If you’re going to be using fake tan this summer, then remember this one important tip. Moisturise 24 hours before you apply the fake tan, but no sooner. Many people moisturise right before tanning as they think it gives a more even colour, but i can actually effect the tint. At best, it will create [...]

If you haven’t used fake tan before, but you’re keen to give it a try then you should remember these three things. Firstly, choose a lotion rather than a spray, mousse or liquid. They take longer to set which means you can take your time while applying it. Secondly, opt for olive toned tans like St [...]

This London Fashion Week, leading UK modelling agencies have taken a stand against tanning beds and have enforced a ban on models using them. A total of 11 agencies, including Elite, Premier Model Management Storm and Next, have signed up for a no tolerance policy on tanning beds. This is in support of Cancer Research [...]

Teenagers under 14 are already not allowed to tan via sunbeds in the state of California, but next year the age limit will be increased to 18. The Indoor Tanning Association re[presents the tanning industry and is kicking up quite a fuss as a not inconsiderable portion of its members’ clients (between 5 an 10 [...]

It’s a common misconception that tanning keeps your skin clear, but that’s not quite true. It looks as though it may be working as tanning dries out your skin, so pimples seem to dry up. However, after days or even just hours your skin will try to moisturise itself by creating more oil and sebum. [...]

According to a poll of 2,000 women in Britain, Pippa Middleton’s tanned skin tone was declared the “most desirable”. A whopping 60% of participants noted that they liked her skin color best out of six celebrity examples to choose from. However, as Pippa is so popular right now, and her lifestyle and look is very [...]

It can be all too easy to go wrong with self tan application and the most difficult places to keep an even colour are wrinkly and dry areas like the knees, elbows and back of the heels. If you frequently see these areas going darker than the rest of you then make sure they are [...]

Love Tan is a new mobile tanning service which comes to your home to top up your colour. The company has a pop up booth which they assemble in your home if you can’t, or don’t want to, leave the house for your tan fix. The spray tans are given with BeauBronz formula and can [...]

I’m always talking about the dangers of using sun beds, but if you didn’t believe me before and continue to throw caution to the wind, then please stop and read this. Assessments by World Health Organization oncologists have concluded what we’ve suspected for years — that the UV light used in artificial tanning beds is [...]

Usually, the sight of the sun and even a hint of the summer is enough for me to get my numerous bottles of fake tan out of hiding and start slathering away. This year however, I’m not so sure. Part of me wants that outdoorsy look, while another part of me think that remaining pale [...]