Melissa, owner
I opened Shade in 2014 in an effort to provide a safer alternative to bed tanning for people like me who are fair skinned and don’t want sun damage and to provide services that help women and men feel their personal best... to find their "perfect" (#findyourperfect). Since then I have done thousands of tans, created a custom in house solution line with a 2 hour rinse for all colors, and continue to keep my commitment to setting the highest standards in the industry. I am one of a very few in this industry who have the experience and the set up that a good spray tan requires.
Having highly trained team members, a studio with the most modern equipment, products that don’t mess up your skin, and a passion for low maintenance high value service offerings makes Shade the best resource for spray tanning and boutique beauty services on the Main Line, all set in a comfortable, friendly environment.
I am constantly constantly fighting the stigma of spray tans of the past and bad outcomes from booths or side hustle spray tan techs or just bad self tan outcomes.
I promise that getting a Shade spray tan will change your mind about self tanning and you will never worry about being orange or looking like Ross from Friends.
Being a female small business owner is good hard. I want to support any female entrepreneurs out there- if you need a space to use on a weekend or want to collaborate, reach out!!