Summer’s coming, and how I love St Tropez!

I have to confess that despite being an ardent lover of a well-executed fake bake, I’m an absolute shocker when it comes to applying them myself. I stick to professional applications if I’m feeling flush, or using a good gradual tanner if I’m going to take the DIY approach. A great sprayer and blender I’m not. Lucky for me then that those clever people at St Tropez have decided to unleash a collection of Wash Off products on a very excited public, and these products I think even I can master. The offering is made up of an Instant Glow Body Lotion, Instant Glow Mousse and Instant Glow Face Lotion, all of which can be washed off when you choose. They give the same natural looking golden colour that we St Tropez users know so well, but in an awesome, short-term removable formula. My pick has to be the Mousse, which is blended with a caramel tint so you know where you’ve been, and is super easily absorbed by any skin type. Always remember to wash your palms straight after application though, to avoid that telltale ‘tanner’s palm’, and prep skin well before use for a super even colour all over. For the latter I highly recommend a couple of days spent lathering on Institut’ DERMed’s Enhancing Glycolic Body Lotion, which deeply hydrates and exfoliates your skin using a formula packed with Glycolic Acid and Apricot Kernel Oil. Prep well and in no time at all, you’ll be rocking a golden glow a la Ms. Poly here… now just to get that body, huh?