Summer’s uncharacteristically early appearance is, I’m alarmed to say, tempting us into wearing less and less. Secretly, I’m aghast – my strict ‘get fit for Summer’ schedule has been thrown into turmoil. The hours in the gym, the salad and rivita combo’s for dinner, the incessant and diligent application of Rodial’s Body Sculpture every single night (Kylie uses it to keep her posterior perter than the average 16 year old don’t you know?) have all been pushed to the wayside as I scramble over my winter wardrobe to reach for that skirt that I just couldn’t resist buying last season because it’d look so great with bronzed limbs or those hotpants I bought myself as an ‘much-needed’ incentive to lose 3 lbs. So whilst I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I am going to have to abandon all my best laid plans and unleash my limbs on the unsuspecting public, I’m relieved to know that there are some products out there that do actually work. Unless you’ve been living on Mars for the past decade, you’ll know that exfoliation is the key for silky smooth skin. I like any of the Philosophy Scrubs as they smell delicious, last for ages and come in the cutest packaging, but any exfoliant with a decent abrasive action will do. My top tip here is to apply the scrub to dry skin rather than wet skin – this way the oil is able to soak into the skin, softening it, allowing the granules to buff away more dead skin cells – revealing baby soft skin underneath. After showering the residue off, moisturise the legs with a rich, nourishing body moisturiser – for this you can’t beat Dermalogica’s Ultra Rich Body Cream – so creamy and comforting it’s just like being wrapped up in a lovely soft towel, straight out of a bubble bath. Ensure the bony areas, like the knees, ankles and elbows are well moisturised to avoid the cardinal sin of the tan collecting in the cracks – a dead give away! At this point, massage in your choice of slimming regime. As mentioned before, I’ve been used Rodial’s Body Sculpture but others in the office rate Bliss’s Fat Girl Slim and Love Handler whereby Caudalie’s The Slimming Regime has amassed a celebrity following to rival last years Chloe Paddington, include Kate Beckinsdale, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Aniston.
Yet as tanner to the stars and St Tropez expert James Reed says, ‘If you can’t tone it, tan it’. This brings me on to my next point. Even now, in this day and age, I see so many people on the street that get self tanning so wrong. Every time. Memories of sitting in the bath with my best friend, covered in henna, like two mini-sumo wrestlers still resonate in my memory banks – yet why I am so worried about it after all these years? A fear of waking up with a Jordan-esque tan, smelling of that attractive ‘burnt biscuit’ is enough to make me stop reaching for the tanning bottle, but last Summer I had my own personal tanning epiphany. I discovered Xen-Tan. Not only does it leave me with a smooth, streak-free colour but it smells of Chocolate! Yes you read that right! Use the Deep Bronze Cream, massage in thoroughly all over the body and wash hands with soap and water afterwards and in the morning you’re left with a light golden glow, worthy of any bronzed beach goddess. It’s also so subtle that you avoid those, ‘Where have you been?’ conversations whereby you are forced to admit its straight out of bottle. They have a special tanner for the face and it’s definitely worth investing in that as it isn’t as highly pigmented so there’s no fear of waking up looking like you’ve been tangoed! Girls Aloud Swear by Fake Bake and their glowing, bronzed skin is testament to the quality of range; not least it’s dedicated following worldwide, funky packaging and no-fuss, no-mess application. There are hundreds of self tanners out there on the market, but make sure you try these two before heading to your local Boots – I guarantee you won’t be trawling the isles, sniffing the bottles and looking for that dream tan in a bottle! Finally – my last tip to ensure you shimmer and shine is to rub This Works Dry Leg Oil down your shins to lengthen and moisturise those pins and then finish off with a light dusting of Model Co’s Airbrush Illuminiser over the parts the sun would naturally catch…en voila! Now if I can just find those shorts…..
Happy Toning and Tanning!
Love Cheryl @ HQhair xx
Yet as tanner to the stars and St Tropez expert James Reed says, ‘If you can’t tone it, tan it’. This brings me on to my next point. Even now, in this day and age, I see so many people on the street that get self tanning so wrong. Every time. Memories of sitting in the bath with my best friend, covered in henna, like two mini-sumo wrestlers still resonate in my memory banks – yet why I am so worried about it after all these years? A fear of waking up with a Jordan-esque tan, smelling of that attractive ‘burnt biscuit’ is enough to make me stop reaching for the tanning bottle, but last Summer I had my own personal tanning epiphany. I discovered Xen-Tan. Not only does it leave me with a smooth, streak-free colour but it smells of Chocolate! Yes you read that right! Use the Deep Bronze Cream, massage in thoroughly all over the body and wash hands with soap and water afterwards and in the morning you’re left with a light golden glow, worthy of any bronzed beach goddess. It’s also so subtle that you avoid those, ‘Where have you been?’ conversations whereby you are forced to admit its straight out of bottle. They have a special tanner for the face and it’s definitely worth investing in that as it isn’t as highly pigmented so there’s no fear of waking up looking like you’ve been tangoed! Girls Aloud Swear by Fake Bake and their glowing, bronzed skin is testament to the quality of range; not least it’s dedicated following worldwide, funky packaging and no-fuss, no-mess application. There are hundreds of self tanners out there on the market, but make sure you try these two before heading to your local Boots – I guarantee you won’t be trawling the isles, sniffing the bottles and looking for that dream tan in a bottle! Finally – my last tip to ensure you shimmer and shine is to rub This Works Dry Leg Oil down your shins to lengthen and moisturise those pins and then finish off with a light dusting of Model Co’s Airbrush Illuminiser over the parts the sun would naturally catch…en voila! Now if I can just find those shorts…..
Happy Toning and Tanning!
Love Cheryl @ HQhair xx
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