I’m standing in the airbrushing studio at Chocolate Sun in Santa Monica, braced for the cold chemical blast of a spray-on tan. Usually I’m wearing a paper shower cap, a mouth filter and plastic ...

As soon as the warmer weather rolls around, the seemingly endless quest to "get bronzed" or "nab a healthy glow" begins in earnest. Babes strip down in tanning beds, get airbrushed in tiny booths by ...