About Us

Born and raised out of a small established Hair & Beauty salon ‘Petite Soleil’ in Wigan town came ‘Sunburst Tan’.

As a tanning TANATIC myself as well as a Tanning Technician, I originally wanted to develop an in salon professional spray tan solution in order to meet the needs of our salon clients. The solution just had to include all the advantages of a great tanning product as well as avoiding all the disadvantages of most tanning products we have tried on the market I.e. I personally could not understand we so many did not adapt well to various skin tones and looked orange no matter how well you applied it; another aim of mine was to avoid that typical vinegar, biscuit tan smell was an absolute must!

I sourced a manufacturer locally and after a few meetings of DO’S AND DON’TS…… taddddar…… our first 2 spray solutions were created in 2 shades; 9% for a fabulous Medium glow and a 12% for that bit extra bronze something something!

It was from using our own products upon our own spay tan clients that the amazing feedback came flooding in and some started to ask “Do you not do a tan like this for home use?” Hmmmmm now this got me thinking. Back to the manufacturer I went to see what is possible to keep something as close to our current in salon solutions but for home use.

Great news…. It was doable to created the same solution in a different consistency to develop a home instant mousse for that control and for the spray tan lovers a mist! From here, over a 12 month period my focus was to provide a full ‘HOME VIBE’ tanning bundle which allows also for individual product purchase if desired. All the essentials for a beautiful glowing tan and with all the tricks and tips for a seamless application were given much thought. I have really tried to develop every single product so far (2022) based upon my own experience, with many of my future products in the pipeline to be based upon ‘What would I want to get out of a product?’ And also based upon our customers requirements and feedback.

We always want to hear from you! It will always be difficult to please everyone and my goodness if only it was as easy to bring out a new product in reality as it is in my head! More will come in time but I truly believe in these products and although we are just a small petite business amongst industry giants, we are mighty in what we have created. Give us a try and say ‘HELLO GREAT TAN!’

Best Wishes, GEM x