BRONZED

Confession: I was terrified to get my first spray tan. I’m about as pale as they come, so of course I had nightmares about ending up orange (I’m sure all my pastey sistas out there can relate).
From the moment I walked into Bronzed, the girl who was helping me made me feel at ease (I believe her name was Katie). She answered my billion questions, helped me choose between the express and the standard tan, reassured me that there was in fact a custom shade light enough for me and explained exactly what to do before and after. The room itself was very clean and they have disposable items (thongs, hair ties, flip flops) available for a dollar to make the process a little easier. Sidenote: the thong is cut weird so if you don’t want a weird tan line maybe bring your own.
She sprayed my pale, naked bod with skill and ease, making pleasant conversation all the while. 20 minutes later, I plodded my slightly sticky self back out into the world and began the countdown til shower time. Since I chose the express tan, I showered about 2 hours after my appointment, and my tan continued to develop for several hours after. I flew to Mexico the next morning and was doing a lot of swimming/​hot tubbing/​sweating, so the tan didn’t last very long (3 – 4 days), but I knew to expect that so I wasn’t disappointed. The color, while it lasted, was perfect; not fake looking, not patchy or streaky, just right.
If you’re hesitating at all, I’d say just do it. 50 bucks was a small price to pay to feel like a golden goddess for once in my life!

Best tan in the city! Very professional and clean. My go to place before any event or vacation and I always receive so many compliments. Highly recommend! Go check out Rachel & her awesome team @ Bronzed!

I never got a spray tan before and I will only ever get it from Bronzed! The staff is easy going, the place is always spotless, and the service is always fast. The results are amazing. I fool people all the time asking where did I go on vacation. For being fair skinned this is amazing because I don’t look orange which commonly happens with lotions or spray towels.

As far as spray tans go, I have tried booth Versa tans and they always look OK, and Bronzed is such a better look that when you want to splurge for a quality tan and pick me up in the winter, this salon is a key spot! The girls are friendly and thorough, making the experience a comfortable one. I love the levels of tan and find the medium is perfect for my skin tone. Great salon!!!

I’ve been going to Bronzed for about 2 years now and every time the service is outstanding. I always book a day before or the day of for a regular spray and each time it is professional, fast, and I’m never disappointed. In less than 12 hours, my color is perfect, never orange or streaky. I usually go with medium bronzed in fall — spring and medium-​dark bronzed in the summer. I always recommend Bronzed to all of my friends to get their glow on :)

So the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, 11/​25, I start feeling my winter pale. I happen to walk down walnut and Unilocal options to get toasty. Bronzed pops right up. I walk in highly excited for a new experience as I’ve tanned in beds before but never spray tanned.
The young lady at the desk is a sweet heart. She explains its super busy and I understand there may be a wait as I am a walk in so I offer to go across the street and entertain myself during the wait. She tells me she can squeeze me in for a 12:00pm appointment and to hold tight as the wait won’t take long. I speak with her about packages and memberships and options. It is currently 11:45.
12:30
I’m still waiting.
12:40
Guy walks in and says to friendly receptionist, «(Random girl name) is freakin out because you haven’t answered your text.»
Little blond receptionist, «Oh, I’ve been busy!» Proceeds to answer text.
Guy: I told her it won’t take long, it’s just my face.
Receptionist: Oh, totally, it will be like five minutes.
They proceed to walk to the back. The receptionist notices me getting up, «I’m gonna squeeze him in really quick. He’s in a rush. I’ll take you and prep you as soon as he leaves. !0 more minutes.»
Guy: You can go ahead of me, sorry.
Me: «No I’m ok thanks.»
12:50
I walk out thinking you should hire the guy who walked in because he’s more considerate of time and your guest.
I never made it to the actually tanning :/

Went for the buy one get one free deal for $ 39 for first time users. Staff was extremely friendly and helpful in deciding what color to get and explaining how to maintain and take care of it after. Lasted a week, would go back for sure!

Hand’s down the only place I would ever go in Philly to get my tans done. Being back and forth between Philly and NY for the past 3 years I tried a multitude of salons here to try and match up to my go to place in NY. Bronzed is the only salon and tan that has always gone above and beyond my expectations.
The girls here don’t just offer amazing friendly service. the are GREAT at what they do. I’m super picky about my tans and every tan I’ve gotten at bronzed is completely even, natural, beautiful color. I won’t ever go anywhere else here!

I had a great experience here! The employee who sprayed on my tan was super nice and very professional, and she really knew what she was doing. I needed a glow for my tropical vacation and this looks great… no orange tint… a fabulous color. I got the medium-​dark, which looks like I’ve been going to the beach for a few weeks. I’ll be going there often!

I never really write reviews but this felt necessary: I am a spray-​tan newbie & went to this place last week before a wedding. Lauren assisted me and was so very awesome! She not only answered a billion questions for me (sorry again for the quiz) but sprayed me perfectly. I was really nervous about the whole thing, but she was totally cool about everything. Go here if you’re looking for a chill, comfortable atmosphere and completely natural looking tan! I’ll definitely be going back.

I loved this place ! Had a spray tan here twice and Rachel always does a amazing job! Found my new place in Philly to get my Bronzed on!
The color is perfect, the service is fast and the place is super clean!
Love it !

