Melissa Weinberg Tanning & Beauty®

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Featured in Voyage MIA Magazine as a Palm Beach inspiring story!

Meet Melissa Weinberg of Melissa Weinberg Tanning and Beauty in Palm Beach

Voyagemia Staff

 

Today we’d like to introduce you to Melissa Weinberg.

So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I was in the financial industry for most of my career. I always wanted to do something in the beauty industry and since I had experienced skin cancer I felt that spray tanning was the perfect fit. I started spray tanning in 2009 as a part-time mobile spray tan artist. I worked nights and weekends 7 days a week building my company. It took a few years of hard work but I have built my business into a top leading brand in the Sunless beauty industry & regarded as a top Spray tan expert in my field.

I worked on formulating my own product line and in 2014 I introduced my professional line of self-tanning products called Perfect Glow Sunless™. My professional and retail products are used and sold by countless salons, spas and spray tan artists worldwide. I also run my local business Melissa Weinberg Tanning and provide custom airbrush tanning services in the Palm Beach area.

Sunless education is important to me and I founded the Perfect Glow Spray Tan Academy. My academy is top rated and I train spray tan professionals on how to start their own spray tan businesses and improve their skills. I also travel across the US hosting classes as well as in South Florida and offer an online class as well.

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Like any entrepreneur, I had to overcome many struggles. One was working 2 jobs and trying to do a career change at the age of 39. Working 7 days a week was not easy while trying to juggle home life but I knew it had to be done and also wanted my salary from my full-time job to fund the creation of my product line.

Eventually, I left the creature comforts of the corporate world (Like a weekly paycheck and full benefits and 401k).

I also handled every aspect of my business for a very long time. Scheduling and spray tanning clients on the service side and on the manufacturing side I did whatever I could to save money. I did my website designs, set up my E-commerce store, and everything from Purchasing, marketing, social media management, sales, customer service and even today I still personally ship all orders.

But I continue to grow and now have added on sales managers and trainers for my brand.

Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Melissa Weinberg Tanning and Beauty – what should we know?
I am known as the South Florida spray tan expert & I provide custom airbrush tanning on the Palm Beaches. As a company, I am most proud of a few things. First is my product line that I created as a female entrepreneur in her 40’s. I am proof that you are never too old to follow your dreams and can rinse up from starting a brand from scratch without investors or a ton of capital with good old fashion smarts and hard work

All of my products are based off organic and natural ingredients, Paraben free, gluten free, Vegan and cruelty-free. )I am part of PETA Beauty without bunnies program.) My products are truly odorless and there is no foul spray tan smell or heavy scent to mask chemicals as found in many other products on the market.

What also sets me apart is that I truly care about my spray tan clients and have top reviews. When someone comes in for a tan they are going to get a truly [personalized experience form someone who cares. I customize the color based on their skin tone and educate them on safe sun. Since I am also an educator I make sure that the spray tan application is precise and the color is flawless. My tans last up to 9+ days and I even offer a rapid option where the client can rinse off in just 1-4 hours!

For my professional salon beauty pros, I strive to give the best service available. and my customer service & products are top rated in the sunless beauty industry. My products were used on the Superbowl 50 Carolina Topcat cheerleaders by their spray tan provider and most recently my spray tan solution was used on Jlo! She was spray tanned by Fabiola the owner of Sobe tan in Miami who exclusively uses my product line.

Is there a characteristic or quality that you feel is essential to success?
Staying humble. No matter how much success I continue to achieve I will never forget where I came from. I am truly grateful for my spray tan clients supporting me and choosing my services these past years.

As a beauty brand, I feel that customer service is a lost art and I strive to go above and beyond for my customers. I treat them with fairness and appreciate everyone who places an order. My customers are not just a number to me. I am available 7 days a week to help them with anything they need.

For my retail self-tanning line, I feel educating the public in the benefits of safe tanning is important and offering them a salon quality line is important to me. There are many cheap tanning products out there loaded with chemicals with sub-par results and turning people that dreaded orange. I am happy to offer a true salon quality product. It is my same professional spray tan formulations but for home use.

