St Tropez In-Shower Gradual Tan Review

Hi everyone,

When I saw this product I was so excited to try it out. I love having a tan but can’t stand the process of putting it on after my shower, waiting for it to dry and then getting it all over the bed sheets while I sleep. This seemed like the perfect alternative with no messing around and I have always liked the St Tropez products that I have used in the past. What could go wrong?

Well firstly, I have applied this tan for the past five days in a row now and have seen more or less no difference. This is a gradual tan so I wasn’t expecting to see a huge results straight away but the tan it has given me is barely noticeable and not worth the effort. I did think of leaving it on longer to see if it developed more but on the tube it specifically says that they wouldn’t advise this and to develop a deeper tan by using the product more frequently. However, I would think that after using it for five days straight you would notice the product working so much more than it has but so far this hasn’t been the case and I’m thinking of abandoning it altogether.

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Another issue for me turned out to be the application of the product. To use, you apply the lotion to wet skin whilst you are in the shower (making sure you turn the water off) and then leave for three minutes before rinsing with just water. Now this didn’t sound too bad to me initially but when you are stood wet and cold, three minutes can seem like an age and after a couple of days I found myself thinking I’d rather just use my normal tan once I had got out of the shower and got dry.

The benefits to the St Tropez in-shower tan are that it doesn’t rub onto your clothes or bed sheets as you have rinsed the majority of it off in the shower so no waking up with unsightly brown marks everywhere. Also it has a very slight tan like smell to it but it is barely noticeable and one that I can easily put up with.

Overall, I don’t think this gradual tan is any good at all and the in-shower aspect seems to be a bit of a gimmick. I think perhaps the rinsing just washes it off but there’s no way you can leave it on as it lathers up a bit like a body wash. I really had high hopes for this one and thought all my tanning problems would be solved but no such luck unfortunately.

Have you tried any in-shower tanning products? If you have any success stories please let me know as I would love to try a similar product that actually works!

Thanks for reading,

Hannah xx