I don’t tan naturally. If I’m in the sun, I burn… every. time. In my younger years, I tried to get tan by using SPF 8 sunscreen -hahahaha! Not very smart. Now, I slather SPF 50 on my face every day. But I have to say, the other day I was at the pool and put my leg next to my friend who has the most beautiful tan skin you’ve ever seen. In that very instant, I decided I wanted to look a little tan this summer!
So, I dug through the bottom of my sink and found my old Jergens daily gradual tan lotion. Can you tell I was desperate? I started putting it on my legs and arms every day. It was working, but I could not take the smell. That’s when I resolved to pull out the one application (so I thought) big guns- the St. Topez self tanner that I bought last year. (All the other years I was never motivated to do the hard work of sunless tanning -ha!) I applied the St. Tropez to my entire body and washed my nasty green hands after. There, I did it! But then I smelled even worse than with the Jergens, and I had to wear a black muumuu the entire day while feeling sticky, smelly and worried my tan was rubbing off… Nope, I’m not into this.
I had to find another solution! So, I packed up my boys and went to Ulta (you can imagine how well this went.) That’s when the nice sales associate introduced me to TAN-LUXE!
Here’s what I like about Tan-Luxe:
-It’s easy application! I just add a few drops to my daily face and body moisturizer!
-It doesn’t smell!
-It’s free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oils, and sulphates! It’s certified organic, so I don’t mind wearing it every day! (I’m going to be honest, I started to wonder if I was putting some kind of fermalidihide on my skin with how smelly the others were. I know this thought isn’t rational -ha!)
-I don’t have to wait hours before putting on clothes.
-It’s not sticky!
Y’all, I love this stuff! I love it so much, I might even use it in the winter! Btw, I’ve had a lot of people comment about how great my skin looks this summer. I swear it’s because of this self tanner! Or maybe I just look healthier with a little bit of color (#pale).
A few things to note- I use the light/medium on my face and the medium/dark on my body. For my face, I mix my moisturizer, my cc cream and two drops of Tan-Luxe for the face (light/medium). More on my every day make up routine here.
You can purchase Tan-Luxe at Revolve (face and body), Ulta (face and body), Net-a-porter (face and body), ASOS (face and body) and Space NK (face and body).
I feel the same way about self tanners. I will definitely need to try this out. Thanks for the tip!
Hi! You’re going to love it. Although, I’ve always thought you look naturally tan.
I’ve been wanting to try this and you convinced me!
You’re going to love it!
Thank you, I’m ordering this tonight. I haven’t worn a sundress yet this summer because I’m so pale! I just cannot stand the smell of self tanner. I can smell it for days and then it’s time to do it again! Yuck! I see bloggers who are so tan and say it’s self tanner and I just don’t know how they can stand it.
And I hated being sticky! You’re going to love this stuff, Mary!
Tried to tell by reading the description online, does this give you an instant (after a few hours) tan or is it something you have to use every day to gradually achieve a tan?
Hmmmm, I could tell a difference after 2 days, but I only used 1 or 2 drops. I think if you used 4 drops, you’d be able to see it that day. But I’d say it’s a more gradual sunless tanner.