How you can save £600+ before your next competitive show of the season
Here at KOMPAK we always like to give you all the tips, tricks and hacks when it comes to competing.
I don’t know what it is, but even years and years on, the inner student within me STILL LIVES ON & STRONG!
We all know competing can become an expensive sport as well, so any little thing helps I truly believe that.
Here are a few things I have done this year to save me over £600+:
TAN: saving £25 (over the course of a few shows way more than this!)
Doing your own base coat in your hotel (or at home) seems scary, but once you’ve tried it, it gets way easier!
Also, if you have a friend that has a spray gun, you can throw your pro tan base coat into the gun no stress at all (something that quite a few girls don’t seem to know about)
Includes tanning mitt (not shown in product photo).
Your base coat is the foundation of your competition tan. Get this right and everything that goes on top works harder.
Pro Tan Overnight is the base coat we recommend most — it's the product that gives you control. You decide how light or dark you want to go, you can trial it before your first show, and it reduces the cost of buying a full show tan package. A lot of competitors do their own base coat and then book a tanner for the top coat on show day — this is exactly the product for that.
One bottle lasts a female competitor at least 3 shows, and males around 2 shows depending on how many coats you use.
How to use:
Before application, wash the entire body with Get Buffed for maximum colour absorption. Shake the bottle well before use.
Tip contents into a clean container or tupperware. Dab the mitt into the solution and apply over the body using lighter strokes around hairlines, knees, elbows and ankles.
You'll get an instant colour guide — this helps you apply evenly. The tan will deepen considerably within 3–5 hours. Allow around 30 minutes to dry before contact with clothing or bedding.
Sleep in the tan. Wear loose, dark clothing and use black bedding to avoid staining.
On show day — do not shower. Your tanner will apply the top coat directly over your base coat.
These bottles can also be poured directly into a standard spray tan machine if you prefer to apply that way.
Watch our application demo video below for a full walkthrough.
For a photoshoot: apply your base coat the evening before, then shower it off after 24 hours.
As a day-to-day tan: use fewer layers and shower off normally once you've reached your desired colour.
Back to back shows: after your first show, use the 60 Second Tan Remover to strip everything back, then repeat the process from the beginning.
How many coats do you need?
This depends on your natural skin tone, how dark you want to go, and how well your skin absorbs colour. As a guide:
Bikini and physique competitors — around 2 applications
All other categories — around 3 applications
Very fair skin — start your first 1–2 layers a full day before you'd normally begin. Tanners often recommend this and it makes a significant difference to the final result
For a darker base, mix with a small amount of Pro Tan Super Dark Base Coat.
Want to buy everything you need in one go? Browse our tanning kits — we've put together packages so you don't have to figure out what to order separately.
Gloves and sticky feet are a must for application — both available separately below.
Please note: avoid using antiperspirants or lotion before application. This product does not contain sunscreen and does not protect against sunburn. For external use only. Avoid contact with eyes. Discontinue use if irritation occurs. Keep out of reach of children.
Ingredients: Aqua, Isopropyl Alcohol, Acetone, Dihydroxyacetone, Parfum, CI 19140, CI 15985, CI 16035, CI 42090, Limonene, Geraniol, Linalool, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde.
HOTEL: £150+
Leading on from tan, if you’re able to, commute from home! Especially if you are close and doing your own base coat at home.
I used to be that girl who would always book a hotel room the night before, but now I get a bit annoyed if I can’t be at home the night before LOL
With me having dogs as well, it’s less hassle getting someone to cover the dogs for just part of show day, instead of a full 24 hours +
Latex-free black tanning gloves for applying competition tan without staining your hands.
Essential for DIY tanning — they give you even coverage and protect your palms during application.
Available in packs of 10, 15 or 20.
HAIR REMOVAL: £53+ saving
I’m a dark hair girl, so naturally always gear towards waxing, but the cost of waxing adds up if you’re going show to show!
