Smart women get their summer glow the smart way - they fake it. Bare Escentuals' newest kit makes getting a head to toe faux tan easy with five products for face and body. The kit includes a sunless tanner for body, all over mineral face color to bronze your complexion and an eye glimmer and gloss to help you look as if you've spent a day in the sun.
$49 ($89 value) at sephora.com
If you've ever been lucky enough to experience Bliss spa's 'tantastic' scrub & color spa treatment, you know how wonderful it is. Now you can hue-it-yourself at home with this buffing and bronzing bundle. First, use the lemon + sage body scrub to get skin ready, then spray on the fool-proof "a tan for all seasons" and you're ready to fake a day at the beach.
$45 at beauty.com
If you're feeling a little pasty, get an instant bronze glow without waiting for a sunless tanner to do its magic. This smart new product delivers a sheer wash of bronze color that lasts for hours, yet washes off with soap and water. The unique formula resists transfers (though we'd avoid wearing it with white) so it won't smudge off. It's also great for filling in any missed spots from a sunless tanning session.
$9.49 at drugstore.com
Mickey says: "This little miracle cream actually increases firmness in skin by 32% (hello thighs!), deposits a sun-kissed glow and protects with powerful UVA/UVB sunscreens. A favorite of our beauty editor, it combines corn flower and rosemary, which work synergistically to form an active complex to firm skin in just 15 minutes. Perfect for showing off some super looking gams on a night out in your favorite mini."
This lightweight lotion combines corn flower and rosemary, which work synergistically to for an active firming complex which increases skin firmness by 32% in 15 minutes. Powerful UVA/UVB sunscreens and pomegranate extract protect skin from enviromental damage that can lead to premature aginig, while skin is washed in a beautiful sun-kissed glow.
$48 at sephora.com
Sunless tanning has come a long way from the stinky creams of the past that left our skin orange. Beauty editor Mickey Williams lists the 10 best tested products for 2007 and offers 10 foolproof bronzing tips to help you get your perfect glow.
Mickey says: "Faux Tan's molasses tinted formula requires a bit of elbow grease for even coverage, but a fast, irritant-free (we tested on super sensitive skin) tan emerges in as little as 3 hours. Faux Tan is the best tan for mini-skirt wearing pale legs because it enables you to move from application to out the door with a quick-dry bronze. Just wear gloves during application or be ready to wash hands several times because this tan likes to stain hands too."
This super-hydrating formula delivers a gorgeous tan in 3 hours. The built-in color guide allows you to see where you are applying the product as you apply it, so it's mistake-proof. The lightweight formula dries fast, and will not clog pores.
$22 at sephora.com
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