Best Self Tanners/Bronzers For Summer!

I was born naturally white and I refuse to sun tan. I normally use a self tanner on my legs during the summer months in order to add a little bit of a glow to my skin. Now, when it comes to self tanners there are a few things I look for in a bottle in order to get the most realistic "fake" tan possible! 

First, the self tanner cannot make me look orange, green or burnt brown.  Second, it cannot leave me streaks anywhere where applied, and third it has to not stain my clothes.  I also like the option of either having a self tanner give me a one day glow or a one to two week glow.  After searching the net, I decided on two products that I use year around. 

Scott Barnes Body Bling - $8.99 / $43.00 CDN

If I want a one day glow that makes me look like a lovely (but toned down) disco ball, I go with my Scott Barnes Body Bling in the color Platinum.  Platinum works well for individuals who have a pale complexion and need a glow that won't make them look fake.  I wore this body bling last week on my legs for a friends wedding and it made my legs look awesome!  Not only did it give my legs a slight lovely tan that still seemed realistic to the rest of my body, but it also gave it this amazing shimmery effect that glisten with the rays of the sun. If you are transparent to fairly white skinned, then platinum is the color for you.  If you actually have color on your skin, then the original formula might work better as it blends lovely with darker skin tones.  This body bling was pretty moisturizing and left my legs with an even tone color. I was very surprised at the results, easiness and effectiveness of the product. This washes off easily from your hands after applying it to your body. I know some self tanners stain your hands and with this product I had NO issues whatsoever. 

However a word of caution, this body bling does at times rub off on clothes. So make sure to only use this on exposed skin and stay away from wearing white until this fully dries.  If not, you might be left with streaks on your clothes.  Lastly, this comes off easily in the shower with no big fuss and didn't stain my tub in anyway. If you are looking for a nice self tanner with a bit of a bling, then this product is for you. 

Vita Liberata Self Tanning - $30.00 / $65.00 CDN

My skin is very pale and thin. So that means you see the veins on my legs, arms and chest if I am not covered up. Normally in warm weather this tends to be a "problem" especially when wearing black clothing against my white veiny body. On one of my online Sephora shopping "trips", I had the option of checkout with a free sample of Vita Liberata's tanning mousse in the color medium that came with a free mitt in a generous size bottle!  I figured based on the reviews, this might work for someone like me who suffered from the "Caspar syndrome!"

In order to get the best results for this product, you need to follow a few simple steps. First, I exfoliated my legs in the shower with my puff. I dried off and applied the product to the mitt. It comes out like a very dark mousse from the bottle and leaves a nice stain on your skin letting you know which areas you have applied it to and which areas still needed application. I applied this product on my legs in circular massaging motions as stated on the box. I covered the tops of feet and toes (don't forget those toes) my legs, knees and thighs. I applied it on both the front and back of my legs.  This product dried right away with NO smell.  It did not stain my sheets at night and my skin didn't feel grease, gritty, or dirty.  I could immediately see the tan slightly forming. There was no greenish or orange look that many self tanners leave behind.  When I woke up the next morning my legs looked they were either tanned by the sun or if I was naturally born that way. I was amazed for the first time, my veins were not as visible as they usually are and my tan looked even, not blotchy or streaky.   I will admit I didn't reapply it 2-3 times more because I had the product in the color medium and being so fair skin, I didn't want my legs to look so tanned while the rest of me was still white.  I don't think that would looking convincing or natural.   Nonetheless, the slight glow this left my legs was just amazing and natural!

If you are looking for a good self tanner to make your color last one to two weeks, then this is it! It comes in three colors: Fair, Medium and Dark.  You can pick one of these great self tanners up at your nearest Sephora!

So there you have it!  My review on how to get a lovely either one day or two week tan without damaging your skin with the harmful rays of the sun!  Let me know what self tanners you have tried and worked!

Here's my Youtube video review!

 

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Dayana

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Scott Barnes Body Bling - Platinum

Scott Barnes Body Bling Platinum - $30.00 US

There comes a time in a girls life when you look down at your legs and say "damn I need a tan!!"  I was born naturally white.  Who am I kidding I'm pretty transparent that its ridiculous.   However with that all being said, I refuse to tan.  Well at least sun tan that is.  I normally use a self tanner on my legs during the summer in order to not sport that "casper" look.  Yet at times I want more then just a self tan(ner) but more of a "bling" look!  Upon searching the net I came across this product developed by Scott Barnes called 'Body Bling' that not only gives you an instant self tan as soon as you apply it, but it also adds a bit of shimmer to give your legs that Victoria Secret runway look!  So you know I had to try it!  If I could "look" like a VS model (leg wise) then I was SOLD!

I was having a hard time finding this in Canada so I order it from Amazon.com and had it shipped to my sister who shipped it to me.  I tried ordering it from Scott Barnes website but they wanted over $20 in shipping which is outrageous.  Not for nothing a bottle of this size only cost about $7.50 to ship from the USA to Canada.  I should know, my sister did it for me!  So sorry Scott, but you need to work on the shipping rate if you want more Canadians to buy this...just saying!

Anyway back to this review.  I decided to try this out for my friends engagement garden party where (gasp) I was being forced to wear a skirt and expose my legs!!  This body bling cream comes in two colors, original and platinum.  I decided to buy this in the color platinum as the original gives you a lovely dark tan which looked awesome, but come on who I was going to kid with that.  My legs would be super tan while the rest of my face, neck and arms would be white?  Also, I don't wear self tanner EVER on my face so I couldn't get away with it.  However platinum was an awesome color.  Not only did it give my legs a slight lovely tan that still seemed realistic to the rest of my body, but it also gave it this amazing shimmer effect that wasn't like BANG in your face disco ball feel but its shimmery enough that it glisten with the rays of the sun.  I honestly couldn't stop touching my legs cause of how awesome they looked! Conceited, I know! But when you are use to just looking at white pasty legs all day long, this is a massive welcome. 

So if you are transparent to fairly white skinned, then platinum is the color for you.  If you actually have color on your skin, then either or works, but the original formula might work better.  

However a word of caution, this body bling does at times rub off on clothes.  So make sure to only use this on body parts that are not covered with clothing.  Also, don't wear white with this on unless you want potential streaks on your clothes.  If you mix this in with your body cream it makes it easier to glide on.  While this cream did go on pretty smooth and very evenly, however with a bit of cream it can go a long way and was easier to rub on to the body.  This body bling was pretty moisturizing which was a plus for me.  My legs never felt or looked dry or starchy.  This also left my legs with an even tone color.  Some self tanners leave streaks and this by far did not.  I was very surprised at the results, easiness and effectiveness of the product.

 This washes off easily from your hands after applying.  I know some self tanners stain your hands and with this product I had NO issues whatsoever.  Lastly, this comes off easily in the shower with no big fuss and didn't stain my tub in anyway.

If you are looking for a nice self tanner with a bit of bling, cause come on we all know bling is in!! Then pick up this body bling and see how you will shimmer all while still looking professional and not like a disco ball!!

This truly is the best body purchase when it comes to self tanners I have made all summer long!!

Keep Smiling!

Dayana

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