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Until a few years ago I used to stay away from all kinds of fake tan, unless it was a gradual moisturiser. This is because I'm so pale and I was so afraid of turning into an umpa lumpa, however I jumped onto the bandwagon and started using St Moriz Tanning Mouse and I'm so glad I did. 

Exfoliate | Exfoliating before applying fake tan is so important as it will provide a smooth surface for your tan to stick to. It will remove any dead skin cells and also remove any old fake tan that may still be lingering on your skin.

Moisturise | When moisturising before fake tanning, focusing on your ankles, knees and elbows is really important as this is where your tan is more likely to go patchy.  Also I've been loving using these products from the coconut range at The Body Shop as one of my lovely best friends gave them to me for my birthday. 

I am so impressed with the St Moriz Tanning Mousse which is supposedly as a dupe for the St Tropez tanning mouse, which I've never tried as it's a little out of my price range. I love that the St Moriz mousse doesn't make me look orange and it's so easy to apply. I'll just use a tanning mitt from Primark that's about £3 and it also dries so quickly which is a bonus as I'm usually rushing before a night out.

I will say, it is not waterproof so it will wash off in the shower the next day or if someone spills a drink down you when you're out which is the only downside I have. However, if you want an instant tan for a night out this is perfect and I'll keep repurchasing it.

The tanning mousse is available in two shades; Medium and Dark. 

What's your favourite fake tan?
I think we all have those days where simple make up is all we feel like and for me, today was one of those days.


| 1) ELF Mineral Foundation ~ Porcelain | £5
I recently purchased this as my first mineral foundation and I've been trying it out today. So far I'm really liking it, but I'm going to keep using it for a little longer before I do a full review.

 | 2) The Body Shop Eyeshadow ~ #4 | £7
I bought this eyeshadow a few weeks ago when The Body Shop had 50% off and I'm so glad I now have it. It's the perfect colour for me, and it's matte which I like on some days when I just want quick and easy make up. It doesn't crease and I've worn it without a primer today and I've still had no creasing so I'm impressed.

 | 3) Max Factor Wild Mega Volume Mascara ~ Black | £6.99 (currently £4.99 as an introductory price)
I've already done a full review of this mascara here and I absolutely love it. It has an hourglass shape wand, which isn't the normal wand you'd expect from a mascara, but I really like it. It doesn't clump my lashes and it doesn't flake off during the day.

 | 4) FashionistA Eyebrow Kit | £7 (currently on offer for £3.50!)
For a year or so I stuck to my ELF Eyebrow Kit but I decided it was time to try something new and I love this palette. I will be doing a review in the next couple of weeks so look out for that, but overall I'm really loving this palette for my brows and I definitely recommend it.

 | 5) Sleek Contour Kit ~ Light | £6.49
I've had my contour kit for a while now and I always go back to it to if I fancy a change from my Bourjois 'Chocolate' Bronzer. The contour powder in this kit is perfect for me because it doesn't look muddy and that's something I sometimes have an issue with, since I am so pale. The highlighter in the kit is also lovely, but however I gave that a miss and just wanted to add a little bit of colour to my face.


What are your staple beauty items for a simple make up look?
A couple of weeks ago The Body Shop had 50% off and free shipping and I took advantage of this and bought some new products. I don't usually buy a lot from The Body Shop because although I love it, it's not the cheapest brand and being a student I don't have a lot of money to spare. Having said that, for the price you do get excellent quality, so maybe I should spend more money there!



I mainly buy the body butters from The Body Shop because they're absolutely amazing. There is a great variety of scents available and they have a brilliant formulation. Sadly, the raspberry scent has been discontinued which is why the body butter and shower gel I bought were so cheap. I wish I'd bought more of the body butter because it smells amazing and it's a pretty pink colour which is an added bonus.

Also there's currently 50% off the body butters as they're celebrating 21 years of body butters!

What's your favourite product from The Body Shop?
As I've mentioned a couple of times on my blog I went away last week and so I thought it was the perfect time to use the Strawberry Shower, Scrub and Moisture Set from The Body Shop. Even though this isn't advertised as a travel kit I thought it'd be perfect for travelling since it's smaller sizes than the standard shower gel and body butters and it's also all in one set which is great. The set retails for £12 however mine was a birthday gift and the packaging has now changed slightly.


The whole set also comes with a mesh make up sized bag which is also useful.

The set includes:




Strawberry Body Polish
I absolutely love this body polish and I think I will probably buy another one once I have used up this one. It leaves my skin feeling really smooth and it smells delicious, like all the other products in this set do.



Strawberry Shower Gel/Cream
Once again, this smells lovely. It's a nice size for travelling as well because you can get a good few uses out of it and it lathers up really well.



Strawberry Body Butter
I think almost every single person I have spoken to loves the body butters from The Body Shop. There are so many different scents to choose from so there's something for everyone and they have a great formulation. They are very moisturizing but they aren't too thick so you don't have to stand around waiting for ages before you get dressed. I've got quite a few body butters from The Body Shop and I really love all of them, and since this one in the set is travel sized it makes it a lot more handbag friendly.


Overall I do really love the Strawberry Shower, Scrub and Moisture Set as it contains really great products and it's perfect for travelling or just if you want to sample some products and don't want to buy the full sizes.

What's your favourite product from The Body Shop?
I'll start off by saying, I've been meaning to do this post for some time now but I never got round to it, and now the 'Wild Cherry' scent is unavailable so I apologise. However, I then thought I'd do a post about the Strawberry scent shower gel but that appears to have gone missing! Although, I know that the things I'm going to say about this shower gel are also true for the Strawberry Shower Gel I have. 



I absolutely love this shower gel, it smells amazing and the smell lingers as well which I love. It lathers up nicely, and leaves me skin feeling soft. It's £4 for 250ml and I do think it's worth it so I'll definitely be trying other scents. There's also a smaller 60ml size which would be perfect for travelling for £2 or even just to try out! 
The next two I'm interested in trying are Mango and Coconut which look like they'd be lovely!


Have you tried any shower gels from The Body Shop?