If you haven’t been lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks on the beach yet, but want to show off your tanned legs now, self-tanners and skin tone-evening products will come to the rescue. Today, beauty brands produce gels and creams that can instantly give an even tan to the entire body or visually improve appearance skin due to reflective microparticles in the composition. Our rating includes the best of these tools.
Tinting foot spray Terracotta Jambes De Gazelle, Guerlain (RUB 3,490)
Terracotta Jambes De Gazelle, Guerlain, with the telling and at the same time intriguing name “Gazelle Legs”, is a toning spray for legs that is enriched with Tan Booster tanning accelerator. Many people call this cosmetic product “liquid tights,” but no one forbids you to apply it not only to your legs, but also to other parts of the body. There is no need to wait until the shade appears (as in the case of self-tanning): after just a couple of minutes the skin will become golden color, like after a couple of hours of sunbathing somewhere on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. As a bonus, you will receive a refreshing effect, which is achieved thanks to sweet orange extract, known for its tonic and draining properties.
Body milk BB Milk Lait Corporel, Biotherm (RUB 2,000)
Body milk BB Milk Lait Corporel, Biotherm, is an analogue of the best-selling Lait Corporel brand, but with a slight toning effect. It should be applied only to open areas of the body: legs, arms, décolleté. You can use your palms, or you can use a special sponge. Before getting dressed, wait a few minutes until the product is completely absorbed. The milk will give the skin a beautiful soft peach tint, disguise minor imperfections and even bruises, and also moisturize and give a feeling of freshness. It lasts all day, but you can easily wash it off with water in the evening.
Jelly with an artificial tanning effect for face and body Self Tanning Instant Gel, Clarins (RUB 2,050)
The main advantage of Self Tanning Instant Gel jelly with an artificial tanning effect for the face and body, Clarins, is its light, non-greasy texture. It is easier to spread it over the surface of the skin than a cream, and it is absorbed with lightning speed. You can easily adjust the intensity of the tan yourself: if you want to become a chocolate mulatto, just apply another layer. The product contains a whole complex of herbal ingredients: extracts of Larrea tridentata, aloe and birch, as well as shea butter, known for its moisturizing properties.
Many women hide their legs under trousers or long dresses not only because of cellulite, but also because of unhealthy blue skin tone, spider veins, swelling, irritation after shaving and other problems. I WANT to make a selection of various cosmetics that will help make the skin of your feet well-groomed and beautiful in a matter of seconds.
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Ugly skin color
An unhealthy pale blue skin tone is what we get every year after winter. Solving this problem is as easy as shelling pears if you have a self-tanner on hand. Today, special self-tanning products for legs are on sale, but you can also use universal ones for the body, or even the face. By the way, using self-tanners on your face and legs is a great way to test a new product.
Jambes Divines Tinting Fluid for Legs by Caudalie
The product consists of 92% natural ingredients. Chicory root extract is responsible for the pigment. In addition, the fluid contains carob extract, which improves and prolongs the tanning effect, as well as nourishing grape oil and moisturizing rapeseed extract. The fluid gives a natural tan shade. Approximate cost - 425 UAH.
Yves Rocher Pearlescent Foot Gel
The pearlescent texture of the product gives your legs a beautiful natural golden tan effect in just 15 minutes. To maintain the effect, it is recommended to use daily. Apply in an even layer. Approximate cost - 105 UAH.
Moisturizing self-tanning lotion for face and body Sun+ from Avon
Translucent gel lotion with a pleasant floral aroma is quickly absorbed, giving the skin a natural golden tint. The formula of the product is enriched with vitamins A and E, a complex of tropical oils, panthenol, glycerin and aloe extract. The lotion moisturizes and softens the skin well. The tanning effect lasts up to 5 days. Approximate cost - 55 UAH.
Dry skin
Dry skin is the second consequence of winter. To get rid of this problem, you must first thoroughly exfoliate the skin, and then intensively moisturize and nourish it. Salt scrubs based on oils cope well with both problems at once and also provide a drainage effect.
Body scrub with a warming effect from Guam
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The treasure perfectly exfoliates dead cells, cleanses and renews the skin. If you apply the product with massage movements onto dry skin, you will feel a warming effect that helps to tone and remodel the silhouette. Approximate cost - 415 UAH.
Body scrub with draining action from Collistar
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Salt body scrub helps remove excess fluid from tissues. The formula also contains cane sugar, spices and essential oils. Approximate cost - 530 UAH.
