Tan for two

It seems like a touchy-feely idea, but what cosmetics do you really have a love-in with your other half? The reality is you may steal his razor for a quick leg shave, and he may nab your concealer now and again, but unless he’s into guy liner or man-scara not much! But when talking body products two can easily become one. He-Shi have just launched a limited edition luxury gift set which, as their name suggests is unisex. It contains their Express Liquid Tan and Exfoliating Bodywash all zippered and presented in a fabulous, on-season purple crocodile print toiletry bag. This is a big buy-me factor as far as I'm concerned.


He-Shi is fast becoming a glow seekers must-have for sun-kissed, healthy looking skin. The formulations are dummy proof. The Exfolating Body Wash is teeming with AHAs that thoroughly prepares the skin by removing any ‘leftovers’ of previous fake tan, along with buffing smooth any rough and dry spots for a non-patchy, fluid looking tan. As for the Express Liquid Tan, this formulation is super moisturising, so doesn’t cling to pores or hair follicles - avoiding a dot-to-dot affect, dries within minutes and lasts up to 10 days. Your feel good shade can be built up in layers for a deeper finish if needed. Forget dinner for two and make it tan-tastic for him and you!

He-She Limited Edition Luxury Gift Set retails at £25.50 (but worth £49!) is available from April to May. Grab it while stocks last.

He-Shi available from selected salons and spas, Harvey Nichols and www.he-shi.eu 

 

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Perricone Fakes it Real Good

No beach required for a
great looking tan

Sorry to keep harking on about the rain, but with no sun comes no lightly toasted skin – only rust! And that makes a girl feel sad. After all, honeyed limbs and a sun splattered complexion makes us look healthy, feel sexy and gives the illusion of looking at least 5lbs lighter. To summerise from top-to-toe in adverse conditions of unseasonal rain, one has to turn to the DIY home hue – in otherwords crack out the fake tan!

When Perricone’s MD No Sun Tanner landed on my desk, I initially thought what a fab name – after all it speaks our language: the sun is hiding and it promises a tan, secondly I knew the perfect person to test it. My friend is a mistress of fake tanning. She’s tried nearly ever single one on the market, and has her home alone application down to a fine art. If she ever finds herself short of cash, I’m sure she can cut it as a tanning expert. Used to mass market tanning brands – she’s tried everything from Garnier through to L’Oreal and St Moriz, she admittedly baulked at the price tag when I told her it was £54.

 A week later, she called asking, ‘Where can I get it, I don’t care about the price.’ So what swayed her to part £50 plus for a fake tan?  “A little goes a long way,” she said. “I only needed to use three to four pumps for face, neck, chest, legs and arms. I liked the fact it multi-tasked for both face and body – usually I buy separate. Funny enough, I thought I only preferred spray tans, but this changed my mind. The formulation was thin which made it easy to apply and I didn’t have to work hard rubbing it in. It was a tiny bit oily after application, but that’s only a slight grumble. There was no streaking, smelling or staining.  But the encore was the glow. The colour was natural to build as it would be if tanning under the sun – after seven days I had a great colour which looked very natural. In fact, someone I hadn’t seen for a couple of weeks asked me if I’d been away. Just the comment you want after applying a fake tan. It beats asking what fake tan are you using? Which I have to confess I’ve been asked in the past.”  So, if you find yourself on the sunshine diet, try this bottled Mother Nature colour changer for a spot of sun esteem.

Perricone MD No Sun Tanner, £54.
www.perriconemd.co.uk
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