The Continental - Hamilton College

stylestep by stepAlthough often made fun of for producing a “fake bake,” the concept of sunless tanneris novel in the sense that it does for your skin something that can normally only beachieved by spending hours in the sun. And let’s face it—in this day and age, we allknow that the damage UV-rays cause is not worth the naturally sunkissed skin. So thissummer, follow Style Editor Laura Cook’s advice about the best sunless tanners aroundso that all you have to bring to the beach is your SPF.Clarins Self TanningInstant GelThis formula is unique, as it is agel as opposed to a lotion or mist.It’s lightweight and non-oily, andpromised to work with your skin’snatural melatonin to produce thebest looking tan for you. Our testerliked that it was light and not messy atall, but didn’t like that it takes almosttwo hours to see results. All in all, sheapproved, but it wasn’t her favorite.Jergens Natural Glow DailyMoisturizerThis daily moisturizer is a self-tannerthat builds gradually, and works bestif applied everyday for approximatelytwo weeks. Although it’s initiallyfrustrating not to see instant color, it’srewarding in the long run as it appearsthe most natural, and is practicallyguaranteed not to streak. It’ll give yourskin exactly what it advertises—anatural glow, but not an extremebronze. Our tester liked it a lot.L’Oreal Paris: Sublime GlowMoisturizing MicroFine MistThis sunless tanner is in the formof an extremely fine mist, whichis sprayed on the skin from anaerosol can. The application processis practically fool proof, as it isguaranteed to not streak and driesin less than a minute. Even better, itwon’t turn your hands an orange tinttypically seen from applying a lotionor cream, and shows up on the skinalmost immediately. Our tester gaveit a perfect ten.St. Tropez InstantTanning SystemAlthough a little bit more of aninvolved process than either theMicroFine Mist or Jergens lotion,this procedure provides more of along-lasting treatment. The systemitself consists of three steps: a bodypolisher to slough away dry skincells, a body moisturizer, and a tintedself-tanner that does work instantly.Although a little bit more expensivethan the other products, the includedpolisher is a nice way to smooth andsoften skin, and guarantee an a veryeven tan. Our tester approved.50 the continental | spring 2008