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Wellington woman creates sunless tanning line for ultimate faux glow!

As Featured in the South Florida Sun Sentinel!

Joanie Cox-Henry jkcox@tribune.com

We’ve all seen that splotchy, orange-skinned woman who looks like they lost a battle with a bottle of self-tanner. Wellington resident Melissa Weinberg has come up with a solution for that. Weinberg launched Perfect Glow Sunless, a professional tanning spray, and Melissa Weinberg Tanning & Beauty, a line of streak-proof, odorless at-home sunless tanning products. The take-home line ranges from $22 to $39.95 at Mwmelissaweinberg.com.

“Although I’m a blonde now, I’m a natural redhead with freckles who couldn’t tan at all,” Weinberg said. “I experienced skin cancer from sun bathing. I really wanted to come up with a way for people to get a quality tan without the sun. My boyfriend had suggested I try spray tanning. I gradually started building color on my skin and instantly liked it. A good tan always knocks off 10 pounds and camouflages veins. I looked at the products I was using and wanted to create my own.”

Over a year and a half ago, Weinberg started her line, which includes a professional spray tanning solution as well as the Perfect Glow Sunless in five blends to offer a realistic faux glow for various skin tones.

“It’s not just about the color. You want it to fade well, too,” Weinberg said of her line, which offers ingredients such as coconut oil, Argan oil, cucumber extract, elderberry extract, white tea extract and other moisturizing ingredients to smooth skin and build a natural color base. “I’m really proud of my products, which are Paraben-free, gluten-free, formaldehyde-free and without sulfates, mineral oils or petrochemical. We also don’t test any of the products on animals.”

Weinberg has incorporated a natural fade technology into her line that doesn’t leave behind blotchy spots on skin.

“The whole point of getting a natural tan is feeling and looking like you were really in the sun,” she said. “For those on the go, I also have a Rapid Self-Tanning Mousse, which dries quickly and allows the user to rinse off in only one to four hours instead of the typical eight hours you need to wait to wash off. It’s great because you can even sleep on white sheets and not worry about it coming off.”

Melissa Weinberg’s self-tanning tips:

• If you are using the tanning mousse, start off using only one coat of the mousse and rinse in eight to 10 hours. It’s always better to start conservative. If you want to be darker then next time you can apply two coats.

• After your first shower, use the MW luxury body lotion at least two times a day to maintain and prolong the tan.

• If you choose to use the gradual tanner, start off applying once a day (before bed) and a healthy glow will start to build in a few days. You can always increase to two times a day.

More tips can be found, in addition to the products, at Mwmelissaweinberg.com.

 

View original article here http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/wellington/fl-bbf-glow-0106-20160106-story.html

Melissa Weinberg is a South Florida spray tan expert & educator.  She is the creator of  Melissa Weinberg Tanning & Beauty® and Perfect Glow Sunless™ a premium line of professional spray tan solution used by professional salons and spas all over the world. Providing the best spray tan in the areas of South Florida including Wellington, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Royal palm beach,Lake Worth, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Palm Beach.

Self tanning myths – How to properly prep for a sunless tan

I am sure you have read to “Shower & Shave right before applying a self tanner or getting a spray tan”

No No No! I see so many beauty bloggers or spray tan salons advising to exfoliate, shower & shave right before applying self-tanner and it makes me crazy! You do NOT want to do this before application or before your spray tan session. This can actually hinder your self-tanning results!

Why you ask?  

Doing so can result in a lighter tan and a patchy or streaky development! Scrubs, exfoliants, soaps, hair conditioners, shampoo, shaving cream and other products leave an invisible film on the skin. This can affect the tan and result in a patchy or streaky application.

