I have tested tanning kits for many years now, from daily moisturisers such as Olay Everyday Sunshine to longer lasting brands such as Fake Bake. I have finally come to the conclusion that St. Tropez is by far the best product for my skin type. It smells good, spreads well and the kits come with an exfoliator, moisturiser and bronzer in one. The best thing about it in my opinion is that even though you’re supposed to put in on, leave overnight then wash off, you can also put it on just before you go out (not quite as heavily!) and it will give you a great tan for the evening. You just have to pray that it doesn’t rain so you don’t go streaky!

For me it is the best tanning product around and I’ll never bother with another tan again – unless it’s a salon tan obviously. You can buy the kit or individual products at Amazon.co.uk or visit the St. Tropez Website for more information.

We all know that too much sunshine is bad for your skin, but what if there was a way to get a great tan without going in the sun for too long, well now there is! I have just discovered SunSublim, a new supplement that prepares your skin for tanning and makes the most out of the short time you do spend in the sun.

The pills are packed with antioxidants and nutrients that activate skin colouring and protect your skin from sun-induced ageing. Sun tan lotion is obviously still a must as the pills do not protect your skin from burning.

So if you’re sick of sunbeds and have tried every fake tan product under the sun SunSublim could be something worth testing. I’m going to take the supplement before I go away this year to see if they really do work.

Available at Boots for £14.99 or see the SunSublim Website for further information.

I am a huge fan of the new show How to Look Good Naked on Channel 4, I think it’s a great feel-good program and I’m sure many women across the UK are hooked. If you haven’t seen the show, they basically pick a women who feels self conscious about her body and they dress her in clothes to suit her shape and make her feel fabulous. At the end of the show she has her own photo shoot and models underwear on a catwalk.

Every week they test out beauty products on a group of 100 women, this week they tried tanning products and for the first time in ages an expensive product actually won the experiment. Make Believe Tan Extender costing £25 scored the highest but only by 3 points.

Second in the rankings was Olay Everday Sunshine costing just £5.99 – an absolute bargain compared to the Make Believe product. To be honest I couldn’t tell the difference in appearance between one woman wearing the expensive tan and the other wearing the cheaper version.

I therefore conclude by saying, Olay Everyday Sunshine is the ideal tanning product of the summer!

Via The New Pink.