I like most other people
have a love hate relationship with fake tan, I love having a tan [I feel more
confident and feel that I personally look better with one, sadly I do not have
a nice Kirsten Stewart/ Anne Hathaway skin tone] but I hate the upkeep of it [let’s
face it, it’s a lot of work and I’m kind of on the lazy side when it comes to
these things].
For a while I had been
keeping a good tanning routine of exfoliating, moisturising and fake tanning. However
I found that after 4/5 days my tan needed topping up and I have found this to
be the case with whatever tan I used [He-shi, St.Moriz, Vita Liberata]. So in
realistic terms I was fake tanning twice a week whilst ensuring I maintained my
routine for trying to keep my tan. However due to wearing bras with underwire I
found that after a day or two my tan would wear off where my bra had rubbed and
my armpits would show the wear of tear of my tan which left me having to choose
my outfits wisely which proved especially annoying when we would get random
warm days[I wonder if the fact that I was using mousse fake tans would have
anything to do with how the tan rubbed off in certain areas? ]. I found that
the upkeep was just too much on top of a 9-5 job as well as my university work
in the evenings. I found that in my little spare time that I did have I had a
choice of weather I wanted to fake tan or do something else with my time.
When I discovered that one
of my favourite tans were launching a 2-3 week fake tan I was thrilled to say
the least. This tan claims to last up to three weeks. You can see my previous post where this tan was discussed [Here].
Application:
Using a tanning mitt apply as you would a tinted
mousse, blending colour as you apply. Avoid the heel of the hand, and wipe
knuckles, knees and ankles immediately. Any unwanted application should be
removed immediately as the colour will take to the skin in only a few minutes.
Do not moisturise prior to application, except for areas of exceptionally dry
skin. Do not apply with bare hands
as colour will take to the palms of the hands.
To extend the life of your colour apply multiple
layers of pHenomenal, i.e.:
1
application = approx 7 days
2 applications = approx 10+ days
3 applications = approx 2 - 3 weeks
2 applications = approx 10+ days
3 applications = approx 2 - 3 weeks
Allow at least one hour
between showering and reapplying, for optimum results leave 3 hours between
each shower for a longer lasting tan.
My thoughts:
I purchased the tan in the
shade medium as I had previously tried their mousse In this shade and liked the
colour it gave. I applied this tan twice; I applied the first application
before bed and rinsed it off after 16 hours and reapplied my second application
which I washed off as normal the second morning.
I had an even tan with
pretty much the same colour results as their normal medium coloured mousse, I think
a third application would have looked too dark and fake on me given my fair
skin tone.
This tan has a colour guide
which washes off the next day in the shower with minimal staining of PJ’s. I usually
wear my onsie for tanning to contain the smell and save my sheets from
staining. This tan doesn’t smell of anything when applying it but an hour later
there is a normal but slightly subtler fake tan smell. This smell washes away
in the shower the next day and doesn’t linger and I would say that the smell isn’t
as offensive as the st.moriz smell.
I was disappointed to learn
that this tan didn’t last long on me at all, it lasted around four days. Their normal
tanning mousse that I had been using had stayed on longer and that was with
only one application. I don’t understand why this product didn’t work on me and
I was very disappointed that it didn’t but thankful that I had bought this tan
whilst on offer for £25 and that I didn’t pay full price for it. One positive
about this fake tan is that it came off very easy when I soaked in the bath and
used my exfoliating mitts to take it off; I wasn’t left with any dry tanned
patches.
Reviews of this product are
very scarce. I have only been able to find a few and I now question the sincerity
of some of these reviews, perhaps they had been sponsored.
I had however spoken with one
blogger/YouTube guru via twitter [Melanie Twiner] about the tan. Melanie had
better results than myself and gave an honest review of the tan on her YouTube
channel which you may find useful [see below for her review].
I would suggest trying
this tan for yourself if you don’t mind splurging on a fake tan product however
I would recommend looking about to see if this tan is on offer beforehand. Let me
know if you have tried this tan?
