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**BigWilly** · 07-21-2004, 10:59 AM

I start tanning about 5 weeks out and stop monday before the show sat.

I apply the protan starting Friday morn. a couple hrs after I shave my whole body. Then another coat Friday evening...then wake up early Sat. and shave my face and apply one last coat to everything including my face. I don't use any dream tan, it is banned from the local shows here.

I used Pam, but need to try something else in the future...

**bigpapapump** · 07-21-2004, 11:28 AM

Is dream tan really banned. Why? Everyone in the Miami area is using it.

**BigWilly** · 07-21-2004, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by bigpapapump

Is dream tan really banned. Why? Everyone in the Miami area is using it.

I said at the local NPC shows here bro...just a local thing I think...it gets too messy and I think the venues complained a lot.

I'm sure some guys still use it here, but not supposed to.

**ctgblue** · 07-21-2004, 02:39 PM

How hard is it to get that stuff off of your face?
If I do the show in November, I have a work related function, meeting customers, on Sunday evening following the show.

**BigWilly** · 07-21-2004, 03:27 PM

Originally posted by ctgblue

How hard is it to get that stuff off of your face?
If I do the show in November, I have a work related function, meeting customers, on Sunday evening following the show.

comes off very easy...

just be carefull on places like your palms, knuckles, ankles, elbow, knees, etc...but I had no probs with my face, came off with first shower.

**Ken Skip Hill** · 07-21-2004, 05:55 PM

No more dream tan for me. The stuff is shit, if you ask me. It is extremely messy and too hard to get the right color vs. stage lighting.

This last show I used 8 coats of protan and my color was very nice. I left the last coat on over night with NO coat on Saturday morning. If the last coat doesn't get to "set", it is going to look like shit when you hit the oil backstage.

Skip

**pudge** · 07-21-2004, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by bigpapapump

Is dream tan really banned. Why? Everyone in the Miami area is using it.

not everyone bud...Here in Miami alot of us hispanic competitors use protan and then oil up with some light baby oil...it makes us look better than we are, lol..

damn Skip, 8 freakin coats!!! i feel bad for u fair-paled skin guys...i only use the most 2 coats...anyone here get airbrushed?? thats the sh*t and it leaves no streaks or anything...its great for painting ur face also..

pudge

**homonunculus** · 07-21-2004, 07:56 PM

Guys,

If you have time before your show, definitely give Olympic Sun products a shot. Looks just like Pro Tan, but the oil makes you look even better. Requires very few coats (3 MAX), and goes on in 1/4 the time of pro tan b/c its a foam application. Very good stuff.

Get in touch with ProDH (Dave Henry) - he sells the stuff now.

Here's what I did for my show a couple weeks ago. (Pics are in the comp. photos forum.)

I ended up putting a coat on on Fri AM, and then Tanned (as it has some tanning accelerators in it). This would not be necessary, but I had Fri. off, so I thought it couldn't hurt (tanning does not seem to mess w/ my water).

Shave (I'm pretty hairy) and 1 coat Fri PM.

Sat AM: 1 coat. Use the competition oil before going on stage, too - VERY cool stuff and helps dramatically w/ the already good color.

Light shower Sat. afternoon

Sat. before night show - 1 coat. Apply oil as above.

1 bottle should last the whole process, although a 2nd one is never a bad thing to have on hand... ;^)

-Randy

**Ken Skip Hill** · 07-22-2004, 04:45 AM

Originally posted by pudge

not everyone bud...Here in Miami alot of us hispanic competitors use protan and then oil up with some light baby oil...it makes us look better than we are, lol..

damn Skip, 8 freakin coats!!! i feel bad for u fair-paled skin guys...i only use the most 2 coats...anyone here get airbrushed?? thats the sh*t and it leaves no streaks or anything...its great for painting ur face also..

pudge

I had a decent base tan as I have my own commercial tanning bed in my home. However, this was going to be the first year that I was not going to use dream tan and I didn't want to fuck up my color. I also shower after EVERY protan application (or rather before I put on the next application) so it is very even but it ends up being quite a bit lighter in color than if I just left it on.

3 on wed, every 6 hours.
2 on thurs, every 12 hours
3 on friday, every 6 hours

Skip

**bigpapapump** · 07-22-2004, 10:08 AM

Originally posted by pudge

not everyone bud...Here in Miami alot of us hispanic competitors use protan and then oil up with some light baby oil...it makes us look better than we are, lol..

pudge

What i meant was it is not banned here in Miami. You see it all of the shows down here.

**pudge** · 07-22-2004, 03:41 PM

lol, i know papa..just trying to rev u up just in case u compete against me...hehe.

pudge

**buffwoman** · 07-25-2004, 03:31 AM

I just had to comment...I have been putting color and oil on bodybuilders for about 15 years. I work at the NPC contests in CA and the USA in Las Vegas and the ProIronman. I would like to make a suggestion to anyone who is new at the color and oil game....DO A TEST RUN! I know you don't feel like it at the end when you are tired and ready to forget the whole deal....but I have seen too many good competitors lose a placing because the judges could not see their physique because they were too white, too dark , too oily or green. YES green...sometimes the colors look green on certain skin tones...Some athletes look great with dream tan and others DO NOT. I have used dream tan, jan tana, protan and some products from Este Lauder (for my face). I typically use pam and not oil. The trick with pam is to spray it on your hands then put it on and "patting" is better than spreading. You can check out my work...I put oil on Mark Dugdale, Chris Cook, Saman, Will, Quincy, Rich Jones, Edrise, and Jay Cutler when he guest poses...

**Ken Skip Hill** · 07-25-2004, 04:29 AM

Originally posted by buffwoman

I just had to comment...I have been putting color and oil on bodybuilders for about 15 years. I work at the NPC contests in CA and the USA in Las Vegas and the ProIronman. I would like to make a suggestion to anyone who is new at the color and oil game....DO A TEST RUN! I know you don't feel like it at the end when you are tired and ready to forget the whole deal....but I have seen too many good competitors lose a placing because the judges could not see their physique because they were too white, too dark , too oily or green. YES green...sometimes the colors look green on certain skin tones...Some athletes look great with dream tan and others DO NOT. I have used dream tan, jan tana, protan and some products from Este Lauder (for my face). I typically use pam and not oil. The trick with pam is to spray it on your hands then put it on and "patting" is better than spreading. You can check out my work...I put oil on Mark Dugdale, Chris Cook, Saman, Will, Quincy, Rich Jones, Edrise, and Jay Cutler when he guest poses...

Now, THAT is what I am talking about - top notch, experienced response.

By the way, welcome to Intense Muscle.

Skip

**Jim550** · 07-25-2004, 05:16 AM

I used protan for this competition I just had I started on Wed night put 3 coats on by friday rinsed off friday morning and put another 2 coats on Fri. I did no coat Sat morning just like skip. I also used the quick bronzer from protan, but with it I thought you shouldn't put it on too thick(cuz it is pretty thick) and I would wipe down with a paper towel after rubbin it in and that made a big difference by using a paper towel over the bronzer to make it look better. I also used muscle juice for prejudge on top of the bronzer and Pam on top of the bronzer at the night show, and I do have to say my color looked better at the night show with the pam

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