7 1/2 weeks out

You obviously know that a really nice tan is gonna help a great deal as well. My professional opinion is to get the best base tan you can with real sun or a tanning bed. Then slowly add self tanner and then a day before the show put on Pro Tan and rinse off the excess the morning of the show. Most first timers look like crap because they don't know how to properly tan themselves, they slather on Dream Tan and look like it's their first time...please do not make this mistake. Smooth, even tan with no difference in the face and body, clean you palms really well and be sure to buy your posing trunks AFTER you have come down to the weight you are competing at. That's another huge mistake people make, saggy posing trunks cause they bought them twenty pounds heavier. All the best to you.
Clark Bartram