Recipe for the purrr-fect fake tan! :)

<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When the sun comes out, England goes into overdrive. There's bikini clad people hanging around on every corner, ice cream trucks rotate constantly and everyone seems to be obsessed with getting the most perfect tan around.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Including me... ;)</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But sometimes the perfect tan is one of the most difficult problems, especially after months of my skin being neglected under mountains of woolly jumpers to keep out the cold cold winter. That's the beauty of England, how everything changes when there is the slightest bit of sunshine.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>But</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And this is a <strong>big</strong> but, </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">how DO you get the perfect tan?</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well... here is my fool-proof theory...</span><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Step 1- Exfoliate!</strong></span><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Everyone knows that the key to success is preparation, so why change that when dealing with skin? </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Exfoliating is the process of removing dry skin cells by buffing the surface of skin with granulated lotions. (Sorry for the science lesson (;)</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today, I discovered that my draw was severely lacking in exfoliating lotions, so I had to take matters into my own hands...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVWdJ270vKf2hJ6AP0j3JGn06kTWNZZ1Kg-Hdi_qTfROv8hXJL7zJlnupza03JvoOsD8ULDn6MXR928hzcvvkgdCOXVTXoOsRr_5FpDvPASx-OFx9_c2cHxi4qgvh2p35urBmrzge3TJF/s1600/DSCN3613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVWdJ270vKf2hJ6AP0j3JGn06kTWNZZ1Kg-Hdi_qTfROv8hXJL7zJlnupza03JvoOsD8ULDn6MXR928hzcvvkgdCOXVTXoOsRr_5FpDvPASx-OFx9_c2cHxi4qgvh2p35urBmrzge3TJF/s200/DSCN3613.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I know, I know, it looks like mushy yellow soup/sick but in reality it is a good ole' homemade exfoliator!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And how did I make this masterpiece/yellow mush, you ask?</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mix olive oil, sugar and a drop of vanilla extract together in a bowl, et voila! You have yourself your very own exfoliator!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You may also want to use some exfoliator gloves, mine were from the pound shop!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2z1oeL5a4GIdd8CCDJdDKBR1xVcn07NWmVnzoTsaw2wKsavC7EcvDRsV4f_xzZ4q1_kQUIKGxKzWwJuEu8qX9WFQ1JhipmlmIBA0NEPYIV6Xu0QJyRRmgYfYi79BxjdSGE1jane1krVVZ/s1600/DSCN3615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2z1oeL5a4GIdd8CCDJdDKBR1xVcn07NWmVnzoTsaw2wKsavC7EcvDRsV4f_xzZ4q1_kQUIKGxKzWwJuEu8qX9WFQ1JhipmlmIBA0NEPYIV6Xu0QJyRRmgYfYi79BxjdSGE1jane1krVVZ/s200/DSCN3615.JPG" width="156" /></a></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You can then apply this all over the body- bar the sensitive face area- to unveil lovely soft skin ready to be fake tanned!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Step 2- Moisturise</strong></span><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Moisturising with your favourite moisturiser will not only make your skin feel lush, but will also provide the perfect base for fake tan. Apply it all over the areas you want to tan, ensuring that it is rubbed in thoroughly...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvurv6-xvSWiXDDKTqKnHQJSjt8qeiWws_es7F1z__n95GLD5TAX6fOn52V8Ln93P2WXhEPUltgFb7jeJtYE8Rr5T7lWLVMTsfTTCMgmIKPZsEmN4bUbi2iKTKFLiZawzI5snVRredHjHF/s1600/DSCN3622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvurv6-xvSWiXDDKTqKnHQJSjt8qeiWws_es7F1z__n95GLD5TAX6fOn52V8Ln93P2WXhEPUltgFb7jeJtYE8Rr5T7lWLVMTsfTTCMgmIKPZsEmN4bUbi2iKTKFLiZawzI5snVRredHjHF/s200/DSCN3622.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is my favourite misturisor, Boots Pure Honey Body Lotion. It smells amazing and leaves me with silky soft skin. :)</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now your ready for...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Step 3- Fake Tan</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Choose your fake tan wisely.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Many a product on the market is destined to turn you into an umpa-lumpa, so be extra careful you choose one that you know will not turn you orange.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I use St Moriz, a ultra cheap dupe of St Tropez Tanning Mousse, and it can be bought in TG Hughes for around £3!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ho7rj7KfIrG3wLsgdxsxbC8bX24il-aPW7D16hRQH8rVRn6TU078rUuQE0TDq9RpELSWFzvJ2lBs73t1FqAxDd7siYzTHFFCUB0k152sYN5tpvoD4kKSbv7w9tWLQeDOD1YdBRAxRD7E/s1600/DSCN3616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ho7rj7KfIrG3wLsgdxsxbC8bX24il-aPW7D16hRQH8rVRn6TU078rUuQE0TDq9RpELSWFzvJ2lBs73t1FqAxDd7siYzTHFFCUB0k152sYN5tpvoD4kKSbv7w9tWLQeDOD1YdBRAxRD7E/s200/DSCN3616.JPG" width="165" /></a></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My ultra cheap method of applying it is to use a plastic bag.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yes I know, your thinking- WHATTT?</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But if you don't have a tanning mitt handy, a plastic sandwich bag will do the job just as well and keep your hands tango-free. Secure it with a hairband at the bottom to keep it in place and get tanning.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The most important thing to remember while tanning is rub, rub, rub it in! Don't stop rubbing until everything has been absorbed and is not streaky. Build up the colour slowly to ensure you don't go too dark and if you are using a tan like St Moriz, leave on to develop for around 5 or 6 hours!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And there you go, perfect tan (hopefully)!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hope your tanning is going well, and no-one is tango-ed yet, it happens to all of us hehe! ;)</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hope you liked this and thanks for reading!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/9613/siggie.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="90" src="http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/9613/siggie.png" width="200" /></a></div>

