Hello lovely reader! I hope this post finds you well! I must admit it has taken me a while to get round to writing this post so I apologise for that but hey sometimes life gets in the way!
I first heard about the St Tropez In Shower Gradual Tan at the beginning of the year and I was soooo super excited about this product being launched! I do like a fake tan but I really struggle with summing up the energy to be bothered to apply it, let it dry and then I hate having to sleep in it. Also I am pretty picking about the fake tan products I have used in the past as I really don't like to smell like a biscuit and I have always spent a fair amount of pennies on my product choices.
The premise of this product is literally still blowing my mind as I just cant fathom how the hell it works! But here's the usage run down- shower as normal, turn the water off, apply the tan all over using circular movements, stand for three minutes then turn the water back on and shower it off without using any other product. Again how on earth can it work!!??
So the pros; the thing I like the most about this product is the ease of use. I usually use the Fake Bake one hour tan and that for me was a tanning game changer how this is next level. I really like the fact that it is easily incorporated into your daily routine without having to set aside a load of time to faff about. Three minutes, no need to sleep in it and personally I don't find it too smelly on my skin either! It left my skin nice and soft which was a nice bonus and I haven't had any streaks or patchy bits at all. I also feel that compared to my normal tanning choices this is much better priced. I can imagine people aren't keen on the idea of standing, slightly cold and dripping for three minutes either but personally it didn't bother me at all and I'd much rather do that than sleep in tan and have to shower it off in the morning and then wash the bedding! Call me lazy but hey any beauty product that gives me more time is one I'm all for!
The cons; well the main thing I would say about this product is that when the title says 'gradual tan' it ain't joking! It is very subtle and it does take a few uses to start seeing some bronze skin. I have still got the slight reminisce of Santorini tan left and I felt the product gave this a nice boost but if you are pale skinned you might not find this product is for you as I don't think it would show up enough to be worth the many uses. Even with a slight tan leftover, I needed to use this product at least three showers in a row (not on the same day obviously!) to start to see a difference. Another thing I found with it is that it is quite tricky to know how much product to use and as you apply it to wet skin it does foam slightly and it did make me question where I'd covered everywhere enough. Plus I had to take my kitchen timer into the bathroom to make sure I kept to the three minute development time! And I did find my nails slightly discoloured after using it, I haven't yet found a way to prevent this with the way you have to use this product so if you have any top tips leave me a comment.
My top tips for this product are, as with all fake tan products, exfoliate first and once you have washed the product off take some body scrub and scrub your palms to avoid any tan staining your hands.
So overall I have to say I really do like this product. I think for post holiday tan prolonging it is a great product and I love the ease of use. I think it's a great Summer routine addition and I think if you want to top up an existing tan you will love it but if your a fairer skin you might be a bit disappointed. But I am going to continue to use it and have bought my second bottle so I'm pretty pleased with this product!
Have you tried it yet? What do you think of it?
Have a great day, Steph :)
This is not a sponsored or paid for post just purely my thoughts and options.
I first heard about the St Tropez In Shower Gradual Tan at the beginning of the year and I was soooo super excited about this product being launched! I do like a fake tan but I really struggle with summing up the energy to be bothered to apply it, let it dry and then I hate having to sleep in it. Also I am pretty picking about the fake tan products I have used in the past as I really don't like to smell like a biscuit and I have always spent a fair amount of pennies on my product choices.
The premise of this product is literally still blowing my mind as I just cant fathom how the hell it works! But here's the usage run down- shower as normal, turn the water off, apply the tan all over using circular movements, stand for three minutes then turn the water back on and shower it off without using any other product. Again how on earth can it work!!??
So the pros; the thing I like the most about this product is the ease of use. I usually use the Fake Bake one hour tan and that for me was a tanning game changer how this is next level. I really like the fact that it is easily incorporated into your daily routine without having to set aside a load of time to faff about. Three minutes, no need to sleep in it and personally I don't find it too smelly on my skin either! It left my skin nice and soft which was a nice bonus and I haven't had any streaks or patchy bits at all. I also feel that compared to my normal tanning choices this is much better priced. I can imagine people aren't keen on the idea of standing, slightly cold and dripping for three minutes either but personally it didn't bother me at all and I'd much rather do that than sleep in tan and have to shower it off in the morning and then wash the bedding! Call me lazy but hey any beauty product that gives me more time is one I'm all for!
The cons; well the main thing I would say about this product is that when the title says 'gradual tan' it ain't joking! It is very subtle and it does take a few uses to start seeing some bronze skin. I have still got the slight reminisce of Santorini tan left and I felt the product gave this a nice boost but if you are pale skinned you might not find this product is for you as I don't think it would show up enough to be worth the many uses. Even with a slight tan leftover, I needed to use this product at least three showers in a row (not on the same day obviously!) to start to see a difference. Another thing I found with it is that it is quite tricky to know how much product to use and as you apply it to wet skin it does foam slightly and it did make me question where I'd covered everywhere enough. Plus I had to take my kitchen timer into the bathroom to make sure I kept to the three minute development time! And I did find my nails slightly discoloured after using it, I haven't yet found a way to prevent this with the way you have to use this product so if you have any top tips leave me a comment.
My top tips for this product are, as with all fake tan products, exfoliate first and once you have washed the product off take some body scrub and scrub your palms to avoid any tan staining your hands.
So overall I have to say I really do like this product. I think for post holiday tan prolonging it is a great product and I love the ease of use. I think it's a great Summer routine addition and I think if you want to top up an existing tan you will love it but if your a fairer skin you might be a bit disappointed. But I am going to continue to use it and have bought my second bottle so I'm pretty pleased with this product!
Have you tried it yet? What do you think of it?
Have a great day, Steph :)
This is not a sponsored or paid for post just purely my thoughts and options.
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