Are you a lapsed self-tanner, or somebody who’s never even dared to try? You’re actually in the majority. “Lots of people give up because they’ve had a bad experience in the past, and research has found three out of five people have never used self-tan,” says James Harknett, celebrity tan guru and Three Warriors global creative artist. “They need to know how much formulas have improved, and how easy it is now to get a perfect glow.” Isle of Paradise founder Jules Von Hep agrees. “Everything you thought you knew about tan, get rid of it.
Everything has changed now.There’s been so much research into finding DHA (the tanning ingredient) that really mimics skin tone, and you have hydrating formulas that melt into the skin as opposed to sitting on the surface." "It’s much easier to not be afraid.
I always say to people, “Tan can smell fear.” That’s when you might make mistakes but if you go in there confident, you're going to be fine.” So trust us, there's no need to be afraid.
Just follow our expert advice, and you’ll soon be faking without quaking. I exfoliated but it still went wrong You might have over-scrubbed (yes it’s possible!). “If you scrub too much you take off the surface layer your tan binds with, so the tan doesn’t penetrate as well,” says James.
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