Little Black Book: St. Tropez Spray Tan


Updated 06/20/11 5:01 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Little Black Book: St. Tropez Spray Tan

When I asked you back in 2009 if you spray tan, most of you said that you didn't. However, it does seem like many of you use at home self-tanning products. I'm not here to judge, but in my opinion, now that it's Summer and our clothing gets skimpier as the temperatures rise, it looks nice to have a bit of a brown glow as opposed to chalky-white British skin in a sundress. That's why I decided to Read more

James Reed Has a Little White Lie to Confess


Updated 05/26/11 3:56 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Little White Lie Self Tan Skincare

Last week in the posh May Fair Hotel, tanning expert James Reed (whose fabulous client list include Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Rosie Huntington Whiteley, and Paris Hilton) not only talked to me all about the new range of affordable self-tanning products from Little White Lie, but he also gave me one heck of a masterful spray tan using their products. I was actually the first person he ever sprayed Read more

Bella Brand: Sun-Believable


Updated 03/09/11 1:32 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Leighton Denny's Sun-Believable: The Expert Tan

Extra! Extra! After speaking with Leighton Denny at the Peter Pilotto fashion show a couple of weeks ago, I heard straight from the horses mouth all about his revolutionary self tanning product just out this month called Sun-Believable (cute name, right). What makes it so unique is that the DHA tanning ingredient is organically derived from sugar-beet, therefore, it doesn't have any of that icky Read more

Do You Self-Tan Before Big Events?


Updated 02/08/11 2:36 PM · Posted by BellaSugarUK · 5 comments

Do You Self-Tan Before Big Events?

The Screen Actors Guild Awards brought out many of Hollywood's heavy hitters last weekend. Some of the ladies like Nicole Kidman and January Jones looked regal with pale milky faces, whilst others had golden brown and glossy skin tone. I love a self tan, if it's not orange looking or too intense, but unless you have a face of an angel, I think a bit of bronze looks healthy and radiant (a fake tan Read more

How To: Get Toni Collette's Total Body Tan


Updated 02/11/10 5:37 PM · Posted by BellaSugarUK · 3 comments

Toni Collette at the SAG Awards, Toni Collette Tanned Skin

At the SAG Awards, Australian actress Toni Collette wowed the red carpet with her bronzed skin, flesh-toned dress and long, loose, highlighted amber waves. Knowing Toni from her work in films, she's not one to tan easily, in fact, her skin is quite pale and freckled. That's why I was so impressed with her flawless spray tan which really helped her from looking washed out in her blush gown. The Read more

Bellissima! St. Tropez Tan Detox


Updated 02/15/10 1:48 PM · Posted by BellaSugarUK · 0 comments

Bellissima! St. Tropez Tan Detox

As we know, self tanning has been one of the biggest trends in the noughties and many of you have written in about your streaking, spotting and orange-skinned beauty blunders from self tanning products. Even though some brands have finally mastered the colour (I love a good salon Mystic Tan and Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturiser at home), but, we're all still exposed to making mistakes when Read more

Best of the Decade: The Top Ten Beauty Trends


Updated 12/31/09 2:00 PM · Posted by BellaSugarUK · 0 comments

Beauty Trends of the Decade

Beauty, pharmaceuticals and cosmetology seemed to collide this decade with the invention of many new beauty treatments. Everything from highly concentrated serums, to lip plumpers, safe forms of botulism injections we've come to know as botox, makeup made from pure minerals, meat preservatives that can be used to make your skin look tan, at home teeth whiteners and laser hair removal have become Read more

BellaSugarUK's Top Picks: Best Self Tanning Body Lotions


Updated 03/03/11 10:56 AM · Posted by BellaSugarUK · 4 comments

Self Tanner For The Body

I'm pretty picky when it comes to self tanners. I like to make it look as though I'm glowing from within and have a light bronzey tone my skin tone as opposed to pasty, white and lifeless. This means that if a tanning product even remotely streaks or makes me look yellow or orange, it gets binned immediately. I tend to go for products for fair to light skin tones that build to a natural looking Read more

Do You Spray Tan All Year Round?


Updated 07/26/09 10:21 AM · Posted by BellaSugarUK · 4 comments

Victoria Beckham Tan, Victoria Beckham Self Tanner

I'm a big fan on the spray tan, no matter the season. It's safer on your skin than the sun and it's a great way to look instantly savage before going on holiday. Apparently Victoria Beckham is also a fan of the year-round fake bake. According to the Daily News, she's hired a personal spray-on tan artist to help her tan appear more natural. Jimmy Coco (aka Mr. Spray Tan) said, "When we met, she Read more

Esteè Lauder Wants Us To Channel Our Inner Goddess


Updated 04/09/09 8:33 AM · Posted by BellaSugarUK · 2 comments

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Collection

Last week, Esteè Lauder previewed their newest Summer collection at House of Fraser called Bronze Goddess. This exquisite line of makeup, UVA/UVB protection-enhanced skincare, (and there's even a fragrance) will be available on 4th May. The textures are phenomenal, and the sun-kissed colours are absolutely breathtaking. They range from corals to roses, teals and aquas, and of course an array of Read more