Directions for Faux Tan application.
Shower using an exfoliating product and a scrunge sponge. Note the dark tracer in Faux Tan for even application. The tracer will wash out of pajamas or sheets. Wear rubber gloves that are provided. This will keep your hands from staining. Only exfoliate on every fifth application. Allow Faux Tan to dry usually fifteen to thirty minutes.

Basics
Use slightly more Faux Tan self tanner than you would regular lotion or cream. Use a circular motion to rub it in, to avoid streaks. Make sure you cover all the areas of your body (don't forget your sides, or your armpits, or you will look funny). Focus on one area at a time. Use less tanner on the joints (knees, elbows, ankles) and on the tops of your feet. Avoid getting Faux Tan sunless tanner on the bottom of your feet, the palms of your hands, and in your hairline.

Flair
This is how I do it. It works for me, but other people might apply their tanner slightly differently.
I start with my calf. I apply the Faux Tan here first, and rub it into the tops of my feet and onto my knees. I never put Faux Tan directly onto those two areas. I work my way up one leg and then the other. Then it's onto my torso, and up to my neck. When I get to my face I make sure I don't have too much self tanner on my gloved hand. I put just enough on, and make sure to blend it in well. I make sure that I rub Faux Tan self tanner from my neck and up into my face, blending well to avoid any blotches or lines.

The last area I do are my arms. I put some of the tanning lotion onto my upper arms and blend it into my shoulder, pits, sides, and back. I work my way down to my elbows (never put the tanning product directly onto your elbows, always blend from other places). Then I work on my forearms. At this time I take off the gloves, and work the tanning cream down from my arm, over my wrists and onto the back of my hands.

Don'ts
Don’t put Faux Tan sunless tanning lotion directly onto joints.
Don’t let Faux Tan pool up in between your fingers or toes. Where application gloves provided.
Don’t forget to exfoliate.
Don’t put on clothes for at least fifteen to thirty minutes.
Don’t let water come in contact with an area where you have put Faux Tan sunless tanner.

Special Hints
Faux Tan has a tint or tracer so you can see where you are putting the tanner. This way you see the streaks before they show up. You can make sure you are applying the tanner evenly.
Wait one day and apply again. Follow with weekly applications of Faux Tan Tanning Cream to maintain your Golden Brown Tan.
If you have a significant other who will help you apply the tanner, they will be a great asset for application to areas hard to reach.

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