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Hair & Beauty | July 18, 2018

My Favorite Self Tanner (It’s Organic and It Doesn’t Smell!)

I don’t tan naturally. If I’m in the sun, I burn… every. time. In my younger years, I tried to get tan by using SPF 8 sunscreen -hahahaha! Not very smart. Now, I slather SPF 50 on my face every day. But I have to say, the other day I was at the pool and put my leg next to my friend who has the most beautiful tan skin you’ve ever seen. In that very instant, I decided I wanted to look a little tan this summer!

So, I dug through the bottom of my sink and found my old Jergens daily gradual tan lotion. Can you tell I was desperate? I started putting it on my legs and arms every day. It was working, but I could not take the smell. That’s when I resolved to pull out the one application (so I thought) big guns- the St. Topez self tanner that I bought last year. (All the other years I was never motivated to do the hard work of sunless tanning -ha!) I applied the St. Tropez to my entire body and washed my nasty green hands after. There, I did it! But then I smelled even worse than with the Jergens, and I had to wear a black muumuu the entire day while feeling sticky, smelly and worried my tan was rubbing off… Nope, I’m not into this.

I had to find another solution! So, I packed up my boys and went to Ulta (you can imagine how well this went.) That’s when the nice sales associate introduced me to TAN-LUXE!

Here’s what I like about Tan-Luxe:

-It’s easy application! I just add a few drops to my daily face and body moisturizer!

-It doesn’t smell!

-It’s free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oils, and sulphates! It’s certified organic, so I don’t mind wearing it every day! (I’m going to be honest, I started to wonder if I was putting some kind of fermalidihide on my skin with how smelly the others were. I know this thought isn’t rational -ha!)

-I don’t have to wait hours before putting on clothes.

-It’s not sticky!

Y’all, I love this stuff! I love it so much, I might even use it in the winter! Btw, I’ve had a lot of people comment about how great my skin looks this summer. I swear it’s because of this self tanner! Or maybe I just look healthier with a little bit of color (#pale).

A few things to note- I use the light/medium on my face and the medium/dark on my body. For my face, I mix my moisturizer, my cc cream and two drops of Tan-Luxe for the face (light/medium). More on my every day make up routine here.

You can purchase Tan-Luxe at Revolve (face and body), Ulta (face and body), Net-a-porter (face and body), ASOS (face and body) and Space NK (face and body).

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  1. Amber says

    July 19, 2018 at 9:09 AM

    I feel the same way about self tanners. I will definitely need to try this out. Thanks for the tip!

    Reply
    • Carly Lee says

      July 19, 2018 at 11:07 AM

      Hi! You’re going to love it. Although, I’ve always thought you look naturally tan.

      Reply
  2. Lauren says

    July 19, 2018 at 10:49 AM

    I’ve been wanting to try this and you convinced me!

    Reply
    • Carly Lee says

      July 19, 2018 at 11:06 AM

      You’re going to love it!

      Reply
  3. Mary says

    July 19, 2018 at 10:23 PM

    Thank you, I’m ordering this tonight. I haven’t worn a sundress yet this summer because I’m so pale! I just cannot stand the smell of self tanner. I can smell it for days and then it’s time to do it again! Yuck! I see bloggers who are so tan and say it’s self tanner and I just don’t know how they can stand it.

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    • Carly Lee says

      July 20, 2018 at 3:58 PM

      And I hated being sticky! You’re going to love this stuff, Mary!

      Reply
  4. Valerie says

    July 20, 2018 at 3:54 PM

    Tried to tell by reading the description online, does this give you an instant (after a few hours) tan or is it something you have to use every day to gradually achieve a tan?

    Reply
    • Carly Lee says

      July 21, 2018 at 11:46 AM

      Hmmmm, I could tell a difference after 2 days, but I only used 1 or 2 drops. I think if you used 4 drops, you’d be able to see it that day. But I’d say it’s a more gradual sunless tanner.

      Reply

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