A beautiful glowing tan is the ultimate beauty accessory, it improves confidence, making you feel healthier and sexier however if it is not done correctly it can easily go very wrong with streaks and patches making you feel far from sexy. Follow our tips to ensure you have a flawless glowing fake tan.
The most important part of ensuring you have a flawless tan is to ensure you have the correct colour for your skin tone, to do this test the product on a hidden body area the wrong colour for your skin can result in a disastrous orange.
Essential items: Glove, Exfoliating products, Moisturiser, Mirror, Room with natural light.
Apply fake tan with a rubber glove or fake tanning mitt, this gives a smoother application and will reduce giveaway stains on your hands and nails and streaking. Apply in a room with natural light in front of a mirror you will be able to see any missing patches easily stopping easily avoidable patches.
Exfoliation is king and an absolute necessity. Exfoliating removes the top layers of dead skin cells giving a smooth fresh surface of skin. Applying fake tan lotion on exfoliated skin will mean a long lasting tan with less streaks and patches because of the smooth skin surface.
Wait at least an hour after a bath or shower before applying fake tan, this will ensure your skins natural pH balance has returned. This will also result in you being completely dry and therefore your application will not be ruined and made uneven by damp skin.
Problem areas are knees, elbows and ankles as dry skin absorbs the colour more deeply you could end up with knees, elbows and ankles that look orange or darker than the rest of your legs and arms. To prevent this use a simple moisturiser on the area and wait until it has soaked into the skin then use the fake tan lotion sparingly.
Apply the product in a circular motion, this will ensure even coverage and minimise the chances of streaks unlike an up and down motion.
The best time to apply fake tan lotion is in the evening when you have enough time to let the product dry without having to get dressed or move around much. Putting clothing on top of damp fake tan will stain the clothing and potentially ruin your careful application. Moving around more than necessary may cause streaks and patches where body parts have rubbed together, rubbing fake tan off one part and building up on another.
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