Fake tan tips

[Emmamb]

I'm a complete fake tan novice-so what does everyone reccomend?? Want somethin not too orange,easy to apply and doesn't go streaky. And what's best way to apply it??

 

[lanny]

You need a tan mitt for sure get a cheap one from anywhere for day to day I use boots no7 and if you have one of there vochters they are giving away at the min when you spend over £5 you can use it on no7 fake tans too

 

[Piglet10]

if u want something easy to apply u cant mess up the garnier spray which u dont rub in is amazing and doesnt wash off streaky st. tropez is lush but light, he-shi is gorg and dark but can be messy, if u dont normally exfoliate DONT at all just make sure your dry parts (knees wrists elbows) have no dead or really dry skin and be careful just to skim over them lightly , if u exfoliate and ur skin isnt used to it it will come out soooo patchy!!

avoud xentan / whitetobrown completely!!

u cud use dove gradual tan? easy to apply and two coats is as dark as any other tan??

if u want something easy put on thats instant u can buy sally hansen legs its called , u can use it with a mitt all over your body its GORG and makes u look lush and if u mess it up (practically impossible) u can rinse off and start again!! it doesnt usually wash off in rain either

sorry if ive bombarded u!! xx

 

[Emmamb]

Ive had a quick go on my legs (wearing jeans on sat night so wont matter) so far so good. Its mainly my arms,back,chest,neck and face that i want doing but tbh te thought of tanning my face petrifies me lol. Ive got some rimmel stuff that gives instant tan that washes off (sunshimmer i think) so may try that xx

 

[Emmamb]

Ok so I did 1 leg last night as a trial-i think it looks ok 4 a 1st attempt.

So how do I achieve the same result on my face and I don't want a line on my wrists so how do I get it to blend evenly from my arms-wrists-hands??

 

[Emmamb]

1 legged tan-opinions pls

 

[Piglet10]

ha u did ok, u can NOT put sun shimmer on ur face cos ull look like a dirty mess when u put anything else on top as it will rub haha!!!! just dont really tan ur wrists skim over them lightly, u need to train ur oh up!! my DH tans me from top to bottom xx

 

[Emmamb]

Good job u lot r here-i'd be walkin round like an oompa loompa by now otherwise lol x

 

[Rayoflight]

Sorry to crash Emma but I too am in need of desperate advice.

I fell over on Thursday and I am singing at a wedding today. My dress skims the knee, i've got to get up and stand at the front and everyone will see this:

Piglet, do you think that Sally Hansen legs stuff will cover the bruises? Or can you recommend anything else? I look like frikkin Amy winehouse!

Sorry Emma... As you were xxx

 

[lanny]

Haha love the pic, im always the cos I bang my legs on dolly bloody buggy board ( every day)
Fake tan makes them stand out less but there's no real hinding them when I went out I put foundation on them lol

 

[Piglet10]

sorry i missed this, yes the sally hansen wud 'disguise ' it my mum hit her ankle years ago and its all purple veiny bruised looking ever since and she used the sally hansen for my wedding and was fab xxx

 

[FebMum2Be]

I use sunshimmer on my face, alone for a daytime natural look, and a small bit over my foundation to match up to my tan on my neck and body, I have used it for years and took me a while to master it on the face xx

 

[FebMum2Be]

Medium matte/shimmer is almost impossible to put on your face though, have to be very quick, light is always easy to use xx

 

[Rayoflight]

I went out and bought the Sally Hansen stuff first thing after doing the l'oreal fake tan spray. Wow! I'm hooked. It's absolutely brilliant. Thanks for recommending it as it's something I would never have tried. I only got the light tan colour which was plenty dark enough. It covered the cuts, bruises and more. I hadn't realised I had so many thread veins until they started to disappear when I put it on. Deffo using this all the time now. Thank you!

Emma - how did you get on?

 

[Emmamb]

I wasn't brave enough to do my face so used a bronzer on top of a slightly darker shade of foundation-worked great. The rest went on a bit dodgy and kieron ended up with it on his neck were it rubbed off my arm but after I had a bath it looked great. Am gonna keep practising and hopefully will b a bit braver by the tine my I go out again thanks for ur help ladies xxx