Tan Towel Results

[Guest guest]

(I replied in response to the tan towel query that I was going to try

them out myself, but I think I may have sent it directly to the

original poster rather than to the list at large.)

When I was at the shop this morning I saw several brands of tanning

towels on the shelves. I bought Tantowel (www.tantowel.com).

Application: 2PM

My arms stay reasonably tan anyway, since I usually wear sleeveless

or short-sleeved shirts in the summer; my face is ruddy (of course!);

and my legs are the palest. When I opened the towel (I got the full-

body one) it was very saturated and I didn't want to start out with

all that on my face, so I did my legs first. Then I did my face and

neck, all the way down to my chest (and not forgetting the back of my

neck and under my ears), and finally my arms.

I had read that some people find the full-body towels aren't enough

to do the full body, but they seemed adequate to me. My face went a

little pink when I applied it, but not much - in fact, probably less

so than when I apply my moisturizer - and the pinkness faded within a

few minutes.

On the negative side - I found it more difficult with the towels than

with creams or sprays to see what areas had or had not been covered,

so I went over most areas 2-3 times to be sure. On the positive side -

it was completely dry within 5 minutes of application, so no

standing around arms and legs akimbo waiting for my body to dry so I

wouldn't stain my clothes or furniture.

Results: 5PM

The effect is very subtle, so as you'd expect I notice it more on the

paler areas, and least on the areas that had more color. My legs have

a nice subtle golden tint to them, but I honestly don't notice any

difference on my arms. Interestingly enough, the main effect on my

face is to make it look less ruddy, rather than more tanned - this

could be due to the fact that with the paler parts of my face subtly

darkened, there is now less contrast between the pale areas and the

red areas. The color seems even, and I've had absolutely no streaking

at all in any of the areas.

My face seems to be tolerating the color well, no problems thus far

with itching or flaring. I bought two of the towels, so I'm going to

try it again tomorrow, to see if I can get a bit more color. I'll

report back after that to let everyone know whether any problems with

my face developed overnight.

Jane

[Guest guest]

(I replied in response to the tan towel query that I was going to try

them out myself, but I think I may have sent it directly to the

original poster rather than to the list at large.)

When I was at the shop this morning I saw several brands of tanning

towels on the shelves. I bought Tantowel (www.tantowel.com).

Application: 2PM

My arms stay reasonably tan anyway, since I usually wear sleeveless

or short-sleeved shirts in the summer; my face is ruddy (of course!);

and my legs are the palest. When I opened the towel (I got the full-

body one) it was very saturated and I didn't want to start out with

all that on my face, so I did my legs first. Then I did my face and

neck, all the way down to my chest (and not forgetting the back of my

neck and under my ears), and finally my arms.

I had read that some people find the full-body towels aren't enough

to do the full body, but they seemed adequate to me. My face went a

little pink when I applied it, but not much - in fact, probably less

so than when I apply my moisturizer - and the pinkness faded within a

few minutes.

On the negative side - I found it more difficult with the towels than

with creams or sprays to see what areas had or had not been covered,

so I went over most areas 2-3 times to be sure. On the positive side -

it was completely dry within 5 minutes of application, so no

standing around arms and legs akimbo waiting for my body to dry so I

wouldn't stain my clothes or furniture.

Results: 5PM

The effect is very subtle, so as you'd expect I notice it more on the

paler areas, and least on the areas that had more color. My legs have

a nice subtle golden tint to them, but I honestly don't notice any

difference on my arms. Interestingly enough, the main effect on my

face is to make it look less ruddy, rather than more tanned - this

could be due to the fact that with the paler parts of my face subtly

darkened, there is now less contrast between the pale areas and the

red areas. The color seems even, and I've had absolutely no streaking

at all in any of the areas.

My face seems to be tolerating the color well, no problems thus far

with itching or flaring. I bought two of the towels, so I'm going to

try it again tomorrow, to see if I can get a bit more color. I'll

report back after that to let everyone know whether any problems with

my face developed overnight.

Jane