Get glowing with our guide to faking it!
We’ve picked our top products from stores at The Rock so you can fake that golden glow or extend what’s left of your holiday tan beyond the summer months.
The Self-Tanning Kit from Clarins is the perfect set for beginners, included is a cosmetics purse which contains Exfoliating Body Scrub, Body Lift Cellulite Control and Delicious Self Tan Cream enriched with aloe vera and a cocoa fragrance that creates a natural looking golden glow in just a few hours. (Clarins at Debenhams – £23)
Their Radiance Plus Golden Glow Booster (£19) is a made to measure self-tan, add a few drops to your daily moisturiser or night cream to create a healthy glow that slowly develops and is simple to apply. (Clarins at Debenhams – £19)
Black Stockings body tint bar from Lush contains a blend of brown and bronze pigments in a moisturising cocoa and shea butter bar. It creates a sheer glow with a subtle but stunning shimmer. Sweep the bar over legs, arms or the whole body, or build up in layers for a deeper tan. (Lush – £7.95)
Sally Hansen’s’ Airbrush Legs can makeover legs in seconds, helping hide imperfections such as freckles and veins while creating a flawless tan. The water resistant formula is easy to apply and creates an instant tan. Airbrush Legs comes in four shades of light, medium, tan and deep in both a spray on and lotion formula. (Superdrug £9.99-£13.99).
For a shimmery bronzed look try Rimmel’s Natural Bronzer powder, its waterproof, contains SPF15 and is available in three shades. It has a velvety soft texture and is long lasting, perfect for dusting along the edge of your forehead and contouring under cheekbones to create a natural sun-kissed glow. (Superdrug – £5.99)
Do the Hoola is a new kit from Benefit for skin, eyes and lips containing mini versions of some of their favourite summer products. It includes their best-selling Hoola bronzer powder, They’re Real mini black mascara, Benebalm hydrating tinted lip balm, Hoola Ultra Plush lip gloss and new Dew The Hoola liquid bronzer. (Benefit at Debenhams – £28.50)
So there’s no need to hit the sun beds this summer when it’s much safer to fake it!