After my season is done I am for sure investing in laser, but until then, the Pro Tan Hair Away Cream on my arms and stomach works a treat, even for my dark hair.
Lip and chin I still would use my facial hair remover, as the pro tan is powerful stuff.
My legs and bikini line I will still do waxing, as it just grows back too fast for it’s all good LOL, but just doing the rest of me with the hair away definitely will go a long way.
PRO TAN HAIR AWAY, TOTAL BODY HAIR REMOVER CREAM - 237 ML.
Remove unwanted body hair quickly and pleasantly with Hair Away, while providing your skin with gentle conditioning care for the smoothest, freshest feeling skin. No more shaving or waxing. Hair Away effectively removes body hair from bikini areas, legs, arms and chest while providing your skin with soothing after conditioning.
Hair away removes hair in as little as 5 minutes and is precisely balanced for all skin types, thus eliminating any unnecessary skin irritations, actually removing hair slightly below the skins surface delaying re-growth. Hair Away is fortified with Green Tea, Aloe Vera and rich moisturizers.
Hair Away, Total Body Hair Remover Cream Other Ingredients:
Aqua (Water/Eau), Potassium Thioglycolate, Paraffinum Liquidum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Ceteareth-20, Calcium Hydroxide, Thioglycolic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum (Fragrance), Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf, Limonene, Geraniol, Linalool.
Hair Away, Total Body Hair Remover Cream Recommended Use:
Apply product over the hair you want removed, covering it completely with a layer about 1/16 inches thick. DO NOT RUB IN. Check in 4-5 minutes by wiping cream from a small patch of hair with damp cotton cloth. If hair does not remove easily simply wait 2 more minutes and test again. DO NOT leave on for longer than 10 minutes. Thoroughly remove remaining cream with a damp cotton cloth. Rinse with warm water. DO NOT use soap, pat dry.
Warnings:
When removing long hair, first snip away excess with scissors or shears before applying Hair Away. Do not use deodorants or antiperspirants for 8 hours before or after treatment. DO NOT apply on inflamed, chapped, sunburned or irritated skin. NEVER USE on nose, ears, eyes, breast nipples, perianal or vaginal/genital areas.
NAILS: £35+ saving
I’m still getting gel on my feet, as it lasts SO long for me!
But hands… as usual for me… we’re going stick on, classic French.
You would be surprised the amount of girls who use this method like me!
My first show ever years ago I spent over £60 on gel extensions, while they looked great, it drove me nuts afterwards, and it wasn’t worth spending all that money on!
BIKINI: £300-350+ saving GR rental suit + Black Ice Bikini off the rack
Don’t get me wrong, a custom is amazing, BUT fun fact I pretty much always use rentals or off the rack.
For your first show and even maybe season, get a custom, figure out your sizing, but after that I would move towards other options available.
Off the rack Black Ice options are still the same amazing quality, but at a reduced price.
Whilst Georgia Rose Bikinis has over 65 suits to choose from, for only £140 a week which is mental…INCLUDING the couture and diva suits!
MAKE-UP: over the season saving of £300+
I can’t believe I am actually saying this, but I am going to try my own make up for the very first time this weekend!
My lesson with Danielle Spencer last year defo helped me think ‘okay, I can do this, I just need to stop saying I am bad at make up which I think is half the problem!’
Cannot recommend that lesson with Danielle Spencer more you know, even doing my day to day make-up, I feel sooo much more confident and that’s a win in itself!
HAIR: saving £35+ each show
Another one where I keep telling myself I’m not good at doing my hair, but hey ho, we will give it a go!
Got a couple of mini WOW hair products to try…let’s see if it’s worth the hype.
I’ll be honest there might be a few I might sneak an appointment in, but we’re going for it!!
Also if anyone has any good hair YouTube channels or instagrams to send me…I would owe you one!
So there we have it! I actually feel a bit more prepared and organised even writing this all out hahaha, but I do hope this email even saves you girls some money even if it’s in a small way.
Much love, Jasmin x