Edema
Edema is, first of all, an internal problem. Therefore, it is best to consult a doctor. But as a preventive measure, we recommend getting cosmetics against swelling and tired legs.
Milk for tired feet Lait Jambes Lourdes from Clarins
A very light product that quickly relieves tension and fatigue in the legs. Thanks to essential oils and natural plant extracts, the product makes the skin soft, elastic and maintains optimal water balance. Check the price.
One of the biggest beauty trends of 2018 was tinted foot products. They not only hide veins and redness after shaving, but also care for and moisturize the skin, hiding cellulite and other minor imperfections on the legs. They often give the skin a darker tone, evening out its texture.
So come on, hide your jeans and get your sundresses ready, short skirts and shorts. After using these products, there is no shame in exposing your legs in the summer.
Before the list of the best toning products for legs, we feel obliged to give advice: before applying any toning cream (except self-tanning), be sure to moisturize your skin - you don’t apply foundation to your face without first preparing the “primer”. Just don’t use oils, it’s better to take a light cream or body balm.
Face and Body Foundation by MAC
Well, this is a classic of the genre. This foundation for face and body is included in every beauty kit of professional makeup artists. Firstly, it fits perfectly on the skin, evening out tone and texture. Secondly, despite its price, the product is quite economical: the liquid formula with a very rich pigment allows you to use a minimum of product to achieve perfect coverage. And yes, another plus of the Face and Body Foundation from MAC is that nothing will ruin the tone of your legs during the day. The cream does not imprint on clothes (unless you use a ton of product), is resistant to moisture and heat, and even during fitness classes your legs will look perfect.
By the way, Khloe Kardashian will never go on the red carpet without this cream on her feet.
Terracotta Jambes De Gazelle by Guerlain
And this is the favorite product of many beauty bloggers. The tinting spray gives the skin a beautiful bronze tint while hiding imperfections. It's like a temporary self-tanner that you wash off at the end of the day with plain water. Yes, it’s better not to go to the pool with it, but it’s very possible to walk along the streets with beautiful bronze legs. The spray contains carob extract, which stimulates the production of melanin, that is, this tinting agent “attracts” a tan and strengthens the existing one.
BB Milk Lait Corporel from Biotherm
Body milk is an analogue of BB creams for the face, but with a lighter toning effect. It is better to apply it only to open areas of the body, as it can imprint on clothes. It is best to distribute the milk with your palms to control the degree of density of the product. Remember, the less you apply, the more likely it is that the cream will not imprint on your clothes. And yet, before getting dressed, wait 5-10 minutes until the milk is completely absorbed. BB for the body will give the skin beautiful shade, will disguise minor imperfections and even bruises, and will also moisturize the skin all day long. It washes off with plain water, so be careful in the rain. You won't get a tan from this cream, but you get the effect of liquid tights.
Leg and Body Cover by Dermablend
The American foundation Dermablend is known for its high coverage; it can even hide a tattoo. This foot and body product has a thinner consistency and is much easier to distribute. But it also hides imperfections and uneven skin, copes with scars, bruises and traces of varicose veins. Be careful if you have tattoos on your legs, this product is very pigmented, so arm yourself cotton swabs- they will have to go along the contour of your tattoo so that it stands out from under the cream, and no one notices that you used a toning agent for your legs. The cream contains an SPF factor that protects against sun rays for 16 hours.
Lancome experts developed this cream specifically for women living in big cities. Did you know that going outside without protecting your skin is not very healthy? CC cream not only masks imperfections and improves complexion, but also acts as a barrier to dust, exhaust gases and other consequences of poor ecology. It contains detoxil, which prevents metal contaminants from reaching the skin, and anedosine, which helps reduce wrinkles and prevent the appearance of wrinkles. age spots. So, do you still think that facial tone is harmful?
Price: about 2100 rub.
BB cream with ginseng from Erborian
The bestseller of the French-Korean brand Erborian is very popular in France. Of course, this foundation makes the skin simply radiant! The cream covers redness, makes fine wrinkles less noticeable and can be used as an ideal product for every day. But the most important thing is that the cream moisturizes the skin and makes it velvety, because it contains ginseng extract. In addition, this remedy is an excellent prevention of age spots. Korean women know this problem firsthand, so Erborian pays a lot of attention to skin color.
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Price: about 3400 rub.
Camera Ready BB Water from Smashbox
We're really in love with the coverage this Smashbox fluid gives - it's not too heavy, but still pigmented enough to hide imperfections. The product is very easy to shade even with your fingertips and lays down in an even, velvety layer. Now let's talk about the benefits for the skin. Firstly, the cream formula is completely fat-free, that is, there will be no shine! Secondly, this fluid is moisturizing, it will maintain the skin’s moisture balance throughout the day; you will never achieve such an effect without makeup.
