Review | St Moriz Instant Shimmer Tan

St. Moriz Instant Shimmer Tan* | £4.99 | LINK

Hello lovelies, I hope you're all having a great start to your weekend! Now that we roll into the Summer months, it's always essential to keep some fake tan at arm's reach - especially if you live in the UK where the sun's appearance isn't very frequent! I've been a fan of St Moriz's fake tans for a long time and I always have a bottle of their instant spray tan stashed in my drawers. I was recently sent their latest release called the St Moriz Instant Shimmer Tan which is an instant wash off tan. I've only tried a couple of these kinds of fake tans in my life as I've always prefer using the spray on versions, but I was very interested in seeing how well this new product works and whether it gave me a gorgeous glowing tan!

The new St Moriz Instant Shimmer Tan is a fake tan that works by giving your skin an instant hint of colour that can be easily washed off later on with soap and water. It also contains tiny bits of golden shimmer than add a beautiful sheen to the skin and can actually be used in helping contour the body and giving it a 3D effect! St Moriz have put together a little how-to guide on how to achieve a 3D/ contouring effect using the Instant Shimmer Tan plus their Instant Tanning Mousse which you can read here.

The St Moriz Instant Shimmer Tan is designed to give your skin immediate colour so the product does come out an extremely dark brown shade. Now, for people like me who are fairly pale this can be quite daunting as you do worry that the colour won't blend out properly and you'll be left looking rather silly! However the formula of this instant shimmer tan is very light so it blends into the skin beautifully and turns into a gorgeous light coloured tan that I think will suit a lot of skin tones. I was hoping that this instant tan would be slightly darker but it is nice to use on days where you want a bit of "pick me up" colour added to your skin. However, because it is such a light coloured tan I do think that it will be perfect for those who have very light skin and are worried about using fake tan as some can be too dark for them.

As for the shimmer side of things, I was pleasantly surprised as to how fine the shimmer was and that it didn't make me look like a disco ball! It actually offered a lovely glow to my skin that wasn't too noticeable yet still made my skin look healthy and sun kissed. I also like that this fake tan doesn't have a very strong scent and once it's applied to the skin you can hardly smell it at all!

When it comes to applying the St Moriz Instant Shimmer Tan I find the best way is to use a standard fake tan mitt to achieve an even and streak-free result. I apply a fair amount of product on to the mitt and then blend it into my skin in circular motions (I find it's best to work from your legs up so that you don't form any crease marks on your belly!). It literally takes about 5 to 10 minutes to apply the fake tan to my body and I find it dries so quickly that I can get dressed just a few minutes after! Once dry it leaves a beautiful looking tan on my skin that's really natural looking and most importantly doesn't transfer on to my clothes throughout the day. The colour of this instant tan does last me most of the day but I do find the shimmer wears off after a few hours which is a problem if you're mainly using this product for contouring and highlighting. However it does leave your skin look healthy and tanned all day long which is what I personally look for in my fake tan!

Overall the St Moriz Instant Shimmer Tan is a great product to use this Summer. It gives the skin a lovely light tan and a slight sheen that makes your skin look gorgeous! For me, I think this looks best when applied over another fake tan as it intensifies the colour and gives your skin that lovely glow. But if you're a beginner to fake tan or have very pale skin, I think this would be the perfect product for you to try as it isn't too dark and can be easily washed off if you make any mistakes!

Have you tried the St. Moriz Instant Shimmer Tan?

What's your favourite instant tanner?

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St Moriz & Boots Voucher Giveaway CLOSED

Hello everyone! Like many other girls, I'm a fake tan lover and one brand that really stands out to me is St Moriz. Their cheap and effective tan is a huge hit amongst many bloggers and I for one am a big fan. To celebrate the fact that St Moriz fake tan can now be bought in most Boots stores, the lovely people from St Moriz asked if I would host a giveaway where 10 of you could win 2 amazing prizes each!

The first prize is a St Moriz Instant Self Tanning Medium Mousse mini set that includes: an Exfoliating Body Scrub, Instant Self Tanning Mousse in Medium and an Ultra Moisturising Body Lotion. The second prize you can win is a £10 Boots voucher! This is an amazing set of prizes as you can try out some of the St Moriz tanning products and if you like them, you can buy the full size with your Boots voucher! Like I said there are 10 sets of prizes to be won, so 10 lucky people will be winning a mini set of St Moriz products and a £10 voucher each!

All you have to do to enter this giveaway is fill in the options on the Rafflecopter widget below - simple! There are a few different options you can do in order to gain yourself extra entries such as following my blog and liking St Moriz on Facebook. Please do remember to leave either your email address or Twitter username in the comments below so that I can contact you if you are one of the winners!

