Fake tanning it

Yello my honeybears!

So, I ordered some fake tan and tanning paraphernalia (good word, right?) from Feel Unique. Unfortunately, people don't leave as many reviews as say the Superdrug or Boots websites so I kinda had to wing it on how good/effective some of the stuff was going to be.

I ordered my normal fake tan which is the cheap and cheerful St Moriz in Medium. It leaves you looking seriously dark with the top layer but after washing it off then it makes you look lovely. I use the mousse because I find it far easier to rub in than the spray and it's very light on the skin but it can bobble if you have any other product on your skin and it leaves horrible marks like this.

 I can't correct this without bronzer because the tan just won't lie on it :(

 I also ordered a new fake tan mitt because I managed to overuse mine so much that the glove no longer protected my hands from the tan, it just sank through and left me with orange mitts. Anyway, I found this Garnier Ambre Solaire 2 step self tan kit which is an exfoliating glove and an applicator  mitt. I had already exfoliated so the glove wasn't of use to me this time but I decided to give the mitt a spin. I must say: Not impressed. You can't rub the tan in in circular motions which is what St Moriz advise and I always do to get a streak free tan, instead they say 'massage into skin with gentle sweeping motions' I am now patchy as fuck and hating life. Thankfully, the areas that seem the most patchy aren't going to be on show. I'm sure I'll get used to it as some point or I'll go back to one of the cheap, pharmacy tan mitts which stop you looking like streaky bacon.

My most exciting purchase was a Self Tan Back Application by Velvotan. Another failure in my eyes. As the pads don't cover the entire ends of the paddle, I scrapped a large amount of my tan off with the sharp sides. The surface area of the pads is really small so it takes forever and you get too much of the product on the one area so it's darker than everywhere else. You always don't get the desired streak free finish because the small pads don't allow you to 1) rub in the product properly 2) get the product in the correct place 3) leaves you with massive white patches because you can't rub it in properly with the applicator so you end up looking a bit like a zebra or a piece of streaky bacon.

I have said streaky so many times in this post....streaky.

All in all, this wasn't a particularly successful online shop.

I am going out tomorrow so I'll give you a little run through of my possible outfits, final outfit, accessories and makeup.

Toodles!
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Skin

Yello my honeybears!

So, today/ tonight whatever, it's nearly midnight, I'm going to just go over the products I use for my morning and night skin care routine.

Morning routine

I have really oily, blemish prone skin (classic teen age I guess) so when I wake up, I'm super oily so when I wake up I use my Simple Clear Skin Oil Balancing exfoliating wash. I originally bought it because the products were on a 3 for 2 offer in Boots but I really like it! It smells fresh and it leaves my face oil free and feeling squeaky clean. I use it every morning and night because I get really bad blemishes and a lot of blackheads.

I then use a toner. I'm yet to find a perfect toner but so far the Garnier Pure Pore Purifying toner is working well to remove any excess oil and nastiness that is lurking around on my skin. It's not too harsh on your skin, unless you accidently get it in your eyes which I've done :(, so you don't feel like someone's rubbed sandpaper over your skin and it smells so lovely, it's also really good value as Superdrug and Boots normally have offers on on their skincare.

The Clean and Clear Dual Action oil free moisturiser is so good for a morning as it makes your skin so matte so makeup doesn't just slide off your face. It's so soothing and you don't need much of it to cover your face so it's cost effective. Not that is costs much though. I'm such a cheap skate :).

Night time routine

Again, I use the Simple face wash to remove all the days grim off my face. However, a few times a week, depending on my skin, I use St. Ives Apricot Scrub to deeply clean my pore and thoroughly remove all the dead skin cells. It's quite harsh which is why it's obviously not a daily scrub but it leaves your skin glowing and baby smooth after as it removes all the dead skin, dirt and gunk off your face. You don't need much of it as it goes a long way and it smells beautifully of apricots (who would have guess from an apricot scrub).

I use my Soap and Glory Fab pore face mask once a week to reduce the size of my pore and stop the amount of blackheads/spots/general imperfections I get. You only use a grape size amount and you rub it in all over your face and neck, getting all the green beads rubbed in. You can either have it on for 5 or 15 minutes. I use it for 15 minutes as I normally relax in the bath with it on. It's lovely, you can feel your pore tightening and getting smaller. It's a little pricey but it does go a long way.

I then use the Garnier toner or the Boots Tea tree and Witch Hazel toner. This toner generally does the same thing as the Garnier one but it isn't as affective at removing oil and grease from your skin, it does help with spots though and, if you're strapped for cash, it is a cheaper alternative to major brands.

I do, however, use the Boots Tea Tree and Witch Hazel Night gel which is used to reduce blemishes. It's very cooling and soothing so if you do use strong, alcoholic cleansers/toners then this might help to sooth your skin a bit. I can't guarantee that it helps reduce spot size though as I use spot creams and sticks.

The spot cream I use is Clearasil 4 hour cream. It, thankfully, isn't one of those alcoholic gel ones that takes the top layer of your skin off instead of just fighting the spots. Instead, this has a creamy texture that doesn't dry out your skin or irritate. It does get to work very quickly and I swear by it for my face. I get spots on my back though so I use Boots Tea tree and Witch Hazel blemish stick. This way it doesn't spread loads of bacteria over my face and cause more spots. It's a bit drying but not by much.

There's not much more that I can say about my skincare routine so I'll leave it at that but you can get it alllllll from Boots! Cheap as chip y'all.

Thanks for reading.

Toodles!

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