Cocoa Brown Faketan | Review

 Today I have two products from the brand Cocoa Brown to review, one is the Cocoa Brown '1 Hour Tan' and the other is Cocoa Brown 'Lovely Legs'. Until recently I had never tried any products from Cocoa Brown, despite seeing them in my local Primark and being a fake tan user.

 Firstly I have the Cocoa Brown '1 Hour Tan Mousse'* £7.99. 
When it comes to the application of this product, it's really easy! Simply by shaking the bottle, squirting a small amount onto a tanning mitt (such as the 'Self Tan Applicator Mitt'* £3.99 from Cocoa Brown) then use sweeping motions to apply, it couldn't be any simpler! 
For anyone who doesn't like the 'biscuit' smell fake tans usually have, this tan is for you! The first thing I noticed when using the tan was the fresh, floral scent which was lovely!  

The tan can be left on for 1 hour for a light glow, 2 hours for a medium tan and 3 hours if a deeper colour is preferred!
I left the tan on for 3 hours before washing it off which left a natural glow to my skin, almost a real sun tan finish rather than a fake tan finish which is great! 

For anyone who would prefer a darker finish from their tan, Cocoa Brown have now released the same tan but in a 'Dark' version and can be found online Here. 

Lastly I have Cocoa Brown 'Lovely Legs'* £7.99. This product 

isn't like the 1 hour tan which needs to develop, 'Lovely Legs' is an instant wash off tan. 

     

This product is used by Shaking for 20 seconds, spraying onto a tanning mitt and then buffing into skin which is really easy! 

This tan has the same floral scent of the 1 hour tan but isn't quite as noticeable.

The tan gives a darker colour than the one hour tan but still looks really natural even though on the picture above it does look slightly orangey, I promise it isn't! 

The great thing about this tan is that there isn't any commitment so is perfect for beginners! 

The whole range of Cocoa brown products can be found on the website here at http://www.cocoabrown.ie along with tanning tips and other great bits! 

Cocoa Brown caN be found at Primark, superdrug and is now being sold in over 800 tesco stores over the uk! If you are in the USA it has recently been launched there too! 

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Sunkissed 60 Minute Rapid Tan | Review

With the summer weather just around the corner, there's nothing better than having a bronzed glow. However not being keen on sitting in the sun for hours to achieve it, I like to use something like the 'Sunkissed 60 Minute Rapid Tan'* £4.99. 

The Sunkissed 60 Minute Rapid Tan develops within just 60 minutes but will continue to develop, the longer it's left on. 
The tan is an easy to apply foam which is best applied with the 'Sunkissed Application Mitt' £3.99 to give an even coverage. It's quick drying formula means you don't have to wait around for it to dry before getting dressed.

It has a really moisturising effect on the skin and a lovely coconut scent, I could only smell the fake tan scent when showering but it didn't put me off the product at all.

Above is a picture of before and after applying the tan and as you can see it gives a really natural bronzed glow to the skin without looking 'fake' or 'orange'. Overall I'm really impressed! 

This product works well for people who have fake tanned before or even newbies. 

Some Tanning Tips can be found Here along with the rest of the Sunkissed range. 

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FakeBake | Review

Today's post is another product review, I will be reviewing two products by the brand FakeBake, 'Amplify' (£18) and '5 Minute Mousse'(£19.99).

The first product that I'm going to review, is 'Amplify', Amplify is a multi purpose, skin enhancing daily gradual tan.
The information on the packaging states, that it has 'a unique formula that works in three ways to INTENSIFY the colour and life of your tan using added tanning actives creating a golden glow'. 

Personally I find it misleading that it says 'daily gradual tan' because when I think of a daily gradual tan I think of something that day by day builds up the tan, without the need to already have a tan but with the information provided I would class this product as something that prolongs a tan. 

The information also states 'it also contains a natural plant based agent to optimise and BOOST your skins natural tanning process by encouraging melanin production' this suggests to me that this product should be used before and after a tan, not to create a tan. 

During the testing of this product, I have found it really moisturising, which is great when preparing for a tan.
Whilst using the product though, I didn't see much difference to the  colour my skin.
For me the product has a 'yoghurt' like scent to it which I really liked compared to the usual fake tan smell which usually puts me off the products. 

Overall this product is a great thing to use for a week before going out in the sun and after to maintain the tan and moisturise the skin but is more money than what I would usually spend on a fake tan product. 
 

The next product I am going to review is FakeBake's '5 Minute Mousse', the '5 minute mousse is a ready to wear tan. 

The information on the packaging states 'speed dry, colour lockdown formula' this I totally agree with the mousse dries almost instantly  which does mean that the mousse needs to be applied fast but no waiting around for the product to dry! 

The information also states 'a natural golden glow continues to develop with long lasting results', with this product I found that the colour the tan gave when first applied was a nice golden glow but after leaving on through the night then washing off there was no colour left. This doesn't put me off the product though because this tanning product is perfect for putting on for a party then washing it off the next day. 

The product comes with 2 free gloves for application which are essential for applying the product.

I really liked the coconut scent to this product which actually reminds me of somewhere exotic and sunny! 

Overall I really liked this product because of the lovely golden glow that it gave to my skin, the easy application and the way it is presented. 

The full range of FakeBake products are available Here.

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