Price: about 2300 rub.
Wonderful Cushion from Sephora
The fashionable cushion format has reached the mass market - a new product from Sephora is proof of this. Why did we choose this particular tool? The cream, which is easily applied with a sponge, contains hyaluronic acid, designed to prevent premature aging, and albizia extract, which is responsible for hydration. The foundation is liquid in texture, it really applies easily to the face, like a moisturizer, and the skin “doesn’t want to drink” during the day. Brilliant!
Price: about 1400 rub.
Vitalumiere Aqua foundation from Chanel
The second-skin tone looks truly natural, and it’s not for nothing that it’s one of Chanel’s bestsellers. But it is especially important for us that the cream cares for the skin and does not clog pores or dry it out. The composition contains brown algae extract for deep hydration and, of course, hyaluronic acid for an anti-aging effect. Are you still afraid to use foundation every day? In vain!
Price: about 3400 rub.
Skin Caviar Concealer Foundation by La Prairie
If you need to disguise deep imperfections, including dark circles under the eyes, but you are afraid that a thick foundation will contribute to skin aging, try this emulsion cream. This product contains caviar extract and gives a noticeable lifting effect, that is, you don’t just use foundation, but at the same time take care of your skin, preventing the first signs of aging.
Price: about 12,000 rubles.
Teint Ideal foundation from Vichy
This is not just a foundation that you can use as a makeup base every day, but also a whole cocktail of vitamins for your skin. The product from Vichy contains a special “Corrective Complex” with vitamins C and D, important for youthful skin, hyaluronic acid and has a sun protection factor of SPF 20. The skin will only be grateful for such care.
Price: about 1000 rub.
Superbalanced Makeup foundation from Clinique
Foundation from Clinique is designed specifically for combination skin, it contains protein and biopol, which absorbs oil only where it is needed. In a word, this is a “smart” cream! The product also has an anti-aging effect - it reduces the appearance of fine wrinkles and prevents the formation of new ones. And most importantly, the coverage of the cream is average, it is dense enough to hide significant imperfections.
Price: about 2100 rub.
BB fluid with detox effect from Clarins
Can you imagine such happiness: you apply makeup, BB cream, and meanwhile your skin rests and regenerates. This is a reality if you use a light cream from Clarins, under which the skin not only breathes, but also receives the necessary nutrition from natural extracts. In addition, the brand promises that the positive effect as a result of using the product accumulates, that is, you can safely apply BB cream every day, and not just on special occasions.
Price: about 2300 rub.
BB cream Moisturel Petit BB from Holika Holika
Special development of the Holika Holika brand for girls of different age categories. The Moisturel Petit BB line contains, for example, foundations created specifically for young skin: they both moisturize and combat a whole range of problems. For example, they do not cause pimples and even regulate the functioning of the sebaceous glands.
Price: about 550 rub.
Lena Korenkova found three decent products that create the appearance of a tan, are easily washed off with water and do not run in the heat.
I don’t remember at what point I decided that being tanned was cool, and being a transparent gray hypochondriac was the opposite, but since then I haven’t changed my beliefs. And she did something for which the community of beauty bloggers (if it existed ten years ago) would have excommunicated me without trial. For example, I went to the solarium three to four times a week. The salon administrator tried to hint: my dear, you are from Madagascar. I just smiled and pulled out the subscription from my bag. Passing as an aborigine seemed to me a better prospect than passing as a migrant from Yakutia. Fortunately, I quickly realized that in a year I could be mistaken for shriveled dried fruit and quickly ended the self-smoking experiment. But she didn’t completely give up the idea of tanning.
I tried to dispel the aristocratic pallor with toning agents. I still didn’t understand who self-tanners were intended for (girls without curves with a built-in dispenser-dispenser?) and quickly lost interest.
For my eighteenth birthday I tried it at a salon. Oh, it was a birthday to remember. A beautiful salon in the center, me in the starfish pose, a woman with a cunning spray bottle in her hands. She asked: more? I looked at the barely darkened limb and answered: more! By the time I pulled on the dress, the self-tanning began to appear more strongly (what’s the matter, they promised me that it wouldn’t get darker?). So I came to university as Jennifer Lopez's cousin. The one of the cousins who spent the summer not in Puerto Rico, but in Namibia :)
The “developing tan” products weren’t that bad, although I wouldn’t say they were good (they definitely didn’t smell very good). for mixing with body cream - they are almost completely different. And recently I tried the “apply it on the protruding parts of the body in the morning and wash it off in the evening” format and was hooked. A completely non-risky and non-fussy way to look a little less dull than usual.
