Competition colour without a base?

[dainbramaged]

Just curious if anyone has either tried or their thoughts on going into a competition but without going through the process of using a tanning bed? I mean, is it possible? More layers of Pro-tan earlier in the week leading up to the show? thoughts?

[natenator]

I find that without a decent base tan you come out with an orange colour look with just protan and dream tan alone.

I hate pro tan and will do whatever it takes to not have to use it so I will tan like a mofo in hopes to avoid using it.

[Delt King]

It's possible but i find the colour ends up more yellowed and orange rather than dark brown/black if just protan.
Sean Summers does spray tanning and i used that method once and loved it. I didn't have enough time to tan in a bed but used 7 coats of protan followed by a spray tan and it was my darkest and best color IMO.

[Dryvrgrl]

I had to do it... I started applying pro-tan a week out... I have skin issues which my dr told me means no tanning beds/ sun... i think I was a slightly different shade than the other competitors, but all in all it worked ok. (well until the day after competition when I realised someone applied dreamtan on me with latex gloves and I have a latex allergy and was ITCHY)

[Praetorian]

Having a base tan always looks better when adding tanning products. I am not one who tans all that easily so I run melanotan for a few weeks and Im very dark by the end of it...then it is just maintenance...much easier on the skin as well.
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[ironwill]

I didnt tan once prior to going into contest, and my color was great, used jan tana products, I did 2 coats the night before, dried it off for a couple of hours, then showered some off...Woke up in the am did 2 more coats, and got lots of comp,liments from the judges on my color....
1 st one colored, second one natural color...Im dark naturally...

[ironwill]

natural in my avi, and colored...

[ironwill]

Maybe im a bit pumpkin orange....lol...dont listen to me..... great idea for a halloween costume...

[tiramisu]

I've noticed the europeans like the bronzy colour and the americans piss all over it. Is there a bias in canada?

[steve_d]

Some people can get away without a tan, and some people can't. The biggest factor is you're natural skin tone. 1 person could start out darker by tanning all the time compared to another who is slightly pale, and the pale guy could put a couple of coats of protan and have a much better look than the other guy.

That's why you see 10 different people all using the same protocol all looking totally different.