St. Tropez Whipped Bronze Instant Self-Tanning Mousse

Well today it has really begun to feel like Spring has sprung! Warmer days will soon be upon us, and so with thoughts of a new (skimpier) summer wardrobe on my mind I thought it might be useful to write a review based on my experiences of self-tanning, and in particular my favourite self-tan product, St Tropez. I first used this product last spring having tried and tested probably every other self-tan product on the market (for the record my recommended ...
...Streaks Bronzer' self-tanning spray by Garnier. At last check this retails for about £8.99 at Boots, but it will almost certainly be cheaper at your local supermarket! I think I paid about £6.49 at ASDA the last time I used this product. The major downside to this product is the rather sickly, chemical smell that seems to linger on your skin for days after application. I'm sure it's not that noticible to anyone else, but it is a bit off-putting.). ...

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I've never found it hard to get a tan - I only have to so much as step out the door on a sunny day and I turn brown. However, one year when I had no holiday abroad planned I was in work during the sunny daytime and realised I wouldn't get a chance to catch any rays that year (and I'm rather hesitant to overdo it in the sun what with skin cancer and looking like a prune in my older age). So I wanted a perfect sun-kissed tan without the skin cancer ...
...at work and they told me about a 'St Tropez' tan. They said it was the fake tan that all the celebs used and the one that they applied in all the best salons. Hmm, I thought, fake tan though, doesn't that mean orange stripes and brown palms? :/ Despite this, I did some research on 'St Tropez' and it sounded like a really decent product. I thought, if this is the best fake tan and it doesn't work then I'll resign myself to staying my natural colour, ...

carly_pussycat 05.02.2004 (05.07.2005) · Read full review
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...green based tanning product like St. Tropez and is a fraction of the price at £13.50. It also has a gorgeous butterscotch smell during application and is fantastic for a winter based tan where it would look obvious to go too dark brown. I often use Clinique's as an intermediate tan as again it looks natural but is slightly lighter. The only thing I will say with fake tans is that natural body sweat can cause the colour to run, particularly in the ...
...you plan on wearing anything white on a night out in a club etc ~ in these instances it is better to apply the tan several days before so it has time to wear into your skin and be in the skin rather on top (so perhaps tues or wed for a Friday or Saturday night out). So hopefully from this, you will all be able to apply fake tan flawlessly and have a healthy sexy tan without the need to go out in the sun or use a sun bed. The only thing I will say ...

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I don’t tend to ‘sit on the fence’ about very much – I either love something or I hate it, simple as that. Which is why I’m so cross with St Tropez tanning products – they have left me in a grey area (a metaphorically grey area as well as the grey area that was my bed sheets the morning after I used the product!) Is this a miracle product or is it all hype…I still can’t decide. St Tropez is possibly the most hyped self tanning product on the market. ...
...carrying a price tag that is frankly ludicrously high. I’ve been intrigued by it for a while now, having given up my sun bed fixes in favour of a safer alternative. I’ve been a one woman self tan testing machine – with some good results and some tango moments, but I’ve never had the steely resolve to part with 30 quid of my hard earned cash for some sunshine in a bottle…until now. I read up plenty on the product before I bought it and quickly realised ...

lwperkins 25.05.2004 · Read full review
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...I have to admit that St. Tropez is my all time favourite; if anyone can let me know a better one, I'm open to suggestions! For now, though, it's this stuff, which I find is easier to apply than the St. Tropez creams. The first thing to remember when applying St Tropez products is that you MUST exfoliate and moisturise or pay the price of potentially streaky body parts; if this is your thing, then go for the dry skin application. However, I don't ...
...bronzed bits a great shine. St. Tropez sell disposable gloves for £2.50 but I find any cheap disposable gloves do the job. There is also a tanning applicator for £7.50 for those hard to reach places, but if you want to keep down the cost of your tan, and have someone to help, ask politely. Does it work? Having waxed lyrical about the product, i have to say that yes, it does work. When you first start using it, you may have some teething/tanning ...

