I had planned on talking about self tanners and being glowy for summer a loooong time ago having tested this Bondi Sands Self Tanning Sleep Mask back in July when I was on vacation, but fate intervened and all things beauty were put on hold for a bit. I guess we still want to look glowy in the dead of winter so maybe this product can still be of use to some of you!
Yes, I love looking bronzed and golden, but every time I attempt self-tanning in any form, I do it once and that's it. I generally dislike all of the prep work that comes with preparing for a self-tan and then not to exfoliate too much afterwards in order to preserve the results. This summer I actually managed to get some colour from all of the walks we were doing around the neighbourhood, but it was a "slow burn" as I did wear sunscreen and our walks were around 45 minutes each time. My face generally stays lighter than the rest of my body as I am more consistent about wearing sunscreen, so if I do want some colour I am hesitant about using self-tanner on my face since I am scared about turning "Donald Trump-orange"!
Staycation is always a good time to try out products ESPECIALLY self-tanner and I wanted to get a head start by looking sunkissed and glowy with mimimal effort. A sleeping mask could not be any less effort so after exfoliating my face, I applied this transparent and lightweight mask as a replacement for my moisturizer did my nightly routine and then slept with it though this mask will still give you results as long as it has been on for at least 6 hours.
Looking at the ingredients list provided by the Bondi Sands website, there are a number of hydrating ingredients AND I like that in brackets, they explain what each ingredient is doing! How helpful is that?! This mask was indeed very hydrating and was actually a bit tacky upon going to bed, but nothing too intense that I hadn't already experienced with a sheet mask! Make sure you wash your hands after application as you don't want to have splotchy tanned hands!
Ingredients: AQUA/WATER/EAU (WATER), DIHYDROXYACETONE (TANNING), BIS-PEG-18 METHYL ETHER DIMETHYL SILANE (SKIN CONDITIONING), ISOPROPYL PALMITATE (SKIN CONDITIONING), COCOGLYCERIDES (SKIN CONDITIONING), ACRYLAMIDE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE COPOLYMER (VISCOSITY CONTROLLING), PENTYLENE GLYCOL (SKIN CONDITIONING), GLYCERYL STEARATE (SKIN CONDITIONING), THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED BUTTER (COCOA BUTTER/SKIN CONDITIONING), BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER (SHEA BUTTER/SKIN CONDITIONING), DIMETHYL ISOSORBIDE (VISCOSITY CONTROLLING), SODIUM HYALURONATE (HYALURONIC ACID/HUMECTANT), ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C/ANTIOXIDANT), TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VITAMIN E/ANTIOXIDANT), CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT (CHAMOMILE/SKIN CONDITIONING), GLYCERIN (SKIN CONDITIIONING), C13-14 ISOPARAFFIN (SKIN CONDITIONING), ERYTHRULOSE (TANNING), LAURETH-7 (SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING), CETYL PHOSPHATE (SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING), ALCOHOL (SOLVENT), CETYL ALCOHOL (EMULSION STABILISING), STEARYL ALCOHOL (EMULSION STABILISING), SODIUM HYDROXIDE (BUFFERING/PH BALANCING), PHENOXYETHANOL (PRESERVATIVE), CHLORPHENESIN (PRESERVATIVE).
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