moisturizer specifically designed to give back some of the tan your hands and face lost and keep your spray tan fading evenly. Personally, I recommend the second option.<br />
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4. Leaky Spray Tan Cup</h4>
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A leaky cup is often the source of less-than-perfect spray tan results, and the reason why you’re swearing. A leaking spray tan cup is an indication of an imperfect air seal. Without an air seal, the air flow will be diminished. With diminished air flow, the spray tan solution will not spray properly, potentially resulting in all sorts of problems.<br />
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<b>The Fix</b>: There are several parts in a spray tan gun to check for quality, proper placement, cleaning, and maintenance. The best advice is to contact the company you purchased the spray tan machine from to help troubleshoot the issue, or contact me and I’ll help you out!<br />
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5. Raining on your spray tan appointment</h4>
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Thankfully this spray tan problem is very easy to anticipate. What this particular photo represents is the DHA part of the tan being washed away by the rain, resulting in the streaks and uneven tan that you see. If you just got out of your spray tan appointment and you notice it’s raining, don’t be afraid to ask your spray tanner for an umbrella or an emergency parka!<br />
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<b>The Fix</b>: Just like why you want to avoid spilling water on yourself, excessive sweating, or going for a swim while your spray tan is developing, you’ll also want to hold off on your romp through the rain until after your tan has fully set and you’ve rinsed off the bronzers!<br />
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6. Spray Tan smells like alcohol, smells like cough syrup, or has other strong fragrances/odors</h4>
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Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as “DHA smell”, “After tan odour”, or “Spray Tan Stink”. DHA is a colorless, flavorless, odorless derivative from sugarcane or sugarbeets. The bad smells, overpowering fragrances, or strong alcohol odors that you are experiencing are from how the spray tan solution was formulated and manufactured. Oftentimes these smells are due to the oils that are used in many solutions to combat the natural drying effects of DHA. Sometimes these fragrances can take away from a client experience, or even cause an allergic reaction. <br />
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7. Shaved and your tan disappeared or shaved your beard after your tan, and now have a funny tan line</h4>
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Shaving is one of the most severe forms of exfoliation you can have: you are taking a razor and dragging it across your skin. Obviously this is also going to dramatically affect your tan. In regards to beards: beards are made of thick, coarse hair and often block most or all of the tanning product being sprayed over them. Because of this the skin beneath the hairline will be significantly lighter than the skin outside the hairline (keep in mind this is also true for people shaving their heads too!)</div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: Do not shave immediately after your spray tan. If you are planning on shaving your beard: do it before your spray tan!<br />
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8. Lines on knees/elbows</h4>
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There is a reason why you have to strike a pose while spray tanning—having your knees or elbows bent/creased while spray tan solution is being sprayed over those areas means that the parts of the skin that “fold” will gather the spray tan solution more than the parts of your skin that are flat. Your spray tan professional should have you positioning in such a way that when they spray tan you your bends and curves are not wrinkling, dimpling, or creasing to ensure that your spray tan result is natural, smooth, and flawless.</div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: Listen to your spray tan professional and work that pose!<br />
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9. Bad sunburn weeks earlier can affect a tan</h4>
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Your skin is pretty amazing stuff! It’s very forgiving when it comes to what we do to it. We cut it, get it dirty, burn it, moisturize the heck out of it, throw fragrances on it, and color it with spray tan solution. But you have to keep in mind that, while your skin has amazing regenerative properties, it’s not instantaneous. Sometimes you can cut yourself so badly that you leave a scar, sometimes your skin is too oily from years of mistreatment. Likewise, if you get a bad sunburn your skin can take weeks to heal. This will affect your tan by causing the most serious areas of burned skin to absorb less DHA, thus creating a patchy appearance to your tan. <br />
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<b>The Fix</b>: Always use proper sun protection!<br />
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Remember: If you are using a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/">well-formulated solution</a> and applying it using a <a href="http://avivalabs.com/aviva_spray_tan_training_academy_hvlp_airbrush_get_spray_tanning_certification.php">tested technique</a>, then the only time you should see any of these problems is on this page!<br />
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How do Rapid Tans work?</h2>
Rapid solutions are a more convenient way to spray tan. They still produce the same flawless results you expect to see with a traditional tan, but allow you to wash off in a fraction of the time, meaning you can get back to being you quicker. After you’ve rinsed the bronzer off you can exercise, go dancing with your friends, and even get caught in the rain without having to worry about ruining the development of your tan!<br />
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How long your clients should leave a rapid tan on their skin for is largely determined by the type of tan they want to achieve (subtle versus significant) and their skin type. It also is largely dependent upon the <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">company that develops your rapid tan</a>: some require longer wait times than others. My advice is always to consult your spray tan solution provider for your rapid tan's specific development times.<br />
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How rapid tans are made: rapid solutions are made by blending and preparing the ingredients in such a way that the amino acids in your skin interact with the DHA faster than with a traditional tan. Keep in mind that this does not mean that you will tan quicker—it just means that you don’t need as long of an exposure to become tanned. This is similar to the way we tan naturally: we need to stay out for less time in strong sunlight (rapid tans) to get the same tan that we achieve by staying out all day in weaker sunlight (traditional tans).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">City Tan Honolulu for Sandover Medal awards night!</td></tr>
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I’ve helped thousands of clients with their rapid tan questions. These are a few of the ones I get asked the most, but feel free to ask your own!<br />
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1. Will my client’s rapid tan last as long as a traditional tan?</h4>
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Yes, a rapid tan should last just as long as a traditional tan, should fade just like how your traditional tan fades, and should look just as good, if not better! Additionally, there shouldn’t be anything that you have to do to prepare for a rapid tan that you didn’t have to do for a traditional tan (aside from making sure your client understands the wash off times!).<br />
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First thing first: don’t panic. DHA requires a set amount of time to tan your skin. While some rapid tan solutions can be washed off faster, no matter what solution you are using it will still require the same amount of time to actually produce the tan. What your client washed off was the bronzer, the temporary color, in the solution. The actual tan will continue to develop and darken over the next several hours until it becomes that beautiful color you saw with the bronzer.<br />
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3. My client knows that her tan will develop over the next few hours but doesn’t feel that she got much of a tan, what happened?</h4>
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Assuming that nothing went wrong, this is actually her mind playing tricks on her. Because the tan is slowly developing, often clients will forget how pale they really were before they got their spray tan. Once the tan has fully set, they’ll look at it and say, “Well I was always this color”. The best way to nullify this is to have them check their tan line—if they don’t have a tan line then a cute sticker in a not-so-visible place is a great way to show them just how much tanner they are now.<br />
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4. Can my client actually get wet, or is that just a gimmick?</h4>
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Once your client has washed off the bronzer portion of their rapid tan, they are good to go! One of the biggest selling features of rapid tans is the huge convenience factor that comes with them. You don’t have to worry about getting caught in the rain or licked by the neighborhood dog, and you can hit the gym as hard as you normally do without fear.<br />
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5. What if my client forgets to shower off? Will she be fluorescent orange?</h4>
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Many rapid tan solutions are made to be forgiving. Your client might be darker than what they would normally like to be, but most will not turn her orange. I’ve had clients call me up and say that they accidentally slept in their rapid tan, only to have it look fine afterwards. I personally don’t recommend risking this, but it’s good knowledge to help put your client’s mind at ease if they are worried about trying out a rapid tan.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spray Tan Balwyn using City Tan Vegas</td></tr>
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I have experienced this and I’m sure you have too. You open your bottle of spray tan solution, pour it into your cup, or spray it on your client and notice that your solution is as green as Oscar the Grouch. </div>
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The process by which your solution turns green (or blue) is called oxidation. Most spray tan solution bronzers are made from three bronzer colors, using either Cosmetic or the higher quality Food Grade color additives: Red, Yellow, and Blue. Of these three colors, red oxidizes the fastest—which means it deteriorates quicker than the other two colors. <br />
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As time goes on, there will be less and less red in your bronzer formula. Anyone who didn’t skip art class in school can probably guess what happens when you only mix the leftover colors: Yellow and Blue. (For those of you who skipped that day of school to go see a movie: the answer is Green.) </div>
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Now obviously no client is going to be too happy with that unless it’s Saint Patrick’s Day, and even then they might be sprinting for the nearest shower to wash off the solution. The good news is that you don’t have to be stuck pouring out hundreds of dollars of solution every week because there are some <a href="http://avivalabs.com/products/natural_spray_tanning_solutions.php" target="_blank">solutions that “keep” longer than others</a>. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Kelly Johnson Noorda using City Tan Vegas</td></tr>
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Why do some spray tan solutions turn green faster than others?</h4>
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As with nearly anything, <a href="http://avivalabs.com/why_you_should_choose_aviva_labs_natural_spray_tanning_products.php" target="_blank">the quality of the ingredients in your spray tan solution is extremely important</a>. Quality plays a HUGE role in how fast a solution will turn green. Some companies out there dump a whole bunch of “extras” into their spray tan solution in the hopes that they will distract you from the truth about the actual quality of their individual ingredients. It’s basically the same way magicians work: they make you look left when you should be looking right. <br />
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<b>But the bottom line is: Cheaper solutions use cheaper ingredients.</b> <br />
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If your solution is made from cheaper ingredients, like Cosmetic Bronzers rather than Food Grade colorants, <a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/search/label/6%20Reasons%20Why%20Alcohol%20is%20Bad%20in%20a%20Spray%20Tan%20Solution" target="_blank">or if it’s made with oils and alcohols</a> (another indicator of a lesser-quality solution), then chances are it will also turn green faster than a higher-quality spray tan solution. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By <a href="http://www.miamiglowtanning.com/" target="_blank">Miami Glow Tanning</a></td></tr>
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<b>Ask yourself this</b>: Have you ever received a bottle of solution only to find out it had ALREADY turned green? Have you ever had a bottle of solution turn green only a few weeks after receiving it, even though you stored it in a refrigerator? <br />
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If you answered yes to either of these, you might be using an inferior product. <br />
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Is there a spray tan solution that will never go green?</h4>
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Unfortunately there is not. Given enough time, any spray tan solution that contains bronzers will turn green. The good news is that <b><a href="http://avivalabs.com/products/natural_spray_tanning_solutions.php" target="_blank">higher-quality solutions can last six months or more</a></b>—some don’t even go bad until around a year or even longer! <br />
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So the next time you’re pouring green spray tan solution down the drain, ask yourself: do you feel like you really saved any money by buying the cheaper solution? <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Coco Glow Spray Tanning using City Tan Honolulu</td></tr>
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<u>Frequently Asked Questions</u></h3>
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<i><b>How should I store my spray tan solution? </b></i></div>
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That depends entirely on the quality of the solution: Lesser quality solutions will need to be kept in cool, dark places out of sunlight, and possibly in the refrigerator. Higher quality solutions can be left at room temperature, and in direct sunlight (Your client will appreciate the difference!) <br />
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<u>No matter the quality, no spray tan solution should be boiled under any circumstances! </u><br />
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<i><b>Is it safe to pour solution back into my spray tan bottle? </b></i></div>
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Yes, as long as the solution you are pouring in is not green of course! If you have left over solution from a spray tan, you should experience no problems by returning it back to the bottle. <br />
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<i><b>My spray tan solution is green around the cap, has the entire bottle gone bad? </b></i></div>
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Not necessarily. What most likely happened is that the small amount of solution left over on the cap has oxidized. The best way to ensure that your solution is still good is to pour a little bit out into your cup—if it looks good, then it is good! <br />
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<i><b>My client said their armpits turned green, has my solution gone bad?</b> </i></div>
