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Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Sunkissed Gradual Tanning Lotion

Sunkissed fake tan

When Sunkissed contacted me about reviewing one of their products, I was initially debating the idea of going for it or not, as I haven't been a big one for fake tan application for a while now. Since I moved away from my main circle of friends when I moved to Switzerland, I don't go out, out nearly half as much as I used to...and a night out was my main catalyst for slapping on the fake tan. However, I did a little research into Sunkissed and that niggly I wouldn't mind a nice golden glow feeling resurfaced from the depths of my reformed liver, and I decided to go for it. I also spied some celebrity endorsements, which tempted me further (Lucy Meck is the face of the product and is just stunning)!

I liked the look of the gradual tanning lotion* in light bronze (I didn't want something too dark or my pale-ish skin might never forgive me for tangoing it). For me, the self-tan mousse - their most popular product -  wasn't really right for me, as I was looking for something a bit more long-lasting and, erm, gradual since the occasion for an instant tan isn't as frequent as it once was in my life (oh woe is me).

Sunkissed fake tan

Since using it over the past few weeks, I thought the clearest way for me to rave about it was to list the many advantages of it in my honest opinion:

It's moisturising; it left my skin feeling well soft and pampered!

No streaks; I haven't noticed any since I started using it - nothing around the knees or ankles either - could also be because I'm a fine rubber inner!

No dodgy smell - it's almost scentless, but I do sense a very faint hint of coconuts, which is divine!

No risk of feeling tangoed! In fact, I received an application mitt* that I tried but I actually found it fine to apply without even using the mitt. That's how non-stainy it is (hurrah for all); no suspicious brown streaky marks between my fingers in sight (I did of course give my hands a good, thorough wash after using).

It's super-fast at absorbing and dries quickly; I usually feel wary about getting changed after tanning, but I had no problems at all with this.

Non-sticky - I like the formula of this because it rubs in well and doesn't leave me feeling sticky whatsoever.

At £4.99, it's a bargain of big proportions!

No word of a lie, my mum asked me if I was wearing tanned tights after a couple of goes using it...and then my friend Hannah also complimented me on my tanned arms this weekend. Boom!

I'll admit, the pessimist in me was expecting to have at least one downside to write home about, but this is genuinely the best gradual tan I have ever used; no it's not instant but it's just the way I like it...GRADUAL...yes gradual...exactly what it says on the tin (or plastic).

I've tried to capture a couple of photos of my legs after approximately two weeks' use (ignore the nobbly knees); I'm not sure they do it justice to be honest, but trust me when I say, my legs and arms (lazy man's tan!) are carrying a gorgeous matte, golden glow if I do say so myself!

Sunkissed fake tan

Sunkissed fake tan

Have you tried Sunkissed before? How did you find it?

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*sent to me free of charge for review purposes
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Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Santa hat nail art

Happy December! As we're all well aware, it was the first day of advent yesterday...and also my birthday, so what better way to celebrate than to do a bit of DIY nail art? I first tried nail art in this post here (one of my most popular posts!), which was so much fun, but I'm definitely still very new to it so I decided to try something relatively easy...enter the santa hat nail.


All you need is:
  • 1 x red nail varnish (preferably a bright, Christmassy red). I used OPI's First Date at the Golden Gate.
  • 1 x white nail varnish. I used one from W7 cosmetics.
  • Some form of precision tool to apply the white detail (since I'm a classy lady, I used a kirby hair grip).
  • Some Christmas tunes to help you along, and a relatively careful hand :)


Very simply put, start off with painting on an oval-ish hat shape onto each nail. I was going to try be more precise and describe it as a triangle but the mathematical genius somewhere deep inside me would be seething, with its distinct lack of 60° angles.


Then, add the all-important white detail of the fluffy rim and pom-pom on top with the help of a kirby grip. I found it easier using the grip because my varnish applicator was slightly too big, which makes detail like this more difficult to do.

The great thing about this nail art is that that you don't necessarily need to be super precise, since the beauty of santa hat 'fluff' is that it doesn't have to look too neat. This certainly worked to my advantage since I'm still a nail art novice!


What do you think of this? Will you be trying some festive nail art this year? I'd love to hear about it!

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