Top 3 Tans & Application

Hi :)

Today I decided I'd share with you my top 3 tans.. Being Irish sadly means I'm not blessed with lovely glowing sun kissed skin :( So like many others I have to fake it..


1) Tantastic Liquid Tan

This is always my go to tan and has been for quite a long time.. It has a liquidy consistency so be careful when putting this on a mit.. Sometimes a bit more than you expect might come out! The tan is coloured so makes it so easy to see where you're applying it.. It never seems to streak which is such a bonus.. The tan shows up on your skin instantly after applying it, but gets slightly darker after a few hours.. It develops into a gorgeous golden brown colour.. This is definitely my favourite tan and I highly recommend it! The tan costs about €15 to buy but one bottle easily lasts a couple of months!




2) Cocoa Brown 1 Hour Tan

This is a new favourite tan of mine.. Irish woman Marissa Carter came up with this tan.. It has a gorgeous, kind of exotic smell to it, which is so hard to find in a tan.. The tan is in the form of a mousse and when applying it to your skin it's effortless, it's so smooth and feels lovely.. This tan is also coloured, it comes out as a medium brown colour and develops in only one hour! Wow, that's fast! This tan is such a gorgeous golden brown colour! The one downside I found with this tan is that it is quite hard to get off.. I felt that I scrubbed and scrubbed but there was still some patches for quite a while after! There is also a newer 'Night to Day' version of this tan which I haven't tried yet.. I can't wait to get my hands on it though as I've heard only good things about! The 1-hour tan can be bought for €7.99 and Penney's even stock it now!






3) Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs

Good old Sally Hansen, where would any girl be without this wonder!? It does exactly what it says on the tin.. It really does make  legs look airbrushed! I'm sure the majority of girls out there have tried this at one stage or another.. It's the handiest tan in the world... This tan is literally like a foundation for your bod.. It covers everthing.. I usually go for the medium shade, which is quite a goldeny brown.. Though this is a great tan, I think when you're wearing this it's obvious you're wearing fake tan! Sometimes you can fool people into thinking you're not really wearing a tan, but this one is quite a fake looking tan! All the same I think every girl should have a bottle or two of Sally Hansen stashed away in their room for unplanned nights out! Sally Hansen can now be got for as little as €8 and all chemists sell this stuff..

How I apply tan:

I always start off by exfoliating my skin!! This is so important for an even application of tan.. I use Soap & Glory's 'Flake Away' Scrub (it's by far my favourite).. Exfoliate the day of or the day before you plan on putting on tan!

I always use a mit to apply tan.. I put some of the product directly onto the mit and then apply it to my skin in circular motions..

Wait for the tan to dry!

Sometimes I shower the tan off to get rid of the excess colour, but a lot of times I skip this step..

To help keep my tan stick around for a few extra days I use a body moisturiser, or else a gradual tanning moisturiser! I love the Garnier Summer Body for a gradual tan.. It looks great applied over tan to make it last  longer!