Sali Hughes on beauty: You’ll be good to glow with the latest facial self-tanners | Sali Hughes

No time for a full body tan? These will give your face a summery boost

While body tanning products are, for me, mostly for special occasions (who has the time?), facial self-tanners are a staple in my routine year-round. A twice-weekly application gives me a summery, glowing look and allows me to enjoy light or no makeup in the heat.

The new St Tropez Sunlit Skin Self Tan Express (£29) develops very quickly (around two to three hours), but not so dramatically that my usual makeup looks odd by midmorning. It’s tinted, which provides instant gratification and is helpful in providing a visible guide for application and blending. The addition of glycerin gives a plump, hydrated finish. My only minor gripe is that it doesn’t love all of my concealers, and pills slightly under anything more vigorous than a tap, but it looks so nice on its own that I am happy to go lightly thereafter.

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