Bare skin. Not mine, even lighter - Karina :)
Honey Bronze Tint Spray, The Body Shop
Promises: translucent chocolate shade without shimmer effect. Uniform distribution, honey aroma and “real honey included to soften and moisturize skin.”
Lena K.: “In its concentrated form, the color of the spray resembles espresso, but during application you calm down - the skin becomes only half a tone darker and warmer. A similar effect is obtained if you tighten the “saturation” slider in Photoshop. It would be a stretch to call it a tan. Although this is the whole point - you can’t overdo it, and looking at your shins and calves becomes twice as pleasant.
The spray has two nuances. The first is a hellishly unsuccessful sprayer. The tinting water is delivered in a thin, high-pressure stream that tends to stain everything around. To prevent the splashes from scattering, I spray the spray on my palm and squeeze it harder. Another nuance is fragrance. Instead of “natural honey”, the spray smells like something like Yupi based on grape juice – sweet, chemically. On my legs and arms, this smell doesn’t particularly bother me, and over time it becomes almost imperceptible, so I don’t find fault.”
Price: 1112 rub. on thebodyshop.ru
Becca Luminous Body Perfecting Mousse
Promises: a bronzing mousse with radiant particles hides imperfections and evens out skin tone. It has a waterproof formula, so it does not leave marks or stains on clothes.
Lena K.: “Explain to me how Becca does this?! Not a single remedy turned out to be “so-so”. Everything about this mousse is beautiful: the texture (velvet mousse), the color (bronze does not turn yellow), and the smell. Shining particles are not visible under room lighting. In the sun we can see multi-colored microshimmer. However, this is a rare case when the shimmer does not irritate, but vice versa.
I associate the smell with Bourjois “chocolate” bronzer. Remember this one?) Not quite original chocolate, but not cloying.”
Price: 3900 rub. on the website becca-cosmetics.ru
Instant Leg Tanning Spray, St. Moriz
Promises: to hide veins, spots and other imperfections, to give a tan. It is recommended to spread it with a special St.Moriz mitt (sold separately) and wait a minute before starting to dress. Wash off with soap and water and a washcloth. 
Lena K.: “This spray differs from previous tinting products in its pigmentation. It looks like a can of foundation and is actually intended not only (and not so much) for tanning, but for masking imperfections. There were blood vessels, scratches, some dots - no more! If you look closely, it’s definitely not :) There are no streaks left from the heat and sweating (I walked, ran, sat, and what not). It is better to wash off “liquid tights”, as stated in the recommendations, with a washcloth. Shower gel spread all over the body, such a grippy uh... paint? does not wash off.
The spray is quickly absorbed, and it needs to be stretched (shaded? whatever, just smeared :) over the skin quickly. Probably St. Moriz is right, it would be better to have a mitten for this. I don’t have one, and I distribute the tone with my hands as best I can. It comes out with relative success. Instead of being absorbed where it should be, it settles on the palms. In general, the mitten is a must.
Of the minuses: the can cannot be turned upside down, otherwise it will start to leak. I also doubt its efficiency. The volume is 125 ml, but it feels like a third of it is empty after the fourth application (although there is a possibility that the palms are to blame :)"
Price: spray - 870 rubles, applicator glove - 290 rubles. on the website stmorizrussia.ru. The brand is represented in the Rive Gauche chain stores.
As a result: During testing, not a single white towel or sheet was damaged. Now I'm lying coolly on a light blanket, The Body Shop on one leg, Becca and St. on the other. Moriz. I am dark, the bed is white :)
I won’t say which of the three auto-bronzants is the best. They are different. The Body Shop does slightly change your skin tone, but you can apply it at night with your eyes closed. Becca, although not as budget-friendly, is worth the pleasure. Spray place St. Moriz – next to the home medicine cabinet. Cases can be the most unexpected, but it helps out reliably. I regret that I didn’t have such a thing when I worked in the office. How many April, May and September days would I spend without tights! True, if you live in the “jump, put on, fly, otherwise HR will be called to the carpet” mode, you may not like the idea of tinting not only your lips, but also your legs in the morning. The question is, how much do you like to flaunt your drowningly pale calves? (I don’t:)
So I won’t be surprised if next summer wash-off toners will rain down on us like from a cornucopia (should brands get tired of releasing cushions? :)
