Trying to find the darkest self tan

skintbuthappy81

Ok I know it's sunday and I know it's early, but I'm working today. So before I dash I want to see if any of you can help me (sure you can!) I put on my 12% last night but legs only as a trial because like I said I'm workin today and couldn't afford any mishaps. I did prep myself before hand by exfoliating and this morning it has clogged on my ankles and knees... I did use this 'sparingly' on these parts, any tips on how to avoid this? Thanks in advance!! :beer: oh and btw I LOVE the colour!

Saint_Chris

can anyone provide the link for the free sample, i e-mailed them, but i've yet to receive mine

thanks

glowgirl_2

Hi Saint_Chris try this http://www.siennasol.co.uk/ its at the top of the page, mine haven't turned up either despite 2 requests:rolleyes:

Hi skintbuthappy81, it really is trial and error as this product is quite different from the creams etc most people use, maybe the mitt needs a bit of getting used to, also once you wash off the colour guide mishaps are a lot less obvious, maybe a light exfoliate will help or if its that bad try lemon juice (this does work but don't expect miracles) or I have heard leaving whitening toothpaste (?) on for a while helps, not sure about this one, I've never tried it. I would also suggest extra moisturiser a least half an hour before you do it again in those areas.

I have had a busy weekend seeing lots of people I haven't seen for ages and generally, ahem, socialising;) however, everyone and I mean everyone has commented on my colour (I have roughly 2/3 coats of 16% on) its been a huge hit even with my die hard sun worshiping friends, when I tell them where I got it and how much it cost they are shocked. Celebritysecrets best stock up, they are in for a deluge of orders:rotfl:

FelinePrincess

Hi all,

Hope everyone has had a good bank holiday weekend!

Glowgirl, yes I will definitely buy the booster drops again. As I'm so pale and I like to be very brown it means I go can go dark without having to apply so many layers! Are you going to try them?

Feline Princess

glowgirl_2

Hey FelinePrincess, I hope you don't mind but I'm waiting for your opinion, and anyone else's, before I buy them:) especially as you said you have similar colouring to me, I am really happy with my 16% its just sometimes I get fed up with the whole fake tanning thing, a product that meant I would have to do less layers would be great so if the drops work like that, then yes I would definitely buy them, thinking about it can they really last longer when your skins looses the top layer anyway? yes moisturising helps but I'm fed up with that tooI think I must be having a lazy day today;)

FelinePrincess

Hi Glowgirl, of course I don't mind! I know how you feel about getting fed up of applying fake tan - it is hassle having to apply it all the time - I wish they would invent a miracle cure for safe, permanent sun free tanning for all skin types!

I don't think any fake tan can last longer no matter how dark it is because like you say the top layer of skin comes after after a certain amount of time.

I think the benefit for me with using the booster drops is I would probably want about 5 layers of 16% (I think I might have a problem!) to get the darkness I want where as with my 20% mix I think about 3 layers does the job. So this way I save time applying it and I can reach my desired colour quicker. I also found that while I have been using this over the past few days I haven't gone as scaly as usual, I don't know if the booster drops have had anything to do with it. Hth!

Feline Princess

glowgirl_2

FelinePrincess, you crack me up, tanorexia is our condition I believe, we could start tanorexia anonymous :rotfl:I bet we'd be inundated, I am very impressed with less lizard skin:T

mrs_baggins

after reading this thread i decided to get some from celebrity secrets. I ordered 10% as I am very fair and want to do it before i go away next week but wanted some info first.

For the last week or so i have been using gradual tan stuff and most of my body is now not pure white. before applying this i tend to exfoliate then moisturise all over then apply about 10 minutes after. Do i do the same with the celebrity secrets? I want to do my legs first just to see i am doing it ok. How long is it likely to last on hol when i am in/out of water, having more showers and applying sun cream etc?

soz for all the questions. I cant wait to try it and have bought a mitt thing but want to do it s best as i can!!

update!!!! I just couldnt wait so have applied it on my legs. not sure about how much to use though. I used a squirty bottle from boots and used 2 sqiurts per leg. was this enough? thanks

onewingedangel

Found this on the freebies board http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=923507
and thought u guys might be interested.
enjoy!
x

glowgirl_2

Hi mrs baggins, I would use a bit more than that, make sure you don't see any white bits when you have applied, its ok to see the odd streak or patch of dark as this will come off when you rinse away the colour guide, white patches are lack of product and not good however if you do do this do the area again and the colour guide will help make mistakes less obvious, I hope you love this product as much as I do:D

I find the 16% or indeed the 12% I had at first doesn't come off when shaving legs etc like most do, it stands up to showers etc but just exfoliate gently, I spent yesterday on the beach and covered in factor 30 and my colour is exceptional, I actually have several of my friends and their daughters coming to me over the next week to try out the product:rotfl:my daughter finally got round to trying out the 6% this morning, she has rather a patchy colourat the moment because she works in an equestrian center and has t shirt marks, she was not happy but once I put on the 6% for her it blended beautifully and she loves it:) I think she will need another layer later just to give it that certain glow but she is really happy as theres no orange or stickiness, the colour guide would appear to be lighter on the 6% as well, this should be interesting as she has very light olive skin, totally different in colour and texture to mine so a great comparison.

How is everyone else getting on? Does anyone else use a high factor sun screen and fake tan, it sounds a bit odd to say the least but I cant be bothered to sit in the sun and don't want streaks from straps etc and of course theres the health factor also I have developed a very strange habit of speaking to strangers in Boots etc who are looking at the fake tan section, I cant help preaching to them! Gunna you have a lot to answer for;)