Rimmel London Sun Shimmer Instant Tan & Self Tan Mousse Review

Hi guys,

 

Happy Australia Day! I hope you all had a lovely day celebrating.

 

Over the last couple of weeks I have been trying out the recently released Sun Shimmer self tanners from Rimmel London and I am really impressed with how they performed!

Scroll down for a review, and before and after photos!

 

 

Rimmel Sun Shimmer Wash Off Instant Tan  

 

I decided to try out the Sun Shimmer Instant Tan first. There are two shades available, I used medium.
It's always a good idea to exfoliate before applying any sort of fake tan so I used Anatomicals Melon body scrub which works great.

The Rimmel Sun Shimmer instant tan 9 in 1 BB skin perfector acts as a BB cream for your face so it does multiple jobs.
It claims to soften, smooth, moisturise, give an instant tan, create a healthy looking glow, even out skin tone, cover, perfect and last up to 24 hours.

I just decided to apply this with my hands because I needed to go buy a new tanning mitt. It washed of my hands easily with soap, but I would suggest using a mitt just to be safe!
The consistency is really nice, it just felt like putting on a moisturiser. It was really quick to apply as it blended in really easily. It has a nice fragrance with no funny fake tan smell.
As you can see in the photos below, it gave a really natural, even looking tan. My legs felt really soft and silky afterwards and the tan dried in a couple of minutes and didn't transfer onto my clothes even in the hot and humid Queensland weather!

I wore it all day and went swimming with it on in the evening. I thought it might run everywhere and be really messy, but it just came off mostly in the water without going patchy or running and left my skin feeling super smooth afterwards.
This product is ideal as a starting point for someone wanting to try fake tanning
 as it's so easy to apply, washes off easily and gives a nice bronzy glow.



Left- Before
Right- After applying Sun Shimmer Instant Tan

Rimmel Sun Shimmer Self Tan Mousse



There are three shades available in the mousse. Light, medium and dark all are matte colours. I used medium and it gave a perfect natural looking tan. 

Like Rimmel's instant tan, it has no bad fake tan smell and is fragranced. It is also green based so it won't make you go orange ( so you won't look like Ross from Friends, if you're a fan you'll know which episode I mean. ) 

Anyway... to prep my skin I used an exfoliator and also moisturised, make sure you pay special attention to your ankles, knees, wrists, elbows, hands and feet where you tend to get extra dry skin, as fake tan tends to go quite patchy if you haven't exfoliated. I do this at least a few hours before tanning as it gives the moisturiser a chance to sink in properly and I always shave the day before so I don't irritate my skin.

When applying the tan I used a Le Tan tanning mitt and a while ago I saw Jaclyn Hill use a really cool trick where she used a foundation brush to buff the tan into to her face and neck, which is an awesome idea and works a treat! I also did this on my neck and hands to make sure they where even and streak free.

I really like the formula and consistency of the mousse, it's really lightweight and easy to apply. Because it  has a instant colour you don't go over where you have already been and it dries within a couple of minutes and doesn't feel sticky and once it dried it didn't transfer onto my clothes at all. The tan develops in one hour so it's great if you have an event or something last minute that you want to look nice and bronzed for. I left mine on over night just to see if it would crease or transfer onto my sheets and it didn't which is awesome, it also did get a bit darker over night as well. My skin generally gets pretty dry, especially if I have fake tan on but the formula of the mousse is oil enriched so it made my skin feel nice and soft and I only felt like I needed to moisturise a few days out of the week.

When you wash it off in the shower the excess tan comes off and leaves a really nice natural colour that didn't go patchy and lasted 5 days before starting to fade slowly. There is photo below of what the tan looked like after the week was up, it lasted really well and this is now a new favourite!

 
 
 
 




What I use to prep my skin and apply the tan.
Models Prefer Airbrush foundation brush, Anatomicals melon body scrub and Le Tan tanning mitt.



 

Left- Before tan
Right- After washing off tanning mousse.

 



Left- Instant tan
Right- Mousse.



After 1 week of applying

That's it for this Tuesday, thanks so much for reading my post! I hope you enjoyed it.
If you haven't already, feel free to check out my last post on one of A'kin's amazing moisturisers.
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Mary
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Disclaimer- These products where sent to me for consideration, but all opinions are my own.