So THAT'S how she does it! Rachel Dolezal 'gets regular spray tans for $60 a month' and wears a weave to maintain her black identity

  • Rachel Dolezal told NBC BLK's Amber Payne that she does her own weave
  • But she refused to discuss why her skin tone is darker now
  • Sources told TMZ she is a regular at Palm Beach Tan in Spokane, Wash.
  • Her 'brand of choice is Mystic Spray' and her 'favorite shade is Medium'
  • She said she has learned to style dreads and braids on herself and others
  • In 2013, she posted a photo of herself with tight curls on Facebook with the comment, 'Going with my natural look as I start my 36th year'
  • The tight brown curls are a far cry from the blonde locks she had as a teen
  • She gave a lecture in February about the history of black hair and her own personal experiences

By Kelly Mclaughlin and Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com

Published: 23:37 EST, 16 June 2015 | Updated: 16:47 EST, 17 June 2015

Rachel Dolezal's dark skin is the result of regular spray tans, reports claim.

The former NAACP director, who is white but pretended to be black, is a regular at Palm Beach Tan in Spokane, Washington, sources told TMZ.

According to the source, her preferred brand is Mystic Tan, which offers a 'deeper, longer lasting tan' than many of its competitors. It costs $30 a spray, which wear off in three-to-seven days, or $60 a month for unlimited top-ups.

And her shade of choice is 'medium', TMZ reported. 

The revelation comes as Dolezal reveals her tight-curled hair is a weave - though she had claimed it was 'natural'. 

She has so far refused to entertain questions on her skin tone, which is unrecognizable from the ivory shade in photographs of her teenage years.

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Rachel Dolezal admitted on Tuesday that her tight brown curls were a weave that she had done herself
They are a far cry from the natural blonde locks she had as a teenager

Lies: Rachel Dolezal admitted on Tuesday that her tight brown curls were a weave that she had done herself. They are a far cry from the natural blonde locks she had as a teenager

Mystery solved: Dolezal allegedly gets regular 'Mystic' sprays in medium shade that cost $30 a dip 

Mystery solved: Dolezal allegedly gets regular 'Mystic' sprays in medium shade that cost $30 a dip 

Dolezal has unapologetically stood by her claim that she identifies as a black woman over the last several days. 

But this week she has admitted that some parts of her appearance aren't real.

Her hair is worn in tight brown curls - a far cry from the blonde locks of her youth - and Dolezal finally opened up about its styling to NBC BLK’s Amber Payne on Tuesday. 

‘Everyone wants to know: How do you do your hair? Is it a perm, is it a weave?’ the host asked. ‘Everybody's asking.’

In 2013, Dolezal posted a photo of herself with tight curls on Facebook with the comment, 'Going with my natural look as I start my 36th year', but it appears that statement was a lie.

Payne pressured Dolezal, who resigned as president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP's) Spokane chapter amid the controversy over her racial identity, asking if she used ethnic hair products such as Mixed Chicks and Miss Jessie’s.

‘Because you're you and I'm here, I'll tell you. If I'm at the grocery store or anywhere else I'd be like, “none of your business; back off”," she said. ‘This is a weave, and I do it myself.’

Not real: In a 2013 Facebook post, Dolezal claimed she was 'going natural' with her hair, though it had been a weave all along

Not real: In a 2013 Facebook post, Dolezal claimed she was 'going natural' with her hair, though it had been a weave all along

Dolezal told NBC BLK that she does dreads and braids for herself and others and that she often changes her hair style
She's kept the curls for a few months, however, simply because she hasn't had time for change

Variety: Dolezal told NBC BLK that she does dreads and braids for herself and others and that she often changes her hair style. She's kept the curls for a few months, however, simply because she hasn't had time for change

She went on to say that she has done several different hairstyles, including dreads and braids, for herself and others, but she hasn’t ‘had time’ to change her ‘do up lately.

‘I haven't had time recently to change for a couple months,’ she told Payne. ‘Usually when it hits summer, I go back to my locks.’

Other than delving into the topic of her hair, however, she would not answer questions about how she has changed her appearance to seem black.

'I certainly don't stay out of the sun,' she offered to the show host.

Dolezal’s hair raised questions last week when it was revealed that she did a lecture about the history of black hair and her own personal experiences in February.

She gave the presentation at Eastern Washington University, where she teaches, and talks about, among other things; a timeline of black hair, 'nappiness,' and the brown paper bag test in which only blacks with light skin were welcomed into events or offered jobs.

The name of the lecture was Black Is Beautiful.

Dolezal has given a number of interviews over the past several days focusing on her race and identity. 

In all of them she has stood by her black identity, going as far to say that she doesn't have 'biological proof' that she is the child of her white parents.   

Dolezal's hair can be seen changing from braids, to long longs to a 'natural' look throughout the years
But she revealed on Thursday that her natural look isn't so natural after all

Fake: Dolezal's hair can be seen changing from braids, to long longs to a 'natural' look throughout the years. But she revealed on Thursday that her natural look isn't so natural after all 

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