Sunny Side...Down

As I've declared before, I have sworn off tanning in a tanning bed for the rest of my life! I said in my last post that I had a few scary moles removed last summer, so GONE are the days of me in a tanning bed. I was lucky that they were all benign, but I have no interest in trying to create more of those scary moles.

As a result of no tanning bed, I have looked into other alternative forms of tanning for those days when you need a little extra color!

I'm still hesitant to get a spray tan, but I came VERY close this week. Once I get brave enough to get one, I'll be sure give y'all the details.

Recently, one of my roommates encouraged me to try one of her tan wipes:

L'Oreal Sublime Bronze Towelettes

There's only one (at least in my shopping experience) color available: "Medium Natural Tan" and it worked GREAT for my skin. I tend to look orange with Jergens lotion, and had great experience with Tan Towel lotion when I had time to build the lotion, but these towelettes are ideal for when you only have 1 overnight to develop color. I immediately saw color when I woke up the next day.

It wasn't orange, and I liked the color a lot. I was impressed with the lack of odor that's usually present with self tanners, and this one advertises a "new fresh scent" that's extremely pleasant. I only used it on my legs (hence the "down" part of "Sunny Side...Down"), and there was still plenty of product that I could have used on the rest of my self.

The product runs from $7-9 and I found my box at CVS. Right after using my roommate's towel, I immediately ran out the next day and bought my own box. I will continue to use these towels to maintain the color I have now SAFELY.

I am excited to have discovered this product and I couldn't wait to share it with y'all! It's a great alternative to tanning in a bed!

xxKatie

Tan Towel Testimonial

I bought my first Tan Towel product at the end of the summer in a huge clearance sale from a store a few down from where I work. It was $7 and I was impulse buying because it was on sale. I'd used it a few times here and there to test it out, but I had never really tried it with a specific purpose.

That's where New Years comes into play. I was pasty and knew I didn't really want to wear tights with my dress options, so I had limited options. After having a few scary moles removed early in the summer (TMI, but one was sent for testing, and thankfully came back benign!), I swore off tanning in a bed for the rest of my life. I used to go a lot (ever seen Carolina Cup pictures of me last year? That was probably the height of my tanning...yikes!) and I don't think I'll ever be able to go back in a tanning bed. ANYWAY, my options were limited. I had tossed my bottle of Tan Towel "On the Glow" in my bag before I left for school BY ACCIDENT. I thought it was a different moisturizer I keep on a shelf in my room, but I'm sure thankful I took it!

I applied 3 "coats" of this lotion (I don't use the actual "towels" just the lotion) over two days and shaving my legs in between use 2 and 3. It's kind of a slimy lotion--but absolutely in a good way--it goes on so evenly and dries quickly. It also doesn't have a bad odor and works fast. In the span of two days I developed a GREAT color, just enough to be a-ok for NYE!

This is totally a silly picture from NYE, but I have the middle legs and you can see a little bit of the color--and my nude pumps!

Tan Towel also makes an "On the Glow" for faces, and I have that one as well, but I've never tried it! I'm always nervous to try new facial products on because with my breakouts, I can never tell how they are going to react. I'm definitely eager to try these out once I get all that under control.

Tan Towel is a bit more expensive than normal sunless/self tanners, BUT I justify it by knowing a spray tan (which can be WAY worse if you get a bad one or botched one) or tanning membership is even more expensive. An 8oz bottle runs between $11-18 depending on where you get it, but I've gotten at least 10 uses out of my bottle. Like I said, it spreads out so a lot goes a far way!

Do you use a self tanner? Which kind do you prefer?

xxKatie