St Moriz: Original VS Dark... what's the difference?

I am an avid St Moriz fan. After using Fake Bake for about 2 years (and draining my bank balance) I went on the hunt for a cheap alternative and found St Moriz last year. While Fake Bake is a thick cream formula which smells awful, St Moriz is a quick drying lighter solution with a far less offensive smell.

At around £3-£4 it's worth trying. The only downside is it can be quite drying on the skin so layer on the moisturiser first. Pay lots of attention around the elbows, knees and ankles as these are my most dry areas of skin. Surprisingly my underarms also have dry skin, so I layer on the moisturiser under my arms... it sounds weird but it also stops the fake tan settling in your arm pits which is a no-go for me. Putting fake tan on your arm pits makes you sweat excessively as your blocking the pores.

I have always used the original formula which isn't too dark and you can put extra layers on the next day if you don't feel dark enough. So when I saw they had come up with a 'Dark' option I gave it a go.

I was surprised to find absolutely no difference at all. If anyone feels differently please say because I am struggling to see a difference between the two at all.

Left: Dark    Right:Original

Surprisingly the right hand side, which I think is the darker foam, is the original formula. I would say that either formula is going to give you pretty much the same result.

Tuesday: Beauty buys

I can't even help myself, every time I go near a shop theres something inside me that says "buy something Jess, you have to." So when I went into uni today, on the way back, I couldn't stop myself going into Bodycare- which is a discount drug store.

It started with me looking for Oilatum in Boots for my elbows and ankles- but they didn't have any so I went into Bodycare and picked up some E45 instead.

Then I picked up the Loreal foaming creamwash (the one with the scrublet) as it was only £2.49, I can't count how many times I have picked this up in shops then changed my mind and put it back, but I decided to just get it today. The nice lady at the counter told me how much she loves this *hi Bodycare lady* and she said she has really sensitive skin but she is fine to use this.

Then I topped myself up with a new bottle of St Moriz, though this time I noticed they had a new version out in 'dark' so I went for that one because the regular one is literally lasting about a day on me at the moment and then I'm back to pale again. Although my Dad always says "You look better without it," I always feel so much better with a tan.

Lastly I got some cotton pads, but these ones are bigger which I fugured would be better for taking make up off.

I will keep you updated on the Loreal  foaming cream wash if you like, let you know what I think.

Oh and not forgetting...Happy Pancake Day! woohoo, I love pancakes so I'm looking forward to tonight I might post some pics lol!