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...fake tans. Before I tried St. Tropez I really had tried just about all of them over the years, with results ranging from slightly patchy to absolutely disastrous. Mostly, I followed the instructions carefully, but it did not seem to help at all. At one time, you could buy some gunge from Boots which got rid of the fake tan, but for some reason it’s not around any more. St. Tropez now do a product, but you must use it fairly soon after applying the ...
...Last summer I bought St. Tropez Whipped Bronze self-tanning mousse, made in California. There’s enough left for this summer, too. I had, I have, the perfect tan. If you’ll try the method I’ve evolved, I see no reason why you too shouldn’t have total success. I paid £16 last year, and bought from a cut-price cosmetics website which is no longer around. In Lloyds the Chemist today it was £20. This is one hell of a price for a tanning product if it’s ...

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Now being a resident in Scotland definately has its downfalls. There is a very limited amount of sun in fact you are lucky if summer lasts for a whole week ( Although I have been pleasantly surprised with the sun we have had this year so far). So if you think about it no sun means no tan and no tan means that us Scots are like milk bottles quite literally. I have found a solution though and it comes in the form of a mousse which you apply and leave ...
...of skins, when you want a tan and you want it now St Tropez is the answer. APPEARANCE The cannister is blue and white and has St Tropez whipped bronze instant tanning mousse written in black and blue writing. There is a easy to use pump action top for hassle free dispension of the mousse. HOW TO USE This product can be teamed up with St Tropez body polisher (step 1) and St Tropez body moisturizer (step 2) but I find that St Tropez whipped bronze ...

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**Pale, but not that interesting** Until a few months ago I had completely resigned myself to being one of those people that is only ever going to go lobster red in the sun. I only decided that I really would have to brave the fake tan when I tried on my wedding dress - and realised that both my bridesmaids have the most gorgeous golden tans and I looked like a ghost! I know pale is meant to be intreresting, but standing next to them I just felt ...
...but I really can't get a suntan without killing most of the top layer of my skin in the process. Nothing else to do but try and get a decent tan out of a bottle. **It takes one to Tango** I originally started off with the Ambre Solare one that you can supposedly spray at any angle - I ended up covering the shower room floor with the stuff, had bright orange feet & hands and somehow managed to miss a patch above my knee which made it look like I ...

little_minx26 14.08.2003 · Read full review
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I have tried and tested almost every brand of fake tan on the market (except Fake Bake and the spray tan products). St Tropez Whipped Bronze Mouse has come out on top as it leaves a lovely natural tan which also covers up strectch marks, giving your skin the appearance of being toned. PACKAGING AND PRICE The mouse is packaged in a fairly basic white plastic bottle with a green St Tropez label. It has a good sized nozzle to dispense the mouse and ...
...to avoid any spills. It comes in two sizes, 120ml at £20 or 240ml at £30 (prices are from Boots, however can be found cheaper if you shop around on the Internet). PREPARATION As with most fake tans, it is recommended to exfoliate and moisturise your skin before applying to ensure an even coverage and apparently it last longer. However, due to lack of time, I rarely do this before using St Tropez Whipped Bronze Mouse but the results are always very ...

funkydee13 11.01.2005 · Read full review
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One lunchtime, bored and with the urge to 'just buy something!!' I walked into Boots chemist and found myself browsing the fake-tan section. Now, fake-tanners and myself have never been on first name terms, ever since the time as a teenager in the late 80's I used to snaffle my Mum's fake tan from the bathroom cabinet and hastily apply it to my legs only to wake the next day smelling strangely chemically metallic and my legs and palms the colour ...
...was a product I'd never seen before - it was called St Tropez Self Tanning Mousse 'Whipped Bronze'. It had a red disc on it saying it had won an award from In Style magazine, and being a sucker for 'endorsed' products, I trotted off to the till to pay. What did I have to lose? (apart from £30 for a 240ml bottle). Fast forward to a Saturday morning. Had a bath, exfoliated like a demon then drenched the bod in moisturiser. About 4 hours later, I re-moisturised ...

