This time a year as we all start boxing away our sweaters and giving into the fact that we should probably shave our legs again( I’ve loved getting away with skipping that chore!! I know I’m not the only one!) we are all to quickly reminded that our skin has been hibernating for the last 4 months! YIKES!!! White, freakishly abnormal, and not so attractive skin tones! Not exactly the look we’re going for!
And if any of you are like me, and I hope you are, you too gave up the sun years ago in hopes to not look like beef jerky by the age of 35 and to avoid the dreaded “C” word! The sun scares me! I grew up on the beach and tan like an all star! That’s what American Indian heritage will do for a girl! I used to love it but about 9 years ago I got wise to the dangers of the sun and ever since then have been a loyal SPF fan and on the hunt for the perfect self tanner!
That leads me to today’s special Guest! Meet Blakeley! She’s the owner of “Bronzed Envy!” It’s an amazing company that offers self tanning products and Self tanning services!
Remember the good old days of Tupperware Party’s! Well fast forward to today’s modern trends and you guessed it! “Self tanning party’s!” A mobile service that comes to you and makes you look INCREDIBLE! Can you imagine!
Now I realize Blakeley can’t drive cross country to spray us all down! She has some incredible opportunities for woman like her to get in on the action! Here she is herself to tell us more…
My name is Blakeley and I live in Austin, TX. I am a stay at home mom of two boys. I always knew I wanted to start my own business, but I didn’t quite know what. After doing some researching for a family member about safer, quicker ways to tan I came across Airbrush Tanning. I instantly fell in love with the idea and wanted to start my own Mobile Airbrush Tanning Service. I started Bronzed Envy in October 2008 and the rest is history. People were calling right away! I make my own hours, and am able to be home for my kids during the day. After 4 months I had to hire my fist “helper” and after 6 months, I was so busy I couldn’t believe it! This service is so popular and women all over the place are attaching the word “addicting” to this service. All it takes is ONE tan and you are addicted! The results are a natural toasted almond bronze, with NO orange or red undertones in the solution! I know, because I’ve developed the color myself. I knew exactly what my clients were looking for, and what I couldn’t find in a solution. I have clients coming to me after trying other places and stay with me mainly because they adore my color! I want to share this great opportunity with other women as well. I believe its the perfect business for stay-at-home moms wanting some extra income, or someone just like me, looking for something unique to start of their own. Its a fun, easy, low investment and high profit business! Make your own hours, be your own boss, and stay as busy as you would like! I can help you with everything you need to get started. Please feel free to check out my website or email me for more information!
You can also purchase products on her site that you can easily apply yourself! It’s all been perfected so no crazy skin tones and nasty smells going on! Be sure to check out her Self tanners and other products for sale HERE!!!!
**** Her site for some reason is down so please email orders to:
blakeleysmart@yahoo.com
And to celebrate “Bronzed Envy’s” Blue Cricket partnership, this week Blakeley wants to give one lucky reader their very own bottle of
“Tan in a can!”
It’s the next best thing to an airbrush tan! It will give you an instant tan/color right away AND also develops into a darker tan over the next few hours! This stuff Rocks and is a best seller!!
- Visit “Bronzed Envy’s” Site and take a look around! Be sure to look into her business opportunity! Report back her telling me you went for a visit what you think!
- Become a follower of Blue Cricket Or tell me you already are!
- And lastly tell me your “Horror Story” when it comes to Self tanning! We all have a story! Yes! I’ve been orange with stained palms and looked like an Umpa Loompa!
The winner will be announced March 24th!
Now it’s time to get linking! Hopefully this St. Patrick’s Day finds you well and full of great projects to share! So link your latest and greatest! I hate to have to mention a few things NOT to link but seeing as I’ve had a few linking issues!
Please do not link:
Your facebook page!
Your twitter account
Your blogs url
sites that have nothing to do with your projects…like redbox.com!
I think if we can avoid that sort of stuff we’ll be just fine!
Thanks again for all your amazing inspiration! By linking you are giving me permission to feature you, your blog and your photos in an upcoming “Readers Rock” post!
Yay! First to Comment!
I'm a follower of Blue Cricket Design ;o)
I have always wanted a great tan w/o the sun damage! Can't wait to look into it!
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What a great idea!!! I could see this being so great for weddings, parties, and all kinds of stuff. Loved the photo gallery at her site. I am a follower too!
