Fake It!
By Corey Podell
Winter has officially arrived and as the temperature drops and summer tans fade, you’ll need a quick solution to maintain that healthy, sunny glow. Portofino Sun Spa & Boutique located in Beverly Hills not only gives us a natural and safe solution for our pasty skin, it pampers you in the process!
Founded in 1996 by Jennifer Phillips, Portofino has become the “it” self-tanning place for the Hollywood elite. Celebrities like Brittany Murphy, Paris Hilton, Jenny McCarthy, Giselle, Mariah Carey, and Hilary Swank utilize Portofino’s numerous services to get that all over natural looking glow, no matter what season it may be.

Portofino Sun Spa offers the newest techniques in air brushed tans which includes their Custom Tan (55$-75$)- twenty-five custom blended tanning colors based on your eye, skin, hair and even outfit color- definitely a celebrity must have! Their Contour Tan (10$ per area) produces muscle tone and dimension by creating an illusion of a more toned body- good news for those of us that have been less than inclined to work out over these holiday weeks. Portofino also offers the Clear Tan, an airbrush tan that goes on clear without staining clothes or sheets. And just to add some icing to the cake, they offer up a line of products that allow you to customize your tan with over twenty-five scents and thirty shimmers and glows.
So as those lazy beach days become fewer and farther between, remember- there is no need for pasty skin this season OR a streaky drug store “do it yourself” job- a safe and perfectly customized glow is just a hop skip and jump away on little Santa Monica.
Portofino Sun Spa of Beverly Hills is located at
9431 Little Santa Monica Boulevard, at Canon Drive.
For an appointment, call 310-276-8855.



