• First make sure to go tan in the morning so the tan can stay on for six hours. Make sure to workout or shower first too because the tan comes off during that six hours if there is a lot of sweating or if you get caught in the rain! Make sure to take a shower to scrub off dead flaking skin because the mystic tan solution sticks best to moist skin. Paint toe and fingernails before tanning because the mystic tan solution will also tan the nails if they are unpainted. Use the pre tan lotion sold at E-Z tan to help skin be moist so that the tan spray will stick or use your own lotion to make sure the skin is moist.
• Wear cotton sun dress or cotton sweats because the tanning solution is going to leave a residue that can stain synthetics. . Also the new solutions have a pleasant scent and the "tanning" is barely noticible now which is great.. Wear flip flops or clogs so that feet are not covered by socks when leaving and that way the tan stays on.
• I wrap my hair in the towel provided because all my hair won't fit in the little cloth cap they provide..but I use that little cloth cap to cover my face because I can use a hand applied face tanner lotion later for my face and I do not like to breathe the tanning spray mist, even though studies so far show no problems with the spray. If the toes need to be protected, there are also booties for the feet. If it is the first tan, I do not cover my feet but after the first tan I cover them because the hands and feet tend to darken more than the rest of the body and I want the tan to be even all over.
• Put blocking lotion on the knees and elbows. It seems that tanning spray goes on too heavily in rough skin areas and often looks too dark around the knee pads and elbow pads. The blocking lotion can also be used on the fingernails and toenails if there is no polish on them to prevent them from tanning because they can turn orange....
• Enter the tanning booth and stand CLOSER to the sprayer nozzles as this gets the most solution on the body for a dark tan in one spray . Even if you are very pale it still looks good to get the most color possible for the cost of the tan and I am fair and it looks good. (I stand a lot closer than where you are supposed to stand and it works great). Be sure to move around a lot and turn from side to side to make sure the spray for the tan goes on evenly.
• When exiting the booth, wipe tanning spray evenly over body paying close attention to neck, ankles, wrists and underarms making sure no area is dry and no area is dripping..use the mirror to look at back of legs too to check for drips. Use the wet wipes provided to remove blocking lotion from knees and elbows. I used to use the latex gloves provided over my hands to prevent them from getting tanning lotion on them when I smoothed my tan spray but I am allergic to latex so I kept getting a skin rash from the gloves which went away when I stopped using the gloves.
• GO to the ladies room right after leaving the tanning room and use towel and soap to wash the palms of the hands and be sure to get wrists as well so that there is almost no tanning solution on them.  Remember you cannot shower for six hours so it is best to do the tan in the morning so you can shower before you go to bed(unless you have a job where you sweat a lot)  or to do it later at nite so you can shower in the morning. Try to keep tanning lotion on the top of the hands though. When finished washing, put towel in the laundry bin..the entire process takes only five minutes at the most and is fast and natural looking.
• To get really dark, go tan again the third day. I have found that the tan continues to darken for thirty six hours..so the first time you mystic tan, wait at least two days before the second tan cuz you may not need it. Be sure to wash the tanning solution off with a mild soap after six hours because it is could be drying and irritating to the skin when left on longer than that. The second tan will make you VERY dark but it also drys the skin so be sure to use moisture lotion or use the tan extender sold at the E-Z tan salon. My mystic tan usually lasts six days. I LOVE how it does not damage the skin and how it looks natural and makes you look thinner as well. Some people like how mystic tan hides spider veins in legs but I like how it just makes me feel better in clothes. After the mystic tan has been showered off, It does not seem to leave marks on clothes.

! I could not sleep this morning because I was so excited to be in Denver, Colorado. I love visiting the city and had gotten up at five am to take a look around. The hotel had no workout facility so being the DIE HARD Houston personal Trainer that I am, I decided to go running. I LOVED the fact that it was not HUMID and it was clear and sunny. 
The scenery in Colorado is spectacular in the summer and is such a nice break from the Houston Humidity. Even the weeds are unique and pretty.  I got pictures of flowers, statues, people running and cycling, and even a great photo of a roly poly bug on the sidewalk. I love how people in Colorado are always outside doing their Workouts. OH AND I LOVE how lots of women in Colorado have long, WILD CURLY HAIR just like I do...=). Back at the hotel when I had jogged for two hours i chowed down on some eggs and steak and fruit, Estes Park was the destination and it was GORGEOUS.  There was a fair going on up at Estes park and I got some photos of the crowds of people as well as some pictures of little girls dancing to a live band.
Colorado is a beautiful state and I am excited to get back to Salida and Buena Vista where I like to spend time writing my personal training book. Below is a photo of Colorado Personal trainer Melissa sitting outside in Colorado near Mount Princeton which is one of the 14000 foot mountains in Colorado.