I was excited to be selected for the St. Tropez Self Tan Express Advanced Bronzing Mousse tanning mousse trial team. I used to use St Tropez tanning products years ago, however in recent years had gravitated towards brands that offered express tans so that I could apply and be tanned for a last minute party invite. This St. Tropez Self Tan Express Advanced Bronzing Mousse tanning fulfilled those promises as you can leave the tan on for one hour for a light tan, two hours for a medium tan, and three hours for a dark tan.
I decided to go with the two hour processing time for my body as I am naturally fair and don’t like to look too dark. I chose a one hour processing time for my face as I like my face to have more of a light sun kissed natural glow, rather than a dark obvious tan.
The mousse is coloured which made it super easy to apply with the provided St Tropez Double Velvet mitt. Working quickly (as it dries fast), I applied the tan in circular movements.
The tan only felt slightly tacky and when I rinsed it off, I was impressed with the natural looking result. Longevity wise, this tan has lasted six days so far and is still going strong which I’m impressed with because some express tans start fading after a couple of days.
St. Tropez Self Tan Express Advanced Bronzing Mousse tanning mousse is a beautiful tanning product and will be my new “go to” going forward due to the natural results and quality of the product.
I have done some research and have found that it is vegan friendly it also has an olive toned formula which is something I like. I love this golden glow tan. It has no 'fake tan' smell and it is great to have that sun-kissed glow throughout the year with no risk of sun damage! I am a very pale woman that LOVES fake tan to make me feel like a ghost to a golden goddess! When I applied it I noticed that it was fast absorbing, it was hydrating and it didn't feel sticky while I was waiting for it to develop. The smell was pleasant which is a nice change to the usual strong odd or off smell of other tanning products. The product was easy to spread and with a few pumps the mousse went quite far. So far I have noticed that there is no streaks! Woohoo! I then I rinsed it off after 3 hours and it left with a beautiful tan. Overall I definitely recommend this tan to everyone, especially for the fact that it works for everyone, you can have a light sun kissed tan after one hour, medium tone with two hours but when I got to 3 hours and rinsed it off I felt like it just stayed as a medium tan so it definitely didn't get as dark as I try to get sometimes.
Tips: The instructions say to exfoliate your skin before application and moisture dry areas which I did and it worked really well. Also when you want darker tan, I did it again after about two days and left it on over night and rinsed it in the morning and it got a darker result that I wanted.