A natural polished look

IT’S OFFICIAL: we’re out of love with self-tanners with developing time, endless prep, maintenance and that tell-tale stinky, stale biscuit odour.

There’s no doubt that faking it held sway here for many years as our instant pick-me-up of choice and while salon services remain popular — we’re hearing about the steady uptake of Tanning Thursday offers where weekend tan fans spread ‘em before the spray gun — we’re ditching at-home routines for something a lot simpler.

It’s easy to see why. No other beauty product demands so much time for such a questionable result. First there’s the buffing and moisturising prep steps, making sure not to raise skin’s pH levels. Then there’s the application of the product itself.