For me, I only tan on special occasions and even then, it's a drudge! As I mentioned before, normally any tan goes patchy and develops into a deep cheesy wotsit shade regardless of how well I exfoliate or how light a coverage I use.
With my Summer holiday right around the corner (and knowing that I burn before turning white as snow again) I was determined to find a fake tan that would give me a little glow without wotsit-esque tones. I read online that moisturisers with a gradual tan were most likely to be suited to my needs so off I went and tried the Garnier Summer one - queue orange-ness. I then scrubbed and scrubbed until it was gone before finding the holy grail of gradual tanners.
It might be an old 'un, but it's definitely a good un! The Dove Summer Glow transformed my skin from porcelain to an Ivory shade overnight.
I exfoliated my skin really well and made sure to do any hair removal a day before. (I made the mistake of tanning on the same day as epilating once before, queue polka dot skin haha!)
I then whacked on a mitt and used a small amount of the tan on my body. I just applied it like a moisturiser and was careful round my knees. ankles and elbows.
The downside to this is it takes soooo long to dry. I stand in a wide legged, wide armed, pose while I'm drying with the window open (don't go driving past my house at night time haha!) and it was quite painful standing that way for almost 30 minutes. Once I was all dry (or at least tacky) I put on a loose top and trousers (or a baggy sundress!).
I always tan right before bed so when I wake up I look like a bronzed goddess. So the next morning, the first thing I do is go for a shower. It stinks of biscuits and I still feel sticky before the shower but afterwards, I'm left with no biscuit smell whatsoever and the tackyness is all gone leaving me with a beaut of a glow.
I don't need to tan again for a good week after applying but you do start to see little patches showing after 4-5 days. I just take a bit of exfoliator over these areas and it evens out. If you're traveling then I would recommend applying the night before and then possibly re-applying whilst you're away if you have time :)
So there you go! not bad for £3.99! Have you tried this out? PLEASE leave me recommendations below! If they ever discontinue this stuff I'm literally going down the Wotsit lane.
H x