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Most likely not. If the solution was bad it would probably have resulted in a green tan all over rather than localized to just your client’s armpits. This is almost certainly a result of the spray tan bronzers reacting with deodorant or perfume. Remind your client to exfoliate their underarms properly before getting their spray tan, but don’t worry: the green color is only the bronzer—it is not representative of the finished tan developing underneath. (That being said, since they had residue on their armpit the finished tan might still be lighter since there was something there to block the tan from setting.) <br />
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<i><b>Do I have to refrigerate my spray tan solution?</b> </i></div>
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This depends on the quality of your spray tan solution. Some companies state that their solutions will last longer if refrigerated and others state that it’s not needed. Typically speaking, the higher-quality solutions will not need to be refrigerated. <br />
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<i><b>Can I freeze my spray tan solution to make it last longer? </b></i></div>
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<a href="http://avivalabs.com/why_choose_aviva_natural_spray_tan_solution.php" target="_blank">We have conducted tests where we have frozen solution</a>, then thawed and thoroughly mixed the solutions. While some of the results from some samples were fine, others did not develop properly. This lack of consistency is enough for us to say, “Don’t Freeze”. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Saadiya at Lotus Touch Beauty</td></tr>
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Spray Tanning Tips for Bodybuilding and Fitness Competitions</h3>
We’ve all seen the pictures of guys and gals strutting their stuff on stage looking like they just climbed out of the La Brea Tar Pits, or that one with the really pale face whose body looks like a Hershey’s Chocolate Bar. “I would never want to look like that for a competition,” you say to yourself. Well guess what: Neither do they! Yes, there are some competitors who prefer to be darker than others, but 99% want to look their best without looking TOO dark. <br />
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Performance tans factor hugely into the final scores, so competitors want to be sure that their tan is highlighting all their hard work rather than hiding it within a blanket of super-dark tan. <br />
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And the best way to ensure you are providing the best tan possible for your fitness competitor is to get to know the industry:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Safely Sunkissed Glow</td></tr>
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UNDERSTANDING THE COMPETITION TANNING INDUSTRY</h3>
Even if you’ve been spray tanning for years, becoming a competition tanner is a whole new world. The application, the expectation, the requirements: all differ from everyday tanning. To make sure you and your competitors are happy when they take the stage, make sure you follow these steps: <br />
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1. Learn what your competition clients put their body and skin through:</h4>
Dryness related to excessive sweating, water rationing close to their competition day, added stress caused by the more intense training sessions leading up to the competition, and a strict basic diet are going to be your biggest obstacles: all of these worsen the condition of your clients’ already neglected skin. <br />
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Be sure to ask your client what regimen they are currently under so that you can have a better idea of what they are going through. If they are suffering from severe dry skin, give them a great moisturizer and tell them to apply it twice-or even three times more often-than a “normal” client would. Also, be sure that they exfoliate before their spray tan! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Glitterbox Studio, placed 2nd overall, Best over 45</td></tr>
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<u>2. Know what’s expected of your tan</u></h3>
Competitors are a different breed of spray tanner: they will be putting your tan through the paces under stage lighting and in unique outfits. As a result, it is of utmost importance that you know everything that’s required to spray a competitor. <br />
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A competition tan is designed to accentuate and highlight your client’s muscle definition. You want a color that will define and draw attention to your competitor’s hard work while they are on stage. When spraying your competition client keep in mind that they will be posing for the judges. This means that you need to pay special attention to their underarms and gluteal region to ensure that they have proper color—failure to do so will cost your competitor points! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Luxury Tan </td></tr>
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<b><u>3. Practice the technique of competition spray tanning </u></b></h3>
Many first-time competition tanners waste time and money by over spraying their client, thinking that they need to douse them in bronzers and dark solutions to get them to their desired color. This often results in clients whose stage tan looks dirty, muddy, way too dark, runny, or even discolored; luckily, this can be easily avoided. <br />
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<b>Remember:</b> your spray tan should highlight and contour their muscles, not hide them! <br />
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Use slower strokes than you would when conducting a standard spray tan; you want a more defined, sculpted look rather than a lighter, subtle touch. Be sure to use two coats of a medium-to-dark solution, but be careful to avoid going too heavy around the underarms and the face so that the tan doesn’t looked caked on or clumpy-looking. As always, make sure the tan looks even! <br />
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Tan your competitor for the first time about 2-3 days before the competition itself, then have them come in for another round of spray tanning so that they can go a level darker or can get some touchups if needed, or to address any concerns or issues before the day of the competition. <br />
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It’s important to remember that traditional spray tans require 8-12 hours to fully develop, and that your client may have to sleep in it overnight. Be sure to remind your client that they should avoid excessive sweating while their tan is developing! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bela Santos Masters 3rd Place Fitness Diva & 4th Place Bikini Model</td></tr>
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<b><u>On the day of the competition</u></b>: Many competitors ask their spray tanner to accompany them to competition day so that the bronzer can be applied right before they go on stage. This is a great way to avoid streaking, running, or blotching from being sprayed the night before. Thankfully, your client will not need to exfoliate before the competition bronzer is applied. <br />
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If you can’t make it to the competition, or if the competitor has to travel, spray them at the latest possible time and then have them CLOSELY follow the instructions in the “Make sure they aren’t sabotaging their tans” section found below. <br />
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<b><u>Note</u></b>: Make sure you find a bronzer that will not streak or run when a competition glaze is applied to it! (This may require testing before the competition). <br />
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Knowing your audience can help your competition client gain some extra points: Judges prefer bodybuilders to be shinier on stage but bikini girls don’t need to be shiny<br />
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<u>4. <b>Make sure THEY aren’t sabotaging their tans:</b></u></h3>
Look over these common mistakes and the significant impact each can have on your competitor! <br />
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<b>Improper prep</b>: In and out of the competition tanning industry, this is one of the leading causes of a lackluster tan. Make sure your client is exfoliating with an oil-free exfoliant, and not just rinsing off. It’s also important to make sure that they don’t then put anything on: no soaps, deodorants, body scrubs, oils: no nothing—keep your skin as fresh as possible for your spray tan! –Click here to learn more about proper care of your spray tan <br />
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<b>Additional Note</b>: Make sure your client shaves their entire body BEFORE getting a spray tan. Any area that the judges can see needs to be shaved. <br />
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<b>Bring in your outfits</b>: If possible, have your clients bring in their outfits so that they can see how the tan will look on stage—this will also ensure that you don’t miss any spots when tanning. <br />
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<b>Don’t wear that hat</b>: A tight hat might smudge the competition bronzer across your forehead so if you do want to wear a hat, make sure it’s very loose. <br />
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<b>Avoid tight draw strings</b>: Draw string pants can cause rubbing and/or a lightening of the tan if they are pulled too tight. <br />
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<b>Conduct a glaze test</b>: If it’s possible, have your competitor bring in the glaze that they will be using on the day of the competition so that you can do a test run on them to see how the final color looks—it’s always better to be prepared than to be disappointed on stage. Beware of fruit: If you have a hankering for some fruit, be sure to drape a towel around your neck so that you don’t get squirted with the juice—fruit juice, especially that from grapefruit, can alter the color of your bronzer and could turn it green! <br />
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--Competition tanning requires a lot of work from both the competitor and the tanner, therefore it is understood that this is a premium service which does come with a higher price point. Some competition tanners offer a “one-time fee” which includes two pre-competition tans, a bronzer application, and any touch ups required; others offer it as a “as needed” service, meaning that they charge only for what the competitor uses (so if they need only need one session of spray tanning they don’t get charged for the second session). Realistically you should expect to charge anywhere around $95-$150 if you are not traveling to the competition and $150-$200 if you are joining your competitor at the event. <br />
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--Your competitor will probably need one full tanning session followed by another session of either tanning or touchups, and a bronzer application session. But keep in mind that they may need some emergency touchups, so if you commit to being their tanner be aware that you may be receiving some frantic calls! <br />
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--Because competition tanning goes on a bit heavier than standard spray tanning, even with an oil-free, less sticky solution it is recommended that your client wears loose-fitting clothing with no elastic waistbands; and as always make sure they don’t get wet and avoid excessive sweating! <br />
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--Because the first two sessions of a competition tan were conducted with a medium-to-dark spray tan solution containing DHA, you can expect that the spray tan will last anywhere between 5-15 days depending on how dry your client’s skin is and how frequently they use a moisturizer. The bronzer portion of the competition tan will wash off as soon as your client rinses in the shower: this is important for them to know so that they don’t rinse before attending the event if you are spray tanning them early!<br />
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12 Common spray tan problems, and how to fix them!</h4>
There are already so many misconceptions about <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tanning</a>, so let’s do our best to make sure that we are not adding to any of these harmful stereotypes! Just like with sun tanning, <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tanning</a> is affected by the choices that you make. A sun tan can look healthy, or it can look terrible depending on what you did (stayed out in the sun too long, put on sunblock in patches); similarly, a sunless tan can be ruined by not tanning correctly, or it can look natural and beautiful. <br />
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<a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/search/label/6%20Reasons%20Why%20Alcohol%20is%20Bad%20in%20a%20Spray%20Tan%20Solution" target="_blank">Alcohol in a solution</a> causes uneven fading because it causes the skin to dry out faster than a water-based solution. When your skin dries faster than it normally would, patches and discolorations develop in your spray tan. </div>
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<b>Fun Fact</b>: The term "Honeymoon" originated in Viking-era Sweden and refers to a practice where, after the wedding, the bride's family was responsible for providing alcohol to the groom and his men for one complete moon cycle. Often, this alcohol took the form of honeyed mead, thus we get the term Honeymoon! </div>
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<b>Spraying too close </b>can cause your solution to drip down the body or cause overlapping patterns on the arms, legs, and torso. A dripping spray tan will cause runs down your body once the <a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/search/label/What%20is%20DHA%3F" target="_blank">active DHA</a> has a chance to set, resulting in long lines of discoloration. </div>
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<b>Using too heavy of a solution, too much solution, or a solution with too much oil blended into it </b>can cause your solution to drip and become streaky and runny-looking. Oils make a solution heavier and wetter so that your spray will also be wetter (and thus easier to cause streaks/runs with), spraying too much solution can mimic this problem and make your tan runny, even with a lighter, water-based solution. </div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: If you are using a water-based solution: be mindful of how much solution you're spraying--too much of even a less heavy solution can cause streaks and runs as you continue to "pile on" the product. </div>
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If you are using an oil-based solution: just be aware that streaks and runs are more commonplace and make sure you are using the minimum required amount when spraying to ensure the fastest drying time and the least likelihood of causing runs. </div>
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<b>Fun Fact<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1</span></b>: As far back as 10,000 BCE, men and women in Egypt use scented oils and ointments to clean their skin and mask body odor!<br />
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3. Streaky/Runny-looking Tan after spray tan development:</h2>
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What happened here is that water (tears) got on the spray tan before the DHA had time to properly set, resulting in an uneven tan and internet fame. </div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: Don't get into a fight with your boyfriend after you get a spray tan! Wait at least 8-12 hours (or less if it's a rapid tan) before engaging in hostile relationship activities!</div>
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4. Sprayed, but no tan develops:</h2>
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If you sprayed and no tan appeared after waiting the correct amount of time then there was something on the skin acting as a barrier. These could be heavy soaps, <a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/search/label/What%20does%20a%20PH%20Balancer%20Do%3F%20How%20can%20using%20a%20PH%20Balancer%20affect%20my%20skin%3F%20Are%20PH%20Balancers%20Safe%3F" target="_blank">PH Balancers</a>, moisturizers, perfumes, and even exfoliant residue.</div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: Exfoliate prior to getting your spray tan. Work from the top of your body down so that you aren't getting soap or residue on a part of your body that you've already cleaned and exfoliated. And make sure you don't spray perfume on until <u>after</u> your tan has had time to set! This will improve your spray tan and your before/after selfies! </div>
