I have just reviewed the Garnier Ambre Solaire Dry Mist Face Bronzer and realised I never reviewed the one for the body! So here it is!

As I have pale skin in the winter and only get a slight colour in the sun, when the summer months arrive I go on the hunt for a fake tan solution to my problem. I don't want to even try sun-beds because of the cancer risk and I tend to burn if I am not careful in the sun. I also have had many disasters with fake tan as I am so clumsy. I was forever getting streaks and smudges with other fake tans but the Ambre Solaire mist seemed to be a perfect match.

The Ambre Solaire Dry Mist Bronzer comes in 3 shades: - light to fair, Medium Bronze and now Medium Intense. I normally pick up the light to fair in the winter, and then in the summer progress to the medium bronze. The last time I picked it up I thought I was getting the Medium Bronze but in fact got the Medium Intense by mistake. When I got it home I though it would be far to dark so planned to take it back. I preferred the lighter shades as if I missed an area or sprayed too heavily etc it wasn't very noticeable and the shade was only very light so I was concerned it would be a disaster trying the dark shade.
As with most things I never got round to taking it back so it sat in my cabinet until my other tin ran out. At this point I did have some colour on my arms so decided to give it a try.

I applied the dry mist all over my arms, torso and legs lightly as I feared it may have been too dark. The next morning I got up and was very impressed. The spray had given me a natural sun kissed look just like the other shades I had tried and it wasn't too dark. In fact on my legs and arms was the perfect shade. The tan was even and golden in colour, with no streaks, dark patches or missed bits even though I had been a bit haphazard applying it. The tan lasted in it full colour for around 3 days then gradually and more importantly evenly faded. I was so impressed I have since begun buying this Medium Intense Shade all the time, it suits me so well!

The Garnier Ambre Solaire Original Intense No Streaks Bronzer Dry Body Mist Medium Skin comes in a 150 ml can with a spray applicator and is normally priced at around £8 per can. The spray nozzle works at all angles making application to hard to reach areas a doddle. I found this enabled me to even spray my own back as you can simply spray down for the neck.

It is enriched with Apricot extract and vitamin E to help condition the skin and stop it drying out, as my skin can become a little dry the morning after I apply it I do moisturise which helps the tan to last even longer! As it is enriched with Apricot you can pick up on this in the fragrance a little and when first applied it smells lovely. After about 30 minutes you do get that fake tan smell coming through but the aroma is much lighter and not as noticable as you get from other fake tan sprays.

As it is a dry mist spray as soon as it hits your skin it dries instantly so you don't have to rub it in - no more orange palms!! When you apply you simply spray onto the skin evenly holding the can around 30 cm away. Although the spray does dry instantly I would recommend not dressing for around 5 minutes just to ensure nothing transfers to your clothing.

Garnier claim the tan to be natural looking, and streak free which I personally can vouch for. It develops in around 3 hours after application. The original intense medium shade was much lighter then anticipated and gave a good looking glow to my skin and I have already used 2 cans of it! The tan is natural and even, and the application is easy and not messy!



The Garnier Ambre Solaire Original Intense No Streaks Bronzer Dry Body Mist Medium Skin is generally priced at around £8 per 150 ml but I have recently been buying this can and the face mist from Morrison's at just £3.00 per can!