Fake tans for older skin???

St Tropez do an IN-Shower gradual fake tan. I used it last year (buy online or at Boots) it was flipping fabulously easy and the stuff didn't come on everything (which I find is a problem even with Dove). It also doesn't smell.

Dove or similar are just enough to take the blinding white off me and gives me a little more confidence. Also a glow to the face and then I only use waterproof mascara during the day.
I still always wear maxi dresses to cover the veined legs. Or a floaty ankle length cover up at the pool, taking it off only to go into the water. I'm not a pool person anyway.

Nice floaty cover ups and fabulous earrings... ready to go

I use St Tropez self tan products. They do a gradual tan range that is moisturiser with a little tanning agent added. It comes in light or dark with one for body and a small tube for face. No nasty smell, dead easy to apply with no streaks. For an even finish use a tanning mitt. Get mine from Boots.

Don’t worry about you as others have said keep floaty stuff on the locals love to see pale skin we all love differences if you ve got curly hair you want straight visa Versace if you’re brown you look to body bleach if your white tan love what you ve got
Oh and the 19 sleeps made my teeth grate too ??

Another vote for Dove. I'd just started using it a couple of weeks ago prior to a trip to Sri Lanka when I broke my ankle, and had to cancel the holiday. I now have one "glowing" leg and one purple (cast) one. I remember a lot of fuss last year about Theresa May's white legs when she wore shorts on holiday. Thank goodness we're not all in the public eye. I quite liked the 19 sleeps too! ?

Natio sun kissed glow self tanning is excellent if you are not confident in self application. Quickly builds a lovely colour with no biscuit smell, I’ve only found it in Tesco or online.

St Tropez is my choice for instantaneous tan, if you are confident in applying it.

Spray tan would be my choice for a one off special occasion, you don’t have to wear a paper thong, you can wear your swimsuit and drop the straps. You can have the flesh on show sprayed, you will need to wear old clothes afterwards while it dries.

Absolutely most important is the exfoliating preparation this must be done correctly otherwise any tan will be patchy.

Enjoy your holiday

Oh yes tanning mitt for self application makes all the difference.

I don’t tan so use Dove which quite a few have already mentioned. I apply it as a moisturiser about twice a week and it just takes away that very white look.

Agree though that exfoliating is important.

You will see all sorts and shades! Just make sure you use a good sunscreen, it's easy to burn in the tropical sun!

A bit late to this thread, but i use Garnier Summer body,or Dove, both are very nice and natural looking, but i find the Garnier one works quicker

I'm allergic to a lot of fake tanning creams, but Dove also gets a vote from me, and it's only about £3 a bottle.

I now have a sort of grey face colour and use a facial tanning cream after washing my hair and I just look heathier and happier. If I'm not going out I wait a few days but it is a moisturiser as well and I'm pleased with it.

It doesn’t matter what I use and I’ve used all mentioned here I always look like I’ve got jaundice, its worse if I swim in a pool. I feel like many of you, at my age who’s looking. one of the best things about getting older is being invisible. I’m sure on a beach I just look like any grandmother. Years ago just before a holiday I realised I just couldn’t be bothered with faffing about with fake tanning products that needed reapply every day and meant I couldn’t go in a pool. That’s when I came to the conclusions that pale, wobbly, wrinkled people are allowed on beaches too.

When I think of fake tan and older bodies I always think of that little ladyon her mobility scooter in ‘Benidorm’ talk about rhino hide ??

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