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<b>Fun Fact</b>: The first "selfie"ever taken was in 1839 by Robert Cornelius.<br />
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This problem is more common among oil-based solutions that take longer to dry because there is a larger window of opportunity for the tanning product to be touched and shifted by clothing, but keep in mind that this can happen to water-based solutions too. </div>
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This is a more common problem among female clients. Applying and removing makeup, and simply washing your face, can cause your tan to fade faster. </div>
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7. WAY TOO MUCH COLOR:</h2>
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If this occurs then you are probably using a DHA percentage that is too strong for your <a href="http://avivalabs.com/sunless_tanning_FAQs.php" target="_blank">skin type</a>. Another problem that sometimes occurs is that you did use the correct percentage, or at least what you thought was the correct percentage: sometimes companies approximate their solution percentages rather than know for sure what the strength is. </div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: try using the next DHA percentage level down (and please try to <a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/search/label/Spray%20Tan%20Removal" target="_blank">remove the tan</a>!). </div>
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This happens if you go to sleep with your hand on your arm, leg, or face. What will happen is that the tan will transfer from one area of skin to the other. Keep in mind that this doesn't always happen, and most often happens if you go to sleep while the tan is still sticky or tacky feeling. </div>
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10. Peeling spray tan: sunburn before spray tan:</h2>
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A sunburn's peel can greatly affect your tan! It means that the skin underneath (that is soon to be revealed when the burnt skin peels off) is going to be untanned while the rest of your body is going to have the darker spray tanned skin. Clearly this is going to create a very patchy, VERY uneven finish. </div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: DONT GET A SUNBURN!!! Failing that, exfoliate (ouch!) extensively before getting your spray tan. Also: avoid spray tans with alcohol because that might sting your sensitive, burnt skin.<br />
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<b>Fun Fact<span style="font-size: xx-small;">2</span></b>: At a higher altitude it is easier to become burnt because there is less of the earth's atmosphere to block the sunlight. UV exposure increases about 4% for every 1000 ft (305 m) gain in elevation!<br />
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11. My spray tan faded after working out:</h2>
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This happens when you work out before your spray tan has had time to set properly. </div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: Wait for your tan to set before breaking a sweat. For "regular" tans this means waiting 8-12 hours before working out, and for "rapid tans" this can mean waiting for as little as 30 minutes though it is recommended to still wait that 8-12 hours because though you can wash off a rapid tan, the DHA is still developing during that time. </div>
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12. Too much tan between the fingers</h2>
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Remember: If you are using a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">well-formulated solution</a> and applying it using a <a href="http://avivalabs.com/aviva_spray_tan_training_academy_hvlp_airbrush_get_spray_tanning_certification.php" target="_blank">tested technique</a>, then the only time you should see any of these problems is on this page! </h4>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1. http://cosmeticsinfo.org/Ancient-history-cosmetics</span> </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821720442088351757.post-79493574064749837962014-11-07T13:33:00.002-08:002017-03-21T11:42:17.550-07:00How to remove a spray tan<br />
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<u>How to Remove a Spray Tan</u></h2>
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I hope, for your sake, that you are only reading this article due to curiosity. <br />
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If you’re reading this article because you desperately need to learn how to remove your spray tan then you have my sympathy, but luckily I can help! </div>
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<u>How does a spray tan actually tan my skin?</u></h3>
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Much like a bad date that won’t take a hint, a terrible spray tan can linger for days. This is due to the active tanning agent in the solution known as DHA. DHA is a derivative of the sugars primarily found in sugar cane and sugar beets; when formulated properly, DHA will react with the amino acids in the topmost layer of your skin to create a beautiful, natural-looking tan. When not formulated properly, DHA makes you look like you lost a fight to an apricot. <br />
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Oil in a spray tan solution can cause it to become sticky or tacking feeling when applied to your skin. Oil can also be a clear indication that the DHA in the solution was not blended to optimal performance and thus needs the oil to counteract its natural drying effect; this can also mean that, because the DHA wasn’t perfectly formulated, the solution might more easily make your tan look unnatural when compared to a higher-quality solution.<br />
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<a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/search/label/5%20reasons%20to%20avoid%20oil%20in%20a%20spray%20tan%20solution" target="_blank">Read more on why Oils are bad in a solution</a><br />
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<u>Alcohols</u></h4>
Alcohol in a solution often is one culprit behind a spray tan looking patchy or fading unevenly.<br />
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<a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/search/label/6%20Reasons%20Why%20Alcohol%20is%20Bad%20in%20a%20Spray%20Tan%20Solution" target="_blank">Read more why Alcohols are bad in a solution</a><br />
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<u>Other ingredients</u></h4>
Caffeine, fragrance oils, caramel, argan oil, coconut oil, zinc, aloe vera, aluminum, pomegranate, banana, apple, cinnamon, erythrulose, vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, moisturizers, etc. None of these things are needed in the creation of a spray tan solution; these gimmicks can actually cause your solution to perform more poorly versus a solution that avoids those ingredients. <br />
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But proper formulation isn’t the only thing that goes into a spray tan looking great and setting properly: a lot of what effects a sunless tan depends on you and your spray tan consultant. </div>
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<u>Improper before/aftercare</u></h4>
If you aren’t preparing for your spray tan properly, or if you aren’t maintaining your tan through a good skincare regimen, then your tan could look less natural or fade more quickly than you’d wish. <br />
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<a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/search/label/Spray%20Tan%20Before%20and%20After%20Care" target="_blank">Read this article on proper before and after care</a></div>
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<u>Improper tanning technique can cause streaks or patches</u></h4>
Sometimes the technique that the person who spray tanned you with can be the reason that your tan came out strange. Did they hesitate over a certain part of your body and overspray that area? Did they miss a part of your body entirely, or spray too close and cause rivulets and runs? <br />
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<a href="http://avivalabs.com/training/spray_tan_training_%20spraytanning-certification_learn_to_spray_tan.php" target="_blank">Click here to learn more about spray tan training options</a></div>
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<u>Too much solution was used</u></h4>
Another grave error that some spray tan consultants have made in the past is that they’ve used too much solution. This translates into too much DHA coming in contact with your skin, which can oversaturate your skin and cause it to turn an unnatural color. <br />
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<u>Too high of a DHA percentage</u></h4>
Another reason your spray tan might look bad is that you were sprayed with a solution with a DHA percentage that was too strong for your skin type. <br />
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<a href="http://avivalabs.com/sunless_tanning_FAQs.php" target="_blank">Click here to learn more about how to determine which DHA percentage to use</a></div>
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<u>How long does it take for a spray tan to fade?/How to remove a spray tan</u></h3>
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The slowest way to rid yourself of your tan is simply to wait. Unfortunately, this can take from 5-15 days before you are finally free of the horrid color. </div>
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These creams are designed to return your skin to its most natural state, ensuring that your tan will fade much faster than usual, but these creams are more for preparing your skin for a spray tan than for removing the tan once applied. Exfoliating creams can help remove some color from your tan, but nothing will remove the color completely. </div>
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Essentially these work as homemade exfoliant options, I’ve included a few of the most effective here: <br />
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Exfoliating gloves and mittens can help remove your tan more significantly than creams, or can be great in conjunction with creams. There are some out there, while a bit expensive, that can take a surprising amount of the color from your bad spray tan.<br />
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<u>Other solutions: Exfoliate and then respray</u></h4>
One other thing you can try is to exfoliate with one of the above methods and get another spray tan on top of it. Oftentimes this can help blend and hide the bad tan within the new spray tan, but please note that you absolutely need to exfoliate thoroughly before doing this so that you avoid giving yourself lizard skin (uneven-looking fading). <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821720442088351757.post-78647026696079004842014-09-03T11:46:00.001-07:002017-03-21T11:44:19.120-07:00Spray Tanning for Men<div>
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One of the largest untapped client bases in the <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tanning industry</a> is men. Chances are good that many of the women you already <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> are married or dating a potential future tanner! <br />
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Traditionally, the most popular use for sunless tanning for men has been in the form of <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/atavivalabs/spray-tan-for-competition-and-other-events/" target="_blank">competitive bodybuilding</a> and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/atavivalabs/spray-tan-for-competition-and-other-events/" target="_blank">fitness competitions</a>. Unfortunately this is also the source of one of the most prominent stigmas for why men don’t spray tan. Because most of the photos of men with noticeably fake tans comes from when they are on stage after pumping iron, that is the idea that gets associated with a spray tan. Many men think that the only spray tan is one that looks completely unnatural. <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/atavivalabs/" target="_blank">But clearly this is not the case. </a></div>
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Once upon a time, spray tanning did look unnatural. It was in its infancy and many companies jumped onto the bandwagon without really knowing what they were doing. This flooded the market with solutions that turned a whole generation of spray tanners into Oompa Loompas. Luckily, <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">other companies</a> took their time, <a href="http://avivalabs.com/why_choose_aviva_natural_spray_tan_solution.php" target="_blank">conducted research</a>, and <a href="http://avivalabs.com/why_choose_aviva_natural_spray_tan_solution.php" target="_blank">created solutions that looked amazing</a>, but more importantly looked so realistic <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/atavivalabs/spray-tan-before-and-afters-only-from-aviva-labs/" target="_blank">you can’t tell the difference between a suntan and a sunless tan</a>. <br />
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Nothing. A lot of men <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>, but most only do so for special occasions rather than consistently going month after month. Most men get spray tans for the same reason women do: because they want to look more in shape for vacations and holidays, healthier for weddings or family portraits, cruises and beach parties. Some use it to even out their skin tone in the winter or look younger (kind of like hiding your grays) on first dates. </div>
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Besides simply going to a tanning-only salon, many men “get their tan on” at the gym, at hair salons or male-only barber shops. A lot of spas and massage studios have success bringing men in if they offer couples packages. These places most often find success because they offer the spray tan service at a discount or with a certain percentage off when accompanying their massage or hair styling. <br />
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This is an important key to finding and securing loyal male customers. Take these two slogans for instance: <br />
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Statistically men are more prone to looking for deals and savings rather than being sold on an emotion or a feeling that a service provides, so they would be more inclined to buy if they saw slogan number 2 rather than slogan 1. <br />
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Spray tanning a man is no different than the <a href="http://avivalabs.com/aviva_spray_tan_training_academy_hvlp_airbrush_get_spray_tanning_certification.php" target="_blank">techniques used for spray tanning</a> a woman with a few key exceptions: <br />
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1. If a man has heavy chest hair/leg hair/etc. then the spray tan solution will not reach those areas as easily--this won’t be a problem if he isn't planning on shaving his legs/chest because you won’t be able to see the less tanned portions of his skin anyways. <br />
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2. Facial hair: if a man has a beard, mustache, or any other type of facial hair make sure that, if he is going to shave it soon, he shave it off <b>BEFORE</b> his <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>. If he waits until after his spray tan to shave then he is going to wind up with a reverse five-o’clock shadow and have much lighter skin where the beard had been pre-shave. <br />
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*This is also important to remember if he is going to shave his legs/chest hair! <br />
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<u>Do men have to do anything different after getting a spray tan?</u><br />
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Yes: it’s very important for men to remember to moisturize after every shave! Shaving is an exfoliation process and can remove color from a tan, especially when paired with oil-heavy shaving creams. To counteract the effects of shaving, use a great moisturizer after the initial shave and again before bedtime. <br />
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<u>What do men need to do to achieve the best spray tan?</u><br />
