Okay so today was interesting to the say least. I went tanning with my mom today. My mother went because she has a skin condition. I have never been before but she was like “Let’s go tanning, I need to get a base tan to prepare me for our vacation. If we don’t go I’ll be burning and suffering and I will be a hot mess while we are in Florida. This way it won’t be as bad, and I will pay for you so you have nothing to lose besides a skin shade or two.” A free tan and time with my mother? What better combo is there than that?
When I arrived to the tanning salon I felt like I was in another world. I had no idea what I was doing! The workers were snooty and they made me kind of doubt myself. I started to wonder why I wanted to even go in the first place to try this out. When I climbed into the dome shaped time machine I almost sprayed myself with an unmarked water bottle of cleaning solution that looked like water. That right there according to OSHA is a damn violation! Strike 1!
I discovered that there are many types of tanning beds. The typical lay down beds we see in the movies – you know like the ones in the horror movies where people die or get electrocuted – only increased my anxiety! Haha!
When inside the dome I discovered there is this contraption that looked like a time machine from Back to the Future. You stand in the dome, naked, surrounded by UV lights. When you look down you realize that you’re standing on a built in fan and with little warning the grumbling starts and it turns on full blast.
You can see your skin changing color and you see all these different dimensions. After a few seconds of this, I felt naked and dirty. I wanted to Lysol myself (maybe I should have used the unmarked cleaning solution). Mind you I took a shower that morning! So standing and waiting for my ten minutes I was getting creative. I was spinning around, dancing, even twerking, trying to find different bacterial organisms with the UV light. I didn’t find any thank goodness, perhaps that cleaning solution I dosed myself with did the trick! HAHAHA
When the 10 minutes were up and the lights went out. I was so scared I almost pooped myself. My nails were glowing in the dark… literally. I had no idea that they did that or how long that would last. This was my first experience with tanning and I am unsure if I will want to do this again. Perhaps if I have some liquid courage with me next time and skip the cleaning solution bath, it’ll be bearable. I am always up for adventure and will try anything with in reason…once. By the way my nails are still glowing . All in all it was an experience I will never forget. I left glowing and so was my tan!
Like seriously never a dull moment with us ~ Corina
