I'm a huge advocate of fake tan, and thankfully formulas have come a long way since I first applied tinted lotion with cotton wool, at my first school disco in the early 80s! Back then sunbeds were all the range, as was cooking oneself at any glimpse of sun, whilst smelling like balsamic dressing. Back then we really did use pure olive olive mixed with vinegar in the hope of catching a tan. Horrifying I know!
Having been a beauty editor for over 25 years, I now know the dangers that UV rays cause - and that sunbeds cause cancer. There are no ifs, ands or buts sunbeds should be banned - I'm not a medical professional but ask anyone who is and they will agree.
Introducing fake tanning to the market was the best thing our beauty industry has done and thankfully most of the tanning brands do cater for all skin types, shades etc. One of my favourite brands is St. Moriz, they have a wealth of knowledge in the tanning industry and are always top of the game with new formulas.
The Express Foaming Water was one I'd not tested before and so balancing on my good ankle (the other one is broken), I shut myself in the bathroom and began to apply.
Now usually I would of course, shave, exfoliate the day before but as I mentioned I have a broken ankle and am rather unbalanced. Heck I didn't even use a tanning mitt, or moisturise my knees, elbows and ankles - in fact all tanning application 'rules' went out the window'. This was a slap on and see experiment.
The foam is clear and as you can see from photo doesn't give a guide colour, usually I would prefer a guide colour however, this meant it was a very mess-free application. The foam almost evaporated into my skin, and whilst you're supposed to wait a few minutes I found it dried almost instantly, which meant I could chuck my dressing gown on straight away. Without a guide colour I was concerned I may end up blotchy but here's the magic thing - I didn't. As the foam consistency is so easy to spread, it evenly covered my skin.
Then I sat back and waited......the photo below is before I applied any tan....
I decided to give it 3 hours for a medium tan, the product is designed so that it develops in 1 hour for a light tan, and the longer you leave it the darker the result. I wanted to feel brighter and lightly glowing rather than a deep tan...and this was the result.
It's a very natural light olive colour that has given me that few days in the sun. It's exactly the shade I wanted to achieve, no orange, no streaking nada. It's made my balayage blonde hair stand out, my teeth slightly whiter and I just look well (even though I feel lousy).
I'm going to get my eldest to test the darker shades of St. Moriz but for anyone who loves a natural tan - 100% recommend! You can get step-by-step instructions on how to apply fake tan and purchase St. Moriz here at www.stmoriz.co.uk
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