This was the first fake tan i've ever used apart from using the Dove Gradual Tan and i'd read lots about it before i purchased it as i knew i wanted an olivey toned one rather than one that's going to make me look orange. People had said that it's more for an experienced fake tanner because you have to work with it really quick (which you really do!) but i once you get the hang of it, it's fine! I apply it with the St Moriz mitt which works fine, although i have to wear a glove underneath because the tan seeps through the mitt, resulting in brown patchy hands! It's pretty to easy to apply because you can see exactly where you've applied thanks to the colour guide. Once you've washed the colour guide off it leaves a lovely olive, sunkissed look to your skin, which looks like you've had a couple of days in Egypt or somewhere. It's the perfect colour for the first few days and then it starts to go really patchy and scaley looking. Even when i tried to scrub it off with an exfoliating glove and exfoliator, it would not budge! I'm going to share with you what i did prior to tanning and after (i dont know if this is exactly what your supposed to do, but its just what I do) :
Two nights before your going to be fake tanning- Exfoliate and moisturise
That night, prep- I washed my hair (I made sure I washed my hair the night before rather than the day I washed the colour guide off, as that would leave you with patchy hands), I shaved and I exfoliated using the Clarins Smoothing Body Scrub and used an exfoliating mitt with it aswell. When i got out of the bath i moisturised with Aloe Vera Gel (i used this as it sinks in straight away and it's really light, if you use a normal moisturiser or body butter, the fake tan won't want to stick to your body because it's to oily. The reason i made sure some moisture was going into my skin is because this fake tan is VERY drying, but i'll talk about that later), i waited about half an hour before i fake tanned and in that half an hour i also let my hair dry, otherwise i'd end up touching my hair when its wet and then get patchy hands.
Fake tanning- I lay my towel down on the carpet as it gets very messy, i still get fake tan splodges all over my carpet though, oopppss! Then i start from my feet and work my way upwards, doing small sections and going in circular motions and i blend it in completely to avoid any streaking or patchiness. When your doing your feet make sure your blending it completely over your toes otherwise your going to get those horrible lines and it will look weird! Pay more attention to your elbows, ankles and knees and make sure its 100% blended and applied evenly because they're the places that are drier than the rest of your body so the fake tan is going to cling to them more. When i've finished applying it, i just stand there for about 10 minutes to air dry and then i'll just put my dressing gown on and get on with anything else i want to do, being careful to not touch anything or wash my hands or anything.
The next morning- When i've woken up, i usually have brown bed sheet and patches all over my body, but it's ok, it's just the guide colour! I'll then jump into the bath and let the guide colour soak off and i scrub everywhere that's gone a bit browner than the rest of me, like my elbows, toes and knuckles. When i've got out of the bath i rinse off with the shower just to be sure every bit of the guide colour is off. Then your left with this lovely colour
This Fake Tan is extremely drying so i make sure i moisturise every chance i can, otherwise my legs end up going a bit scaly from how dry they are!
After about 5/6ish days I do still look relatively tanned apart from the horrible patches i get behind my knees :( So thats when i start to scrub it all off
Overall i do completely recommend this Fake Tan, the colour is gorgeous and you definitely get what you pay for.
St Moriz Tanning Mousse is available to purchase at Amazon. I've also heard that they do it in Tesco and they do normally have it on Missguided as well.
Have you tried any of the St Moriz products?