 Let’s break it down some more and I will explain why many common self-tanning problems occur:

First off, when you shower right before you are hydrating your skin. When you apply the self-tanner (or get a spray tan) right after (even a few hours after) your skin will not absorb as much of the product since your skin is already hydrated! Anytime I see spray tan solution being repelled by my client’s skin it is because they always showered right before,

Streaky legs? -Chances are you shaved right before. Shaving creams and razors with moisturizing strips leave an invisible film blocking the absorption of the sunless tanner. In some cases you did not rinse long enough and some of the cosmetic bronzer did not wash off. Do another quick rinse to see if this solves the issue.

Specks on your legs (in your pores)? -Chances are that you showered right before application. The hot water opened up your pores and it absorbed more of the bronzer pigment (Tip- before tanning do a very quick cold water rinse to close them up)

Tan came out very light?- Chances are that you showered right before. And as discussed your skin was not absorbing all of the product.

Patchy Tan? – Chances are you showered or exfoliated right before and the product residue created a barrier which prevented product from being absorbed in areas. Or you did not exfoliate at all and the skin was not an even canvas. (Read further below for more info on this)

Tan did not last long– Same reason as why it caused it to be light (plus you are possibly not using the proper aftercare products)

Tan faded bad– This happens when you apply more self-tanner /spray tan on your body without scrubbing the other one off first. Or you do not use the right aftercare products (cleansers) and a poor body moisturizer.

So here are my expert recommendations:

Start your exfoliating a few days before your spray tan session or the day you are going to apply the self-tanner. Do not exfoliate the day of! Exfoliation is very important so the skin can be a clean even canvas. If self-tanner or gradual tanning lotion is applied on uneven skin, the older dead skin cells will come off first causing the tan to possibly fade poorly.

Do any waxing, pedicures or shaving at least 24 hours before.

Do not shower or apply any soaps (especially Dove) oils, lotions, perfumes or deodorant to the skin the day of the tan. These can create a barrier preventing the self-tanner from fully developing or resulting in patching or streaking.

Follow these recommendations and I guarantee you will see great results!

Have any more questions? Please check out my website Q&A or feel free to contact me for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Melissa Weinberg is a South Florida spray tan expert, educator.  She is the creator of  Melissa Weinberg Tanning & Beauty® and Perfect Glow Sunless™ a premium line of professional spray tan solution used by professional salons and spas all over the world. Providing custom spray tans in the areas of South Florida including Wellington, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Royal palm beach,

Lake Worth, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Palm Beach

In the press!

It was very exciting to see my tanning mousse aside some of the top beauty brands in the world!! Featured in Lifestyle magazine as their recommended self tanner!

Boca-Delray Lifestyle Magazine

The Melissa Weinberg Tanning & Beauty™ line offers professional/salon grade home tanning products that are simply unparalleled. The  Self-Tanning Mousse, a proprietary bronzing complex with even fade technology.

This exclusive formulation contains a unique “orange blocker complex” that will help eliminate pulling an orange or yellow undertone as found in many other self-tanners on the market. All the self tanning products are infused with unique anti-oxidants and botanicals. These products will not dry out the skin and includes ingredients such as Moroccan Argan oil, blackberry seed oil, caffeine, Meadowfoam seed oil and more. Click to SHOP

Melissa Weinberg is the founder of Perfect Glow Sunless and Melissa Weinberg Tanning & Beauty. She also provides spray tan training and is the South Florida sunless tanning expert

 

 

 

 

 

Fake tanners for fair skin-will I turn orange?

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I get many emails asking me if my self tanners are good for very fair skin. If you are reading this then chances are that you as well have turned that dreaded orange from a self tanner or spray tan salon.  Many of these women describe themselves as being redheads with freckles, or very pale that have never been able to achieve a tan in the sun.  They ask me if I think that self tanning is just not for them.

Well the answer is NO 🙂 The problem is that unfortunately they just have not found the right product or have been to an experienced salon. Many times a little  extra coaching on to what product is best for them is what they need and tips on how to use it properly. Orange comes from the following:

  1. A salon using a product too strong for your skin tone
  2. The tech having a heavy hand and applying too much product on your skin.
  3. You had picked a self tanning product too strong for your skin tone ( Just because you want extra dark does not mean your skin can take it).
  4. The product has a low quality form of dha.
  5. You had a heavy hand and applied too much product to your skin causing it to over process.

