My self tanning tools, tips and tricks! Dark Shade! M fit! Code KELLI15 @cocoandeve I shower/shave. Apply lotion to odd areas to avoid blotchiness. Knees, elbows, ankles, knuckles. I use a mitt & 3 pumps per lower leg/foot/knee & another 2-3 for the thigh (per leg). This is if I want to be darker. For a much more subtle look, do 2 pumps. I do both legs, belly & lower back. I do my left arm first then use what’s left on my hand, paying special attention to THE ENTIRE AREA. I look in the mirror to make sure I’m hitting my whole bicep, inside & out, down the sides to my ribs, where my wrist meets my hand. Pay attention to how you’re bending your wrist etc bc you don’t want to be left with white lines from wrinkled skin, preventing the tanner from hitting it. So bend both ways. Make sure to pay attention to in between your fingers, so it doesn’t look like just the top of tanned. I swipe the mitt off from the opposite side, knuckles down (like they would do when you can a manicure massage) this is all with the mitt! You CAN use the brush. Sometimes I do this afterwards to soften up my knuckles etc. bend your fingers good and get ALL of your knuckles (9 of them) work edges well too, where your palm meets the back of your hand. I switch to the back shimmy band and I do the middle to top and shoulders. I switch grips to do diagonal both ways after going straight up and down a few times. It should all feel dry almost immediately. If not, rub more. This allows my left hand to dry a bit before putting the mitt on it & repeating the process for my right arm/hand. I bring it up to my chest, around my shoulders, to my neck and blend it into my chin & behind my ears etc. I then spray my face with the mist but will spray some directly on the brush and circulate it around as if though I’m applying foundation. I did this at 5 pm, this photo was taken 30 min later & I showered the next morning. You’ll see the excess come off; I use a gentle soap & then for any areas that looked iffy, I use the nail brush to gently work the dark spots off & even it out. Pat dry & lotion! LTKOver40 LTKFindsUnder50 LTKBeauty