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| St.Tropez Bronzed Glow set |
ST.TROPEZ BRONZING MOUSSE
Smell: it didn’t have strong self-tanner smell; there was a hint of floral scent when applying it but it all didn’t linger for too long.
Application: the consistency of the product is a mousse, and for me, it applied the easiest with a self-tanning mitt. First I had a drugstore mitt that wasn’t good quality, it soaked a lot of product in and it was hard to spread. I thought it might be the product itself that is faulty but when I changed the mitt (I used Vita Liberata, 6€ in French Sephora or 5€ in perfumeries in Slovakia) the product spread beautifully. It has a colour indicator so you see where you apply it and also for this reason it wasn’t streaky, even when I didn’t pay attention as much as usually. I think this self-tanner is very suitable for beginners.
Colour: it gave nice tan with hint of olive undertone so no orange tan at all. The colour looked very natural. After 1 application the skin colour went up by 1-2 shades, after 2nd application up to 3 shades (my skin colour is light warm, NW15-20 in MAC).
Longevity and shading: it lasted very long; I was actually surprised that I could still see the colour after 7 days. It started fading on 8-9th day and it wasn’t patchy. I let it fade without scrubbing just to see how it goes and after 13 days there were few patches. It was a bit extreme to let it fade for such a long time, especially since it was hard to remove it at the end. So I definitely would scrub the “leftovers” after few days of shading in order to avoid patches. One bottle will last about 10 applications which mean 5 weeks for me (2 applications to get the colour I want).
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| (from left to right) St.Tropez Body polish, St.Tropez Body moisturiser, St.Tropez Bronzing mousse |
ST.TROPEZ BODY POLISH (TAN OPTIMISER SERIES)
I’m usually very sceptical about scrubs as I think they are waste of money. I use loofah mitt (organic Egyptian loofah that you can buy in a drugstore for few bucks) that works well with my regular shower gel. Since the scrub was part of the kit I used it to test it out.
Scrub contains very small particles and there are densely present in the cream base. It scrubs very well, particles not being too harsh on the skin. The Scrub is not drying so even girls with dry skin can use it. It smells little bit like shaving products for men. First it didn’t bother me but by the end of the bottle I had enough of it (especially since the lotion has the same aroma). I also used this scrub on the face and it did a good job there as well, scrubbing it well and not drying it at all. Overall, it is very good scrub, although expensive one, and I may buy it again, just for my face.
ST.TROPEZ BODY MOISTURISER (TAN OPTIMISER SERIES)
Lotion has medium liquid consistency, so not too thick or thin, for me the perfect consistency for spring or autumn (if you have normal to dry skin at that period). It spreads easily on the skin and soaks quite quickly. It is not sticky or greasy, you can get dressed almost immediately after its application. Skin was very soft and silky to the touch, stayed moisturised for at least 12 hours. As I mentioned in scrub description, it has that smell that reminds me of products for men and it didn’t bother me at the beginning, later on I wasn’t a big fan anymore. I really liked this moisturiser as the skin was very soft to the touch and I think it really helped to extent the tan wear (my tan lasted 7 days before it started fading!). I may buy the lotion again but not too often as I don’t love the scent.
Final verdict: so far the St.Tropez bronzing mousse is the best self-tanner I’ve tried and I will buy it again once I test few others that I bought. I actually bought other St.Tropez products just because this self-tanner was so good (I will let you know if they are as good as this mousse). I know it is not the cheapest one and you have to order it online (if you live in Belgium) but it is high quality, it lasts quite long, it has nice colour and it is easy to apply. Scrub and lotion are also very nice. If I see this set on allbeauty.com again I will snap it right away as the ratio quality- price is unbeatable.
