Hi!
It's been awhile since I have self tanned myself and last night I did it.
My earlier attempts haven't been successful at all. Few years back I used self tanning gel and it was a splotchy mess, just horrible.
But this time I did everything by the book.
I used a moisturizing body scrub, tanning applicator or tanning mitten and the self tanning product.
The scrub what I used was Erboristica, Velvety body Scrub
It has crushed apricot pits, olive oil and panthenol. It removes dead skin and makes your skin so so soft. Not oily, but soft. I scrubbed my knees, elbows and ankles with extra care so the tan wont stuck on the dry skin.
The tanner what I used was St. Moriz, Instant self tanning lotion
It says "A professional flawless tan for a golden sunkissed glow" and "Instant bronzing, no streaks, longer lasting, moisturizing" It has a mild perfumed smell, not bad at all. Nice and smooth texture, don't be afraid of the color.
My mitten has a fuzzy side and a thin black side. These kind of tanning applicators are placed usually next or nearby the self tanning products.
The tanning process:
When I started to use the lotion and saw what color it was the first thing that popped in my head was "Oh sh---t..."
The lotion was almost black with a greenish tint.
Well I gave it a go and I spread it all over my body.
(Ask your friend, boyfriend, mom, sister or who ever to help you with your back)
I am a very very pale person and only my back, shoulders and arms, sometimes my stomach tans when I spend hours and hours under the sun. But still my legs stays white.
After smearing it on, it looked very dark and again I started to doubt the whole thing. After little panicking I took normal body lotion and rubbed it gently on the places where the tanning lotion had piled up and blended the color out.
Then I let it dry for a while and I got dressed in dark clothes.
It started to develop the self tanner smell after 30 min. I would say that the smell is pretty average. Not strong but you can smell it. The smell will stick to you clothes and bed sheets.
Then I went to sleep.
In the morning I went and checked the color on natural light. I was very pleased. Very sun kissed, golden bronze. I took a shower to rinse off the smell and excess product.
After shower the color was much smoother and the smell was gone.
I think that the color is very natural and it's easy to go darker.
I didn't apply the product on my face or back of my hands.
Here you can see the difference between my stomach and hand.
On my face I was thinking to use this product
It is a Louis Widmer Selftan for face and body
It's a clear/white lotion with a gradual tan.
Here was my successful self tanning experiment
Have A nice day!
-Elina
(These are all my pictures and I purchased all these items by myself)