I was born a redhead with freckles and my tanning experience was burning and peeling (ouch) I had the thought that even if my freckles connected that looked somewhat like a tan and was better than being pasty. Growing up in Long Island I would crave the summers and recall even sitting on the tar roof slathered in baby oil (No wonder why I experience skin cancer now)

So I turned to sunless tanning and before I became a spray tan professional I have experienced all the same things as you have. So I want to share my professional tips on how to get that beautiful sunless tan that you are craving for.

First off, self tanners are not magic they are a cosmetic. Just because you want super dark does not mean that your skin will cooperate. There are different levels for a reason and that is because there are different skin tones. The depth of color that you will pull will be dependent on your starting natural skin tone and if you are able to achieve a tan in the sun.

So even if a product shows a picture of a super dark Mediterranean looking goddess and labeled a “Extra Dark” shade, if you are a ginger and buy that type of product I can guarantee you that you will be orange. It is just wishful thinking and many times it is not the self tanners fault, but the consumer who fortunately did not pick the right shade for their skin or just applied too much. So always read product labels as to recommendations and usage instructions.

Why is this you ask? The simple answer is because DHA (dihydroxyacetone)  is the main ingredient in all sunless products. The darker the shade the higher level the DHA.  And certain skin tones can only take so much dha before they start to turn orange. I know it is not fair but you cant change genetics. So even though you want to be dark, just because the label says so does not mean it is going to happen. So us pale pasty  people need to start low and see what our threshold is.

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With my self tanning products I recommend using them the same way that I would spray tan a client coming in my salon. I always recommend that very fair skin tones start off conservative. You can always add color but you cant take it away. So if you can not tan in the sun you have to be careful and start off and use a light shade or a light application.

If I have friends coming in together for a spray tan session and the pasty one says she wants to be the same color as her olive toned friend, I explain that it will not happen. I can spray each of them with the same color solution and each of them will pull a totally different color. So the same concept also applies with self tanners. Unlike painting a white piece of paper where the outcome of 10 pieces of paper will be identical , there is body chemistry involved with self tanners. The sunless tan is going to develop by interacting with your skin undertones.

Not everyone can get a dark tan and some people can only realistically handle a glow and anything higher will cause them to look unnatural, So I always say start light and gradually push the envelope.

What I would suggest my customers start out with is the following:

If you choose the regular self tanning mousse ( Medium to dark shade) start off by applying only one coat. That will adjust it to a light shade. If after developing it looks natural on you then the next time you can apply 2 coats and test it.

If you use the rapid mousse, the leave on times are from 1 hour for a light tan to 4 hours for a dark. So again, just because you want dark does not mean your skin can handle dark. So for the first application I would only keep it on for 1 hour and then rinse off (just water no soap ) and that would be the equivalent of what I would tan you with if you came into my salon.

If once it developed the color looked fine the next time you could leave it on a little longer say an hour and a half.  Then if good then the next time do 2 hours etc…The longer you leave the product on the darker it gets. So with fair skin you have to be careful and start conservative. I call it baby steps. (And remember that with the ️rapid mousse you won’t see immediate color after rinsing. It still takes 8-10 hours to develop) So wait until the next day before you do another application.

Another option is the gradual tanner . It is not an instant option but this is a great a fail safe way to build your glow if you just want something very natural. Use the lotion 2x a day and the perfect glow will build over 4-5 days. Just stop applying when your desired level of color is achieved.

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So I know first hand there is hope for us pale people. It is all about choosing the right products and starting off conservative. Any questions please feel free to contact me at Info@mwmelissaweinberg.com

Melissa Weinberg

Melissa Weinberg is the creator of  Melissa Weinberg Tanning & Beauty® and Perfect Glow Sunless™. She is the South Florida sunless tanning expert and her products are used by salons and spas worldwide.

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