We understand this recent warm weather came as a surprise, but after being blinded for the past few days by your pasty white legs we realized its time for an intervention. A good tanning bed is a necessity for every New Yorker to properly make the transition from winter to spring. Unlike a manicure, tanning isn’t something you should do without proper research. Cue our expertise…
City Sun Tanning
(13th and Broadway)
City Sun is our savior, and we really do not trust any other place to bronze our beautiful skin. This is by far the nicest, cleanest, most reasonably priced tanning salon in the area. They have a wide variety of beds, but we recommend going with the standard at the very least. (Tanning rule #1 – never use the basic bed; its shit). The Standard comes in a lying and standing option. Unless you are certain your armpits won’t burn we recommend the lying bed... The staff is super friendly and helpful, so if it’s your first time don’t be intimidated; they’ll guide you through it to a bronzed bliss. Plus they offer NYU discounts – the perks of paying $60,000 a year….
Brazil Bronze Glow Bar
(Broadway and Prince)
Personally, we aren’t fans of the spray tan because it tends to look more fake than a tanning bed, but this place makes us reconsider. They do a really great job of tanning you in just the right places and the color comes out very natural looking. The staff is really friendly (which is great when your standing naked in front of a stranger…), and the only issue with this place is that getting an appointment can be nearly impossible. We suggest making one asap so you can get at least one session in before going home for break. It lasts for a solid week, which is pretty impressive. Word to the wise: with spray tans, always go a shade lighter than you think. You never regret being moderately tan, but you will always regret looking like an oompa loompa…
We know were not giving you a wide range of places, but to be honest, other places suck. Tanning is an art and other places just don’t seem to make the cut.
“Oh my God, Karen, you cant just ask people why they’re white…”
WE love NYU
(13th and Broadway)
City Sun is our savior, and we really do not trust any other place to bronze our beautiful skin. This is by far the nicest, cleanest, most reasonably priced tanning salon in the area. They have a wide variety of beds, but we recommend going with the standard at the very least. (Tanning rule #1 – never use the basic bed; its shit). The Standard comes in a lying and standing option. Unless you are certain your armpits won’t burn we recommend the lying bed... The staff is super friendly and helpful, so if it’s your first time don’t be intimidated; they’ll guide you through it to a bronzed bliss. Plus they offer NYU discounts – the perks of paying $60,000 a year….
Brazil Bronze Glow Bar
(Broadway and Prince)
Personally, we aren’t fans of the spray tan because it tends to look more fake than a tanning bed, but this place makes us reconsider. They do a really great job of tanning you in just the right places and the color comes out very natural looking. The staff is really friendly (which is great when your standing naked in front of a stranger…), and the only issue with this place is that getting an appointment can be nearly impossible. We suggest making one asap so you can get at least one session in before going home for break. It lasts for a solid week, which is pretty impressive. Word to the wise: with spray tans, always go a shade lighter than you think. You never regret being moderately tan, but you will always regret looking like an oompa loompa…
We know were not giving you a wide range of places, but to be honest, other places suck. Tanning is an art and other places just don’t seem to make the cut.
“Oh my God, Karen, you cant just ask people why they’re white…”
WE love NYU
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