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While I’m talking to business owners and the topic of retail sales comes up in the conversation, I’m always told the same thing: “I don’t bother with retail. It just doesn’t sell in my salon, and besides I’m not a salesperson.” Now this isn’t just from mobile businesses just starting out—this is from everyone. Mobile businesses. Salons. Spas. Almost every time, without fail: “I can’t figure out how to sell this: I’m not a salesperson.”<br />
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<b>And that’s where they are all wrong. </b></div>
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The idea of a salesperson has been beaten into us by bad television and annoying advertisements so that instead of a helpful, thoughtful person we think of some slimy car salesmen named “Honest Eddie” who would rather gnaw his own leg off than see you walk out of his car lot without, “this pearl of a car, this absolute dream on wheels”. I would love to say that people like this don’t actually exist; unfortunately they do, but your clients already know that you are not like that. <br />
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Your clients already respect and trust you enough to work around their eyes and ears with sharp, potentially deadly objects; they trust you enough to cut their hair, paint their nails, alter their skin color with spray tan solution, and they trust you not tell their bosses what they really think of them after they vent to you during a cut and color. <br />
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Because of this trust, you may feel guilty about trying to “sell” them anything. But here’s the thing: a polish that keeps their nails from chipping, a product that extends the life of their tan? Why wouldn’t they want those retail items you have? Don’t think of it as “selling” them a product, think of it as recommending to them a product that you know they will benefit from. </div>
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<b>To do this you need to build confidence.</b><br />
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You should already feel confident in yourself—you are a trained, experienced professional with clients who are coming to you for your expertise. If they didn’t trust your opinion then they wouldn’t be creating follow-up appointments. <br />
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What you really need to be building is confidence in the product you’re going to be recommending.<br />
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The worst thing you can do is try to sell a product that you don’t believe in. If you don’t believe in animal testing then you won’t be able to talk energetically about a product that has been tested on rabbits—it won’t sit well with you and that will come through the surface when you’re talking about the product. It will be more obvious than bad toupee if you don’t approve of the product. So why sell it? </div>
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<b>Instead, sell what you love. </b><br />
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Try different products from tons of different companies. Read that again. TRY the products: make sure you know exactly what the product feels and smells like, and whether it delivers on what it’s advertised to do. There is no substitute for firsthand experience. This is also the best way to be able to recommend the products: if you have experienced it and you love it then you will be that much more energetic when you’re talking about it with your client. They will sense that energy and in turn be excited about it too. <br />
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This plays a very important role in choosing products, especially when it comes to spray tanning! There are tons of products out there that can damage your spray tan, just like there are products out there that dry out your skin or your hair more than others. Be aware of what these products are and look at their ingredient lists—compare these lists with other products to make sure you are avoiding the same mistake from a different retail item!<br />
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It’s this fourth question that can be tricky. Almost all of your competitors will have a moisturizer, a self-tanner, and various other products. You need to make sure that you have products that stand apart from the crowd. If your competitors are pushing moisturizers, but they don’t really have any great exfoliants—then that is a niche you need to jump in to fill. <br />
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They can get a nice smelling moisturizer anywhere; make sure to identify the different talking points of your product, and what sets it apart from others: <br />
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These are all very important questions to touch upon, not just from a beauty perspective but also from a health-conscious and eco-friendly view too. Your clients are trusting you to make educated decisions built from your own experiences and knowledge; and once you’ve built this foundation of trust, you can begin to build upon this foundation with each visit. <br />
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<b>This brings us to a very important aspect of being a salesperson</b>: don’t sell—listen!<br />
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Talk with your clients during consultation. Find out their specific likes and dislikes—if they love all the outrageous celebrities then they will probably be less interested in a conservative look; likewise if they are always mentioning how elegant they looked at their wedding then perhaps they would appreciate the nostalgic feel of having that elegance again. </div>
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<b>Here are a few basic guidelines for conducting a good consultation: Ask questions!</b><br />
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At this point during the consultation you can begin asking guiding questions. When asking questions—try to phrase your questions so that your client is saying “yes”. Getting a person to say “yes” a few times before a purchase is a proven technique to increase the likelihood of a sale.<br />
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<b>You</b>: So how do you like your spray tan?<br />
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<b>Client</b>: I love it!<br />
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<b>You</b>: Great! I knew you would. So this should last about 7-10 days, but would you want it to last even longer?<br />
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<b>Client</b>: Yes, that’d be fantastic!<br />
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<b>You</b>: I happen to have a product here that is not only a great moisturizer, but it actually has ingredients in it that can make your tan last up to several days longer. I’m guessing you already have moisturizers at home? <br />
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<b>Client</b>: Yes, that’s right. <br />
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<b>You</b>: I bet they’re good too, but I also bet that the ingredients in your moisturizer weren’t blended specifically for spray tanning—there are tons of ingredients in a product that can actually leech the color from you and cause your spray tan to fade faster. <br />
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<b>Client</b>: Woh, I didn’t know that. <br />
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<b>You</b>: Yup, and that’s why I have this product: if you love your spray tan and want it to last as long as possible, this is definitely the product for you. <br />
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Instead of overwhelming your client with a hundred different options, just try selling them one product. In addition to not boggling their mind, you will also have a greater chance that they’ll say yes to one rather than yes to a dozen. <br />
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No matter if you are a world class spa or just starting your mobile business, browsing through your products should be easy and fun!<br />
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Include little labels on your shelves that describe the product, highlight the differences of your product, or talk about why a client might want a particular product. And don’t forget to have a placard up if you’re having a sale!<br />
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<b>And don’t forget, with selling anything: Practice makes perfect!</b><br />
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Put your knowledge to the test—quiz yourself and your staff, make flashcards, give your sales pitch to your friends and see if you can answer whatever questions and concerns they come up with or address the different needs your clients may have. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821720442088351757.post-61968688597669011162014-04-28T12:56:00.001-07:002017-03-21T11:44:37.449-07:00Spray Tan Before and After Care<br /><br />
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There is an epidemic spreading within the spray tan business. It's the leading cause of streaks, runs, cracked tans, fast fades, "lizard skin", post-shower let down. It's also the main reason why you might have to keep giving out free spray tans to keep your clients happy.<br />
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Making sure your clients are taking care of their skin is important; making sure your clients are taking care of their skin before and after they get a spray tan is <u>absolutely crucial</u>. <br />
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To help you out, and help spread the word, I've created this simple write up. Feel free to read over it, print it out, and give it to your customers so they can be as savvy as you are!<br />
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<u>The Day of Your Spray Tan</u></h3>
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Take a shower as normal and be careful to rinse off ALL of the shampoo and soap; also don’t apply any deodorant, moisturizer, lotion, cream, or makeup before your spray tan. Any of these products will block the spray tan from setting to its fullest and deodorants can turn the bronzer in the spray tan green so unless you want Incredible Hulk armpits I would advise against it (The DHA tan will not be green, just the bronzer). If you have an appointment later in the day then be sure to rinse off your deodorant or moisturizers in the shower or with a washcloth before your appointment.<br />
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<u>Exfoliation is Key</u></h3>
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By exfoliating before a spray tan, you are turning your skin into a clean slate for your spray tan consultant. This is the single most important aspect of your before-appointment regimen. A spray tan sets on the topmost layer of your skin; so if the topmost layer of your skin is not at its cleanest, most natural state prior to a spray tan then you will not get the best results. If you do properly exfoliate with an exfoliant designed specifically for spray tanning then you can increase the life of your tan by up to three days!<br />
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<u>What to Wear to Your Appointment</u></h3>
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Find a sunless tanning solution that is oil-free, this means that it should not stain your clothes, bedsheets, or your couch; however, we do suggest that you wear dark, loose clothing so that your clothes don’t rub against the spray tan while it is setting.<br />
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<u>Now that you have had your appointment, and you love your spray tan, you should learn how to keep it:</u></h3>
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<u>No Diving! </u></h3>
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Do not go swimming or work out during the 8 hours that your tan is setting to ensure that the tan is given enough time to properly develop.<br />
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Remember: Don’t forget to ask your client if they would be interested in more convenient rapid tans!<br />
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<u>For your first shower: rinse only! </u></h3>
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You should always only wash off with water during your first shower. After that though, soaps and shampoos that have not been designed for spray tanning could still lessen the quality of your spray tan. Alcohols and oils in products could produce a crackling effect on your fade and certain soaps dry out your skin, causing your tan to vanish faster than inhibitions at Mardi Gras.<br />
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<u>Moisturize, Moisturize, Moisturize! </u></h3>
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A spray tan’s worst enemy is dry skin; a spray tan’s best friend is a fantastic moisturizer. By using moisturizers on a daily basis (and after every shower!), your skin will stay soft, supple, and most importantly tanned for days longer!<br />
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"How much should I charge for a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>?" I get asked this question on a daily basis, and unfortunately I have no good, sure-fire answer. There are so many variables involved in the <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan industry</a> that it would, quite honestly, be irresponsible for me to quote a price per <a href="http://www.facebook.com/avivalabs" target="_blank">spray tan</a> for anyone.<br />
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That being said, I can try to do the next best thing: give you a list of what I believe to be the most important factors that go into determining your cost so that you can make a responsible, educated decision. <br />
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1. Neighborhood/Location</h2>
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Location and the neighborhood you are working with might be the largest factor in the cost of your <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>. If you are <a href="http://www.facebook.com/avivalabs" target="_blank">spray tanning</a> in Detroit at the moment you might have to lower your prices—if you are the premier <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/atavivalabs/spray-tan-celebrities-by-aviva/" target="_blank">spray tanner to the stars</a> in Hollywood then you will probably be charging more than someone would who owns a mobile business in Juno, Alaska. <br />
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The ease or difficulty of parking can dramatically affect your cost. Convenience is key: if someone has to pay five dollars for parking then they are going to be looking to “get that money back” from you with a cheaper <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>.<br />
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2. Type of Solution </h2>
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(A Quick Dry/Express Solution Should Cost More)</h3>
The more convenient the solution, the higher the price. If your client has to be careful with their <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> for one hour then they should pay more than if they had to be careful for 8 hours.<br />
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<b>An important thing to remember</b>: sometimes an increase in cost can
increase a person’s value of your product—higher cost generally means a better
product so if they see your price being higher, they may anticipate a higher
quality experience and <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> (<b>so be sure you can deliver on that promise!</b>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. Competition Tans</h2>
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Competition tans are going to cost more because the expectation is that much higher. A competition tan must undergo intense scrutiny, have great definition-revealing color, and be perfect under every type of lighting. With that in mind, your client is not just paying you for a great looking solution—they are paying you for your knowledge and skills. </div>
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Many competitors go to the same spray tanner for their entire career (once they find someone they like), and it's incredibly important that you know the dos and don'ts of competition tanning <u>before</u> you spray tan anyone: spray some contours onto a competitor and you might just get them kicked out of the event!<br />
