Make Believe/Fake Bake?

mouthscradle

I was just wondering whether anyone has tried either Make Believe or Fake Bake self-tanning products? They seem to be really highly recommended, but I'd like to know whether they're really worth the money before I splash out :rolleyes:

stacey21_2

Hi,

Fake Bake I find to be really 'sticky' on my skin and takes an age to get off me - the snake skin look so does not suit me! I wouldn't say my skin is any more drier than normal. My friend is a fake bake addict whilst I am a st tropez freak - so we swapped to see what we were missing! To be honest she didn't really like St Tropez and I hated Fake Bake, so I guess it just depends on your skin type/application.

I always always always use St Tropez - I have tried every single fake tanning product recommended by people from Marks and Spencers own range to Clarins and Lancome and Clinique and always returned to St Tropez.

The best thing I have found is to buy the St Tropez Self tan lotion in the small bottle (around £17) or buy from ebay, and mix it either with st tropez body lotion or a body lotion which contains no aha's. this will allow you to dilute the colour whilst still having a guide. If you need any other help or questions you can pm me? Hope this helps

mouthscradle

Thanks Stacey. It doesn't seem to matter how well I exfoliate and moisturise before I apply tanning stuff, I always seem to still get orange streaks. I'm naturally really pale, with skin prone to oiliness in some places and dryness on my shins. I've tried fake tans and tanning moisturisers, various makes and tried creams, lotions, sprays, mists, mousses...

The reason I was looking into Make Believe was that I saw it listed as the top ranking product on How To Look Good Naked earlier on they've been running like a poll of their testers each week. They do a Tan Extender lotion which is supposed to build up to a tan over a few days and then maintain it, like those moisturisers that are on the market lately. I've tried some of them before but I seem to just get a nasty orange colour rather than a natural brown, and I get patchy coverage :rolleyes:

I dunno, the things we do :rotfl:

stacey21_2

lol, I know what you mean!

If you can try and get the little starter pack of St Tropez somewhere you can try the mixing with body lotion and see how you get on - if you are v.pale you can just add more moisturiser to make the mixture more diluted but it will still keep its colour to show you where you are putting it on. Also with St Tropez, it doesnt matter if it looks streaky when its on, as long as you have covered the skin area, because when you wash it off it leaves a veil of colour which is even,

let us know how you get on!

ailuro2

For my pale skin I used the fake tans that built up over a few days, I found it easier to miss out the dry patches and stop them going very orange straight away.

However I still looked a bit 'wrong' because I'm naturally very pale skinned, so I gave up after a few tries. Now I say I prefer to be more Dita Von Teese than Orange Spice. Wish I had the figure to match:p

outrageous_monkey

Ooh, I've fancied trying Fake Bake. Never heard of the make beleive one tho.

I'm very fair skinned (freckles) and to top it off I have (I think this is what its called) Housemaids knee, so I have orange patches on my knee's. I've tried just about every fake tan on the market. The other week I bought some St Tropez lotion and hated it, but after reading on here, I will mix it with some moisturiser and see if its any different. But being the fool that I am, I went and bought the St Tropez Aero spray thing, I've used it twice and its not changed the colour of my skin at all!

I do like, Loreal Sublime Bronze.........thats what I was going to buy, but they didnt have the dry mist spray, thats how I ended up with St Tropez.....again!:rotfl:

Tori_Bellatrix

I agree with Stacey21 .. for me St Tropez is the best and well worth the money ... but I only use the cream (not the mousse or sprays). Even if you look like a streaky brown monster just after application, once the guide colour is washed off, it leaves a smooth even colour.

kittykate_2

boots sell make believe tan

i've recently used two fake bake products - beyond bronze spray (which was a good colour but faded after two showers and is now making me look all snakeskinned and patchy - was supposed to last a week!!) and beyond bronze lotion - leave on all night and wash off in the morning. this left me the same colour as before i put it on. so that's nearly £40 down the drain for them two products!

skyrocket

i know a few people who swear by st tropez - but they are always streaky and the only time i had a professional st tropez applied it was a joke. it was streaky and rubbed off on towels.
the best stuff i ever used was ecotan. it looked a natural colour and a bottle lasted for ever!

Tori_Bellatrix

skyrocket wrote: »

i know a few people who swear by st tropez - but they are always streaky and the only time i had a professional st tropez applied it was a joke. it was streaky and rubbed off on towels.
the best stuff i ever used was ecotan. it looked a natural colour and a bottle lasted for ever!

The guide colour with St Tropez can appear streaky and will rub off on towels ... however, once this has been washed off - it should leave an even colour.

jewlls

hi,
How long does the st tropez tan last for? We recently purchased a bottle of the bronzing spray, partner used it and it washed off a day later, is there a special way off applying it?

Jewlls xx