Now that the sun is shining more often than not and short skirts and tank tops aren't a distant dream anymore I like to get my body ready for the warmer weather and all the pretty summer dresses. Unfortunately I wasn't blessed with naturally tanned skin and tanning sessions in the sun often end with me rubbing aloe gel all over my burned body. Of course I use SPF but somehow a sneaky sunburn always finds it way on to my skin. In order to not blind other humans with my shiny white legs and arms in spring and summer I have to fall back on other sources of tanning.
I have tried enough fake tanning products to confidently say that I hate the whole process of meticulously rubbing every inch of your body with a glove, smelling like fake tan for hours, ruining your bed sheets and pyjamas and being left with a streaky, orange mess after three days. And that is why I have been loving gradual tans. It is a lot more subtle, a lot less prone to tanning accidents and I find that it also looks better for a longer amount of time.
So before I start to tan I always use a loofah and a scrub to get rid of dead skin, which is essential if your don't want to end up with dark orange patches.
I believe Zoe launched her beauty range in 2014 (?) and three year later her products finally made it into German drugstores. Praise. the. Lord. So when I discovered her products in the aisles of my nearest drugstore I immediately grabbed for the Pretty Polished Sugar Scrub from her orginal range. This stuff smells amazing and reminds me a lot of Marc Jacobs Daisy but a little bit more fresh smelling rather than floral. It gets rid of all my dead skin cells and leaves my skin feeling soft and not at all dried out. She did a good job there!
For the actual tanning I use the Dove Derma Spa Summer Revived gradual tan in the medium to dark shade. I've tried the fair skin one but I barely couldn't make out a difference, so I decided to go a little more intense. You just apply this like any other body lotion and it also hydrates the skin really nicely Of course you still have to watch out to not leave random parts of your out and to wash your hands after applying but in general it is a whole lot more forgiving to mistakes than normal fake tans. I start with my legs and work all my way up to the neck. Then I like to wash my hands and apply a little drop of product on to the back of my hands afterwards and rub them together and between my fingers so that they look naturally tanned.
I usually go to bed after tanning and the next morning I can already see the first light wash of colour on my skin (and not on my sheets!) To lock that in and keep my skin smooth and moisturized I use the Garnier Body Tonic Lotion which is supposed to tone you up a bit. I'm not that prone to cellulite and at almost 22 I don't have any saggy skin yet but I do see a differnce when I use this. My skin just looks a little bit more smooth and toned. This only lasts for a few hours though. But it also nourishes my skin and I am obsessed with the fresh green tea scent.
How do you like to prep your skin for spring and summer and are you fans of fake tanning or nah?
xx Laura
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