Hi Becca,
I really like your blog. The Bronzed Envy is very intriguing. I only wish there was pricing for the business opportunity portion (or is it there and I just missed it?)
Anyway, I think it's a fantastic idea ~the spray tan~my poor old skin can't take the sun and it would be interesting to see how this would work on "mature" skin.
Katy
I just wanted to say thank you for hosting each week!!
I just looked at Bronzed Envy's site and wish I was local – the results look natural – no oompa loompa's there!
- Danielle
other-option AT hotmail DOT com
2nd entry: I'm already a follower!
- Danielle
I tried to self-tan years ago and the formula stank to high heavens! Seriously, it smelled terrible.
- Danielle
Ha! This post made me laugh,…just because I have had some tanning nightmares in the day. How about the first time I went to a 'spray tan booth' and put on my little hat to cover my hair? I put the elastic on my forehead instead of back at my hair line and had a nice orangey line across my forehead for weeks. Oh,…and I forgot to cover my hands with that lotiony stuff. I looked like a cheetah. -oh boy. Lesson learned.
-Thanks for a chance to win.
I follow BC!
I went to her site – What a great business to have! You make your own hours!
I'm already a follower!
I've tried the spray booths where a machine tans you… not an exact science! My feet and hands turned bright orange (even thought I wiped them off like the video said)!
i wish i lived in austin and could book an appt today!! i was going to order a bottle but it seems her shop is down right now
i'm a follower!!
i haven't tried sunless tanning to much for fear of the horror stories. I did have orange palms and toes once or twice.
The first time I went into a spray booth I didn't understand what they meant by "put on this shower cap but leave a little hair peaking out. I left a strand down and wound up with a white streak on my face. Then while brushing my teeth later that night, I had a few water drips down my arm and it washed the color right off. I did learn that rubbing in lotion helps to blend out the lines.
I'm a follower. fathers_angel@yahoo.ca
Whenever I try self tanners it ends up not looking even and sometimes even orange.
I have a lot of sun damage from all the tanning I did as a teen, yet I'm soooo pale now. I would love the tan in the can.
I am a follower! Happy St Patty's Day!
Oh, I wish I had just one horror story about self-tanning. I am pale and have never been able to find a color that doesn't make me look like an alien.
Took a look at the site and the prices are reasonable and I can't believe how natural the tans look!!!
maryw1981 at yahoo dot com
I'm a follower!!!
My tanning horror story is that when I first used sunless tanning lotion back in high school, for some reason I thought it was o.k. to only use it on my legs. My legs were streaky and orange and the rest of my body was pale white. What was I thinking???
maryw1981 at yahoo dot com
Since we are going to Playa Del Carmen in June, I have been thinking about getting a spray tan, so this would be great!I checked out the site and I will definitely be checking out some of the products.
bdskeen@yahoo.com
I'm a fan of BC.
I am a follower and I am very interested in Bronzed Envy…for several reasons…the main one being I have had several places on my body removed by a dermatologist because it was cancerous UGH and being tan increases my self-esteem…this would be an awesome alternative!
would love to try the spray in a can! i've used self tanners and can't stand the smell that can go along with some of them. wish i lived close so i could have a party!!
I looked into the website and it seems like a good job opportunity. I just have too much on my plate now to think about adding another position, but definitely something to keep in mind for the future.
-Heather @ http://www.savingmoneylivinglife.com
This is a genius idea!! I hope I win! Oh and by the way I LOVE your blog!! And I am a follower.
I'm a follower!
savingmoneylivinglife@gmail.com
I had one experience with a spray tan and I did not like it. My toes were all streaky and I got called out on it by a guy! If a guy notices…you know its bad. Now, I prefer to stick to my own self tanners which is why I'd love to win the tan in a can!
savingmoneylivinglife@gmail.com
Thanks for hosting the party again. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Looked at the site! I've been thinking about self tanners and tanning sprays a lot lately! These look good!
I'm a follower!
My worst tanning experience… since the tanner didn't have a tint to it, I couldn't tell how much I was putting on where. The next day when the tan finally showed up… my knees and ankles were really orange, I had a big long streak of orange up the back of one leg and half of the other leg had no tan at all. Talk about EMBARRASSING!
Checked out her sight. Looks like a great idea! I lvoe being tan but hate the sun.
I'm a follower!