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4. What you are spraying: </h2>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> (Face/Torso/Limbs/Full-body All Require Different Pricing)</span></h3>
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This should be pretty obvious but how much you spray should determine what price you charge. So if you are charging 40 dollars for a full-body spray tan, charge $20 for limbs and face. </div>
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Don’t worry about losing money: you are spraying less, and thus it should go faster, and more importantly you are keeping that client happy and coming back to you. </div>
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5. Mobile vs. Salon or Spa Pricing</h2>
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Your type of business will greatly change the cost of a spray tan. </div>
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<b>If you are working from a salon/spa</b>, you should be able to set your prices a little higher due to the expected cost of luxury; however, you may also have to settle into getting percentages from package prices. Either way, make sure that your prices are comparable to the services that the spa is offering (if you are working in a high-end spa, don't undercut your profits by having "competitive pricing"). </div>
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<b>If you are working a mobile business</b>, you need to take several things into consideration when calculating a price structure. </div>
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How far are you travelling? </div>
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Are you <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tanning</a> a single client or a party?</div>
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Are you being asked to go out in the middle of a snowstorm?</div>
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Working a mobile business can generate a lot of profit as long as you are not sabotaging yourself. Make sure that you are getting paid both for the spray tan service <u>and</u> for the time/money it took for you to get to the appointment! </div>
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5. Packages, Loyalty Programs, and Memberships</h2>
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Yes, you may have to sacrifice a few dollars of profit per <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>, but what you gain is the promise of business over a longer period of time. By offering memberships, spray tan a month clubs, loyalty programs (that include special pricing or additional services), you are actually doing a number of things:</div>
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2. Ensuring return clients: memberships are essentially pieces of paper that say, "<b>I'll be back.</b>"</div>
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3. Promising profit (even if they client doesn't show up for their monthly spray tan, you still get paid for the membership)</div>
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6. Your Experience/Your Demand/Your Time</h2>
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How much people value you and your opinion allows you to raise or lower your cost respectively. The more valuable and experienced you become, the more people will value your time—thus, the more it will cost "to get you". </div>
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To put it into perspective: it costs something like 40 Million dollars for Jackie Chan to even appear in your movie: because he is popular, because he has created value in himself. </div>
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<b>“Emergency Tans”</b>: If a client calls up and they need a last minute tan--as in a, "get over here now because my life depends on this," tan--then you should be compensated for your time and effort. I'm not suggesting that you extort the person out of their every penny, but last-minute appointments should cost more because you are sacrificing whatever plans you might have had to ensure they get what they need. </div>
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<b>Gas prices/Weather/Time of Day</b>: If you are being asked to drive to someone's house for a "midnight party" then you should be paid "after hours" pricing. It's as simple as that. If gas prices go up, then you shouldn't be forced to swallow the difference. If it's a snowstorm outside, then you need to get "hazard pay". </div>
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<b>Construction</b>: If you are operating out of a salon or spa and there is noisy construction nearby, chances are you should lower your price accordingly. I realize that this is a major inconvenience, but it's also an inconvenience to your client to have to listen to a jackhammer while they are getting a massage. </div>
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Myth: A Spray Tan Looks Unnatural</h3>
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This is by far the most pervasive myth about <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tanning</a>, and the worst part about it is that it was once true—making it that much harder to put this myth to bed. Because a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan solution</a> needs to be formulated correctly to give a realistic looking tan, and because <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">solutions</a> can be manufactured by people who are less than unqualified, there are a lot of <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">solutions</a> with colors that are slightly off—or worse. I’ve seen colors ranging from velvet to a woman who looked like Goldfinger from the James Bond movie got a hold of her. <br />
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As the saying goes, “One bad egg can spoil the bunch,” and with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/avivalabs" target="_blank">spray tanning</a> this is very true—the worst spray tans are the ones that usually get the most publicity. The easiest way to counter this is to prove it wrong with satisfied customers, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/atavivalabs" target="_blank">great looking tans</a>, and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/atavivalabs" target="_blank">before/after photos</a>.<br />
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<i>What you could say</i>:<br />
“I could go on for days about how outdated this myth is, but instead I’ll just show you some pictures of results from our clients so you can see for yourself.”<br />
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<b>Idea</b>: You could even have a group of ten pictures with five spray tans and five sun tans and see if the person can pick out which is which.<br />
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Myth: A Spray Tan Can Prevent Sun Burns</h3>
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This is one of the most dangerous myths I’ve ever encountered around <a href="http://www.facebook.com/avivalabs" target="_blank">spray tanning</a>—falling just short of, “A spray tan can prevent a bear attack.”<br />
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A <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> cannot prevent a sun burn. A <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> is not a base tan—it provides no more protection from the sun than your makeup does (unless your makeup has SPF in it of course).<br />
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Myth: A Spray Tan Makes You Look Orange</h3>
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This is based in the 70s right beside the “looks unnatural” myth. Back when <i>Earth, Wind, and Fire</i> was pumping out funky grooves, and before glam metal took center stage with tight leather and gender-confused lead singers, <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tanning</a> was in its infancy.<br />
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DHA was discovered for its tanning abilities in the 20s, but the first tanning solution came out in 1960 (Coppertone’s Quick Tan); unfortunately, the first solutions were far from natural looking. Lots of them came out orange and others made you look like a burnt piece of toast. This happened because the companies really didn’t understand how to correctly process DHA; they just could not find the balance between too little DHA and too much. Thankfully, this is no longer the case: nowadays, most <a href="http://www.facebook.com/avivalabs" target="_blank">spray tans</a> look as natural as sun-based tans.<br />
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“The only way I’d be able to turn you orange is if I tried to turn you orange.”<br />
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Myth: A Spray Tan Is Only For “Young People”</h3>
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The idea behind this myth is that young people go tanning and older people don’t because tanning is a popularity tool and older people are more comfortable with where they stand among their friends, and thus don’t feel the pressure to “fit in”.<br />
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In fact, older clients can perhaps benefit more from the psychological effects of a spray tan. As you age, your skin slowly loses its color and begins to appear ashen or grey because your skin cells are becoming less oxygenated. This process can appear to be reversed with a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>, making your clients look five or even ten years younger.<br />
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If you have to say anything more than, “It will make you look five or ten years younger,” I would honestly be amazed.<br />
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Myth: All Spray Tans Stain Your Clothes, Your Furniture, Your Bed Sheets</h3>
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You’ve no doubt heard the same horror stories as I have: I lay down on my bed and now I have to throw out the sheets; I put my clothes back on and now my collar has a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/avivalabs" target="_blank">spray tan</a> too; I sat down on my couch and my tan rubbed off on the cushion.<br />
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Sadly, this is only partly a myth. The truth is that the <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> is not causing the stains—the oils in the spray tan solution are causing the stains. So to put it simply: if you remove the cause of the stain, you are also removing the fear of causing a stain.<br />
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That means you won’t have to tell your clients to come in wearing baggy, dark clothes—this is great news because nobody looks like they are going to try go mug someone, they are just trying to get a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821720442088351757.post-32411251123859663352014-01-23T12:53:00.003-08:002017-10-31T13:22:17.936-07:00The 4 Best Things You Can Tell Existing Clients to Get Them to Try Spray Tanning<h4>
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"<a href="http://www%2Cavivalabs.com/" target="_blank">A spray tan</a> keeps your skin even and smooth, in the summer and the winter”</h3>
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If your client is willing to get a facial cleanse, use moisturizers, and is okay with milk or oatmeal baths and exfoliating scrubs, then why not suggest yet another way to help make their skin looking even, healthy, and beautiful? In the winter, clients usually don’t use a spray tan to “get a tan”, but instead to make their skin tones look more even. <br />
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“A <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> will help show off all that weight you have lost”</h3>
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“A <a href="http://www.facebook.com/avivalabs" target="_blank">spray tan</a> can make your skin look younger”</h3>
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As we age, our skin turns grey because our heart cannot pump oxygen throughout our body as effectively as it once had—our skin is the first thing visibly affected by this. While this is a natural process of aging, it can still be a point of embarrassment for many. <br />
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“A <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> will clear up specific skin problems”</h3>
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Acne mostly affects the face, back, and upper chest, and is often caused by stress, hormones, and oily skin. If you have acne and you want to get a spray tan, look for a solution that does not include oil!<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1.</span> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Rosacea: Signs and symtpoms. (n.d.). American Academy of Dermatology. Retrieved June 8, 2012, from http://www.aad.org/skin-conditions/dermatology-a-to-z/rosacea/signs-symptoms/rosacea-signs-and-symptoms</span><br />
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For <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">your business</a> this can be either a godsend or a constant source of irritation—depending on which types happen to live nearest your business. Like Blanche DuBois from a Streetcar Named Desire, <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tanning</a> has always depended on the kindness of strangers. Similar to a large beat up van whose driver is giving out free candy and puppies, sometimes these strangers can be more trouble than they are worth. In this business you need to know when to push the sale, know when to let the sale come to you, and “know when to fold ‘em”. <br />
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1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Browser</h2>
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“I may be interested in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/avivalabs" target="_blank">spray tanning</a>, but then again maybe not. What I’ll probably do is walk around your shop asking you questions that I’m only kind of curious about and take up your valuable time that could have been spent on a more serious customer. I’ll probably leave, but then come back and ask you the same questions again or ask about any deals or discounts you may be running now or in the future—but don’t be fooled: chances are I won’t take advantage of what you offer me. If I do finally make a choice, it will often be one of your least expensive services, ensuring that whatever money you make from my business will not have been worth your time.”<br />
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2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Deal Seeker</h2>
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“Alright, so here’s the thing; I know you got a business to run, but I’m just a guy trying to save a few bucks—you can understand that can’t you? So what I’ll do is offer you my business, but only if you give me a deal, and then I’ll take that offer and bring it to another salon and promise them my business and see if I can get a better deal there. Pretty slick, eh? The truth is I don’t care about your business; I’m just looking for the cheapest I can get. I can be terrible for your salon because I’ll tempt you to lower your prices just to “win” my business even though there is a good chance that I’ll only ever come back if you offer me the same price—or even lower since I found that great salon down the street that is offering such an amazing deal right now!” <br />
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3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The One-Timer</h2>
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“Oh my God <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/atavivalabs/spray-tan-salons-and-spa-ideas/" target="_blank">you have the cutest salon</a>! The only problem is that I’m just trying all this out because I got a gift card from a friend of mine—maybe you know her, she’s so great--or maybe I’m only in here because I’m going to a wedding; either way you’ll probably never see me again. So yeah, I’m a lot like the Browser, but there is a small chance that I might become a long-time customer—but it’s going to take tons of work, and probably a lot of time and deals just to convince me. After all, I wasn’t really interested in this business anyways—but I’m not going to waste a gift card!”<br />
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4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The For-Lifer</h2>
