palmer's cocoa butter formula natural bronze body lotion

I've got freshers approaching which means lots of nights out are coming up, and though I'm not one for actually fake tanning so I look like I've been on holiday I do enjoy using a gradual fake tan just so I don't look too pale! The one which I'm currently using is the Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Natural Bronze Body Lotion, which I showed you that I brought in my trip to Birmingham. Ever since I'd heard about this I'd been eager to try it as I find Palmer's products work perfectly with my skin and leave it so soft and doesn't try it all at all.

You get a standard 250ml of product but the pump at the top of this makes it easy to apply and means you don't land up getting greasy covered hands everywhere. Saying that the lotion itself doesn't feel greasy on the skin and soaks in instantly and also the cocoa butter formula means that it smells lovely on the skin. The biscuity fake tan smell definitely doesn't exist here! On the bottle it says it builds and maintains a natural looking tan and is suitable for all skin tones, and suggests using every day. Though I agree it does look natural (but make sure you wash your hands after) and is perfect for my skin tone (I can't speak for anyone else) I don't think you'd need to use this every day at all, maybe twice a week maybe three times but no more than that! If you used too much of it you'd definitely be pushing the natural aspect of this!

Overall, so far this has been my favourite fake tan, it smells and looks lovely and I haven't had any complete disasters and streaky legs yet with this!

garnier summer body moisturising lotion

I started using this Garnier gradual fake tan/ body moisturiser last summer and because it looks like quite a big bottle I feel like I should like it more than I do. For 250ml and I'm sure this costs under a fiver it's good value for money and it does last a long time because you only need a little bit to cover your body. For the consistency, it is moisturising and refreshing on the skin and dries quite fast so you're not spending ages waiting for it to dry. It does have the fake tan biscuity kinda smell but the apricot extract mixed in with that doesn't make it unpleasant (even though the way I've described it does).

On the bottle is says it will gradually build a natural looking sun-kissed tan and gives 12 hours of moisturisation both of these I agree with. However the reason I dislike this product is I love it when it's first applied but then after one wash I'll discover an orange patch somewhere on my leg or my arm, which isn't too noticeable as this is only a gradual tan but I know it's there and it is a bit orangey. Though when it's first applied it always looks even and natural so it's hard to judge this one. So I actually do like this fake tan, I'm just not able to get the perfect even tan with it (it's probably something I'm doing rather than the fake tan itself)