St
Tropez gradual in shower tan review
I
know what you probably think; yet another fake tan review from an Essex girl.
However, I am probably as far from Essex in the beauty world than you would
think!
I
am not ashamed to admit that I have never applied a fake tan myself, and if I
have used one then it has been applied at the salon by professionals. I will be
honest with you; fake tan has never really been high on my priority list.
Throughout the awkward school years my friends would tell tales of how they put
fake tan on and have woken up with lines and marks where it hasn’t applied
correctly. As a very pale person, I found the idea of having something orange
lathered onto my skin a very intimidating aspect! Unlike some of my more tan
friends, if the fake tan went wrong on me then you would definitely be able to
tell!
A
couple of weeks ago I began to get a bit fed up with being told that I must
‘hate the summer because of your pale skin’, so I went out and bought the St
Tropez gradual in shower tan. (Actually, I didn’t mean to purchase the in
shower formula at all, but I am certainly glad that I did!) St Tropez was a
brand of fake tan that I knew was used in salons and I also read that it was
good for pale skin so I thought I would give it a go. I am amazed with the
outcome! As sad as it sounds, this product has given me a lot of confidence at
a time where I think I needed it the most. So for that, this product is going
to be an all time favourite of mine!
The
idea of the St Tropez gradual in shower tan is that it takes away the waiting
and worry of marking bed sheets, by having a quick and easy fake tan
application. It also moisturizers the skin at the same time as tanning it, so
it’s almost a 2-in-1 for me.
So
applying the product is super easy! You shower as normal, wash your hair/shave
your legs; basically do whatever you want to do before applying the product.
(If you have washed your hair make sure you tie it up before applying the tan
though, as water dripping could make it streaky!) Next you turn the shower off
and put a generous helping of the tan in your hand. Then you simply apply it to
the wet skin by creating a lather in your hands. Once you have applied it
everywhere you wash your hands and then wait for 3 minutes. These 3 minutes are
seriously the longest time in the world when waiting for it to absorb into the
skin. I find it easier to listen to a song on Spotify as they last the right
amount of time and give me something to do whilst standing like a muppet in the
shower. When the 3 minutes is up you wash it all off and then tap the skin to
dry it with a towel. Due to the ‘gradual tan’ nature, the tan develops over the
day/night to give a natural glow. This tan really does work well and I haven’t
had any issues with ‘streaking’. The best bit is there isn’t a horrible fake
tan smell, which lingers for ages!
For
me, the tan is perfect as it truly is natural, but I can imagine that for other
more advanced tanners that this product probably isn’t dark enough for them
after one application. But you can definitely layer up the tan by applying more
frequently, or like me when I feel like it!
Overall,
I find that this fake tan has really improved my life, and I realize how crazy
that sounds! I love that I can apply this tan with no worries of it being
streaky or turning orange. It is really subtle and I know I am going to be
using this for a very long time! I purchased my tan on Amazon, but I know you
can get it in lots of different stores too like Boots and Superdrug although
prices can vary!
I hope you liked this post!
Let me know if you have tried out
this tan and if you have what do you think of it?
Thanks for reading,
Lots of love,
(All opinions in this post are my
own, and I am in no way affiliated or have been sponsored to do this post by the
company!)