Recipe for the purrr-fect fake tan! :)

When the sun comes out, England goes into overdrive. There's bikini clad people hanging around on every corner, ice cream trucks rotate ...

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Fake Tan Ramble...

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Heyy heyy bloggettes! :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The suns shining, the birds are tweeting... and the fake tan's being dusted off. What does this mean?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It's <strong>SUMMER!</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well ok.. not quite, but almost, so today I decided to get out the trusty fake tan. I have a few favourites brands which i find work well for me. They are...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>1.  Garnier Ambre Solaire No-streaks Bronzer Dry Body Mist</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmnQ6wn-m-CO2NvOUOOcR8t8AleKPAjG80LX0btZAMDOK9x7C6M1LkH5V2dIY41kTF3SxOdpBA9Uz5lPSq-iQbhS0J3LaOjzL4-UZRMh7Qhke0uTOvg1umt7NL8Tawoo2z4B5rIcgjVD4/s1600/364125_l%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmnQ6wn-m-CO2NvOUOOcR8t8AleKPAjG80LX0btZAMDOK9x7C6M1LkH5V2dIY41kTF3SxOdpBA9Uz5lPSq-iQbhS0J3LaOjzL4-UZRMh7Qhke0uTOvg1umt7NL8Tawoo2z4B5rIcgjVD4/s200/364125_l%5B1%5D.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is a spray on product, which you build up over time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Pros:</strong></span></div><ul><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Very easy to apply.</span></div></li><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Good golden colour tan.</span></div></li><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Affordable- around £7.00.</span></div></li><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Not messy.</span></div></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Cons:</strong></span></div><ul><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Difficult to tell where you have applied as it is a clear mist.</span></div></li><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sometimes end up streaky or patchy.</span></div></li><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Unlike the can actually states- it doesn't actually dry instantly, so I find there is a need for rubbing it in to make it less streaky- which can amount into orange hands... :/</span></div></li><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Difficult to apply to back of legs.</span></div></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>2. Johnsons Holiday Skin Body Lotion</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ll_1rqsP6v28bBcBjmF-q9kRmRtCMR6Tnqc8isjPy1bG2d6A5DEGbqJYTx7-wUlzS2NMu3i75WmrPCmw7kNBNGr9yENEY9RljG_IaAJ3kMiE-w3uzUZOxc0WZ6a_XLbxZBp-NfTXeTMW/s1600/johnson%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ll_1rqsP6v28bBcBjmF-q9kRmRtCMR6Tnqc8isjPy1bG2d6A5DEGbqJYTx7-wUlzS2NMu3i75WmrPCmw7kNBNGr9yENEY9RljG_IaAJ3kMiE-w3uzUZOxc0WZ6a_XLbxZBp-NfTXeTMW/s200/johnson%5B1%5D.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A simple moisturising product which has a built in self tanner which builds up after daily application.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Pros:</strong></span></div><ul><li><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Beautiful natural looking tan.</span></div></li><li><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Easy to apply and build up.</span></div></li><li><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cheap! I got mine from the pound shop!</span></div></li><li><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Smells Gorgeous.</span></div></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Cons:</strong></span></div><ul><li><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Takes a while to absorb, so can be transferred easily to clothes.</span></div></li><li><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Needs to be rubbed in really well to avoid streaking.</span></div></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>3. St. Moriz Instant Self Tanning Mousse</strong> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ioCzwnpod93bLGosH7OJ93QqWwMu8vZWzHYo0ggpehY94-VzSOCOXghbBY1g8lZ15rF1EOncUcKPakVfObseR0elAnVzrz2KETYFIwtfhj-csvWzxX_ZTkoU6UA-I2PccGioX5Hi-pbj/s1600/st_moriz%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ioCzwnpod93bLGosH7OJ93QqWwMu8vZWzHYo0ggpehY94-VzSOCOXghbBY1g8lZ15rF1EOncUcKPakVfObseR0elAnVzrz2KETYFIwtfhj-csvWzxX_ZTkoU6UA-I2PccGioX5Hi-pbj/s200/st_moriz%5B1%5D.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Before I had bought this product, i'd heard a <strong>LOT</strong> about it. Dubbed as the cheap as chips version of St Tropez Instant Tanning Mousse, I was curious to try it out, never having had tried the St Tropez version before. I was very pleasantly surprized and happy with the look I got from the easy to use product.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Pros:</strong></span></div><ul><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Builds a beautiful colour over 4-6 hours, after which you wash it off to reveal stunningly tanned skin.</span></div></li><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cheappppp! Mine was only around £4.00, and for a St Tropez compared product, I think it's a bargain!</span></div></li><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Instantly bronzes, so you can go out while it is still developing.</span></div></li><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lasts for around 5 days before re-application is needed.</span></div></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Cons:</strong></span></div><ul><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Drys ultra quick, so can easily streak. But this streaking problem is not very noticable when the product is washed off, so messy application is fine!</span></div></li><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Messy, can get everywhere!</span></div></li><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Make sure you wash hands after use- the only fake tan ive ever got really bad 'orange paws' with!</span></div></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This was the tan which I used today, to help me blend in with all the sun worshippers in the park who were wayyy ahead of me in the tanning stakes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When applying I didnt have a tanning glove to hand, so, creative as I am, I used cling film over my hands, to stop them becoming orange! This was actually one of my better ideas, and my hands are now tango-free :D.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The actual tan on my legs and arms went well (with only one patch that i missed on the back of my legs, whoopppss!) and it developed into a very natural looking colour! Im so happy with St Moriz! A great product, and i would definately recommend buying it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So... what is you favourite tanning product? And are you enjoying the beautiful sunshine as much as i am?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">♥ You know you love me...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hannah xoxo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(And yes i AM a Gossip Girl worshipper ;))</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Fake Tan Ramble...

