Hi everyone, I’ve been working on a post as part of my ‘trilogy’ Summer posts for 3 days now, but for some weird reason everytime I try to save it all the photos and words jumble up! So for now, whilst I attempt to sort it out, I thought I would do the second installment on the new Professional Finish Flawless Tan range.

I have tried tons of fake tans, from the more expensive St Tropez and Fake Bake, to cheaper lotions such as L’Oreal and Rimmel. I only tend to use fake tan on special nights out/occasions, so when I use it I like it to look good and have an obvious effect!

Here’s the Flawless Tan range in their sleek black and bronze packaging! Step 1 – Exfoliation and Skin care, Step 2 - Greedy Skin Serum, Step 3 – Salon Tanning Spritzer or Salon Tanning Lotion, Step 4 - Hydrant and Gloss Finish.

The Exfoliation and Skin care is used in the shower, to get rid of dead skin and give the smoothiest base for the fake tan application. It states on the back of the bottle that it has a ‘minty’ scent to it, when I first put it on my wash mitt I couldn’t smell anything… but as soon as I started using it on my skin, the scent became really strong!

It was almost like rubbing Vicks all over me… it was quite invigorating and refreshing but also slightly odd! The lotion had little bits in like most exfoliants do, to further aid the dead skin removal.

The only thing about this was that the little bits collected by my plughole and looked like sand… as if I’d just got in the shower after going to the beach! It was easy to rinse away though so not really a problem. My skin felt nice and smooth as I washed it off, but I would recommend using a good lathering shower gel beforehand if you want to feel really clean.

The Greedy Skin Serum is used after you’ve dried yourself off from the shower. It’s a clean gel that looks a bit like the ulcer gel Bonjela (I tried to take a photo but because of it’s clear consistency it didn’t seem to show up well in photos!). You rub it into the dryest areas of your body such as your elbows, knees, ankles etc so that when you apply the fake tan it doesn’t build up on the dry areas and look uneven. The gel rubbed in easily and dried quickly and doesn’t really have much of a scent.

The fake tan is available in 2 options – the spritzer or the lotion. The spritzer comes with both clear rubber gloves and a tanning mitt, the lotion only comes with clear rubber gloves.

I found the spritzer was easier to apply than the lotion as you just spray it on and it’s easy to rub in. I didn’t use the gloves for this, only the mitt, which has a luxrious soft velvety feel which made it nice to use on the skin.

The lotion is much thicker than the spritzer, and I found it took quite a lot of time to rub the lotion in and to try and get it even. When putting it on it was also a slightly merky green colour! The gloves were really good though, they were easy to put on (unlike some rubber gloves that come free with products and are too tight!) and none of the fake tan seeped through, so I had no tan stains on my hands.

The smell of the tan was really random… it reminded me of a foreign supermarket?! Which I know isn’t a great description, but it wasn’t an unpleasant smell. The tan is meant to be left on for 6-8 hours to deepen in colour before washing it off, and like most products it did smell a bit whilst drying but it wasn’t overpowering.

Legs after using the Lotion

When I washed it off, I found that the lotion had left a stronger tan colour, however in some places despite using the Greedy Skin Serum it had collected in places and looked really dirty.

Arm after using the Spritzer

The spritzer left a much more even colour but it wasn’t as prominent, I would definitely have to spray a lot more next time to get an obvious tan colour.

To finish, the Hydrant and Gloss Finish is a moisturiser that is meant to lock in the colour and leave the skin feeling soft and shiny. I liked the moisturiser and would use it again but I wouldn’t say it was any better than any other moisturisers I have. If I were just buying the fake tan I would be likely to just use a moisturiser I have at home rather than spend money buying this just because it’s from the range.

Overall I enjoyed trying the range and I would probably choose the sprizer over the lotion because of its easy application. I would recommend the lotion for people wanting a deeper colour who have the time and patience to apply it evenly. The whole range works well together and some of these products are currently reduced, so now is definitely the time to give them a go!