Total whim... my first trip to a tanning salon EVER. I originally started at the Bodyheat near Boca Park but they didn't have the infrared treatment I was interested in. (IR is for complexion problems I don't have but also has the potential to relieve arthritis pain.)
After a pleasant visit with the first Bodyheat I visited the one near Charleston and Town Center. WOW. The staff had the patience of saints! I had a lot of questions and did end up getting "dark in a day" and will go back for the red light treatment... but I had a ton of questions which patiently answered which (of course) made me more than willing to drop cash for something new!
The spray tan did make me look a little less "glow in the dark" Even though I like my pale skin and work like a southern woman to stay out of the sun to keep it that way, it's kind of fun to have a different look for a while. I bought a Groupon package so I'll go back for another session and see if I can get a little darker without looking like a Oompa Loompa.
The tanning machine itself was a trip. You just stand there and it tells you what to do.. I kind of reminds me of an automated car wash. I think it got it on fairly evenly. I thought it might big my eyes or be choking or something but not at all. I wouldn't want to inhale right when it's at my face but overall it was easy and comfortable. (albeit weird)
I would definitely recommend it if you want a spray tan. I since started swimming again and although I'm usually pale as a ghost I'm olive and 30 minutes a day of swimming means no spray tan needed.
One thing I would say, if you try the spray tan they tell you to put lotion on your feet, which I did... but I didn't think about all the other spray tans before and stepped up onto the platform...2 days later the bottoms of my feet looked super dirty. I would bring an old towel you don't care about or cheap flip-flops you can stand on top of to avoid a really standing in an excessive amount of the tan stuff.