I'm faking it.

I'm not afraid to say that I am a little vain. Most people are; in fact most are probably way more than I am. I'm happy to say that I've never colored my hair, gotten a pedicure or gone to a salon to have anything done for special events. I'm pretty happy that I've saved tons of money by only cutting my hair twice a year (if that), but I will admit there's one thing that I am really into and that's being tan. I know I know, "Emily, you're the whitest person ever and just being close to a mirror reflecting the sun on your skin will give you instant cancer" Yes I know this, but I'm trying to circumvent the sun part. In high school I never wore sun screen, especially when I would go surfing where I'd be in the sun from 8am to 5pm and I'd be in the water and then id fall asleep on the beacha nd then in the water some more. Ahhh, those were the days. Tanning after school before prom, after prom, in between various proms, was the thing to do in high school. You wouldn't meet your friends at the mall you'd meet them at "Tequila Tans! : It's cool because tequila's in the name!". After seeing some of the girls who tanned religiously after high school I realized how bad of an idea that was. I mean dark spots and wrinkles around their eyes. These former goddesses of hickory high are certifiably fug now. I've taken it upon myself to try a couple of sunless tanning products and I'll list the ones I've used so far:

1. L'Oreal Sublim Bronze self-tanning Gelee.
For something I picked up at Bed Bath and Beyond for $7 (gotta love those 20% off coupons) this stuff is pretty damn good. The first time I used it, I got compliments from my mom and others that I looked like I'd been outside which is always good. The second application was soon after the first, maybe 4 days and I did turn a bit orange. I made a dumbass move and tried to tan my hands so they wouldnt be like a seperate entity from my arms, but that was not a good idea. I STILL have orange knuckles :( All in all I'd say this stuff in a B+

2. Fake Bake sunless tanning lotion.
This gives a good color, but only if you have the patience to apply it. It's got a "color guide" that is super dark and shows you where you've covered and where you need to apply more. You HAVE to wear gloves to apply this because it dries pretty quickly. The color developes overnight and you are meant to wake up, shower and the tan will be left after the color guide washes off. It's not super dark, which is good for me because I'm corpse pale and since the color guide is dark dark brown it doesn't come out orange. The cons: it stains your sheets. It does wash out, but the color guide will rub off. I can only use this while my boyfriend is out of town because he can sleep in a bed that is going to be covered in what he thinks is self tan. Great color, but time consuming. I give this one a B+ also.

3. Mystic Tan Tanning booths.
They praise this crap like it's the messiah of all that is tan, but that is not the case. It's like being spat at for 30 seconds, all over your body. If you hate walking around on drizzly days (I mean come on, rain or don't rain FUCKING PICK ONE) then this is not for you. You have to cover your hands and feet with a special "barrier creme" which is code for "put this on so your hands and feet won't look like they were dipped in baby shit" and you get into this weird talking booth that sprays you "when you're ready". You wave your hand over the sensor and wait with the same anxiety you have in a photobooth. Then the tan spits at you, then tells you to turn around and sprays this stuff all in your buttcrack. If you're not into having stuff sprayed inyour buttcrack I would not reccommend Mystic Tan. This made me super orange and I just dont like being naked in a booth that claims not to be occupied by anyone but you. Anywho, I've ranted enough. I don't like Mystic Tan. UF- for UberFail- that's pretty much the worst fail you can get.

4. California North Titanium sunless tanning lotion.
I can't say much about this yet. I just got it today and I'm wearing it right now. It smells really nice, like bananas and coconut. I hate sunless tanner smells because it smells like burning flesh. This stuff is also pretty moisturizing so far.
*UPDATE: easily the best stuff I've tried. No smell, great color and dries super quick. You still need to exfoliate knees, elbows and feet, but I'm not the least bit orange. I love it!

I know I have tried more, but some are not worth a review. As of right now I think you're best bet is the California North tanner Its awesome!

ack with more reviews probably when school is over in about 2 weeks so see you then!