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“I came in here once—what was it hun, five years ago now? I liked it so much that I never even went looking anywhere else: I just know that nobody does it as good as you. On a monthly basis I tend to send you a referral or two, but sometimes my demands and expectations can be a little ridiculous—like that time I asked you to give my dog Cookie a haircut, or how about when I had my ungrateful sister’s wedding to go to and asked you to drive three hours out of your way for my appointment? Because you’ve been so good to me, I’ll probably never leave you, but you should know that because I see us more as friends I will almost certainly expect you to occasionally bend over backwards for me: but usually I’ll be more than generous when I compensate you—and you’ll get a wonderful holiday card with Cookie and her new haircut!”<br />
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5.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Gossip Guru</h2>
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“Did you hear about Joanne? You did? Then you must have heard about what her fiancé did? No? Then sit down—you’re going to love this!----This is how I start, maintain, and end every single one of my visits. While I am certainly lively, and we never run out of things to talk about, I can also be very demanding: sometimes I may insist that we finish a conversation after my appointment has finished which can push into your next appointment window and other times I might not “take the hint” that you are really busy and follow you around like Joanne’s puppy that her fiancé took back (can you believe it?). The good thing is that, as a gossip guru, I talk about how wonderful your salon is to anyone who will listen so I tend to create a healthy amount of word-of-mouth sales for your business; I’ll admit though that I may also scare away some of your potential clients because some people might find my gossiping annoying which is just so ridiculous because, I mean, if they didn’t want me to talk about their business then they would keep their affairs more secret, wouldn’t they?”<br />
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6.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Reviewer</h2>
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“Because I post to about a hundred different review sites, and talk daily on forums, and host three blogs, I’m what you might call a review professional. Much like Clint Eastwood I can make your day. Also like Eastwood I can be your worst enemy. I review everything from grocery stores to deli carts. Make me mad and I might try to ruin your business with a one-star write up filled with things that may or may not be true (after all, most reviews are proven to be emotionally-driven):<br />
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<i>“Pale No More” tanning salon had rats running around the floors and bird feces on the walls. I slipped on the sidewalk and nobody came out to help me. Only go here if you hate yourself. Less than one star!”</i><br />
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On the other hand I can worship you like a Goddess and say things like:<br />
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<i>“When I first stepped into “Pale No More” tanning salon I felt as if all my cares fell away—during my appointment I was treated like a king, and when I left I nearly cried because I wanted to stay there for the rest of my life. Your life is empty if you haven’t gone to “Pale No More”. Ten out of Five Stars!” </i><br />
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<b>If you enjoyed these be on the lookout for: <u>Six more types of clients and how each affects your business success.</u></b><br />
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For years I never attributed that to the fragrances I put on my skin the day before. I blamed it on the wool lining of my pea coat or thought that my soap had dried out my skin. Only now do I realize that, of course, it was the oils in the fragrances that were causing my skin to react so negatively.<br />
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1. Fragrance was voted <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergen_of_the_Year">Allergen of the Year</a> in 2007 by the American Contact Dermatitis Society. </h4>
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A lot of the fear concerning fragrances comes from the fact that companies are not required to disclose the actual chemicals used in their fragrance formulas, which raises concerns among some consumers<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1</span>. </div>
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<b>Basically the companies are acting like vintage cigarette advertisements: They tell you the terrific and leave out the terrible. </b><br />
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(2013’s Allergen of the year was Methylisothiazolinone or MIT or MI; Found in hand-creams, lotions, and other leave-on cosmetics.) <br />
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2. Fragrance oils and essential oils are not the same thing!</h4>
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Fragrance oils are primarily synthetic—made with things like oil byproducts, vegetable oil, and petroleum. While fragrances can be made from essential oils, oftentimes companies will go the shortcut route. This is because it is a lot more work to properly treat, dilute, and accommodate an essential oil into a compound rather than simply create the same fragrance in the lab. <br />
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Fun fact: it takes 100 pounds of plant material to make one pound of lavender oil. <br />
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3. Causes allergies via peanut allergies and stuff</h4>
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Allergens are like a bad date: they make you uncomfortable, never leave you alone, and make you regret ever giving them a chance<br />
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In England, <b>11 people a day are diagnosed with a peanut allergy</b><br />
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<b>55% of Americans have some form of allergies</b><br />
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According to a fragrance sensitivity study on the US National Library of Medicine, <b>30% of participants claimed that fragrances were irritating</b>, while <b>19% reported experiencing health problems related to fragrances</b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">2</span>.<br />
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That means <b>94.2 Million people find fragrances irritating</b>, while <b>62.6 Million have fragrance-related health problems</b>. <br />
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<b>To put this in perspective: the largest city in the world, Shanghai, has only 17 Million people (New York City only has 8 Million).</b> <br />
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4. Can cause eczema and other reactions<br />
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One of the components in many fragrance oils is propylene glycol. Basically fragrance oils are your junk mail, and propylene glycol is the mailman—but one you want your dog to attack. </div>
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According to a 2010 study by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlstad_University">Karlstad University</a>, the concentrations of PGEs (counted as the sum of propylene glycol and glycol ethers) has been linked to increased risk of developing numerous respiratory and immune disorders in children, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asthma">asthma</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay_fever">hay fever</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eczema">eczema</a>, and allergies, with <b>increased risk ranging from 50% to 180%</b>. <br />
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The bottom line here is simple: the longer you have to attend to a client, the less you are making per hour. If you charge 30 dollars for a spray tan and it takes you an hour then you are making 30 dollars an hour; however, if your appointment takes half an hour then now you can potentially make 60 dollars an hour because you can service two clients where before you could only serve one. <br />
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So simply put, it’s in your best interest to have a spray tan solution that has the fastest drying time you can find: and a solution that has fragrance oils will dry slower than one which does not have fragrance oils. Why? Because oil and oil byproducts take a long time to dry. <br />
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Because fragrance oils often include oil byproducts like propylene glycol, many spray tan solutions with fragrances will leave your skin feeling sticky and tacky. The reason why oil makes your skin feel tacky is because your skin cannot absorb the oil quickly so it just sits on top of your skin for a long time. <br />
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If you have fragrance oil in your spray tan solution, it means you also need alcohols to counteract stickiness and the other effects of the synthetic compound. In addition to making your spray tan fade blotchily, these alcohols have side effects and problems of their own—which you can check out in my article: <br />
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And if you have alcohol in your spray tan solution then you also need more oils. See what oils do to your spray tan in my other article:<a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/2014/01/6-reasons-why-alcohol-is-bad-in-spray.html" target="_blank"> 6 Reasons Why Alcohol is Bad in a Spray Tan Solution</a><br />
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Almost everyone loves a good drink, but everyone loves a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">good spray tan</a>; many companies try to combine the two. I know! At first I was excited too: just open your mouth and get your spray-tan-drink on! Unfortunately it isn’t the right alcohol, and even more unfortunate is that alcohol can drastically affect your <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>. <br />
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Here’s a quick bit of logic for you: Alcohol can leave your skin very dry. Very dry skin sheds its layers faster. The faster your skin sheds its layers, the faster your spray tan will fade. Not too hard to figure out why alcohol isn’t great for a spray tan. <br />
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As a result of leaving your skin drier than the Sahara, alcohol also makes your skin itchy. This is because scratching is your body’s way of trying to get you to scrape off the irritated layer of your skin for the fresher, healthier skin beneath. <br />
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Your skin dries out, sheds faster, and then you feel itchy and you begin to scratch it off: it is not hard to imagine why alcohol in a spray tan solution can drastically reduce the life of your spray tan. What’s worse is that alcohol can drastically reduce the life of a future spray tan as well! <br />
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Because alcohol causes your skin to dry out faster, it will also make your tan fade unevenly. Oftentimes this takes the form of unsightly patches, blotches, or even thousands of spots. While this might be great if you are trying to fit in with a pack of cheetahs, it would look strange around the office. <br />
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Much in the same way that scary clowns damage childhoods, alcohol in a spray tan solution damages your skin forever. Once alcohol has ruined your skin like an untrained cat ruins couches, it continues to harm you by breaking down your skin’s natural barrier so that other substances can penetrate your skin more easily. <br />
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For more information, please check out the segment about the Acid Mantle from the Doctor Oz website: <a href="http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/audrey-kunin-md/chemistry-lesson-healthy-skin" target="_blank">Click Here to read the article</a>. <br />
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Yes, many people with acne use acne treatments that have alcohol in them: but guess what? That’s actually making it harder for them to maintain a healthy regime. Alcohol dries out the skin, and thus prompts your body to actually produce more oils—thus actually increasing your acne breakouts in the long run! In addition, the drying out is irritating, itchy, and can damage your skin’s barrier system. <br />
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Alcohol allows DHA to set more easily into the skin, but at the cost of ruining your skin’s protective barrier—destroying your skin’s health. <br />
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Sometimes <a href="http://www.facebook.com/drew.atavivalabs" target="_blank">this job</a> can be very hard</h3>
I like oil. I love oil. But when it comes to a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">natural-looking, healthy spray tan solution</a>, I hate oil. While oil is great in skincare products, it can ruin the experience and result of a spray tan; making it about as useful as a concrete parachute. <br />
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You could stand around in front of a fan, feeling like you just got sneezed on by a camel with strange, lavender-scented drool; or you could choose to already be on your way out the door. <br />
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While oil is great for making sure your skin is healthy and hydrated, it also causes whatever product it’s in to have a much longer drying time than a water-based alternative. <br />
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By its very nature, oil has a sticky feel to it—if you’ve ever got olive oil on your fingers while cooking then you’ll know what I’m talking about. <br />
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Now imagine that same stickiness that’s on your fingers spread over the entirety of your body: in between your fingers and toes, in your elbow, down your neck—all sticky like you fell into the La Brea tar pit. <br />
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DHA does not stain clothes. Let me say that again in case you missed it. <strong>DHA does not stain clothes</strong>. <br />
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A solution that has oil (including fragrance oils) in it will stain. That is why most companies tell you to wear baggy, dark clothing to a spray tan appointment: it’s still going to stain the clothes when you put them on, but they are hoping that you won’t notice because you are wearing black. <br />
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Baggy, dark clothing is great, but what about for those of us who aren’t going to a heavy metal concert after our spray tan? Is there a way we can get a tan without looking like we want to bite the head off of a bat? <br />
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With an oil-free solution, you can have your tan and look like a normal member of society all at the same time!<br />
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This should be a no-brainer. You’re running a business: would you rather have good customer reviews or bad? Which review would you prefer:<br />
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“I went to Sun on my Buns tanning salon and everyone was so friendly! I felt like I met a bunch of new friends. My spray tan dried in seconds and I was back in my work clothes before I knew it! Great experience, great salon—can’t wait to go back again! Thanks Jane Doe!” <br />
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Much like after you spray the family cat with the garden hose, a bad spray tan can keep you up at night worrying about the choices that you’ve made; unlike your now revenge-hungry cat, a bad spray tan will not try to kill you in the night. </div>
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Almost everywhere you look, you will see products with a smorgasbord of new, amazing ingredients. <strong>Acai berry, avocado, banana, coconut oil, aloe vera, lavender oils.</strong> It’s truly an amazing time to be a moisturizer! Now normally I would congratulate you on plunging into the vast ocean that is the skincare industry, but before you jump ship with a spray tan solution that has “moisturizing coconut oils” in it, you might want to think about what a spray tan is supposed to achieve.<br />
