Ahem. Anyway.
Tanning lotions work OK, but a friend introduced me to TanTowels, and they're fantastic. Each TanTowel is like a Clorox wipe, but with self tanner in it. They come individually wrapped in a box of 5 for around $25, and you can use one towel for your entire body and your face. And they leave you with a natural-looking tan that's not streaky and not cancer-causing.
My trick when I use them is that after I apply one all over, I wash my hands so they won't get blotchy, then pick up the TanTowel with a paper towel and rub it on the backs of my hands so the color won't just stop at my wrists.
The tanner in these towels dries quickly, and you can get a natural-looking tan in a couple of applications.
As with most self-tanners, TanTowels do have that weird tanner smell, but it's not as bad as most. It's citrusy when you first put it on, and then settles into whatever that smell is that's associated with self-tanners.
What about you? What's your method for getting some color during the winter months?
I have been wondering how those work, glad to hear you like them. As for myself, I am a bit addicted to the Neutrogena Micro Mist spray tan. It's an aerosol can so you can spray any part of your body. There are three different levels and I use level 2. Again, the smell is a bit much but I'd rather smell like a foot and be tan than smell nice and be pale.
ReplyDeleteBwahaha -- Sarah I could not agree more about the smell. I see Ulta carries these. I may give them a try. I do like the Neutrogena Micro Mist. The only goof I had with that last year was the bottoms of my feet looked very dirty because apparently they soaked up what fell on the towel I stood on. Oh well -- small price to pay. I like the regular jergens lotion -- has anybody tried their "express" version that's supposed to work in 3 days?
ReplyDeleteOK, so I can't remember what I use from one year to the next. Apparently I've been using the Loreal Sublime Bronze mist -- not Neutrogena -- with the same results as above.
ReplyDeleteBeing the drugstore junkie that I am, I am going to try Loreal's towelettes and their new bronzing lotion that instantly bronzes while also building the subtle tan. I'll report back if I'm able to get all bronzy before our spring break trip at the end of next week.