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I need to tell you about a product that's changed my life. No, really, I know that sounds like hyperbole, and it's....well, okay, I guess it is kind of hyperbole; this product didn't give me a kidney or rescue me from a burning building, after all. But guess what it did do? It finally put an end to my quest for The Best Self-Tanner Ever, So Help Me God I Don't Want Orange Palms Anymore.
Ladies and gentlemen---oh, pshaw, I'm pretty sure you're not averse to a little sun-bronzed glow once in a while, are you, gents? We won't tell, pinky swear!---the time has come for you to meet a very special friend of mine. We were introduced about two weeks ago. We've been inseperable ever since. We like taking long walks on the beach together and cuddling in front of episodes of Frasier. Internet, meet L'Oreal Sublime Bronze Self-Tanning Towelettes.
(Ew, towelettes. I know. We might need to work on that.)
Now, I like to think of myself as something of a fake tan connoisseur. I've tried it all: the good, the bad, and the really, really streaky. Up until now, my two favorite potions for achieving that "Why, yes, I did just get back from a week in Turks and Caicos!" glow were the Clarins Self Tanning Instant Gel and the L'Oreal Sublime Bronze Self-Tanning Gelee. The former was a little pricy and the latter a little goopy. But, you know, I soldiered on like the brave self-tanning warrior that I am. Now that I've let the L'Oreal Sublime Bronze Self-Tanning Towelettes into my life, however, I believe I may have reached self-tanning nirvana.
First, the color: it's toasty and natural and totally convincing. Second, the smell---or rather the lack of it. (Seriously, have you ever used a self-tanner without a horrible smell? I hadn't either until I tried this one.) And thirdly, the application: honestly, it's virtually foolproof. Just rub the towelette all over your skin, employing a circular motion as though you were using a washcloth, and unfold it as each section loses its moisture. I find that one towelette is enough for my whole body, though you could use two if you wanted a darker color.
My favorite thing about this new discovery, though, is the fact that it's so portable: I travel a lot, and I hate carting around leak-prone bottles or---worse!---having to decant goopy bronze liquid into even more leak-prone 3oz containers just so I can get them on the plane. In fact, I'm heading out on a trip tomorrow, and you'd better bet that my carry-on is stuffed with a few individually-packaged tan towelettes. And---since they're not technically a liquid, gel, or cream---I won't even have to put them in that overcrowded Ziploc bag.
Which is a great thing, obviously, as I need all the space for shampoo that I can get.
