HEAT WAVE SUMMER!!!

Well that’s what they say, when you’ve had a bad winter. And according to the experts we have had the worst winter in forty odd years, so bring on the heat wave. Only problem is pale blue skin doesn’t look good when it has just come out of all those winter woollies. The last thing you want to do is hit the sun bed, not unless you want skin like a rhino by time your thirty. Not to mention the dangers of skin cancer.
No a bit of colour just to make you feel better, there is only one answer FAKE TAN.

Now before you all go running off, Fake Tan doesn’t have to make you look like a reject oompa loompa from Charlie and the chocolate factory. No with a bit of patience and know how, you can look like you have just walked off a sundrenched beach in Hawaii.

I have used Fake Tans for many years now, and I even take it away with me on my holidays, favouring to wear a factor 50 when out in the sun. And nobody can tell. The secret to good Fake Tan application is PREPERATION.

Yep Fake Tan doesn’t look good if you have not removed the scaly skin that has accumulated over the winter. So first you need to exfoliate. I prefer to have a good long soak in the bath and soften that skin, I then use exfoliating mittens. You can really get into all the nooks and crannies. Just make sure you lather some soap up when using them, you don’t want to cause any irritation.

Next you need to moisturise, once you are out of the bath and have towel dried off, of course.
Now allow the moisturiser to soak into your skin, go and get yourself a hot chocolate and watch coronation street…And then come back.

Right, now the important part, APPLICATION, your skin should be nice and soft so that the Fake Tan absorbs into your skin. If you skip preparation the Fake Tan will cling to all the dry parts of your skin, not a nice look. So if you have skipped that part, go back and get it done.

Remove a generous amount of Fake Tan and apply to the parts of your body you wish to tan, keep rubbing the cream in until it has absorbed thoroughly into your skin, pay particular attention to elbows, knees and ankles, (I felt a song coming on then). These areas can be slightly drier, than the rest of our skin, and the Fake Tan can sometimes cling to the dry bits.
Now if you have not used Fake Tan before, allow it to develop, usually 2-3hrs, and if it’s not dark enough you can apply another layer.

That’s it, isn’t it simple. A Fake Tan is only as good as the person who as applied it and the product you have used. So follow the links below to buy my recommended products.

And remember Fake is best, less is more…

This kit contains the Exfoliater, Moisturiser and Fake Tan.