This giveaway starts on Monday 7th October and ends Monday 28th October and is open to UK residents only.

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Good luck to everyone who enters!

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Review | St Moriz Instant Self Tanning Mist

Like every girl I enjoy having an even, streak-free tan and as I am quite prone to sunburn, I usually have to resort to the fake kind. For years I have been using gradual tanners by Johnsons, Garnier and Dove but I hated waiting a week or so for the results. So about a year ago I was in my local Savers and spotted the brand St Moriz. I heard about this brand before on YouTube being comparable to other self tanners such as St Tropez which is worth around £20, so for £2.99 I thought I would give it a go! Ever since then this has been my go-to fake tanner. I love it so much, I'm on about my 4th or 5th bottle!

St Moriz Instant Self Tanner Mist £2.99 - £4.99 (depending on which store)

Product line
I use the spray/ mist version of this product but there is also a mousse (medium and dark) and lotion which, like the spray, develop your tan. There is also a souffle which is designed to boost your tan and give your body a shimmery glow. Finally there is also a shimmery dark bronzing powder.

Features
Now, I've only ever used the spray/ mist version of this line so I cannot speak on behalf of the other products. The mist has a tint of green to the tanning product which means when it has developed, it will not be a horrible shade of orange but a natural tan colour. I wasn't expecting this from a product that's so cheap but it really does make this feel like a high end tanner! This is also one way it can be comparable to the St Tropez line as their products (as well as looking similar) also have this green tint.
The tanner is also fragranced, so when you spray it onto your skin it smells quite fresh but at the same time has an undertone smell of the good old biscuit. I'm not fussed about the fake-tan-biscuit smell so I am quite happy with the smell of this self tanner.

Application
Also, St Moriz spray tanner is so easy to apply. The spray device is designed so that you can hold the product upside down and it will still disperse the product. This means hard to reach places like your back and legs are easier to tan. Also, as the product comes out really dark it provides you with a guide line colour so you can see where you have applied the tan which allows you to create a more even outcome. I apply the fake tan directly onto my skin and buff it in with my tanning mitt (sorry I can't remember the brand but I also got this from Savers for £1 and it also comes with 2 black latex gloves - bargain!). This is then washed off about 6-8 hours later to reveal your actual tan!

How long it lasts
I usually apply 2 or 3 coats of the tanner over a 3 to 5 day period. This allows me to build up a good tan which can last up to a week at the most if I moisturise regularly.

Because I went to a wedding on Friday 20th this gives me a great opportunity to actually show you the product at work!

When I am in the shower I use my Dirty Works Buff Your Stuff body exfoliator (featured in my June Favourite's post) to get rid of any dry skin which will allow my tan to last longer. If I need to I will also use the white exfoliating side to the tanning mitt on my elbows and knees. Then i will moisturise using my Garnier Intensive 7 Days Replenishing Lotion (featured in my June Favourite's post) where ever I am putting the tanner and focusing on my elbows, hands, knees and feet.

I then apply my tan. I work on one part of my body at a time, first my arms and then my legs in this case. I spray the tan in long lines so that it covers the front, back and side sections to my arm or leg. Don't forget to tan the tops of your hand and feet! Make sure you spray it about 6 inches away from your body and spray it at an even pace. Don't worry about the fact it comes out extremely dark as you will be buffing this in and washing it off later on. I then buff this in with the brown soft side to the tanning mitt. The whole process takes around 15 to 20 minutes. I then leave my tan for about 8 hours then wash it off in the shower before bed.

 * Topside of my arm before tan | Underside of my arm before tan

  * Topside of my arm around 5 minutes after application | Underside of my arm around 5 minutes after application

Because I applied this tanner about 3PM it meant that there was no daylight when I was washing it off. Because of this I haven't taken a photo of what it looks like at this stage as the lighting will not give you a true indication of what it looks like before you wash it off. All that happens is that the tan will go darker and again, don't worry about this as you will be washing this off.

  * Topside of my arm the morning after washing the tan off | Underside of my arm the morning after washing the tan off

 *There is no editing in these photos

As you can see the first layer is quite natural looking so if this is what you wanted you could leave it at this stage.

And there you have an even tan which looks like you used a more expensive product than it actually is! To maintain the tan longer I moisturise twice a day. So overall I think this fake tanner is amazing! It's definitely worth more than £2.99, but I don't mind if it's kept at that price haha! If you are getting bored of gradual tanner then give this product a try and even if this is your first time using an instant tanner it's a great beginner's product as the first layer of tan will not be very dark (unless you use a lot of product).

I hope you found this review/ application process useful! Which fake tanner do you use?

Amie ♥