She had a spray tanning business.
I texted her and she told me everything I needed to do, Skidmore said.
She ordered the Aura Allure Spray Tan Machine, which isavailableon Amazon.
The starter pack comes with the machine and trial sizes for three different solutions.
That cost $300, she said.
Each full-sized bottle of solution is $50.
Normally I can get about 35 to 40 tans out of one of those bottles, she added.
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When they were helping her think of a name for the business someone came up with Janny Tans.
Some clients direct message her on Instagram to book appointments, while others text.
On other days, she books most appointments after 8 p.m. when classes are over.
Knowing this, Skidmore priced her tans to bring repeat business.
But I ended up doing $15 for everybody, she said.
She has about 40 regular customers as well as others who are less frequent.
I get some people every week.
I get a lot of people every other week, she said.
A tan usually lasts a week to probably 10 days if you use moisturizer and dont exfoliate too much.
Tricks of the Tan
There is a learning curve to spray tanning.
It definitely took a little bit of practice.
I watched a lot of YouTube tutorials, Skidmore said.
My roommates were kind enough to be the first guinea pigs.
But they looked a lot better than I thought they were going to look.
There are a million YouTube videos out there that show you everything, Skidmore said.
Here are a few tips shes learned along the way.
The solution I use looks really natural, not orangey fake, she said.
Nobody has gotten mad at me yet.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