I checked out her site and requested information. I LOVE this idea!
Great giveaway! I am interested to know more about the tan extender.
the.blue.turtle at hotmail dot com
I am a follower!
I am now a follower!
I don't know that I have any horror stories per se, but the worst thing about self tanners is the SMELL some of them have. I found one with the nicest smell once, and they don't make it anymore! I think it was a coppertone one, and it bums me out. I am going to have to go on the hunt again this summer.
the.blue.turtle at hotmail dot com
And yes, I have looked like an oompa loompa with streaked legs. I went to the local swimming pool, enjoyed visiting all day with everyone there, and then noticed….after I was back home….that I had big orange streaks on the backs of my legs. Oiy!
Thank you for the tanning reminder – you're quite right, it's definitely time to start thinking about those ghostly legs!
Hi Becca,
Thanks for hosting this week!
Happy St. Patty's Day!
Follower!
How wonderful! I have been turned away from self tanning products for while. Someone should really tell those companies that people don't want to look like an orange zebra (and a smelly one!! which is what I ended up being…). This gives me hope to try some of the BE products!
asong2sing335@aol.com
I went to the site and am even more convinced to dull my pasty-white look that is all too common out here in South Dakota.
I am a follower of Blue Cricket…read it everyday! Love all you have to say!
I handle a lot of weddings and this company be great to incorporate into a bridal package…I will have to talk to my girls.
What about hosting a bronze party where all your friends come and tan? Will have to investigate!
My horrible umpa lumpa story is not about me but my sister (we were together so it counts)…
We went bronzing before going out several years ago. She decided to not follow all of the rules with blotting, waiting, and not sweating.
A few hours and a lot of dancing later…I look at her and her white dress was covered in orange drippings. I look up and her face is literally melting. She cried, I took photos, we left and now on days when she is sad — I pull out the photos. It was a great time!
I am a follower.. yea!
I looked at the "Bronzed" people… .. a lot of people here where I live (the Pacific Northwest..near Forks- rainy-ville) use tanning salons allll the time. this just might be the ticket to making money.
my sad tanning moment was… I was 49 years old, recently divorced and starting to date. I wanted to look a little bit sunnier… so I went to a spray on tanning booth. Being the whitie/albino I have NEVER tanned in my life, why waste the time. So I told them I was just there for a LITTLE color. They don't have a button for a little color, you just get the 'beginner' button. For a week I was scrubbing and scrubbing my face and hands. I WAS a 49 year old pumpkin.
Looks like a great product! The site is easy to navigate & pretty- I like it!
I'm a follower!
Great site! I definitely need this! I am pasty white.
I'm a follower!!
My mom got some self-tanning wipes because she thought they would be easier to apply. In the name of bonding, I tried them with her… and it was awful! They felt slimy, smelled terrible, and left streaky orange marks everywhere. It was just bad.
Blue Cricket Follower
Checked out Bronzed Envy. I wondered if one can covers your whole body just once.
I played with self-tanner once in high school and my legs turned out so splotchy and uneven and my hands were carrot orange of several days. So embarrassing.
Ooooo…I wish I lived close to try it out. Loved looking at the photo gallery.
I follow on BLogger.
I don't really have a self-tanning story, but I did fry my little sister once in a tanning bed. I didn't mean to but she never went tanning with me again…
This is amazing idea! I might just have to start up my own bronzed envy buisness!
I'm already a follower of Blue Cricket
I am the palest person ever, and NOTHING has ever been able to make me tan without looking orange. The sun (which I'm very afraid of too) just burns me–I never tan. I'm very excited to try this product! Pick me please!!!!
I'm already a follower with Google Reader.
Wow! I love this idea! I was just telling my husband I need a career change (but it has to be a work-from-home job). I used to be so tan and now I'm just trying to protect my damaged skin and avoid that nasty C word. I'm very interested in the business opportunity here.
Hi Becca! Found my way over here via Org Junkie!!
So it would be great to try!! If she WAS near me, you could bet I would definitely do the Bronze Deluxe Monthly, if not the Ultimate Bronze Monthly!! In the spring/summer, I pay $100 for a month of a tanning bed (Shhh, I know, I know!!!) 
I went over to Bronzed Envy site and now I have Bronzed Envy!!! And sad because she is not in my area!!
Crossing my fingers, I'd love to try it!!! Thanks!!
