Happy Saturday Everyone!
I hope you have all had a good week & you are looking forward to your weekend.
I know I am looking forward to a quiet weekend. I have a few bits & pieces to catch up on. I feel like I am so behind on the whole posting blogs thing too. I really need to sort it out :)
Anyway us girls all love to have a fab tan. Whether it's a sunbed to top up our natural tan, a decent tan from a holiday, or if it's a fake tan. I am such a sucker for a fake tan thats for sure. I just always feel like I life is better with a tan. Or is that just me?
I have tried so many different fake tans & I have always seemed to have struggled to find one that I actually like. I find that some have a funny biscuit like or a strong scent to them, or they leave you looking a bit orangey. Either that or some are hard to apply & leave your skin streaky. Does anyone else feel my pain?
Previously I have tried Sunkissed & I have to say I pretty liked them. It didn't have a horrible smell to it, it was easy to apply & left me with a nice colour. Sunkissed have now launched a new rapid tan & tone tan. It is amazing!
Before
It is a super light mousse like formula which is easy to apply, adds instant colour & lets you control your final shade of colour!
Leave the tan for:
1 Hour - For a soft, glow
2 Hours - For a beautiful golden tan
4 Hours - For a stunning deep bronze tan
It contains vitatone which contains a blend of vitamins C, B5 & E. It has been designed to even out your skin tone to make it look smoother & appear more toned. It also nourishes your skin & protects it against environmental damage caused by free radicals.
All of Sunkissed products are skin kind, contains 0% parabens & is also vegan friendly. It also smells gorgeous too. It has a lovely holiday coconut smell.
What other lovely smelling, vitatone, bronzing product can you find? This leaves you with such a lovely colour. Definitely a sunkissed glow. I have left mine on for more than 4 hours though I have to say. I always make sure I exfoliate & prime my skin before applying tan. That is a very important step! Apply the tan always with a suitable mitt unless you want to end up with orange hands... Which is not a good look. Then just leave the tan on for the number of suited time for the tan you want to achieve. Then simply rinse off colour to remove any remaining product & enjoy your new tan!
After
You can purchase sunkissed tan from their website or places like Superdrug. The links are below to help:
Sunkissed Bronzing
Superdrug
Love Lottie xox
Superdrug
Happy Sunday Everyone!
This weekend is yet again another bank holiday weekend & are we happy about this? Hell yes! I know I am. I did do some overtime at work yesterday so I did lose my Saturday but being bank holiday it means I still get my equivalent of a weekend. So it's not really all that bad right?
I really want to go on holiday however due to health at the moment I cannot go on holiday abroad which sucks because I really just want to get on a plane & go to some lovely hot place, lay by the pool or on a beach, sipping cocktails & getting a tan. But I can't :(
So instead I have to settle for tan in a bottle, but it is true what they say life is better with a tan. I always feel better when I have a tan rather than be pale. It just makes me feel better in myself. That may seem silly I am aware. But I can't be the only one that thinks that right?
I have always been one for trying out different tans. Some I have got on with & some I haven't. But over the last few days I have tried a brand called Lusso Tan which is a new brand & I believe are going to become really popular! What is even better is their products do not contain Parabens or Alcohol. Which is great because they do not dry your skin out which some of them can.
To get the best out of any tan not just Lusso Tan you have to make sure you prep your skin before applying the tanning lotion to it. So the first product I used from Lusso Tan was the primer.
The primer comes in a spray bottle which makes it so easy to use & to apply to the skin. The mist cleanses the skin of impurities, rebalances your PH level & also hydrates & protects your skin. It leaves your skin feeling soft & dirt free ready for the next step to tan.
To use the primer you just simply:
*Lightly spray the mist primer over your face & body & then gently
pat any excess away with a towel or paper towel.
*Then apply the tanning lotion straight away after applying the primer.
I found the primer did not have any horrible smell to it & it dries pleasantly too. It doesn't leave your body feeling greasy or oily at all which I was surprised as some I have used the primer always leaves your skin feeling horrible.
After applying the primer I applied the Self Tan lotion for face & body for Lusso Tan. Which is in the shade Medium. I picked Medium because I am dark haired I like to look like I actually have a tan so a light colour doesn't really do anything for me but for more pale skinned people it is perfect. But I don't like the dark shades because I then feel like it is too overpowering for me. So for me it is Medium every time.