Amazingwoo 11.07.2005 · Read full review
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**8.30 am Wednesday** I'm going to the races on Saturday - it's Ladies Day and one of the highlights of the racing season at Newcastle Racecourse. So this morning I decided, with three days to go, that I would try on a few dresses to find the perfect outfit to match my stunning hat - navy satin, with navy satin and silk swirls - cost a fortune and so far has only been worn once to a friend's wedding. No matter what, I am going to wear this hat on ...
...strappy. I can barely walk but what the heck. The dress fits (just!) and the slits up the side are daring but not too extreme. So I gaze at myself almost adoringly in the mirror and then notice in horror that, somewhere between the hem of my dress and the straps of the sandals, showing through the slits in my dress, someone had put a pair of white, flabby, hairy legs. Well, the hairs I can deal with - out with the razor and hey presto a hair-free ...

mgrigsby 26.07.2002 · Read full review
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Have been using St Tropez products for around 3 years now. At first you could only order the products via mail order, but more recently you can obtain from hairdressers, and some larger branches of boots. As a very fair skinned person, I find it a life saver. Firstly, I used the cream product, but have now progressed to Whipped Bronze. The product:- The product arrives in the form of mousse, and is tinted so you can see exactly where you are applying ...
...all over body, and on the face. Price:- Varies, though on average around 17.50 seems about average if purchased from salons. Instructions before use:- Before use it is recommended that you exfoliate your body using either a scrub, or exfoliating mit, and that you moisturise all over, paying special attention to areas of the body such as elbows and knees (prone to dry skin). I also find that applying a little moisturiser or vaseline to hairline ...

kazz1 10.10.2002 · Read full review
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Another review for you to sink your teeth in - my friends and family would describe me as a tan-o-holic, I'm not a fan of the "Hey look i resemble a bottle of Tango look" - But I crave the latino glow to go with my dark locks. A year to two years ago I bought and tried the St Tropez tinted mousse which applies to the skin as a mousse (exactly whats labelled on the bottle) in a brown colour so you can easily see where the application has been applied, ...
...to common with some brands of tan. You exfoliate and moisturize as you would with any other fake tan product, then apply the tinted mousse wearing plastic gloves. (Don't do a ME and apply without, once doing the whole body your hands look like you have been cleaning chimney sweeps for the last ten years) I went to bed looking like a bronzed goddess. When I woke up I did note the sheets very prone to a few brown stains (patches) queue shouting from ...

Danielle.Clarke 24.01.2009 · Read full review
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I used to use st tropez moose I think it is very easy to apply as it goes on coloured so you can see where you are putting it and it helps you work out places you have missed as they will be white. I also find it goes on evenly and doesn't look streaky when first applied like the lotion does. I think this is the best fake tan for newbies to tanning as it is so easy to use. I sometimes exfoliate and moisturise like you are meant to but then other ...
...difference. I find the tan does last slightly longer on exfoliated skin as it is scrubbing the dead cells away. I recommend that if you are going to moisturise before to do it a few hours before as if you put on the tan straight after it can affect how deep the tan will go. When I put on the mousse it makes me looked tanned straight away. This mousse takes about 6 hours to develop however I like to leave it on for 8 to make sure its worked to its ...

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St Tropez has hit the shops! This is good news for ladies that love the tanned look. It's available in Debenhams and some branches of Superdrug or you can pop to larger branches of Boots and bag a few Advantage card points. Bronze yourself up and look tanned and healthy! It's in a turquoise and white bottle. There are 2 sizes, the smaller one (120 ml) is £20 and the larger one, which is better value (270ml) is £30. The pump action makes it easy to ...
...Exfoliation is the first step, followed by a moisturiser to ensure that the tan takes evenly to your skin. St Tropez doesn't really smell - it is a very dark grey/brown colour though and does look horribly dirty when you first apply it. However, in a way this is an advantage as it ensures you can see where you're applying the mousse. You're supposed to use gloves to apply the product but as long as you're careful and wash it off straight away (it ...

kirstymack80 17.04.2003 (26.02.2004) · Read full review
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