Spray Sun

Back in June, I told you about my 'spraycation' courtesy of St Tropez - a St Tropez pop up located at a nearby shopping centre, where they had set up a one stop tan topping destination.  In other words, a spraycation.

With beach huts for spray tanning and bathing loungers set up for people to relax in and find out more about St Tropez, it was a fun idea and certainly helped me forget about the constant rain and lack of summer we have had north of the border!

Spraycation gossip

I always wear fake tan in some form, I just can't bare my pasty, freckly skin that is the subject of much mocking even in these celtic climes.  I love a spray tan and although St Tropez was one of the first self tanners I ever tried back in my popping the tanning cherry days, I have never been professionally sprayed by them, so this was a first.

I was made to feel at ease by a lovely 'celeb' tanner (who kept tight lipped about her clients) who directed me throughout the tanning process to ensure I left with a flawless, smooth, brown as a berry complexion.  After donning some paper knickers and pulling a some undignified poses, it was time for me to take a few minutes to dry off and inspect my tan in the privacy of my beach hut/booth.

My tanning hut

My tan looked lovely and didn't smell too bad either, although the next morning my bedroom did smell of soggy biscuits, I won't lie.  My only complaint is it takes a little longer to dry in comparison to other spray tans I have had.  I feared dressing back into my clothes in case it smudged the tan so I literally dashed home once I was done to slip into something more floaty and comfortable.

It seems I needn't have worried as the next morning I woke up to a flawless tan that looked natural and healthy.  It even lasted the full week and faded naturally, leaving no dark shadows or areas of product build up on my skin. Win!

My new must have tanning product

It has rekindled my affection for St Tropez as their tanning formula has evolved quite a bit from it's humble beginnings.  So much so that the St Tropez Self Tan Spray has become a staple in my tanning cabinet.  Yes... I do have a tanning cabinet.  I use the spray to give a healthy glow to my face and also top up my hands and feet with it.  It is less likely to cause streaking and only a very light spray is required.  It is a little pricey at £20 or so for a bottle but it does last quite a while if you are only using it for the occasional top up.

Do you have a favourite spray tan brand?

Take a spraycation with St Tropez

According to research conducted by St. Tropez, nearly half of the UK plans to stay at home this summer rather than fly abroad for their holiday.  I think I may end up becoming part of that statistic as a new home, new job and so many exciting things happening in the UK this year as well as an extreme lack of funds means a sunny beach holiday may be off the cards.

St.Tropez ambassador Millie Mackintosh of Made in Chelsea fame

Statistics also tells us that over half of Brits feel better and more confident with a tan so thanks to St. Tropez, we can have a 'Spraycation' instead of a vacation!  St. Tropez is going on tour across the UK, tanning the nation and bringing a beach themed pop-up to a city near you, giving luxurious skin finishing treatments regardless how deep or honey a tan you desire.  The tour kicked off last week in London at Westfield but is heading north this week at the following venues:

Bullring Birmingham 22-23 June
Trafford Centre, Manchester 28-29 June
Glasgow Braehead 6-7 July
Dublin Pavillions 13-14 July

There is also an online competition running in tandem with the tour, asking you bronzed lovelies to send a 'virtual postcard' of where your ideal spraycation in the UK would be and why.  You can find out more about the competition at the St. Tropez facebook page www.facebook.com/sttropeztanuk

Will you be taking a spraycation?

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This Week ...

My niece, Pearl, started school ...

Some Colour Extreme coloured hair sprays arrived in the post ... wow!  Can't wait to get experimenting with these.

I visited downtown Philadelphia.  Glasgow's George Square has been completely madeover and styled as per the streets of Philadelphia ;) all for the sake of some guys new movie World War Z.  Think the guys name is Brad Pitt ... Whatevs ... !!

My Lauren's Way tan arrived and I tried it for the first time on Friday night.  It's now Sunday and as of this morning it was barely noticeable on my skin.  I had such high hopes for this tan since hearing so many rave reviews.  I am going to give it one more try (tonight) before I make my final judgement ... hopefully this application fares better.

This morning I made the lengthy trip to Norwich.  It consists of a flight and 2 trains which doesn't sound like much but from getting up to getting to my hotel room it was a total of 9 hours ... exhausted.com!  I am here to attend the Pixiwoo 5 day intensive make up course.  It's something I haven't mentioned much of on my blog as I have debated for the last couple of years whether I should go down this route but I finally worked up the courage to grab the bull by the horns and now I am here.  Norwich is a gorgeous little place so I am looking forward to exploring a bit more but for now, I am stuck in my hotel room, chilling out and watching a very snowy TV with only 2 channels. Ace.

I am pretty sure I am in for a hectic week of learning and meeting new friends but if I get a chance I will pop on and keep you posted on how I am getting on.  Can't wait! 

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Famous Dave now available at Boots!

Fake tan junkie I am and Famous Dave is one of my favourites as I mentioned in a previous post.

I was delighted to receive an email a few weeks ago letting me know that it is now available to buy at Boots! :)
Previously you could only purchase online or at selected Debenhams stores but now you can pick it up instore at Boots which is much more convenient.

Just thought I'd let you all know as you may be eager to try it out.

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