Fake a tan year-round: Self-tanner tips & techniques

Back in 1923, French style icon Coco Chanel developed tanned skin while cruising from Paris to Cannes. She later admitted she simply had stayed in the sun too long -- a disclaimer so to speak, but it failed to keep the look of tanned skin from catching on like wildfire. Even today, stars -- including Heroes stars Kristen Bell and Hayden Panettiere, shown above -- love the sun-kissed look.

Celebrities love it. It's one fashion that never seems to go out of style. And you can afford it -- even do it yourself. What is it? The sunless tan. These days, a golden tan is available without the potentially harmful rays of the sun. Here are a few safe ways to maintain a tan year round, no matter where you live or what the weather!

Multitask with moisture and color combined
Self-tanning products come in various formulas, including lotions, sprays and creams. While offering great color, they can also make skin dry, so many companies have developed moisturizers with self-tanner in the formula.
Hawaiian Tropic Island Glow Daily Moisturizer has a green tea fragrance, and with daily use gives you a believable tan in one week. Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer won an Allure magazine Best of Beauty Award for their gradual self-tanner, and Dove Energy Glow Daily Moisturizer has earned raves for their subtle self-tanner. (Clearly, "glow" is the beauty buzzword of the tanning world.)
Even lingerie superstars Victoria's Secret boasts its own brand of glowing glory, called Bare Bronze. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen uses this product line -- which includes goodies like a pre-glow body scrub, shimmering body oil, sheer self-tan mousse, leg perfecting spray tint and an illuminating face tint -- and I have had great results with the product myself.

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Author:
Laura Miller..Sheknows.com