Get Your Glow On: Self-Tanning Secrets


It’s the time of year you realize you need a tan – stat! But who wants to navigate through all the self-tanning products!

Style blogger Cara Loren has done the work for you and reveals her tried and true tanning routine.


Cara’s Tanning Routine

Body Buffer, 8 oz
$14.95 (reg $20), andRuby.com

Sunless Tanning Spray & Tan Face Lotion
$47.40 (reg $62), andRuby.com

Extreme Sunless Tanning Spray & Face Lotion
$55.80 (reg $74), andRuby.com

Before I do any tan I always make sure to exfoliate really well and my personal preference is the body buffer by Million Dollar Tan. I sometimes like to have my skin moisturized as well so the spray goes on really even and smooth.

I like to use Tan Icon Extreme when I want a dark tan. Simply spray the tan onto your brush and brush it onto your skin. You will have to spray more onto your brush when you notice it’s running out. The nice thing about the Million Dollar Tan spray is you can see where the color is going, and you know if it’s going on evenly. Just make sure when you are done that you wait 8 or so hours before showering or working out.

Now, I don’t like to use the spray on my face, so I use the face tanning lotion. I just put it on my face a couple nights a week. The tan holds really well and feels amazing on your skin.

One of my favorite things with every kind of Million Dollar Tan product is that it fades away evenly. You don’t have those splotchy spots or discolored areas. I have gotten this with every other tanning product except Million Dollar Tan and it really does make a difference!



Cara Loren is a style blogger at caraloren.com. Cara lives in Utah and is married with a 1 year little boy. She talks about fashion, hair, makeup, kids’ style, and much more. Cara has a spunky fun edge to her look and loves to help gals get out of their usual comfort zone. Make sure you check all the fun tutorials to learn new hairstyles and fun makeup techniques. Enjoy browsing caraloren.com and feel free to reach out to her if you have questions.

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