Mastering Your Makeup: Tan

Sunkissed Tan- Once a Week Medium Tried&Tested

Hello Lovelies,

So the summer is here although you wouldn't know by our weather outside at all but nevertheless there is no need to be pale if you don't want to be. Recently I was sent a new tan from Sunkissed which is called their Once a Week self tan. While I have tried this tan, I must be honest and say I have only had opportunity to use it once as I have a wedding this weekend I am booked in for a spray tan and I had one more tan to trial prior to the wedding, it's not easy when you're so pale but you want to be sure you are giving your skin the best chance or reviewing a tan fairly by prepping your skin exactly as it should be, no dry bits, no left over tan residue and no messing our doubling up on products.

In saying all that I did have perfectly pale skin when I applied this mousse so I can give honest feedback about my experience and if when I want to use it again and need to change my opinion, I will edit the post and note the changes.

This is not the first tan I have reviewed from Sunkissed and you can read about it on www.masteringyourmakeup.blogspot.ie and search Sunkissed. Let's take a look at the press info for this new tan.

Sunkissed one a week mousse Press Release Info:

"With ‘me time’ at a premium the Bronze Professional Once-A-Week Self Tan Mousse enables you to spend less time maintaining a beautiful bronzed glow. The advanced formula combines active ingredients to help penetrate the skin’s deeper layers for a longer lasting tan.

The Once-A-Week formula contains a powerful vitamin complex VitaTone™, which works to visibly smooth the appearance of the skin, whilst offering intense nourishment and protection against free radicals.

Tan lasts for 7 days
Skin tone looks visibly smoother
The signature Sunkissed scent smells delicious
Paraben & alcohol free
Available in medium and dark shades

The tinted formulation absorbs effortlessly into the skin and dries quickly for a natural, lasting, streak free finish.

Apply Bronze Professional products with the Sunkissed double-sided mitt which uses patented technology to protect hands whilst it simply and smoothly blends and buffs each formulation into the skin.

Whether you like to apply your tan every other day or once a week, Bronze Professional has the perfect tan plan for you."

Well firstly I can 100% confirm a few of the claims of this tan, yes it smells lovely, absolutely the mitt helps apply the tan evenly and it allows you to see where you are putting it with a slight guide colour. I did feel the tan dried quickly enough, I was tanning my legs and wore shorts for a little while. I also liked how the tan didn't come off much while I was asleep, I have this awful (and yes it is awful) tendency to overheat when I sleep so I'm always worried about losing so much tan to the dreaded sheets.

I opted for the colour medium to try out and it was a little light. When I say light I tend to base my tan on the idea that I am heading out for the night and for me the one layer of the medium once a week tan would deffo need a second in order to get the colour I like. However, in saying that, most days I am not looking for a tan to be that dark which is why I chose the medium shade. I am so pale that sometimes I find it I put a tan on which is dark it can just look dirty on my skin, I can't carry off really dark colours as there is absolutely no colour in my own skin to enhance. I a 100% a pale lady so I like to chose colours that can build up instead of going straight in with something that might not suit me at all.

The shade medium was lovely on my skin. It wasn't streaky or patchy (that's where good prep work comes in you have to be ready to put in the work in order for tan to look flawless)

For me if you are pale like myself and you want a golden glow then the medium is a perfect shade for you.

My only downfall with this tan and it's why I stated at the top I've only had a chance to use it the once I didn't allow it to last the full 7 days in order to really test it. I needed to get the tan off but I will say that it took two hot baths and lots of scrubbing on day 5 to get the tan off so certainly up to day 5 I still have colour on and it wasn't giving me dry patches or that awful snakeskin.

I was conscious not to use oil in my moisturiser while reviewing the tan, oil can loosen tan and you'll see it starting to come off. That's a really good fact for anyone who loves their fake tan to last be sure your moisturiser doesn't have oil in.

All in all I am really happy with the shade and the tan itself, I will deffo give it another go as soon as I can and if you want to follow Sunkissed tan be sure to use the #BeTheTanExpert and follow them online @WeLoveSunkissed

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Bellamianta Tan- Could this be true love?

Bellamianta

Hi Everyone,

A few weeks ago a new tan entered my life, Bellamianta tan. It actually arrived the week I had my operation and I was blown away by the beautiful packaging it came in. My beauty bundle included a tanning lotion, a mitt and a candle in a stunning gift bag.

The first thing I noticed when I opened the gift bag was the scent from the candle, it was so lovely…I don’t want to use the word divine but it’s the only one that comes to mind I won’t lie to you. On the first evening I had the tan, I was curled up with the candle lighting and it was just so sweet it really smelled like I was visiting a salon or a spa.

