I love a good sunless tanner. Even though it’s fall and soon to be winter, I like to have a slight glow to my skin. During the summer, I will be more proactive about getting spray tans and keeping a darker tint to my skin. In fall and winter, I like to have a light shade. I’m naturally very pale, so without any glow, I often will look more tired and washed out. For the past year, I’ve used three sunless tanners, and I want to share my thoughts with you on each.
St. Tropez Classic Body Lotion
The St. Tropez Classic Lotion is a sunless tanner that only gives a slight sun-kissed glow to your skin. Applying this tanner is easy, it’s a lotion, so I use my hands to apply (rather than a mitt). I prefer to mix the sunless tanner with my daily body lotion for additional moisturizer. Since this only gives a slight amount of tone to my skin, I will use this cream every other day. The St. Tropez classic lotion is a great sunless tanner for fall and winter. However, I would not recommend this tanner for the summer months.
The Fake Bake sunless tanner is a spray. This product will come with a mitt and gloves. You will put on the gloves and the mitt, then spray the tanner onto the mitt. Then you will use the mitt to apply the tanner in a circular motion onto your skin. I love the way this tanner looks the first day. It has a bronzer, so your skin looks nice and golden. After your first shower, the bronzer will come off leaving a lighter color tone on your skin. I will use this tanner twice a week, to get consistent results. I would recommend this product all year around but increased usage during the spring and summer.
St. Tropez Express Bronzing Mist
The St. Tropez Bronzing Mist is an airbrush mist that you spray onto your skin and then smooth out with a mitt. For me, this sunless tanner was a little more challenging to apply and get an even looking tan. I found that my ankles, wrists, and joints have an uneven feel, so be conscious when using in these areas. This tanner gives a darker tan that will last even after a shower and a few days. I would use this tanner twice a week. I would also recommend this product all year around.
As always be careful when wearing clothes after applying any of these sunless tanners. I like to wear dark clothes this way when the tan rubs off; it doesn’t show on my clothes too much. After your first shower, any color clothes are okay to wear. Before applying the sunless tanners, for best results, apply to clean dry skin. I recommend before using any of these products, read the ingredients, follow instructions, and test on a small patch of skin before applying to your entire body. I hope my review was helpful and I’m always looking for great product recommendations. Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts and product suggestions.
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