Second entry:
I've tried all sorts of sunless tanners, each one promising to be better than the others. They stink, they stain and I hated them!! I'll never forget one time I thought I had it applied evenly and got to work and looked down to see my DARK orange ankle bones!! AAAA!!! Of course I had capris and sandals on – so there was nothing I could do!!!
Good times!!!
(ah the things we do…)
This is an AWESOME biz idea! I am very interested and off to check it out. Wow, I'm excited about it, lol.
Thank you for sharing.
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I love this idea! I checked out the business opp. And I am thinking very seriously about how awesome it would be to own my own tanning service!!
So my horror story::: I was pregnant with my first child so tanning in a bed was a no go for me…
well we were having a bunch of friends over for a pool party and I wanted to look tan…I went to the store and bought a self tanner…..well it left me orange and scaley looking (like snake skin!!) I tried to cover it up a little wearing some shorts…well as soon as I put my legs into the pool my "Tan" washed off!!! So part of my legs were orange. and the other half was pasty white!!! Everyone could tell and I got "harrassed" the rest of the day. I was so embarassed!!
deannsturgiss@yahoo.com
Becca, you've seen me in real life and know I'm the epitome of a white girl. I need this!
I'm a follower.
Wish I was in Texas so I could get the spray tan NOW!!! Went to visit her site.
#2 I am a follower! :O)
#3 I remember in high school having orange palms. How embarrassing!! I scrubbed and scrubbed. Luckily my dad was staining some wood so I helped and decided to use the turpintine and see if that would help. It kind of did. LOL Oh the horrific memories of high school!!!
Tan in a can – Can't wait for summer! Thanks for hosting!
I subscribe to blue cricket
The mobile tan business would be a huge hit in my circle – even though I'm in sunny AZ! Great idea!
My experience with self-tanner hasn't been good – streaks, orange glow, stinky – yuck!
I love love love this! Bronzed envy please come to my house! I have been wanting to do this for so long. I love to be tan but going to tanning beds and lying in the sun is so NOT worth the health risk.
Becca, I love your blog and I check it daily, so I guess you could say yes, I am a follower
O man, I forgot to say how many times I have turned orange, o yeah not just once but SEVERAL times. And then I wear pants and long sleeves for several days after just to hide the awful tan from a bottle!
I LOVE all her self tanners! I use self tanner all the time, so this is something I really want to win! ALso, for the linky, I am so sorry! I added my site and url. I thought it was just a friendly blog hop url. You can delete mine, agian, so sorry!!!
daxkimd@gmail.com
This would be such a hit in my Michigan area – i don't know anyone that is tan, and i don't know anyone who wouldn't want to be!
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i have had to use the "salt and lemon scrub" method to remove some horrible dry patch areas that turned orange – only to find i have a small cut in that area, that i have just rubbed salt and lemon into. FUN TIMES!
I need this!
that's awesome. I hope a business like her's pop up in more places.
I'm a follower!
i did the booth, not so great. I had some dry spots that the dye turned super dark…eeee and it was all sticky. it'd be nice to not have to get back in jeans then drive home, this way you could just stay in your bikini till you dry!
I'm preggers and my skin goes CRAZY when I get in the sun. Unfortunetly I live in AZ so even going to the grocery is an event! Can anyone say PREGNANCY MASK! ugh! my pasty body needs help!
Kristy L
I'm a follower!
Right before my very first Spring Break trip in college, I decided to make a trip to the spray tanning booth. Big mistake. Big. Huge. I didn't hold my arms high enough and had two giant stripes down my torso. Awesome. Pretty noticeable too considering my near albino natural coloring.
I also spent some time in real tanning beds as a teenager and had melanoma at 21 years old. Self tanner is the way to go, but I've yet to find one I like.. I sure hope I win so I can try this out!!
Wow, I went to the site.. it looks like a cool business to run! Everyone loves a tan and feeling better about themselves.. I also love that it's 99% organic!
I just went to the website! Sounds interesting and I'm interested! Where I live there is not much stuff like this around, ie. I live in the boonies, but just because I live in the boonies doesn't mean we don't want to look glowing! So Thank you for introducing me to this website!
Danielle
ds_guera@yahoo.com
And I just became your follower!!! my second post!
I love this idea and have emailed her to get more information on starting one in my city. Love it!
#2 I'm already a follower via Google Reader