So before we look at the tan itself let’s just have a look at some of the promises from Bellamianta as a company…

We believe in giving our customers the best, healthiest and cleanest formulas we can without compromising on performance. With this in mind, we have designed our products to be

FREE FROM:

Parabens
Harsh Chemicals
Genetically modified ingredients (GMO’s)
Parfume
Alcohol
Animal derivatives
Petrochemicals
Sulphates
Silicones

TANNING

Dries in 60 seconds
Odour neutralising technology- No more fake tan smell!!
Develops in 2-4 hrs
Instant Ready to wear guide colour
Signature golden olive tones
Streak free/easy to use formulas
Transfer & water resistant
Lasts up to 7-10 days
Even wear wear- No more dreaded snakeskin

Here is some of the info on the Bellamianta Tan I have tried:

A Revolutionary easy to use self tanning tanning lotion, bursting with natural extracts, that is the ultimate skin treatment for all skin types, especially dry skin in need of a bit of attention. The ultra-smart hydration system ensures that while this tan dries in in 60 sec’s, the light formulas are still working to hydrate the skin ensuring that the tan wears of evenly with none of the dreaded snakeskin effect or no fake tan smell through the use of odour neutralise tecnologhy.

Bellamianta’s signature guide colours combined with the 60 second fast dry system mean that all of our tans are ready to wear and will develop over 2-4 hours with no transfer on to clothes.
The natural ingredients work with the skins natural melanin to provide a perfectly natural, golden tone every time which becomes water resistant and will last up to 7 days.
Bellamianta, through the use of key ingredients, will help to capture, maintain and develop moisture within the skin ensuring silky, smooth, even coverage.
We aim to provide the perfect luxury tanning experience every time. Our tans are filled with natural ingredients, intelligently chosen to suit all skin types and ethnicities.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
Wax or shave 24hrs before tanning
Apply to clean exfoliated skin, no deodorant, makeup or perfume
Polished nails will prevent staining (or wipe with remover after application)
Using your luxury Bellamianta tanning mitt, apply formula in circular motionsstarting from the legs upwards.
Never apply product directly to the hands or feet as it will be to dark, use the residue on the mitt at the end.

I mean you can see from all the info that's supplied with the tan it has serious claims. I find it really interesting that now I've come to learn about so many tans I'm always really interested in the claims now so I can really judge if a tan does it says it will. Here is a pic of the first time I applied Bellamianta Tan, needless to say I was thrilled!!

Hands can be the hardest place to tan, we've all had that moment when you get up in the morning, shower off your excess tan, most of it's come off your chest and your hands look like they are wearing orange bloody gloves. I have had this happen so many times by placing too much tan on my hands but you can see from the above picture the tan is a beautiful healthy shade and I am literally glowing. I was so happy with the tan, I was heading out unexpectedly I applied the tan in the morning, luckily had washed my hair the night before so I was able to leave it develop over the morning and afternoon and have a quick body rinse in the evening before heading out. The tan came out a beautiful shade of brown with no sticky feeling or awful toffee smell. I actually had a couple of comments from friends that night that the tan really suited me because it didn't look like fake war paint but for once that I was actually tanned myself.

This picture was taken the day after so this is two showers into the tan now and you can see the glow a bit better in this one. I actually really like how the tan fades on the skin, I am never scaley or it doesn't dry up into horrible patches on my skin. I don't know where this tan has been but I am so thrilled it's now in my life. I have a night out coming this weekend and will deffo wear the Bellamianta Tan again.

If you are looking for the Bellamianta tan this please do check out their Facebook HERE and you can see where the stockists are. You can also log onto the Bellamianta website itself and they show you all stockists. The company is based in the North of Ireland but are becoming widely available here in the south as well. I think for the price point of €19.95 you may think it's a little expensive but I am telling you now when a tan dries as quick as this, gives you a beautiful glow as strong as is needed in 3 hours and you look flawless with it on and as it wear off then it's so worth it!!!

I am 100% a tan addict and this tan is without a doubt up in my top 3 if not even dare I say my favourite tan at the moment!!!!

I am also thrilled to see that there will be a mousse version coming on sale soon from Bellamianta Tans. The lotion at the moment I love but I cannot wait to try out the mousse like just like at that colour guide in the advertisement.

Do let me know if you have tried Bellamianta Tanning Lotion before and if you got as good a result as me. This tanning lotion is ideal for Summer tanning!