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<strong>Is a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> supposed to moisturize your skin?</strong> No. It’s supposed to give you a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">tan so beautiful and natural looking that sun tanners will be wondering how you did it. </a><br />
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<strong>Is a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> supposed to be your deodorant or perfume?</strong> Of course not. So then why do they even have these fragrances in them? If you ask, most companies will probably tell you “because DHA smells bad”. That’s simply not true. If you formulate DHA properly it will smell like you are getting sprayed with water, and yet are still receiving a wonderful tan! Did you know that fragrance oils are one of the leading causes of many allergic reactions?<br />
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Oil is a main component of many spray tan solutions. Most companies are pretty clever about how they advertise too:<br />
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“Made with Aloe Vera to moisturize your skin while you spray tan” <br />
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<strong>Oil is a great moisturizer, but guess what? It can wreak havoc on your spray tan</strong>! Oil can make your spray tan solution heavy. This can cause overspray in your spray gun and all the problems that come with it—being heavier, the solution requires a stronger airflow from your gun, which can actually cause the spray tan solution to quite literally bounce off your client.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">I know, right? I’ve been trying to figure this out too. I’ve looked up information on several websites, but all I’ve found is stuff like, “It magically makes your tan better” or “apply this before your <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> for great results”, but it never goes into why or how.</span></div>
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<b><u>To go into what a PH Balancer does, you have to first learn about your skin.</u></b></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">There is a layer of your skin called the “Acid Mantle”, which is basically a shield on the top of your skin that prevents all the crud that surrounds us every day from destroying our skin. So because of this our skin has an acidity level of about 4.5-5 (1 being most Acidic like battery acid, 7 being neutral, and 14 being an Alkaline like toothpaste). </span><br />
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<b style="text-align: start;">Quick note: Alkaline means</b><span style="text-align: start;"> that it is not acidic (don’t feel bad I had to look it up too).</span><br />
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<b><u>So what does a PH Balancer do?</u></b></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Supposedly, a PH Balancer is sprayed on your skin to make it more acidic so that an alkaline solution doesn’t turn you orange as easily—the issue here of course is: anything that goes on your skin before a spray tan can actually prevent the tan from setting as well as it could.<b> It</b></span><b style="text-align: start;"> would be like putting on foundation, but then applying a clay face masque. </b><br />
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So why would a spray tan company be trying to convince you to purchase products that could actually hurt your tan?<br />
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Now, I'm not saying that they are trying to intentionally harm your <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>--they might not even realize that they are sabotaging themselves! <br />
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<b style="text-align: start;">Worse still, if you are using a solution that needs a PH Balancer, then the solution is alkaline and can dramatically damage your skin</b><span style="text-align: start;"> (see the </span><a href="http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/audrey-...n-healthy-skin" style="text-align: start;">Doctor Oz article below</a><span style="text-align: start;">).</span><br />
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The epidermis is protected by an external layer of tightly knit cells arranged like shingles on a roof. Any disruption to the acid mantle, elevating overall skin pH, interferes with this protective barrier, wrenching cells away from each other and results in dehydration, roughness, irritation and noticeable flaking. Skin is left defenseless and susceptible to further environmental damage.<br />
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A rise in pH plays mayhem with our natural infection prevention, further increasing the risk of infection. Once the pH exceeds 6.5, bacterial invasion increases dramatically, a loss of normal skin integrity results and a variety of skin disorders such as eczema, psoriasis and irritant contact dermatitis flare."<br />
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Basically, any product that fidgets with your PH levels could end up being bad for your skin. Now, I really doubt that if you use a PH Balancer that your skin will erupt into an acne storm or will start flaking really fast, but it is definitely something to be aware of if you start noticing more rough patches or drier-than-usual skin.<br />
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<b><u>So what's the final verdict?</u></b></div>
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<b>Instead of a PH Balancer</b>, just get a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan solution</a> that is ready to go without needing any "magical unicorn spray" which doesn't even do anything anyways. </div>
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<b>Instead of a company</b> that's trying to tell you how much you "need" their product: do your research, ask questions, and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/avivalabs" target="_blank"><b>find a company that gives</b> <b>you the information</b></a> and<b> lets you make your own decision</b>.</div>
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There are already so many misconceptions about <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tanning</a>, so let’s do our best to make sure that we are not adding to any of these harmful stereotypes! Just like with sun tanning, <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tanning</a> is affected by the choices that you make. A sun tan can look healthy, or it can look terrible depending on what you did (stayed out in the sun too long, put on sunblock in patches); similarly, a sunless tan can be ruined by not tanning correctly, or it can look natural and beautiful. </div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">1.</span><b style="text-align: start;"> Spraying too close</b><span style="text-align: start;"> to the hands and feet can turn them orange because they soak up more DHA than other parts of your body </span></div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: Spray 8-12 inches away from the body, but with hands and feet use a “feathering” motion to pull back the gun and only allow a very small amount of solution to reach these more sensitive areas. <br />
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<b>Fun Fact</b>: The outermost layer of the epidermis consists of 25 to 30 layers of dead cells. The process by which these skin cells call off is called <i>desquamation</i>!<br />
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2. <b>Uneven tan/missed spots </b></div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: have a technique that ensures that you are spraying in easy swathes instead of coloring lines across your client like you potentially could with the narrow spray of an airbrush. Also, start with one coat: this way you can adjust on the second coat to deal with any overlooked spots. </div>
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3. <b>White lines along the knuckles, </b>the side of the thumb, and elbows can be easily avoided</div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: Have your clients bend their arms to smooth out their elbows, and make a claw with their hands as if they are sizing up a grapefruit. <br />
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<b>Fun Fact</b>: The grapefruit is an 18th-century hybrid first bred in Barbados!</div>
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4. <b>Very Obvious Hairline</b> from hair caps or hair nets </div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: Have the client keep the cap just a little bit above their hairline, if they even want to use a hair cap at all. With a solution that doesn’t stain, there is no reason for a hair cap, but the best thing to remember is simply to keep the cap about half an inch up so that the hairline gets tanned.<br />
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5. <b>Tanned finger and toe nails</b> </div>
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<b>The Fix</b>: This is fixed in the same way that the hands and feet can be prevented from becoming saturated in DHA: simply feather away from the hands and feet as you normally would and the nails will remain unaffected. <br />
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6. <b>Client applied deodorant</b>/lotion/moisturizer before their spray tan, didn’t exfoliate under the arms, or applied deodorant before the spray tan had set. </div>
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7. <b>Hair hadn’t been completely cleaned of shampoo</b> (causing it to drip onto the shoulders) or hair was cleaned after the rest of the body. Because the shampoo drips onto the shoulders it can cause a barrier between your skin and the spray tan solution and can end up looking spotted or runny. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Remember</span>: <span style="font-size: large;">If you are using a <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">well-formulated solution</a> and applying it using a <a href="http://avivalabs.com/training/spray_tan_training_%20spraytanning-certification_learn_to_spray_tan.php" target="_blank">tested technique</a>, then the only time you should see any of these problems is on this page! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1. Shampoo history found at: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shampoo#History">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shampoo#History</a></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821720442088351757.post-39647674759813022412013-12-09T07:24:00.001-08:002014-09-19T10:53:18.198-07:00How to create an effective Call To Action, and other tipsWe all know that the winter can be a slow time for <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/">spray tanning</a>. It’s pretty hard to compete with snow storms, bitter cold, seasonal affect disorder, less daylight, and holiday shopping. It is hard, but not impossible. <br />
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A Call to Action (CTA) is an effective tool for getting people thinking about and being more involved with your business. Essentially what a CTA does is: <br />
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When it comes to advertising for your business you have to walk the fine line between something that looks nice and something that is over the top. You want it to stand out, but you don’t want to blind someone with a neon yellow “click here” sign. Be tasteful and think about what colors represent:<br />
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If you just have a big, beautiful button that says “<span style="color: lime;">Click Here</span>” I guarantee that not many people will click on it. <b>They need a reason to click, to call, to walk in</b>. Entice them with information that they might not know, or a deal of some sort. “<a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/2013/12/top-4-reasons-why-your-client-didnt.html" target="_blank">Click here to learn the top 4 reasons your client's spray tan didn’t work</a>” is much better than, “<a href="http://avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">Click here for our webpage</a>”. It is giving a sense of accomplishment for clicking, and rewarding them with information. <br />
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“Call today”--- Why should they go out of their way to call? <br />
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“Call today and order one of our 5 drinks for your next visit”--- Now they have a reason, a reward, and they are setting up a visit (which of course means more business for you). <br />
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If you have a link that says: “Seven amazing foods that could reduce belly fat” you better be real sure that you aren’t just trying to get them to follow the link so you can sell them a Shake Weight. Very few people respond positively to being tricked into a sales pitch. <br />
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<b>Here is an interesting fact</b>: people are more likely to purchase something if you get them to say “Yes” rather than “No”. By responding to a CTA, a person has already said yes. They’ve accepted what you’ve asked by clicking on your link or calling you—now all you have to do is smile and make them want to come back again. <br />
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<i>So you got them in the door with your Call to Action</i>, but have you made sure that your business is designed in a way to keep them coming back? Look through the following segments and <a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/2013/12/top-4-reasons-why-your-client-didnt.html" target="_blank">make sure that your business isn’t hurting itself!</a><br />
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Look at the salons, spas, or other mobile businesses in your area—check out their webpages, look at their Facebooks, if possible talk to their clients or stop in for a chat at their salon so you can see what they are doing. <br />
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<i>Think this is being sneaky or underhanded?</i> You honestly think they aren’t doing the same to you? It’s not being a snoop; it’s just conducting research as a business person: you are looking into services provided and trying to discover if there is a niche that needs to be filled. <br />
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Once you’ve discovered what other salons are doing—do something different. This should seem like a no-brainer, but I’ve talked to countless business owners that see something and instantly begin copying it. I’m not saying it’s a bad idea to adopt new things into your business, but if you are trying to get noticed then the last thing you want to do is put up a big sign that says ,“Nothing New Here!”<br />
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You want people to be excited about your business. It’s hard to achieve that if you aren’t willing to step up your game. If the salon next door is offering a BOGO sale, don’t offer a BOG2 sale—offer a free sample of one of your more expensive skincare products. <br />
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Want to really <a href="https://www.facebook.com/avivalabs" target="_blank">stand out in the crowd</a>? Get people talking about you. Word of mouth is, hands down, one of the best referral systems in the world. Why? Compare these two:<br />
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A billboard is a giant piece of wood and metal that has wallpaper with advertising on it. <br />
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Your best friend tells you about this new place she just tried out, and she loves it and can’t wait to bring you!<br />
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See the difference? A billboard is…just a billboard. Word of mouth is so incredibly effective because it is an endorsement with a strong emotional connection. Just make sure they are saying good things!<br />
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Building a community is not just about increasing your business. It’s not having a Facebook page or helping someone choose which services they want that determines if they return to you. It’s about realizing that <i>your customer is a human being</i>. I know this sounds ridiculous to have to point out, but it’s something that many businesses start to overlook. </div>
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<b>Sometimes your client doesn’t want to be upsold</b>. Sometimes they just want to sit down for a few moments, chat like old friends, get their manicure or facial or massage or hair styling or <a href="http://www.avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>, and forget that they have a<i> million</i> things to do today. <br />
