Fake Tan: Lauren's Way

Hiya :)

As I've mentioned before I am quite pale so I thought I'd write up a post about Fake Tan! some people love it, others hate it but I'm in the middle. I've tried different tans before as it's nearly impossible for me to get a proper sun tan these days!

The Sun hates me...

I've had a few failures before, like the Johnsons gradual tan... that made me orange and at the time I was a bit younger and thought it looked fantastic! but, I was totally wrong.

Also, alot of people rave about St Moriz and it was ok for me but not amazing! I've tried it a few times but I just think my skin hates it for some reason.

 I've also tried more expensive brands like 'Make Believe' which you can get from Boots at the time I bought it, a few years back, it was more around the £30 mark which was expensive for me as I was still in school, I also bought the srub that goes with it and I probably still have it lurking around somewhere! haha This tan was alright, It was probably the nicest tan I've ever smelt, It was sort of like bananna's and other fruity smells but it wasn't the most natural colour and it was clear when applying so you could easily miss parts of your body as there was no guide colour.

I've tried the Xen Tan samples from the Feel Unique boxes but I didn't really try them properly, with such a small sample I'm scared that I'll use most of it on one part of my body then not have enough for the rest haha. I do want to try the Xen Tan Dark Lotion though as I've heard many good things about it.

I've never tried St Tropez but I've heard it's quite good and that St Moriz is basically the cheaper version so I have no desire to try St Tropez really.

Currently I am using a Tan made by 'Lauren's Way'. This brand comes from Lauren Goodger of The Only Way is Essex fame. Firstly, I had heard so many good things about this tan from reading blogs and watching youtube videos (I normally look around before actually parting with my money) I decided to go for the Lotion as the mousse was more expensive at the time and I had St Moriz in mousse form so wanted to try something different. You can buy the Lotion here for £15.95 or the mousse here for £17.95.

Image from Google

So, I waited for it to be delivered and as soon as I got it I think I literally tried it. So, I did all the things I needed to like Exfoliate, Moisturise etc etc. I applied the tan with a mitt and it smelt quite nice and went on with a guide colour, it dried quickly and I put some loose clothing on and went to bed.

Lauren's Way Tanning Lotion - Image from Google

I woke up in the morning and it was a nice natural golden brown colour but it had gone all weird and patchy (Not the Tan's fault) in some places and this dissapointed me a bit, I seem to get this problem alot, I don't know if it's my skin being a pain or if it's the moisturiser I use but anyway, It wasn't that noticable so I carried on using that for a while until 'Glam Tan' arrived, you can buy this here for £18.95

Now, Glam Tan is a spray sort of tan, you spray it onto the mitt and then just apply it like you would a normal tan. It isn't a 'Spray Tan' that you can just spray on to your body in a mist. At the time I purchased the Glam Tan it came with a Mitt but I checked the website yesterday and now you have to buy the Mitts separatley but they only cost £3.99, which is probably about average for a Tanning Mitt and they're actually really good. 

Lauren's Way Glam Tan - Image from Google

When I first tried this I was instantly surprised and this became my favourite tan within minutes. Normally, my legs don't tan too well or my belly but with this tan I was amazed at the results. As normal, you let your tan develop over night then wash off in the morning. So, I did this and the tan faded to a more natural colour and honestly it still looked great.

I still use this tan and I find if I apply it one night, wash it off the next morning then reapply some more that night then wash off the next morning it gives you such a nice golden colour and I love it!!!

I would recommend this to everyone! it's easy to use and it gives such a nice colour. It lasts for ages as well but the only problem with that is it starts to go patchy and no matter how much you scrub/exfoliate it is really tough to get off! BUT I don't mind that because It's just such a great tan and I can put up with it haha.

Thank you for reading, Vicky x

P.S. Does anyone know how to set up the reply to comments bit? I can't properly reply to any comments I get, I can only post a comment like anyone else.