The most important thing to remember when applying any tan is to use a proper mitt or glove to apply it with other wise you will end up with orange hands & I cannot stand it when you see people walking
round with the brightest orange hands going. So when applying my lotion I used the tanning mitt from Lusso tan. Which I have to say is so so soft! Other mitts I have used have just been made out of foam like material but this one is so much of a better quality & will not absorb through to your hands & turn them orange which is the most important thing.
The tanning lotion is formulated to help hydrate your skin & ensure it does not dry it out. It gives a gorgeous tan to your skin that will last up to 7days. I have found that it is a buildable tan which also comes in different shades so there is something for every skin tone! It is also tinted so you can see where you are applying it to help leave you with a streak free tan. Not only that but I have found it fast drying! It dries within like 60seconds so you can get dressed quickly after applying it.
To apply the self tan simply:
*Apply some tan to the Lusso tan mitt & apply it after you have primed your skin.
*Start at the ankle, sweep the lotion upwards in long & gentle strokes.
*Then turn the mitt back to front & apply to the back of your
legs.
*Finish by gliding the last of the lotion on the mitt over your hands & feet.
*Leave the tan 4-8 hours before showering to let the tan develop.
Before
After
I applied it to my whole body so I could have an all over tan so I could see what colour the lotion really leaves you with. I have to say I was so pleased with the colour it left me with! It has definitely given me that sun-kissed look. Not only that it does not give that horrible biscuit like smell which some tanning lotions can give you & I hate that kind of scent to a product.
Then for an extra holiday tan look they do a finishing touch shimmer. Which you can sweep along your cheekbones, collarbone, shoulders to give that extra sun-kissed glow! Or if you want you can mix it with a moisturiser to give an all over body shimmer. It is such a gorgeous shimmery colour!
So overall I am so happy with the quality of the tanning products from Lusso tan. They are such great quality & do not leave you with horrible smelling, dry, orange skin. It does leave you with that holiday tan look which is perfect for me seeing as I cannot get a
real one abroad at the minute.
You can find out more about Lusso Tan at:
https://lussotan.com
Have a lovely rest of the weekend!
Love Lottie xox
12:04pm
Happy Sunday everyone!
I know I think I say it every week but that's another week gone by & Christmas is now fast approaching us. I really do not understand where this year has gone. Or is it just me who feels like this year has flown past?! I don't think I'm the only one to think it...
I am off work this week coming too so I plan on chilling out abit & catching up on a few things. As well as some appointments I have during the week. So no doubt it will fly by.
This year I did not get to go on holiday abroad. Much to my disappointment.. I think I'm at that age now where like all of my friends have children of their own so when you're single, don't have your own children but your friends do it's a lot harder to find someone to go away with. Either that or I'm just abit of a Larry... But that's the joys of it when you get older I guess.
I absolutely love going on holiday! Especially abroad! I love visiting new countries & taking it in. Not to mention the lovely warm, sunshine. I like to have a decent tan. After all life is much better with a tan. That much is so true! Especially this time of year with the weather being so horrible & when things are rubbish I just want to go away someone lovely & warm & be on a beach sipping cocktails. If only!
So during the winter I do at times like to fake things abit & have abit of a tanning session. Especially on a night out & your legs are out. I don't wish to be mistaken for a snowman or something! So I find a decent fake tan & make up to help compliment a healthy glow. To fake that I may have been away loving life in the sun. Because let's face it we all do it at times.
I have recently come across Sunkissed. A brand of products to help you get that sunkissed look. They sell a number of different products from tan, to bronzer, highlighter to gift sets. All the products you need to give you that healthy glow! Sunkissed products are a firm favourite of make up artists, beauty industry insiders, bloggers like myself & other people. They were also shortlisted at the 2016 beauty awards. So people are definitely loving their products.
Two essential products when you have tanned is a bronzer & highlighter. Not only can they be used to help you achieve that more tanned, healthy glow look but it can also be used as a contour &
highlighter product for your everyday look. I will admit I cannot go a day now without contouring in some way.
So I have got the Sunkissed high lights & the Sunkissed Moroccan escape set. Which contains a huge bronzer also combined with a highlighter & also comes with a lip crayon.
