Prior to tanning salons, the only way to achieve a beautiful copper glow was to boil pennies and bathe in the scalding reduction. Achieve a less painful sheen with today's Groupon for an airbrush tan or tanning bed sessions at Paradise Tan in Wellington. Choose between the following options:

• For $19, you get one professional airbrush tan (a $45 value)
• For $29, you get three diamond-level tanning-bed sessions (a $79 value)

Paradise Tan bronzes bodies with hand-applied airbrush tans and high-pressure beds aglow with bulbs swapped out a maximum of every 250 hours. The customizable airbrush tans let customers choose their depth of color and fix tan lines earned while inadvertently sharing a cab with a solar flare. During the application, clients can wear whatever they feel conformable with, though men must wear some form of underwear. The organic, hypoallergenic Norvell spray tan is applied by hand to ensure a nearly flawless, streak-free bronze that, with proper care, can last between five to seven days.

Alternately, the diamond-level Sungate tanning bed coats skin with pleasant hues using 52 reflector lamps, four 1,000-watt high-pressure face tanners, and one pretty bright candle. During each 8–10-minute session, clients are cooled by mist and air conditioning while aromatherapy relaxes from the nostrils down. Paradise Tan keeps clients comfortable with spacious rooms outfitted with a radio, CD player, and an iPod dock to play personal music or regale listeners with the history of personal-stereo technology.