Please Help me and my Orange Foot?!!

[Tenaj]

Oh god I want to go home or at least for it to go dark outside very quickly. I am severely paranoid.

I'm getting ready for my Christmas Work Party on Friday and have been 'pampering' this week, after a bath I have been spraying fake tan all over me and the colour has been building up really nicely. Well I don't know what happened last night, maybe I was in a rush but all the mist must have settled on my left foot.

I had no idea until this morning, I was in such a mega rush and put on the skirt, blouse and sandals I had ironed last night. (well not the sandals obviously). Had I known I would have ironed my pants and put ankle boots on - but no time.

Anyway running through the carpark this morning - it hit me!! WTF is up with my foot?!! Orange is an understatement. the whole left foot and toes are a deep dirty orange colour. But what could I do? I'm in work already, and late. Trying my very hardest to cut down on going to the toilets, making drinks too often etc. The desk is my saviour.

I had to go out at dinner and I swear I am being stared at, A car full of perverted old men whistled at me and I shot them my most disgusted look ever as if to say you sicko's, then horror of horrors . . . They started laughing histerically at me. Maybe I'm paranoid or my 'nasty face' is highly amusing I don't know but I got stared at in the shop too my an old lady and a young boy.

Help please, any advice needed to get rid of this rancid colour. I'm already planning a long hot soak in the bath tonight and loads of scrubbing but any additional advice would be greatly appreciated.

phew... finished!

EDIT: I Cannot believe 8 of you have read my dilemma and not one of you cares, you heartless lot!

[NoDayButToday]

Not a matter of not caring, I just have never used any kind of tanning spray/lotion/gel (I have only done the unhealthy bake in the tanning beds, and not anymore), so I don't have anything that could help you. Wish I did though!

[Tenaj]

No problem! I was very annoyed before, calmed down a little now Will plan to stay in a hot bath ALL night and hope it comes off.

[Glasgow53]

I don't know what to suggest, I don't use this stuff. I just stick with my natural color, fishbelly white. Maybe you should call the manufacturer of the fake tan stuff and ask them.

[MaryJane]

Ok sweetie, I really wanted to be of help since you told me that my thread

How to fake a diet

is responsible for the misfortunes of your foot
So I did a little research for you and this is what I've found

http://www.handbag.com/beauty/produc...tropezremover/

"* Fruit-based scrubs will remove fake tan from your skin faster than a thief in the night - handy to know if you want to tone it down but a disaster if you have just tanned for a night out."
(http://www.nzww.co.nz/fashion/story.cfm?storyID=3636012)

[Barbara]

If it doesn't get better until Friday, just use some foundation on your ankle and foot to hide it.

I tried fake suntan a handful of times in my life... and the results were so horrible every time that I hope I'll never get the idea of trying it again. I'm fair-skinned and I always came out as dirty and uneven orange

[Tenaj]

Originally Posted by MaryJane

Ok sweetie, I really wanted to be of help since you told me that my thread

How to fake a diet

is responsible for the misfortunes of your foot
So I did a little research for you and this is what I've found

http://www.handbag.com/beauty/produc...tropezremover/

"* Fruit-based scrubs will remove fake tan from your skin faster than a thief in the night - handy to know if you want to tone it down but a disaster if you have just tanned for a night out."
(http://www.nzww.co.nz/fashion/story.cfm?storyID=3636012)

Aww thank you!!!

Ooh, fruit based scubs - I have body shop papaya body scrub, that might work?! Fingers crossed eh! While I'm at it I'll cross my orange toes too for extra luck!

Don't blame yourself MaryJane, I had started my 'beautiful' transformation on Monday night!!

I don't know what to suggest, I don't use this stuff. I just stick with my natural color, fishbelly white. Maybe you should call the manufacturer of the fake tan stuff and ask them.

That description made me laugh!

[SammysMom]

Let us know if the papaya body scrub works please. Ive not done the fake tan and I guess I never will now. GOOD LUCK !!!!

[Tenaj]

^^ I've never had such a problem before, I use fake tan quite frequently, I must admit I bought some really crappy cheap stuff on the weekend, I guess fake tan is not something you should buy cheap!

Finished work nowm looking forward o sitting in the bath for 5 hours and turning into a prune! Thanks for all the advice

[dexter7]

you poor thing tenaj, i feel bad for you, but your desperation and then your "edit" have made me laugh out loud! hope things are better for you.

[khaebs]

I don't know what to do about the aftermath, but to prevent if from happening the next time you should put regular lotion on your feet afterwards.

[muchlove]

I just now saw this, and was going to suggest scrubbing the hell out of your foot with a salt scrub... but I bet the fruit-based scrub would be better. Let us know how it goes!

[Tenaj]

Oh thank you for all the advice, used the fruit scrub and my god it works! Seriously, it didn't scrub it all off, just completely blended and toned down the colour, I no longer have toes that look like chicken claws!!

I am in such a good mood that I actually laughed at your Oompa Loompa picture Tiki, had I seen it yesterday I would have burst into tears!!

[miss_perfect]

Any kind of mechanical (scrubs) or chemical (fruit acids) exfoliator will work. I have these Alpha/Beta Hydroxy towelettes that are great for this sort of thing.

[Tiara]

Well I decided to go for the not-so-good-for-you tan last night, I went on the sun bed. I look like a fried lobster now, hope it'll die down before my christmas party tomorrow night