Bondi Sands - The Australian Tan - Self Tanning Foam

I'm always on the lookout to try new self tanners. I recently came across Bondi Sands on instagram and loved the look of the results people were getting from using it. Before buying I did my research and decided to try the dark self tanning foam. 

At first I was debating about getting the lighter one instead of the dark because I am so pale and I just thought this will come out orange on me but I read a few reviews and thought I'll live on the edge and risk it and not because of the fact that if it went terribly wrong I have two weeks off ;) .

I bought this in Superdrug for £14.99 but at the moment it is on offer for £9.95! Funnily enough when I was looking at this on the shelf there was a couple of woman by me buying this for her daughter and I overheard her saying this is the only one she likes and will use.

This tan has a great coconut smell which I love because that's one of my favourite scents! But if you don't like coconuts then you definitely will not like the smell. When I first used this I actually didn't like it but I think this was because I left it on for 6 hours and it went orange on me eeeek but I gave it another go and now I actually do like it, ALOT.

It's easy to apply and you can see where to apply, it glides on nicely and is quick to soak in. I leave it on for an hour and then I wash it off, which leaves me with just a nice bit of colour where I look normal instead of pale and ill. Though if I want to look a bit darker I just leave it on a little bit longer but not 6 HOURS. I learned my lesson there lol. This states it will last up to 7 days which is true and it doesn't streak either.

So now I use He Shi and Bondi Sands combined :)

Emma

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Palmer's Natural Bronze Body Lotion Gradual Tanner

The other day I was speaking to my friend about which self tanner she uses as she always has a nice glow to her. She told me she uses Palmer's Natural Bronze as it's only £5.00 which is really cheap for a self tanner  and the ones I usually go for are at least £20.00.  So from seeing it on her I thought I would give it a go and see if I can save myself some pennies!

The Palmer's Natural Bronze is a cocoa butter formula and this is for all skin tones. As stated it has cocoa butter and vitamin E in and is a moisturising lotion to keep skin beautiful and healthy.

 The directions are to apply evenly once daily or as often as necessary to achieve the desired look and then to wash hands after use.

First of I have to say I hate the smell of this! It does have that strong biscuity smell and it does linger but it also has a cocoa smell mixed in and to be honest the smell does make me feel sick but I have grown more used to it and once you get passed the smell it isn't all that bad.

I decided to test this on my legs first (not very neatly may I add as you can see in the pic lol) in case it all went wrong and I am so glad I did as I made a big mistake! I ended up applying 3 layers to my legs because I assumed the colour was kind of instant whereas I find this colour deepens as the hours pass. My legs ended up turning bright orange as seen below!!!

After seeing this I was so scared to try it again but I though I would risk it and just apply one layer to my face, neck and arms and it turned out so much better and is a nice golden glow, thank god! You do have to make sure you apply this well and even as you can't see where you have applied it. A photo of my arm is below.

I do have mixed feelings on this product and it is growing on me more but I don't think it will ever beat He - Shi tan as I love the colour it gives me plus you can see where it goes when applying and it doesn't smell. You can check my post here He-Shi Post.
Emma

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