The high lights comes in a squeezy tube which can be used in two different ways. You can mix a little bit of the high lights in with your foundation to give the whole of your face that healthy glow. Or you can just dab a little to the tops of your cheeks, down your nose, under the brow & my favourite your Cupid's bow. This will give it that healthy glow shimmery look. When i tried abit of the high lights on my hand for the first time I was amazed by the shimmer & texture! It's such a nice creamy feel which doesn't feel too heavy on your skin & it gives such a lovely shimmery colour to your skin.
The bronzer is as it says a nice warm brown shade, with the highlighter in the compact one of those lovely gold shimmery shades. It's actually a gorgeous shade. I do love a good shimmery highlighter I must say! The bronzing powder can be applied with a brush to the face & body & can just be washed off. Or like I said previously you can use it as a contouring & highlight product.
The lip crayon comes in a quite berry pink kind of shade. It's not like one of those bright pink shades. You could definitely get away with using it as a winter kind of colour. Which is nice & easy to apply being in the crayon form that it is in.
I will definitely be trying out there tanning range after trying these three products out. I have to say I am impressed with the quality for the price of them & aren't one of those bad smellying kind of products either.
So they are definitely worth checking them out if you haven't already!
They can be found on:
Instagram: welovesunkissed
Website: http://www.sunkissedbronzing.co.uk/
Have a lovely chilled Sunday!
Love Lottie xox
19:56pm
Hello Everyone!
Happy Sunday! I hope everyone has had a fab weekend! I haven't overly done a lot it's been mostly family related which I love. They tend to help me forget about things going on in my mind & give me a distraction. Which let's face it we can all do with from time to time. I love taking photos so I did a mini shoot with my sister & nephew. I was so happy with how the shots have come out. They are the perfect autumnal shot.
This time of year I cannot help but feel pale & pasty. I will admit I'm the summer I used one of my local sunbed shops to help top up my tan & keep it at a reasonable colour. But in the winter I tend to just give up because I'm covered up most of the time with long sleeves & things so you don't really see my arms & legs unless I go out one evening & wear a dress or something. Which let's face it isn't often at all. I'm getting too old for all that.
When it comes to fake tan I am pretty fussy I have to say. Because some of the cheaper brands I have used before left my legs & arms all streaky. Either that or I'm left looking orange & smelling like a biscuit because some fake tans smell horrible! & let's face it we do not like that look! You have to be careful in what you pick so when I come across a great brand I tend to stick with it.
I was lucky enough to be sent a bottle of Skinny Tan's new tone oil which has just landed in the U.K!
Skinny tan is an Australian brand but can also be found in the U.K. I will admit it is a brand I've heard of but never actually tried before.
Before
After
Skinny tan & tone oil is a natural & hydrating streak free tan which is also quick & easy to use so for people who aren't really used to tanning it is very ideal. So the tan is said not to leave orange patches & streaks. Skinny tan also reduces cellulite too. It is made with a natural skin kind tanning agent which also includes organic oils & guarana berries so you can tan, tone & reduce cellulite.
The best way to apply any fake tan is to ensure you shower & exfoliate before applying the tan. This ensures you remove any dead skin cells & get rid of any dull parts to your skin & leaves it then as the perfect base to tan on. You then simply spray on the tan with does come out a brown colour but it does smell lovely. It's more of a fruity smell not like some which smell vile. Which for me is definitely a pro for this tan! I rubbed the tan in to smooth it out all over my skin to make sure I didn't miss a patch. Leave the tan to develop & a lovely tanned look you should get. There is no need to wash the oil off leave it on because you don't have to worry about it drying your skin out.
So after my bath this evening I have given the tan a try out on my legs. I have only applied a little bit as I don't want to waste it if my legs are going to be hidden but I just wanted to try it out & I have to say I'm pretty impressed as like I said I only used a small amount & only had it on for around an hour & already my legs do look like they have more colour & look more tanned. So I will try applying abit more tomorrow & see what colour it gives my legs. But it is definitely easy to spray on & no horrible smell! Which is such a bonus.
So I am looking forward to seeing the rest of their range & trying it!
Check out: https://www.skinnytan.co.uk/
Have a lovely Sunday evening!
Love Lottie xox
