Any guys doing spray tans?

[nwtan]

Hi, I'm a newbie to the forums and doing research into the mobile spray tanning business at the moment. Just wondering if there are any guys out there who are making a living doing spray tans? My main reason for looking into this line of work is to be able to do something that will fit around my family commitments i.e. A full time working wife and 2 young children and as I have taken a back seat from doing 60-odd hour weeks (thank God!), I still need to have a small(ish) income stream and was thinking about the spray tanning business. I am under no illusion that this is a get rich quick job (what job is?) but as I used to be a spray painter on high performance cars and still do some custom airbrushing, I thought I would be more than capable of providing a quality tan (same technique different surface i guess!) The thing is, and it's an obvious question, would I be better just targeting the male population, bodybuilders,gyms etc? I know that perhaps most women would be very reluctant to have a male tan them, for obvious reasons, no matter how professional the service. Do any of you guys have much luck spraying both sexes? It goes without saying I would offer a very relaxed and professional service and a great looking tan!
Sorry for waffling on a bit, just putting you in the picture!! lol
I am currently trying out Celebrity Secrets and Couture products and will let you know how it goes!
Oh, I need a name too!! Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Russ

 

[steve@nouvatan]

we supply a very succesfull male spray tanner.he uses around 5 litres a month so that equates to around 125 tans,:lol:
He is a barber and has the back room of his shop for spray tanning, he says His clientelle are 50% gay men 30% female and 20% hetro males
Spray tanning is very popular on the gay and bodybuilding scene s but is also becoming popular with young trendy guys as well,
If you can spray a car you can spray a body:lol: I had no experience spraying bodys but plenty of experiance on car body work
you just need to understand the skin types that are suitable for what % solutions and how to mask the tell tale areas dry skin with a non oil based moisturiser,
a half day training course would be a good idea but make sure you go on a course that is recognised by the major beauty insurers some course certification is not worth the paper its written on, insurance is a must in my opinion and its relatively cheap at around £80
happy to help

 

[Ruth Mills]

Russ - I'd go for it - you may be able to exploit a "niche" in the market too, as the majority of spray tanners tend to be female, whereas some clients may prefer to be spray tanned by a man.

Perhaps you could even use this in your marketing, e.g. "Man Tan"... perhaps focusing on the more masculine reasons for getting a spray tan, using photos of tanned body builders etc.

 

[TheBack&Beyond]

Yeah - go for it Russ! It sounds like you have completely the right attitude and exactly the right experience.

Come to think of it, my Picasso needs a spot of stone chip on the front valance - so next time you're in the area . . . . :lol: (only kidding!)

Seriously; Fantastic! Another bloke delivering excellent customer services from a bloke's point of view. Why not train for waxing too? You'll suprise yourself how busy you will be!

Best of luck with everything!

Jason

 

[fozzyo]

Definately go for it, in fact I'd suggest you give Steve above a call ... Nouvatan are one of the best Spray tan companies around.

Good luck!
Mat

 

[nwtan]

Wow, thanks guys for a very positive response. I was a bit worried that people would think 'aye aye', a bloke doing spray tans, sounds a bit suss!!' lol.
But after reading your responses I am very encouraged to go for it. I am hoping that I might be able to exploit a 'niche' market, doing guys first and then if the ladies start making enquiries, well thats great. I would definately do a course, which I'm sure would be beneficial as well as helping me get insurance. I live in southport which is choc full of beauty salons but never seen any guys providing a service, so fingers crossed I will be able to pick up some business. I plan to start slowly anyway and hopefully word of mouth will be my best advertising.
Once again thanks and I'll keep you posted.