LOreal Sublime Bronze Self Tanning Gel Review

Overall Rating

I used L'oreal sublime gel for the first time going on holiday- before I even got to the beach I had a perfect, non-streaky tan. I'll admit it was a bit silly of my but I'd managed to put a whole bottle on in over a week before going on hoiliday. All my friends were envious and they started burining themselves to achieve a tan as good as mine. Well how the tables turned after a few days of swimming, showering and putting suntan lotion on. I was so patchy and the tan would not come off in the bath or shower. I even used an emery board on my legs to get it off and it wouldn't. It wasn't untill the last couple of days of my fortnight's hoilday that it eventually wore off. After that I vowed never to use it again.

One bitten twice shy I hear you say. Well I was clearing out my room about six months later and I found the L'oreal bottle. I decided to give it another go because I had a wedding to go to. This time I used it sparingly and again got a great tan, You can even use it on your face. So I was quite worried about having to take the tan off from my previous expereince. Here are my tips for using L'oreal sublime gel:

Use sparingly- enough to cover your whole body.
Use gloves to put it on as it can get very streaky at your hands and feet.
When putting it on your face make sure you put it right into your hair line otherwise you'll end up with an orange rim around your hair line.
Best to put it on overnight and shower in the morning.
Exfoliate before hand- its not always necessary but it's just good to do for your skin.

Removal: If like me you hate wearing a fake tan for more that a few days and want to take it off your going to have to be patient. Get yourself exfoliating gloves, usually about £2.99 from Boots. Soak in the bath for about 5 minutes the be prepared to scrub. hard! I honestly think I take a layer of skin off when I try get this tan off. Lather the gloves in soap and scrub, scrub, scrub.

Overall I do love using this tan as it is so easy to put on and gives a fantastic colour. It last's ages and the price is reasonable £10.76. Every time I put it on people ask me what tan I use. Definately recommend if your not afraid to scrub yourself raw trying to take it off tho. ALso would'nt reccomend it for goin on holiday. Lol.