Beauty | Fake Tan Tips

Whenever the sun makes an appearance, I don’t know about you, but I just wish I had a permanent tan. Thank god for fake tan, eh! Being bronzed, whether it be real or fake, honestly makes me feel and look 100% more confident and comfortable. So, with the weather being so nice recently, and having started fake tanning again, I thought I would share some of my favourite fake tans and tanning tips with you.

I’ll start off by sharing some of my favourites. Now, I’m not going to lie but my all-time favourite tan is actually Superdrug’s own make; Solait. The one that I use is the medium/dark mousse tan, this is honestly so easy to apply and no matter how badly you may think you’ve applied it, it doesn’t rinse off streaky. However, if you like to splash your cash, then the Bondi Sands Tanning Mousse in Dark is perfect. 

My second favourite tan was the Garnier Summer Body Milk, but it turns out that I’m now allergic to it, so to replace this I found the Bondi Sands Everyday Gradual Tanning Milk. This gives you such a natural glowing tan and it also smells amazing which is a bonus.

Moving on to a few tips…

1.     Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate!!!

I cannot stress this enough. I normally do this the day before I’m about to fake tan, as it helps to get rid of any dry patches, meaning that your tan will go on smoother and look a lot more natural and less patchy.

2.     Moisturise

Again, I tend to do this the night before I apply my tan, as it just helps to soften your skin, making application a whole lot easier. I also moisturise after I've wash the layer of tan off as I find this helps make it last longer and leave your skin smoother.

3.     Use a mitt!

As obvious as it sounds, make sure you use a tanning mitt when you’re applying your tan, otherwise you’ll end up having orange hands, which you deffo don’t want, and it means you're less likely to become streaky.  

4.     Tan your whole body

I know some people only want the parts of their body that will be on show to be tanned, but it is a lot more effective and practical to tan your whole body. This way you won’t end up with white and brown patches, and it also means that you’re not restricting yourself to certain items of clothing as you only tanned your arms or just your legs etc.

5.     Apply Vaseline to your eyebrows and hairline

As weird as it may sound, to stop your eyebrows and hairline turning that awkward orangey tone, apply some Vaseline to these areas and you’ll find that your tan will come out looking flawless.

That’s all the steps that I take when fake tanning and I hope you enjoyed the post and found some of it useful.

Until next time,

Nadia 

xo