The Best Self Tan

Now that everybody is out and about trying to get some color and having some fun I am starting to find a lot of guests looking for good bronzers and self tanning products. The process of finding a product can be a challenge. Having to invest in a product only to find out it didn't work, or it streaked, or it turned you orange can be aggravating.  Your solution is here!

 Boots, Britain's Health and Beauty Expert, sold inside Target and CVS stores carries an amazing Sunless Tanning Starter Kit for only $9.99. This kit allows you to get a perfect sun-caressed (I'm tired of sunkissed) tan without the harmful effects of the sun. This kit includes great products for 3 simple steps to a perfect self tan. Step 1- No7 Brightening Body Buffer to exfoliate your skin and leave it soft and smooth. Step 2- No7 Quick Dry Foam for an even, streak-free tan. Step 3- No7 Perfect Finish Corrector Wipe for the confidence to know that you can erase any little mistakes you might make. I've tried this product and compared to professional stuff I've found in the tanning salosn, and this is by far one of the best I've used.

Many people have told me they like to partner it with the Botanics Golden Glow Body Lotion in order to get that healthy glow thats builds into a soft tan along with the instant effects of self tan.

However you like to self tan, here are a couple quick tips to getting the most out of your self tan:

1. Most self tanners take up to 4 hours before they fully develop. In many cases if you apply them under your makeup it could change the look that you were trying to aim for. Try waiting atleast 2 hours from the time you apply the selftanner to the time you try applying any product on top of it.

2. Do not use self tanning products immediately after cleansing. Most soaps/face washes contain a level of alkaline that counteracts the tanning product and leaves it orange. If you don't want to look orange, I would reccomend not applying self tanner to freshly cleansed skin.

3. Stay hydrated! Hydrated skin tans easier and allows for better osmosis into the skin of all products as well as tanning product. This means drink PLENTY of water and make love to the body butter. Exfoliating the skin also helps with both keeping your skin hydrated, as you are enriching healthier cells, as well as in keeping your self tan smooth and streak free.

 Enjoy!

XOXO

Bradley

Three Tips For a Fabulous Summer!

Here in Washington State the sun is finally starting to come out and give us a much missed summer so I can only imagine how the rest of the country must be enjoying the weather. Here are three fun and easy tips to maximizing the way you enjoy your summer.

1. Pick up the latest summer read. Stretch out by the pool or the beach with your favorite drink in hand and read something amazing. It will feed your mind something new and stimulating. To be quite honest, the books this summer are turning out to be pretty great so it would be horrible to miss out on them.

2. Don't be afraid to tan. Everyone is always scattering around slathering on their SPF's and tucking away from the sun these days. With articles on Global Warming, Skin Cancer, and pollution in the environment people forget how much our bodies need and love the sun. Use your SPF, play safe, but it's summer so play hard too! Use a fun product like Lorac's Tantalizer to give you the sexy glow of someone who has better things to do then be afraid of the sun.

3. Wear a lipstick you've never dared to wear before. I've said it so many times that I'm starting to sound like a broken record but this summer is all about being bright. Lipstick is affordable to pick up and can change your entire appearance. Go for the sunny orange, the flowerry purple, or the daring red that you've always dreamed of but didn't have the courage to try out. You'll look amazing, you'll have fun, and people will love you for it.

Everything else aside, just enjoy the weather and everything that comes with it because who knows? It might be gone next month. Thanks for checking out my site, hope you're having a fabulous summer!

XOXO

Bradley