Xen-Tan Pop-Up at Selfridges in the Trafford Centre

Find your perfect tan with Xen-Tan at the Trafford Centre from 29 May 2011 to 4 June 2011

I'm actually attending this on the 1st June so thought I would share

Both K and myself are very fair, but with my wedding creeping ever closer I thought it would be good to go and have a chat and have a consultation for my perfect colour.

I've never tried Xen-Tan before so I'm quite excited.

Anyone else attending?

Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs

Good evening gorgeous girlies!!

I am in a truuuuuuuuuly fabulous mood tonight! So I thought I would share one of my favey products with you.

Now like many of you out there I am partial to a bit of tanning. If you read my recent post on St Moriz you will have read that I have been tanning for a LONG time.

However, when I head out on the town for cocktails and dancing I like to up the tannage slightly and I SWEAR by this product!

I have been using it for a couple of years after finding it in Superdrug, but it's become my go to for even tan legs on nights out in the past year.

I usually pay around £9/£10 for it. (It's totally worth it). But I know it sells at our market for cheaper, however I never buy it from there as they don't have my shade. Which is "Deep Glow".

Description is as follows:-
Spray on Perfect Legs in an Instant!

And let me tell you - IT TRULY DOES WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN!!!

It is supposed to be a
- Silky smooth, long-lasting leg make up that stays put and washes off.
- Safe, convenient and provides an instant result which you can wash off when you want.

And also
- Covers imperfections, enhances skin tone and makes the most out of what you have got.
- Cover freckles, veins and imperfections

Tick mark next to all the above! HELLO smooth legs!!!

My routine tends to be that I tan, say with St Moriz or Fake Bake a couple of days before I'm going on a night out. Then obviously because the legs are out I do the old hair removal on the day I'm going out - which makes the tan come off a bit.

Sooooooo therefore I use this mixed with SPA WISDOM MONOI MIRACLE OIL (major major love of mine) all over the bod and voila! Perfect tan time. As seen here ===============>

And yes, I was posing in the boyf's room... AGAIN (He tells me off for this regularly). I should seriously have worn some heels at this point... Anyway, I digress!!

So as you can see, brown - not orange - skin. Please note though - I have dark olive skintone, so this is the colour I would normally go in the sun and this is the colour most tans go on me. If you are fair you may like to try a lighter colour.

The shades are:- Light Glow, Medium Glow, Tan Glow and Deep Glow

It really does not go on too dark, it just adds colour to whatever your skintone is so I would just go one shade darker than your skin to just give you a nice glow. If you have fair skin for eg. and went with tan glow with out any fake tan on already I would imagine it wouldn't be too flattering on the skin and would look unnatural.

I would definitely recommend using a moisturiser or body oil too as it makes it look less like makeup on your legs and more like you have moisturised tanned legs! Woop!

Ladies you have to try this - it is perfect for getting your pins out on summer nights out!!!

Giddy Princess xx

St Moriz - Self Tanning on Olive Skin

Ok, so there is a lot of buzz about this St Moriz in Blogland. I think that was what initially inspired me to use it, and a friend of a friend who was pretty darn brown after using St Moriz.

So I self tan regularly (every other day/couple of days) and have been doing so for almost 10 years. I've tried pretty much all of them. Most of the cheap are horrendous. So I was always paying LOADS to tan.

However since using this product I have never looked back.

St Moriz provides me with the same brown shade as my Fake Bake!! FOR 20 QUID LESS.

I can use it on my face and it doesn't cause me to breakout.

I have used the mousse and the spray. Both provide me with pretty much the same colour. But the mousse is MUCH easier to use. Which explains why I find it hard to source.

Advantages:-

1. Lovely brown toned colour
2. Goes on natural brown with the ability to build up to a deep brown
3. DOES NOT STINK OF FAKE TAN AT ALL (seriously, this was another reason for me switching to this product as all others made me smell of curried biscuits the next day and everything. I don't smell of tan at all with this)
4. Cheap cheap cheap
5. Doesn't go patchy like some other tans
6. Doesn't streak when rub in, so you are safe to put it on and leave the house if you need a bit extra glow for the evening say!

Disadvantages:-

1. Can be drying on the skin
2. Goes on a little light for my liking
3. Spray Mist is a little tricky to apply - nozzle not designed for even application and tends to just spray one small area.

I did hope to be able to show you some before and after photo's but they have not come up very well so if I manage to capture some I will add on as an update.

I would recommend this for anyone wanting a natural brown tan that doesn't cost and arm and a leg.

But remember always wear gloves unless you are an expert tanner!!

Giddy Princess xxx