The drops can either be applied with a mitt or with bare hands. I have used both and don’t really have a preference to be honest. I might recommend the mitt to someone who is new to tanning but I do feel like it soaks up a lot more of the product which will cause it to be used up quicker. Just note: if I don’t use a mitt, I wash my hands IMMEDIATELY after application or they will turn orange. I’ve found that just rubbing the palms of my hands with a wet wash cloth works best so I don’t wash the tanner off the tops of my hands. 

The rest of it is pretty simple! I take a pump of lotion in my hand, add a couple drops (the more you add, the darker you’ll be), mix it together and apply it to a body part. I repeat this process until my whole body is moisturized.

The face is just the same! I use a dollop of face moisturizer, add in just two drops, mix it together and apply it all over my face. I make sure not to miss my hair line, around my mouth and eyes, as well as my ears!

During this tutorial, I ended up using a lotion I already had on hand (instead of the tanning butter) and I feel like it turned into more of a healthy glow than a true dark tan. Totally fine by me since I am already tan and don’t want to over do it. 

For my initial tan a couple weeks ago, I mixed the drops into the tanning butter and it provided me with a much deeper tan (That being said, I was also the shade of casper the ghost)

Once my whole body is covered, I wait about 20 minutes or so for everything to soak into my skin and then get dressed in something loose fitting, and go about my day as normal! I usually tan at night before I go to bed to ensure everything processes properly without rubbing or washing off but I actually didn’t notice any of that today even after washing my hands like 737,329 times and doing two loads of dishes.

I wouldn’t recommend tanning and then sweating heavily or anything water crazy before it’s done processing but normal daily activities seemed fine for me!