The teen and her friend wanted to go spray tanning on Sunday and they needed a ride to the tanning salon. I volunteered to drive them to the tanning salon. I brought my knitting because I didn't want to tan. I had done the tanning 'thang' when I was in my 20's! Not for me anymore - as I see the wrinkles and the age-spots multiplying on my face.
I entered the salon, with the 'teens' and then, as teenagers do, they begged me to tan with them. They were actually challenging me in a, 'are you to old? or will you dare?', kind of way.
Always up for a dare - one that is 'safe', anyways - I decided, "What the heck, I'll be a little tanned for a week!" They let me go in first (I should have known, then and there, that it was going to be a bad idea!).
The 'guy in charge' walked us through what we needed to do and what we weren't supposed to do... sounds pretty simple - let's go, let's get a tan !!!
I get naked, as you should in a spray-tanning booth. I put the beautiful shower cap on, I put hand cream on my hands and feet. I step into the booth, put my nose plug in and - LET IT RIP ! Okay! I don't know what I was thinking, but:
I felt very uneasy in the booth because the smell is HORRENDOUS! You're not supposed to breathe while the machine is spraying. The spray lasts 10 seconds - 10 L O N G S E C O N D S!!!!
The spray starts at the bottom front - I thought, "OK, I can do this", but as the spray got higher, my breath was running out, I panicked and I started breathing the spray. I breathed so hard that the nose plug flew out of my nose - I then started smelling this horrendous spray - and I freaked out - to say the least!!!
The spray stops and you need to pivot 60 degrees - needless to say, I was trying to find my nose plug at the bottom of the booth - with fumes flying everywhere - I couldn't see the plug - so AGAIN - I breathed in that horrendous smell, because the second spray starts from the top and goes to the bottom!
I am not proud to say, but I RAN out of that booth got dressed and let the girls have their 'fun'!
The guy came to see me while one of the girls was in the booth and coaxed me to go back and try it again. I am proud to say that I did! I survived my second try in the spray tanning booth - it wasn't easy, but I did it!!! :)
The trick - hold your breath like mad and breath only when the spray is off!!! The smell is still very strong, but I was ready for what was to come!
Did I have a nice 'glow', you ask?
Yes, a nice orange glow!!! 'Jersey Shore', here I come!!!
TOO FUNNY - Sorry it happend!
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Posted by: Sherry | September 14, 2010 at 02:07 AM
I laughed so much when I read your post. It made me think of a Friends episode!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOLCwaHVtWs
Posted by: Alain | February 24, 2010 at 09:21 AM