These products were provided to me by PR. All opinions are my own.
This summer has been the summer of self-tanner for me. I have been like a mad scientist experimenting with different sunless products! I was lucky enough to get sent these two products by one of the biggest names in self-tanning – Fake Bake. If you have been into an Ulta or searched for sunless tanner on Amazon, then I am quite sure you have heard of the Fake Bake Self-Tan brand. Haven’t heard of Fake Bake…? Well let me give you a little info. Fake Bake’s products have no artificial preservatives and are also paraben free. Their products are suitable for all skin types, and they have a wide variety of products for all skin types and tones. Lotions, sprays, or mousse, they definitely have a tanner you will like.
Lately I have been on a huge sunless mousse kick. I feel like mousse makes it so easy to put on and blend out. So, when Fake Bake sent me the Flawless Liquid I was kind of apprehensive. But like a good mad scientist I gave it my best try.
Fake Bake Flawless comes with a tanning mitt and blue rubber gloves. Why the rubber gloves? The mitt is not lined on the inside, so unless you want your hands to look like and a reddish Oompa Loompa…I would suggest you use the gloves. The mitt is super soft and makes the blending process a lot easier. However, it does soak up some of the product if you get spray happy. I spray the tanning liquid onto the mitt, and then blend in circular motions until the product looks completely smoothed. The Flawless is a very dark red/brown liquid, which gives an instant color – aka shows where it goes! No one likes to wake up in the a.m. to find that they have missed a spot or 12. The product dries fast so if you apply before bed like I always do, you will not have a problem with the color transferring to your sheets. Or, if you apply in the a.m., the color won’t transfer to your clothes. HOWEVER… this is a self-tanner. If you get wet the color guard will come off. I would not recommend heading to the pool or out in a rain storm soon after applying this tanner.
After the third time using it, I have to say I am very pleased with the color pay off and the longevity of the tanner. The color of this tanner is perfectly natural. It is not orange and not too green. It is the perfect reddish-brown. On my skin tone (olive), it gives me the same look that the sun does. I am sure you are wondering about the smell. Besides good color obviously, people want a tanner that doesn’t have that early 2000’s smell to it. I am pleased to report that it does not smell like a burnt biscuit. It smells like Coconut! And it still smells like coconut the next day. No weird smell at all.
Fake Bake also sent me their Face tanner (The Face). I have acne prone skin, so I was nervous to try a face tanner. Anytime I apply self-tanner to my face, I break out like a teenage boy! But I am happy to report that this product did not break me out. I have used it about 5 time now, and I have nothing but good things to say. The Face has PEPTIDES that are clinically proven to reduce the appearance of wrinkles (YAYA), so I wake up in the morning with smooth tan skin. And, The Face does not settle in my huge pores! If you are not acne prone or have aged skin, I am sure you could do without the face tanner and apply the Flawless to your face with a synthetic kabuki brush.
Before applying the tanners I am about a NC15 in MAC/ W4 in L’Oreal True Match. After applying, I am a NC30/35 and W6. That is a pretty good color jump. Those are the shades I wore when I tanned regularly in tanning beds. My favorite part about this tanner is the way it fades. You do not have to break out the lemon juice and sugar to get the patches off. It fades like a real tan does.
I highly recommend this self-tanner to beginners and vets!
Have you tried Fake Bake products?
Robyn says
I love self tanners! I am going to have to try this one out!
Whitney says
You will love this one !
Tanya Cole says
I just tried fake bake flawless for the first time, and WOW!!! I’m in love. I have got to try the face lotion!! I’m so excited about this product. Where have you been all on my life!!
Whitney says
It is one my of top face tanners!