In case you did not know yet, I am somewhat of a faux-tan addict. I have perfected my routine, well, at least I think I have until another great self-tanner comes along. But let’s just say that it is intense.

I was thinking of writing an entire post for you all about self-tanners, as in how and why they work. Low and behold, I read a post from one of my favorite beauty bloggers, and I could not explain it any better. Check out Kristen’s very thorough post over on Beauty Addict for all of the details.

But don’t worry, I will still probably gush about my self-tanning routine at some point. And again, I must ask - you self-tan and not sun-tan, right???

I am a huge faux-tan gal. I love my faux-tan! I should for how much time I spend on it.

I spend entirely too much time buffing, moisturizing, prepping and priming my way to the perfect faux tan. I think that the group of beauty bloggers that I spoke to with my routine must have thought I was crazy. But I have found some great products that work really well for me. And I am full of tips to make the whole self-tanning process easier.

With all of this in mind, I need to ask if it is too early for me to break out and write all about my self-tanning habits and point you to some great products. Are you self-tanning yet? Should I bring on the posts son, as it is the unofficial start of Summer next week with Memorial Day, or should I wait until the Summer gets rolling. Let me know.

If enough of you are self-tanning now, I will start to sneak in some self-tanning posts sooner, rather than later. Please let me know in the comments.

I am not sure how many of you use self-tanners. For me, it is the only way to go. Most often I love self-tanners and I do have a few favorites that I continue to use. I do continue to test and try many those, and once in a while though, I run into one that disappoints.

Olay Touch of Sun Body Lotion is the latest self-tanner to disappoint me.

Touch of Sun is made to moisturize first, tan second. It has a lower amount of DHA (self-tanning ingredient) so that the color comes on gradually.

I will say that I liked the scent, very little of the tell-tale self-tanner smell, and the moisturizing properties were nice. My legs were smooth and the lotion was easy to rub in. With that said, it took over a week to see any sort of color on my legs and what I finally saw was streaky. As I discontinued using it, my faux tan faded with a freckling effect which made it look even worse. Ugh.

I threw away the tube and just won’t try again.

I do know that different self-tanners do react differently on different people, so if you did have a good experience with Touch of Sun, please let us me know in the comments.

image credit: Olay