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My top 5 beauty products at the moment :)

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My first real post, ohhh how exciting! :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is all about my top five beauty products. These are the little wonders which I use daily and seem to be miracle workers in what they do...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The simple fact is that i'm not the richest girl in the world and I can't quite afford the top end brands like MAC and Nars ect. very often, so most of my make-up collection is made up of humble brands such as Maybelline and other highstreet names. BUT i'm a firm believer that you don't need to spend an arm and a leg just to get good quality make-up, and i'm happy to go for cheaper brands, if they look like they will do a good job. So here we go...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Neutrogena Pure Glow Summer Boost Moisturiser</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2KsyfHoDyXy2JqLxf3eArpn14HAV7NJ4IlR7iQQA3dfMO2EC14Up-c6bUy8qpom3rbQpDktMcH0p0iteBZte1ygCVWG2EpWrXwhoEsbJ7FiJxqjc5-TvGbel4f8Be_rEZupdwv68oAFz/s1600/neutrogena_pure_glow_moist%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2KsyfHoDyXy2JqLxf3eArpn14HAV7NJ4IlR7iQQA3dfMO2EC14Up-c6bUy8qpom3rbQpDktMcH0p0iteBZte1ygCVWG2EpWrXwhoEsbJ7FiJxqjc5-TvGbel4f8Be_rEZupdwv68oAFz/s200/neutrogena_pure_glow_moist%5B1%5D.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This product is an absolute lifesaver when the weather is just turning sunny and I realise I need a quick boost for my skin. It adds a healthy glow to my face without being to heavy, but is nicely moisturising which is an added bonus! Over time it produces a healthy looking tan and it's easy to apply in place of your normal moisturisor! I love it, and it was an absolute bargain from the pound shop! :D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>2. Max Factor Masterpiece Max Mascara</strong></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bKiYsyjd1FBxxAJuj2XkK_-rPe5DVOYorvkENMulyvX1LCT_vIMNcJB61iUFQCOmeEFuaw82JgqFl_RqRVdkaB9EnfBkFTIjw9Ut6avjOQoY0ss7X3T_jtgVc6U33MEGYr1CgUJZtuX-/s1600/Max_Factor_Masterpiece_Max_Mascara__6646093%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bKiYsyjd1FBxxAJuj2XkK_-rPe5DVOYorvkENMulyvX1LCT_vIMNcJB61iUFQCOmeEFuaw82JgqFl_RqRVdkaB9EnfBkFTIjw9Ut6avjOQoY0ss7X3T_jtgVc6U33MEGYr1CgUJZtuX-/s320/Max_Factor_Masterpiece_Max_Mascara__6646093%5B1%5D.jpg" wt="true" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is possibly one of my favorite mascaras ever and I seem to go through about 5 of these a year... whoops. :) It's perfect for separating lashes and making them long and thick but not clumpy. The jet black formula helps to make my eyes really stand out and it is very easy to apply- i <3 it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>3.  MAC Lipstick in Hue</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;"></span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /> </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrQJS1nA2eGpWU0IE0V8ngYt_MtTuwOQ5-Z5ThUofsV-_bH2p3cTR8t0Xa3aPBBKc-8PXOAxtuogiIaLF6UjMB3Rhv-GKVX5yWXHlV4AKbS9d0gA2WAfoYKec89EVHqNRCjq-2IBFCIEO/s1600/img-thing%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrQJS1nA2eGpWU0IE0V8ngYt_MtTuwOQ5-Z5ThUofsV-_bH2p3cTR8t0Xa3aPBBKc-8PXOAxtuogiIaLF6UjMB3Rhv-GKVX5yWXHlV4AKbS9d0gA2WAfoYKec89EVHqNRCjq-2IBFCIEO/s200/img-thing%5B1%5D.