I had the pleasure of going to Bronzed last week. As I basically knew nothing about spray tans, they kindly walked me through the options.
I chose the standard full body tan and I must say, I look great. It’s been four days post «bronzed» and I have worked out twice. It still looks good.
I’ll be back.

I’ve had 2 spray tans here in the last year and I absolutely love this place! I don’t usually spray tan but when I do it’s for vacation — this is the place! Seriously, I look like a glowing goddess after I’m done!
One thing I would recommend is that they provide disposable thongs and backless sticky bras. Before I go, I’m scrambling for a thin bra or thong.
Overall, great experiences every time!

I absolutely love Bronzed! All the employees are absolute darlings — very knowledgeable, professional and amazing at what they do — it is truly an art-​form!
The tan itself is a BEAUTIFUL color! I myself am a very pasty patty, and every type of sunless tan I’ve attempted has left me looking like the tallest Oompa-​Loompa in the factory, but not Bronzed! A very natural color that I’ve been dreaming about and never thought would be possible with my cursed Irish Skin!
Thanks Bronzed!!!

I get maybe one or two spray tans a year, and when I do I want it to look subtle and natural. Bronzed never disappoints. After realizing that my skin had barely seen the light of day this summer, I scheduled an appointment. I’ve never had an issue making a same day appointment, and they’re always ready for me right when I come in. The girls who work there are so nice and informative, and make you feel very comfortable.
They also have a great deal for first time customers and offer a birthday discount as well, which I took advantage of last night. I feel like I never end up paying too much… and I got compliments this morning!

Updating my review from two years ago! Bronzed is still my go-​to «spray» place. I’ve been in a bind twice when I’ve been out of town and I’ve been hand sprayed once and mystic tanned another time (see: MESS — I’m not even tall enough for the machine. my hair got more of a tan than my body) and nothing compares to the service or cleanliness of Bronzed.
First off, at check-​in they already have in their system what «level» of bronzed you were sprayed at your last visit so it’s super easy to reference how dark you want to be sprayed. Sometimes it’s easy to walk in and request «as dark as possible immediately» when you’re coming in completely pale and panicked because you have a wedding to go to in 2 days and can’t risk being anything but «super glowing» — after being talked off the «as possible» ledge, I settled on the level that I was last sprayed at and it turned out perfect.
The employees here make everyone feel so comfortable no matter what your body type is. They keep conversation light and fun and always have an easy way of moving through what could be an awkward session with ease and friendliness.
Important to note:
— Every employee who has sprayed me has always been very clear with pre and post spray instructions (where to lotion, how long before I shower, etc.) — this helps my tan last for a week+ and I love a good reminder every time I come.
— My tan is ALWAYS even.
— The space is SO CLEAN. I can’t reiterate this enough.
If I could review Bronzed with emojis my sequence would be:
purple heart, confetti cannon, thumbs up, panda, closed eyes smiley face
PS: The tan extender is totally worth it and smells amazing.

True Life: I lost my airbrush tan virginity at Bronzed. The fantastic Unilocal reviews and the 2 tans for $ 39 are what brought me here. I made my appointment online for a Friday evening in preparation for a Sunday wedding. After some consultation with the girl at the desk I decided to go with the Standard Tan (Light-​Medium shade). Liz was my sprayer and was really good at making conversation while she sprayed me despite having to look at my contorted, pale, less-​than-​attractive bod.
It has been one week since my appointment and I’m still tan. Some of the tan is fading in random places and my stomach looks a bit like lizzard skin. It is my fault, as I have been swimming and sweating. After the wedding I stopped trying to maintain the tan, life must go on!
A few things I learned: I smelled after the tan. Expected, but I wouldn’t recommend hanging out with people after your tan if you opt for the standard tan (10 – 12 hour shower window). My boyfriend didn’t appreciate my scent so as soon as I hit 12 hours (at 6AM on Saturday) I showered. They tell you to wear dark clothes, but the one thing I should have prepared better for was the «no bra after tan» rule. I paraded through the streets of Philadelphia back to my apartment bouncing every which way, thank god I wore a large dark t-​shirt. Overall very happy with my expereince, can’t wait to go back for my next tan session.

I have left reviews before and I can honestly say it always gets better (which i didnt think was possible) Not only is my tan always exactly what I want, I feel like the girls are so nice and make you feel comfortable! Now that the summer months are upon us, I will def be going once a week opposed to once a month! LOVE Bronzed
oh and its super quick!!!

I was always scared of spray tans — worried I would look orange, it wouldn’t look natural, etc. After a few tanning bed scares, I decided screw it and decided to try a spray. I am so glad I did — Bronzed was fantastic!
Super clean facility, amazing staff that knows what they are doing and treat you like a human to make sure you are as comfortable as can be — I have already booked all of my appointments for wedding season!
They also have a lot of great specials — I highly recommend if you are thinking about trying spray tan in Philly, that you check out Bronzed — you won’t regret it.

I have always been too shy to get sprayed by someone, so I always opted for the unhealthy booths or the automatic spray tans at Hollywood Tans.
I kept walking by Bronzed though so a couple weeks ago I decided to give it a try: it couldn’t be that embarrassing.
The girl who helped me actually owns this location (I apologize for forgetting the name) and she was knowledgeable about the products and also really wonderful at making me comfortable.
The place is very clean and welcoming, the price is reasonable considering their buy one get one free offer for all new clients. Overall a plus and my spray tanning spot!