Life is better with a tan. Fact. However, chance would be a fine thing in this overcast, drizzly climate.
I thought long and hard about my options in combatting this problem and I came up with two possible solutions:
1. I need to move abroad and bask in the sun like a giant lizard
or
2. I need to up my fake tanning game.
Considering that I quite often can't afford life essentials [such as bourbon biscuits, cheese and bleach; the triad of glory] I soon realised that pigs will fly, talk and operate hovercrafts before I can ever afford to relocate overseas. So I shuffled off, with a heavy heart [and a very light wallet] to Tesco to see if I could successfully fulfil my second option.
And by jove - I bloody well did. Meet my new bae; a holiday in a bottle > Garnier Summer Body Moisturising Lotion, Deep Sunkissed Look.
You can go for a few different options when it comes to skin tone [light, medium etc;] but obv I dived straight in there for the bottle labelled Deep Sun Kissed - I like my tan how I like my brews; deep, dark and mysterious looking.
It's bloody brilliant this, yeno. After just one application [which I applied at night, before I went to bed] I had similar results to the level of tan I normally achieve with my trusty St Moriz fake tan - but without the suspicious brown stains across the bed sheets / clothing / carpet. Plus, it looks really natural - it's adapted to my skin tone and makes me look naturally tanned, rather than the way some fake tans can leave a bit of an orangey tinge to your complexion.
The only downside of this product is that it does come with a faint aroma of biscuits; it's a bit nostalgic, it's taken me back to my days of being an angst ridden teenager and applying this proper old-school L'Oréal fake tan from in an orange twist-cap bottle. I stunk of a blend of singed hair from straightening it with the iron and fake tan. Anyway, this lotion has a much nicer smell than tans of the past; Summer Body has strong overtones of apricot. But eau de biscuit is still slightly present - I'm not gonna lie.
The lotion itself has a fab, quite thick consistency which applies really well - a little goes a long way and it's not pure greasy either, which is always a bonus. And, as opposed to St Moriz - this little beauty doesn't just tan you; it moisturises your skin, too. It's like two jobs in one, which I love as I am lazy as sin once it gets past 8:30pm.
For me, finding this product has revolutionised my tanning routine. I don’t have to put on rubber gloves to apply it like I do with St Moriz, I don’t have to wash the stain off before I go anywhere near water [you know what I'm talking about girls - when you put on instant tan for a night out and as soon as you step outside it rains and you end up with leopard print arms] and I don’t have to consider ringing in sick to work when it goes tits up [like I did when I accidentally stained the palms of my hands a deep mahogany shade that time and had to bleach them back to normality with toilet bleach.] It just feels to be so much quicker than holidaying to St Moriz - with so much less risk. I'm a convert.
If you fancy trying this bad lad out, it's on offer at Asda at the moment for £3.50 a bottle. Winning! If you've got a fairer complexion than I do, they also stock it in the fairer shades too. If you click here, that's the full range.
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Have you found any bloody brilliant fake tans? Or have you tried Garnier Summer Body before?
And by jove - I bloody well did. Meet my new bae; a holiday in a bottle > Garnier Summer Body Moisturising Lotion, Deep Sunkissed Look.
You can go for a few different options when it comes to skin tone [light, medium etc;] but obv I dived straight in there for the bottle labelled Deep Sun Kissed - I like my tan how I like my brews; deep, dark and mysterious looking.
It's bloody brilliant this, yeno. After just one application [which I applied at night, before I went to bed] I had similar results to the level of tan I normally achieve with my trusty St Moriz fake tan - but without the suspicious brown stains across the bed sheets / clothing / carpet. Plus, it looks really natural - it's adapted to my skin tone and makes me look naturally tanned, rather than the way some fake tans can leave a bit of an orangey tinge to your complexion.
The only downside of this product is that it does come with a faint aroma of biscuits; it's a bit nostalgic, it's taken me back to my days of being an angst ridden teenager and applying this proper old-school L'Oréal fake tan from in an orange twist-cap bottle. I stunk of a blend of singed hair from straightening it with the iron and fake tan. Anyway, this lotion has a much nicer smell than tans of the past; Summer Body has strong overtones of apricot. But eau de biscuit is still slightly present - I'm not gonna lie.
The lotion itself has a fab, quite thick consistency which applies really well - a little goes a long way and it's not pure greasy either, which is always a bonus. And, as opposed to St Moriz - this little beauty doesn't just tan you; it moisturises your skin, too. It's like two jobs in one, which I love as I am lazy as sin once it gets past 8:30pm.
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