Mystic Tan- Spray Tan

I decided last year to try out the mystic tans done at tanning salons. It is a safer alternative to laying out in the sun or tanning in a tanning bed. The spray tan consist of a bronzer, aloe vera, and DHA (a color additive approved by the FDA). The mystic tan Mystic tan offers three different levels of tan- slighlty dark, medium dark, and really dark.I am fair but do not burn super easy so I use the medium tan. You stand in a booth and this spray nozzle sprays you down. It is very fast and the spray is a little cool. After you get out of the booth you simply blot off any excess moisture and get dressed. I would recommend wearing loose clothes that you do not care if any of the spray mist happens to get on, this will stain. About 4 hours later you have a really nice tan. The first time I did this I was in Tampa, Florida. I was already a little tan from going to the beach but after using this I was really tan. It seemed to help me tan more easily and I seemed to keep my tan longer. The second time I tried this was in Arkansas in the winter. I just wanted a little color. I did get tan but it only lasted about a week, and I felt like I had wasted my money. I would recommend maybe doing the spray tan in the summer. One thing I did not like was that it left a build up around the beds of your fingernail and toenails. This eventually washed away in a day or two. You are supposed to apply a lotion just on your hands, feet, knees and elbows before getting in the booth to help prevent this, which did help everywhere else.Overall thoughI was happy doing this and will probably do this againnext summer. This made me look golden and bronzy but by no means orange. I liked doing this better than putting sunless tanning lotion on myself.