Hi All!!! It has been a while and I am very sorry. For my next topic I would like to talk about self-tanners. I used to Spray Tan at my old job and honestly, it looked great. The Spray Tan machine we used was very expensive and it was expensive to get spray tanned. So-we don't need that do we? We don't need to be embarrassed as we stand there topless in weird underwear to avoid tan lines while some person we don't know sprays tanning solution on us. Why not just do it at home? And guess what? These tanners I'm going to suggest to you are cheap and the price you pay isn't just for one application, these all will last you for months!
First-a few tips. I suggest of course to scrub in the shower and get a good exfoliation before you decide to use a self-tanner. Next-make sure you're nice and dry before you apply self tanner and make sure you have ample time to sit down, relax, and let your self-tanner dry.
Okay!!! Here are some of my tried & true suggestions for self-tanners.
First-L'Oreal
L'Oreal Sublime Bronze-I have used the one that is in a tube and the tube is not transparent/orange. The one I have used is a bronze color. It is labeled as Tinted Self-Tanning Lotion. At first I loved it!! I looked tan, great, blah blah blah. Then I stepped outside and uh oh! I had streaks all over my legs, I looked like a crazy woman! But, I also have super fair skin. So, I suggest if you have a naturally darker skin tone, then this one would work well for you. But for you pasty gals like me-I would stay away. Another problem I have is that it is not a moisturizer so I always feel dry and scaly and I don't like that. Who does though really? So the texture feels tacky and it's hard to spread across your body and then it feels like you have this weird plastic layer over your body....I don't know I probably would not suggest this to a lot of people.
**One suggestion on the gel-like tanners-I know people tell you not to do this but----If you put a lotion on first and let it absorb and then put the tacky, gel tanner on it does help you apply it evenly and I feel like it looks better. But, I have found one I like that doesn't take 2 steps, I will get to that one shortly :)
On the subject of L'Oreal Sublime Bronze, I have used the towelettes and those worked pretty well for me. I still really enjoy a lotion of sort though, it just helps me figure out if I've missed a spot. These towels are quick and easy but you don't get that instant tan so you don't really know if you've missed any spots and it does not hydrate either so that stinks as well. I really think your body needs moisture and these two items do not provide that.
*I want to say the prices of the L'Oreal products are about $8-$10. You can find these at any drug store, Target, or Wal-Mart.
Next-Jergens
Jergens Natural Glow Foaming Daily Moisturizer-I love this one!! Actually the next 3 I absolutely love! The Jergens Foam is great! You would think that it would not go on even, but it does!! I also like that it is hydrating as well as a self-tanner. You really don't have to use much foam at all, it really goes a long way! I feel like the bottle lasts quite a while as well! I really like this one, I really don't have much negative to say about it really. I will say it is a very natural look but there's nothing wrong with that because you do use it every day after you shower so you don't need this heavy, deep self-tanner every single day. So-since it is hydrating and it gives a very natural color it's great to use every day and like I said a very tiny bit goes a long way. I have never had a problem with streaking and it just works great! Since it gives such a natural look I use this next product with it when I need a boost for a special event or something to pump up the color just a bit.
This one is about $8 or $9 and you can get this at any drug store or Target.
Neutrogena-
Neutrogena Micro-Mist Airbrush Sunless Tan-This little beauty is in a spray can and it works great! It really adds an extra boost of color so I don't use this sucker every day. And let me warn you-do this in a large ventilated room or you will be sneezy, coughing, choking, and you won't be able to see in the smokey self-tan haze that you have caused. I do love it but it's a little messy. This is how I do it-first I exfoliate in the shower and then dry off and put on either the Jergens Natural Glow Foam or the lotion ( I will discuss this one next ). Then I lay out towels and start spraying in slow, circular motions from my feet up. Remember----feet and hands only need one quick spray, the rest of the body needs slow movements! I lay towels out because if you don't if you're spraying it and you're on a tile floor you will slide across your bathroom floor and fall into your shower! If you're using it and you're on hardwood floor you will get stuck in that area and have a sticky mess for quite a while! So-put towels down! After I spray, I just dry and hang out for a big. One major bonus to this one is that you can spray your hands so that's always nice. You can have tan hands without having orange palms.
This one is about $10 or $11 I can't remember. I know it's a little higher than the lotions and gels and I do feel like this one runs out really quickly. But, like I said-I rarely use this one-save this one for special occasions.
Jergens-
Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer-I am currently using this one right now. I love it! It gives you your daily dose of hydration after a shower and it tans you! Not only is it a daily moisturizer and a self-tanner it has firming agents that are clinically proven to reduce the appearance of cellulite in as little as seven days! (I just copied that right off the front of the bottle, could you tell?) I use this every day after I shower, it smells good, it looks great, and I do believe it is firming! I think it works! Now like I said before about the foam, this gives a great natural look if you need a color boost, try to Neutrogena Spray Tan after you use this lotion. But for an every day glow this stuff does great! This one comes in a larger bottle than any of the others and I just love it!
I also like the Jergens Healthy Complexion Daily Face Moisturizer-It's great, it doesn't clog my pores, it has your s.p.f. it's great!!
Here are my last few pointers-I do give my self-tanning a break after a little bit, I'd say about a week straight. I shower daily and I use those tanning moisturizers every day but if you just keep layering these tanners over and over eventually no matter how great the product is, you're going to look uneven and dirty. So-give it a rest for a couple days and just use a good plain moisturizer. Then go back to scrubbing and exfoliating and then start over. Also-I only exfoliate when I start my tanning round over again. I do not exfoliate every day I only do it when I feel like my tan is getting a little dirty-looking and then I scrub and start over.
All these are cheap and easy to find. Don't spend tons of money buying really expensive brands or spend tons of money getting some random stranger to spray tan you-just do it at home for about $9.00!
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