Petty drama aside, there are a couple of things that this year’s Love Islanders are making us crave: long, lazy days by the pool and that sweet, glowing skin of summer. Sadly, we can’t send you away to a luxury villa for months on end, but we can help you achieve that healthy-skin radiance, courtesy of Bondi Sands.
Boasting the title of the UK’s No.1 self-tan brand, Bondi Sands has a product range that suits every mood, occasion and skin tone. It also ticks other important boxes such as being vegan and cruelty free, as well as priced within a range that won’t make you say RIP to you savings.
So, if you’re keen to understand what all the fuss is about, we’ve rounded up all the reasons why it could be your ‘add to cart’ click.
Why it works
The effectiveness lies in the lightweight foams that deliver on impact and won’t give you that cringe streaky or orange look – especially if you apply them with a mitt. Bondi Sands and its slew of loyal fans (hello, Love Island alumni Olivia Attwood and Faye Winter) will all recommend that you exfoliate first to ensure a smooth finish. Each foam, from light to ultra dark, is enriched with aloe vera and has a gentle coconut scent, meaning you won’t smell like you’ve raided your nan’s biscuit tin.
Everyone is welcome
We know that, like make-up and clothes, there isn’t one colour that suits everyone. So, Bondi Sands has created a collection of products for every skin tone, from top to toe. Professional spray tanner Alicia Lartey says, ‘Bondi Sands is one of the only brands that carries tans deep enough and varied enough for colour correction on all skin tones. The people in my community and those I advise to use tan all agree that Bondi Sands is the best range for them.’
Winning formula
Here at Cosmo, we have all experienced a fair few self-tanning disasters: orange hands, streaky legs and forgotten areas to name a few. But using Bondi Sands and its salon-quality formulas (with over 20,000 five-star reviews globally), will have you looking like you’ve spent a day on Bondi beach, absolutely no tangerine tones in sight.
To ensure a flawless tan preparation is key, so make sure you shave or wax at least 24 hours before tanning and wait one hour after showering before applying your tan.
You’re on the list
The people behind the Bondi Sands 1 Hour Express Foam must know a thing or two about us here at Cosmo because it’s made for those last-minute-invite situations – you know, the one where you’ve left the house in the morning and a message drops but your tan has faded. Just as it says on the tin, it develops in 60 minutes (or leave longer for a deeper tan), which means if you buy it in your lunch hour, you’ll be good to go without the panic.
Pigmentation be gone
For those of us seeking a more even look, rather than it all being about the golden tan, experts recommend Bondi Sands due to its ability to offer confidence-boosting coverage. ‘Tanning provides many of my clients with the confidence to go around bare faced,’ explains Alicia.
‘Skin treatments for pigmentation, such as chemicals peels or micro-needling, require a lot of time but self-tanning can be an instant alternative. With Bondi Sands’ self-tanning products, you can even out your skin tone in a matter of hours. And when it comes to colour correction, you can just apply your Bondi Sands tan specifically to the areas it’s needed.’
Shop the Bondi Sands range here, including its bestselling foams in light to ultra dark
