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| - Overall, I had a very good experience. It was two days from my best friend's wedding, and I realized that I looked like a ghost in my bridesmaid's dress. I went online searching for a good spray tan salon (I did NOT want to take any chances with 48 hours until the wedding). After scouring Yelp and Google, I'd narrowed my search to three salons. Platinum was the third location that I called. The other two salons were unable to see me on such short notice. MJ answered my phone call and told me that she would do her best to squeeze me in. Sure enough, she was able to get me an appointment set for 2 hours after my call. Awesome. :)
The salon is located on the second floor of a building of office suites off of Mill and Broadway in Tempe. I arrived 5 minutes before my appointment and found the suite very quickly, since MJ had texted me directions. I was a bit confused when the door was locked and there was no sign anywhere indicating that it was even a business (from the outside, it looked like it could have even been large storage room)! I am assuming that because the tanning artists also do mobile tanning, there is not always someone in the building... as for not having a sign? I'm not too sure about that one...
My tanning artist arrived 5 minutes later.. Exactly on time for our appointment. She was extremely friendly and welcoming. I filled out paperwork while she set up the tanning area. I felt a little overwhelmed when she asked what color I wanted but did not have anything for me to reference... For example, I wish I could have seen a look-book or something in order to choose something that matched what I was looking for. I told her I wasn't quite sure but did not feel like I had to be too dark. It is November, after all :) She chose a color for me and it turned out to be perfect.
I felt very comfortable throughout the tanning process since my artist was so friendly. The spray was freezing, but a little discomfort isn't so bad for a nice looking tan. When we finished, my artist asked if I was happy with my results or if I wanted to go darker. I was happy. I paid with a credit card- it was $35 (GREAT price) with a $3 fee that MJ had warned me about.
PROS:
Price
Flexible scheduling
Tan looks natural
Quick (in and out in 20 minutes)
CONS:
Location weirded me out a little bit.
I would have liked more guidance choosing a color.
I'd had a spray tan in Boston once, where my artist used the tan to "sculpt" my body. She strategically put extra coats in areas that would typically get more sun and she sculpted my abs and arms really nicely! My tan at Platinum was more of a once over coat- without as much attention to these details.
Overall - very solid experience and I would definitely go again (and would recommend it to a friend). If I could rate this a 4.5, I would, as my "cons" are pretty nuanced.
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