Tanning Salons in Salt Lake City

Behind the glittering glass storefront of Jersey Tan, four levels of tanning beds glow ready to equip bodies with a burnished hue. Their specially designed lamps caress skins with UV light in up to 20-minute sessions, kicking the body's melanin into high gear. Alternately, a sheer coating of carefully calibrated color airbrushes skin in a Mystic Tan booth, giving a sun-kissed look without the UV exposure of making out with the actual sun.

The floor-to-ceiling windows that make Radiance Sun Studios’ storefront may technically be letting sun in, but the shop’s bright-yellow walls seem to flood the outdoors with rays. Inside, more effective faux rays radiate from Wolff- and Ruva-level tanning beds in standup and lie-down varieties. Their MagicTan spray-tanning booth imparts all-over UV-free color with mist from automated nozzles. The staff also curates an extensive collection of tanning lotions from Hempz, Australian Gold, and California Tan, which extend a tan’s wear, enhance its color, or help it blend more easily into a Where’s Waldo? set at the beach.

Step into the sunless spray of a VersaSpa booth ($25 for one session) and sprint out in a flat 60 seconds with a third-place Olympic finish. Choose either a clear bronzing solution that reaches its colorful peak in six hours and lasts up to a week, or opt for the clear solution coupled with a cosmetic bronzer (which will wash off with your first shower, leaving the clear solution) for immediate results.

The airbrush artists of Golden Mobile Spray Tan use their special airbrush-tanning equipment to create masterworks of healthy, radiant, muscle-tone-enhancing color on clients from head to toe. The spray techs arrive to patrons' chosen destinations in Hartford or Middlesex Counties and beyond, ready to glaze bodies with UV-free color in preparation for big events, photo ops, and bikini-clad excursions. Techs adjust the color of the organic, botanical solution that can be customized to clients’ skin shade and desired depth of tan.

For first-time tanners, a skin type analysis helps determine what level of glow suits their natural complexions best. Airbrush artists enhance appointments with comfort-focused details, including hair caps, feet protectors, and a privacy pop-up tent to ensure sprays bronze skin and not furniture. Once applied, spray tans develop within five hours to a radiant glow that doesn't require an honorary degree from a lightning-bug university.