Monday, September 8, 2014

St.Tropez Every day perfect legs gradual and instant self-tanner

This is one of the products that I got on sale for only 5£ (so of course I bought 2 bottles) and then discovered why it was such a good deal…Unlike other St.Tropez products (namely self-tanning mousse I love) this one was a real disappointment. Here is a quick overview of what you can expect.

The bottle contains 2 different products: instant self-tanner and gradual self-tanner. Each of them had its own pump and was used separately from the other one.

St.Tropez Every day perfect legs gradual and instant self-tanner
Instant self-tanner:

This cream had quite a dark brownish colour which didn't look very natural on my pale skin but at least the undertone was warm. Theoretically it would be useful to hide some self-tanning mistakes if your tan was dark. When I applied it I had to wait very long to get the skin dry (which I didn't have patience for) otherwise the cream would move and create streaks. It ended up being such a mess that I had to wash it off. What a fail.

St.Tropez Every day perfect legs gradual and instant self-tanner
Gradual self-tanner:

Smell: it didn't have any scent during the application but when the tan was developing it had its typical aroma.

Colour: there was enough cream only for one whole body application (I know it’s mainly for legs but I expected more product). After this one use the skin colour went by 1-2 shades. The undertone was warm and it looked quite natural and nice.

Application: I applied it as regular body lotion, haven't used a mitt at all (don't forget to wash your hands afterwards). Even though the self-tanner didn't have colour indicator I haven't noticed any streaks. It was little bit sticky but that went soon away.

St.Tropez Every day perfect legs gradual and instant self-tanner ("full bottle")

Longevity and fading: the tan lasted 4-5 days and faded nicely without any patches.

Final verdict: as mentioned at the beginning I'm very disappointed with the product in general. The instant self-tanner was total fail and the gradual self-tanner had enough cream only for one use. On the other hand, this gradual self-tanner was really nice from what I can say after 1st application. It actually may be worth buying it and trying the proper way (review a product after using it completely).