Cocoa Brown 1 Hour Tan Mousse by Marissa Carter
I honestly hate fake tan, it smells, it's sticky and it comes off as soon as you shower so re-applying is a regular occurrence, however Cocoa Brown's one hour fake tan has genuinely changed my whole experience. I can not fault it one single bit, it drys quickly, it smells nice and it only costs around £7.
I also find with fake tan that once I've applied, waited the dreaded 24hrs then washed it off, none of the fake tan is left on my skin. I've used every fake tan you can think of, from Fake Bake to No.7 to St.Tropez to St. Moriz and nothing stays on, and even the ones that do, go patchy after one wash. Even fake tans I've paid a ridiculous £38 for do not last longer than two washes. I've read loads about not buying a shampoo with oil in because it takes off the tan, but as someone with bleach blonde hair I need Moroccan oil to keep my hair from looking like a horses mane. Not only does cocoa brown stay on after shampooing in the shower but I also do not have to wait the dreaded 24hrs I usually do to keep as much on as possible. You can genuinely have a shower an hour after applying which means my poor boyfriend doesn't have to sleep with a sticky and smelly orange version of me. Although saying this, this is one of the only tans I've used which doesn't smell horendous and is not sticky for hours after, it does dry extremely quick. This means that if you do want to sleep in your tan to make it last even longer and go even darker you are able to.
The best thing of all is the beautiful colour it gives me, unfortunately I was not blessed with olive skin, with a ginger dad I am extremely pale, this means that I can not use dark fake tans as it just looks too orange and obviously the most important thing about fake tan is that it looks natural. Cocoa Brown leaves a lovely brown colour with no orange in sight, I would suggest for those who want to look extra brown to apply, shower off then re-apply.
Love always
Ella xo