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<b>What hurts your community more than anything in the world</b>? Bashing other salons, spas, businesses, products. </div>
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<b>No-brainer tips</b>: Have<a href="http://avivalabs.com/about_aviva_labs_natural_spray_tanning_about_us_meet_the_team.php" target="_blank"> staff that are well educated in all aspects of your business</a>, that can communicate that information, and that are respectful, helpful, and passionate rather than “working for a paycheck”.<br />
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McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, Popeye’s, and all fast food places all have one thing in common: they are inexpensive. <br />
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McDonald’s has a dollar menu, but is that really the “feel” that you want your business to have? Now think about a high end restaurant. Usually what they do is feature an entrée or a specialty drink: they aren’t discounting anything—they are boasting about the high quality of their food. <br />
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I work hard for my money so I know that I would rather go to a more expensive salon and try out a product that they are<i> recommending</i> rather than to a salon that seems to be cutting corners.</div>
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That is the important point to take away here: <b>you are not selling retail</b>, you are recommending products based upon your expertise.<br />
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I know that some of these may seem pretty obvious, but the important thing to remember is that no one is too successful to go back to the basics once in a while, to think about their business and make sure they are still providing the same quality service.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821720442088351757.post-11013044233195860402013-12-06T10:57:00.000-08:002013-12-06T11:01:12.449-08:00Top 4 reasons a spray tan does not set properly<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Keeping your clients and yourself well-informed is a huge step towards making sure that you are providing </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/avivalabs" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">the best spray tans possible</a><span style="text-align: start;">. Here are five, easy-to-fix issues that could be effecting your spray tan. </span><br />
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<b>1. Barrier creams</b><br />
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Back in the Dark Ages of spray tanning, there were these giant booths that sprayed every single person in the same way. There was no personalization at all. So many things could go wrong: if you put your hands the wrong way, or stood incorrectly, or didn’t have your ears outside the hair cap, or were “too tall” so that the spray didn’t reach the top of your shoulders correctly, or accidently rubbed your barrier cream up your arm, or touched the side of the booth when you were coming out, or…well you get the idea. <br />
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<i>Thought: what if you started sneezing during the automatic spray tan? That would certainly turn out interesting! </i><br />
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Because these booths sprayed every person in the same way, people used barrier creams on their hands, feet, elbows, and anywhere else that DHA could soak in more easily. This was an okay stop-gap measure, but it was by no means perfect. For one thing, it is rather unpleasant to have to “gel up” before tanning; for another, many tanners found that they were accidently rubbing off parts of their tan while trying to remove the barrier cream after tanning. <br />
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There is no need for a barrier cream because you control how close or far away you are spraying, thus you are able to control how much an area is sprayed with. What you have to do is make sure that you are not spraying the hands and feet at the same distance that you spray the rest of the body. What I have found is that many people still feel like they need to use barrier creams, but it is all in your head! <a href="http://avivalabs.com/training/spray_tan_training_%20spraytanning-certification_learn_to_spray_tan.php" target="_blank">“Feathering” the gun</a> back from the hands and feet will easily solve what barrier creams turn into a chore.<br />
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<b>How to solve</b>: Don’t use it! You don’t need it!<br />
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<a href="http://avivalabs.com/products/aviva_organics_sunless_tanning_skincare.php" target="_blank">Moisturizers</a>, creams, soaps—we aren’t telling you not to use these! Please do! Taking care of your skin is one of the many important facets of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. But if you use them before a spray tan, these same beneficial products can be a real waste. <br />
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Anything that can get between you and your tan can create a barrier. This can include moisturizers, soaps, shampoos, shaving creams, skincare ointments—anything that could leave a residue on the skin.<br />
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Because the DHA in a spray tan needs to be able to react with the Amino Acids in your skin. If there is something that will interrupt that process by not allowing the DHA to come in contact with those acids then the spray tan will not set to 100% of its ability. <br />
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<b>How to solve</b>: Only use moisturizers and skincare products after your tan has set and preferably after your first shower.<br />
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<i>Sometimes you can sabotage a tan and not even know it. </i><br />
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<b>If your gun hasn’t been recently cleaned</b> it might only allow the spray tan Bronzer to spray out and not the DHA (bronzer is lighter and so could “sneak out” through a clog while the heavier DHA is left behind). Check out this <a href="http://youtu.be/UQHXIAXXVE0" target="_blank">link to watch a one minute video on how to clean your gun</a>!<br />
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<b>If your gun is turned up too high</b> it could literally be causing the solution to bounce off your client’s skin. This of course would stop a tan from setting properly. To fix this problem, simply read our <a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/2013/11/part-two-easy-fix-solutions-to-spray.html" target="_blank">Spray Gun troubleshooting guide </a><br />
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Sometimes we Humans can be impatient—probably why I burn my mouth when I’m making French Fries. If your client doesn’t allow the solution the proper setting time then there is no way that their tan will fully develop. Make sure that you have been very clear about how long they have to stay dry for. <br />
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Other than showering or swimming too early, there should be no reason why you can’t enjoy a dip in the pool—just be certain to moisturizer and use tan extenders afterwards to counteract the drying effects of the chlorine. <br />
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<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/atavivalabs/aviva-spray-tans/" target="_blank">Check out what an amazing spray tan looks like!</a><br />
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If you can’t remember the last time you cleaned your <a href="http://avivalabs.com/products/spray_tanning_equipment.php" target="_blank">spray tan machine</a>’s filter then I’m telling you now that it is time to clean it. Don’t worry, this doesn’t mean some huge instruction manual or hours of blood, sweat, and tears. The filter can be taken out, cleaned, and put back in a matter of a few minutes. <br />
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If your filter is clogged it could prevent airflow through your machine. This means that your <a href="http://avivalabs.com/products/spray_tanning_equipment.php" target="_blank">spray gun</a> won’t get the air pressure it needs to properly “fire” the spray tan and it could end up spitting on your customers—not exactly <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/atavivalabs/tanning-partiespamper-parties/" target="_blank">my idea of a good time</a>, but to each their own. <br />
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Well really that depends: Generally I say that a filter should be cleaned every one or two months, but if you are super busy (awesome!) then you may want to clean it more often. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821720442088351757.post-7323619821888357892013-12-03T10:47:00.000-08:002013-12-03T10:55:31.600-08:00 10 ways to get spray tanning clients in the winter<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">1. <b>12 Days of Christmas -- different special each day</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">This is a good technique for getting different groups of people in. Obviously your clients are not going to come to each event, but certainly there will be something that appeals to them. Maybe you offer a massage and a <a href="http://avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>, or a facial and a hair styling, or maybe it’s as simple as a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/atavivalabs/tanning-partiespamper-parties" target="_blank">free holiday-themed drink</a> when they come in. Anything that gets their attention will work. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">2. <b>Spend $XX in December and receive Y</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">For example: get a <a href="http://avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> and sign up for a second <a href="http://avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>, then receive a certificate to tan for FREE in January. This could be something that your client either keeps or could use as a great gift to a neighbor, family member, friend, boss, etc. In addition to rewarding a loyal customer, it also gives you the potential to gain a completely new client!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">3. <b>Christmas Cards/Holiday Cards</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">This should be a no-brainer. If you haven’t been doing this, then you really need to reconsider! This doesn’t even have to be a physical card (E-cards or emails would work too), but I guarantee that your clients will appreciate it. Note: if you aren’t sure about certain customers, sending a “holiday” card rather than a specific “Christmas/Kwanza/etc.” card is the safer route to go. Even if your card doesn’t include any discounts or BOGO sales it’s still a nice gesture that will make them think of you in the future. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">4. <b>Winter Contracts and memberships</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Create a discounted contract specifically for the December, January, and February. Call it the Snowed-in Special or something catchy, and promise a <a href="http://avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">beautiful subtle tan</a> and <a href="http://avivalabs.com/products/aviva_organics_sunless_tanning_skincare.php" target="_blank">moisturizers</a> or a massage to ease out those stress knots from holiday shopping and walking along icy sidewalks. Contracts are great because it means that: 1. A person is compelled to come in more often (thus strengthening your relationship) 2. If they miss a month for whatever reason, they are still paying you a monthly rate so you don’t lose out. 3. If they are willing to sign a contract then they are most likely going to continue signing up with you. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">You could also offer Prepaid memberships at discounted prices: buy ten months and get 2 free or 20 tans get 5 tans free. These are the same idea as the contract. Sure you may be selling them a service at a discounted price, but you are still making more money than if you didn’t sell it at all. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">5.<b>Offer a lower price </b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">REALLY work to make this in your favor. For example - rather than offering your clients one month at half off--offer two months or a <a href="http://avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> and a lotion at 50%. This idea is because if you take 50% of 30 dollars it only comes out to $15 savings, but 50% off of 100 dollars is a $50 dollars savings. And that’s what you have to sell them on. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">The more they buy, the more they save. Sell them on the savings, not the percentage off. You want them to think about how much money they could be saving if they purchased more—it looks bigger the more things they buy, and makes you seem even more generous without even doing anything extra. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">6. <b>Add value rather than lower prices</b> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">For example - instead of 30% off, offer a client a deal like: Buy one <a href="http://avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a> and get the second 50% off. Not only does it get them to book a second <a href="http://avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">spray tan</a>, but it is just a 25% discount even though it sounds like a better deal than 30% off. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">7. <b>Sell the product itself</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">“Even out your skin tone, get rid of your blemishes, and look healthier and skinnier today.” </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">With skin easily breaking out and looking uneven, a <a href="http://avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">subtle spray tan</a> should be at the top of everyone’s wish list. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Is the spray tan part of your business is slow? The thing is: how will your clients ask you for a “winter-shaded” tan if you never tell them they have the option? You have to let them know that you offer these great services, you can’t just stand around and wait for them to find out. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">8. <b>Make sure your store looks nice</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Appearance can greatly affect how a customer feels about your business. <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/atavivalabs/spas-and-salons/" target="_blank">Decorate, or make repairs before they become a problem—be proactive, not reactive</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">9. <b>Food drives, clothing drives, toy drives</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Offer a discount or a free service with their purchase for anyone who brings in an item or two. Not only will this get people in your door, but it will also generate a sense of community, give them a good feeling about themselves and your salon, and give them a great memory of your salon, spa, or mobile business. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">10.<b> Start your own winter campaign</b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Try the <a href="http://blog.avivalabs.com/2013/12/part-one-how-can-i-increase-my-spray.html" target="_blank">“Tour” technique</a> I mentioned in my earlier article, give introductory offers to the first 20 clients who sign up with a contract or reward referrals of first-time customers. One of the best things you could do to generate awareness is to tell your clients that they can get a discount if they share your business’s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/drew.atavivalabs" target="_blank">Facebook page </a>onto their own page. This will not only spread your business, but it will also encourage those who share to come in to receive their reward. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Want to get some advice from other spray tan professionals? <a href="https://www.facebook.com/avivalabs" target="_blank">Join our Facebook community</a> and get to know our followers. And if you have any great ideas that have worked for you, <a href="http://avivalabs.com/" target="_blank">please share them with us so that we can help other salon owners</a>!</span></div>
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