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This lipstick is one of my all time favourites. It is the perfect rose pink/nude and is so versitile you can wear it anywear. It is also a perfect consistency, and is not so creamy that it sits in the lines of your lips makeing them look dry. It's so easy to apply and looks good for everyday wear. It is one of my only MAC products, and I will always treasure it as being my first 'designer' make-up piece :).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>4.  Batiste Dry Shampoo</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiJUjIukSZWJeFCuFFW3mD7kw2vGGz6u6_woq_t5fpCSkwqCBIT2zOKL4RpiPUhjEx30UnJR7r2P-iHZvFCo9OhDIZpeVApz7ETFbHsw-7PY06ZUh8BTBs7DaLFGQ_nY3Eqar4zr0mIT2/s1600/batiste%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiJUjIukSZWJeFCuFFW3mD7kw2vGGz6u6_woq_t5fpCSkwqCBIT2zOKL4RpiPUhjEx30UnJR7r2P-iHZvFCo9OhDIZpeVApz7ETFbHsw-7PY06ZUh8BTBs7DaLFGQ_nY3Eqar4zr0mIT2/s200/batiste%5B1%5D.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This dry shampoo is literally my hero in a pink can. I used to have this problem- not washing my hair for days and being too lazy to go and shampoo it, getting up the next day and being brought almost to tears by the greasy, uncontrollable, bird's nest that was my hair. That was until I dicovered <strong>THIS</strong>. It is perfect for days when you just cannot be bothered and need a quick pick me up to make your hair look amazing. And at only £1.99 a pop from superdrug, anyone can afford to banish greasy hair forever.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And finally... drum roll please...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>5. Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVz9AQUob9hVd099eGCB6YcT8WCnU09hGKjKW1_CZtJrlEXALGNzmoaGDniZ1KUo0L3zIXVtoSDl7lfYjYcxnDQzGlXCrPm60fFUyG1E8JpujDl1uCFn2juRQ6Kd2C7ujUDUkafvo84mN/s1600/Dream%2520Matte%2520Mousse%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVz9AQUob9hVd099eGCB6YcT8WCnU09hGKjKW1_CZtJrlEXALGNzmoaGDniZ1KUo0L3zIXVtoSDl7lfYjYcxnDQzGlXCrPm60fFUyG1E8JpujDl1uCFn2juRQ6Kd2C7ujUDUkafvo84mN/s200/Dream%2520Matte%2520Mousse%5B1%5D.jpg" width="200" wt="true" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This little pot of amazing has lasted me months and months, and is my go to product when ever I am in need of quick and easy makeup. It can literally be applied in seconds, with minimal blending and still look gorgeous! I wear ivory, as im quite fair skinned, which I think is the perfect colour for me, but they have a good range of shades for different skin tones. And who can forget the very best part of this foundation... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>the very first application from a new pot, as it really is sooo smooth and dreamy :)</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">I hope you enjoyed this, so what are your favourite beauty products at the moment? Leave a comment... :)</span></div>

My top 5 beauty products at the moment :)

My first real post, ohhh how exciting! :) This is all about my top five beauty products. These are the little wonders which I use daily and ...

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