Spraying - The Beauty Guru

4
1st
M.E.N. Monday, July 17, 2006
BEAUTY
Are you mad
for mud?
I AS I WAS
SPRAYING ...
Samantha
Marshall, spray
tanner at Harvey
Nichols
TESTER: Dianne Bourne
FAKE TAN TESTED: Naturasun, a
spray tan applied by a beauty therapist
WHERE? Heaven Spa in Didsbury
HOW MUCH? £30, course of five tans
£100, course of ten tans, £175
COLOUR OPTIONS? Six colours –
but also four special extras, including
a tan for naturally dark complexions,
and a tan for clients allergic to DHA – a
common fake tan ingredient
HOW LONG DOES IT LAST? A
minimum of five days, but up to two
weeks depending on which tan and
skin type
DOES IT PONG? I’m afraid so at first
– it’s the usual nutty smell
MARKS OUT OF FIVE: Four
Spraying:
does it
give you a
great tan?
WHERE? Harvey Nichols, Manchester
HOW MUCH? £21
COLOUR OPTIONS: Three shades;
light, medium, dark
HOW LONG DOES IT LAST? Up to a
week
DOES IT PONG? Mercifully pong-free
MARKS OUT OF FIVE: Four
VERDICT: Billed as the “next
generation in airbrush tanning”, Bali
Sun involves a 15-minute body-spray,
which makes it ideal for lunchtimes
and after work.
You need to exfoliate yourself at
home the night before and you mustn’t
apply moisturiser beforehand. You can
wear any clothing, just not white, a
point to be borne in mind if you favour
VERDICT: IF you’re a body confident
white bras and knickers. They won’t
sort of person, and you don’t mind
be white after this.
feeling a bit like a lump of metal being
You’ll be dry within five minutes ...
sprayed in a car shop, then Naturasun
with the help of a hairdryer that you
could be the fake tan for you.
blast over your body after the
Naturasun claims to be the first
indignity of standing in a pair of paper
company to introduce spray tanning in
pants having your wobbly bits
the UK and boasts it is “light years
scrutinised by a lady brandishing a
ahead” of its competitors.
spray gun.
I was hoping this would mean
Don’t worry. These beauty therapists
hi-tech robotic arms would create my
have seen it all before and it’s only a
perfect glow, but it turns out it’s not
spray tan, not a Brazilian (but if you do
that many light years ahead that it
fancy going down that road, Sam
Most of us wouldn’t be seen near a beach without
doesn’t still need the obligatory
Marshall, the spray tanner
stunning young beautician to apply it
extraordinaire at Harvey Nicks, also
sporting a tan, so what do we do? Put on the fake, of
to your quivering naked body.
claims to offer the best Brazilian in the
course.
Spray
tanning
is
a
great
way
of
getting
that
Down at Heaven Spa, in Didsbury,
north west).
all-over bronzed look. Dianne Bourne and Deanna
they are well used to applying this tan
Bali Sun boasts the fastest drying
– which is a favourite among a host of
time of any spray fake tan on the
Delamotta
ran
the
rule
over
two
top
spraying
techniques
Coronation Street babes no less – and
market. The makers also boast that it
the beautician who, for her sins,
lasts up to two weeks, but that’s
too drastic a change.
product. The complete process at the
applied it to me was excellent.
over-optimistic.
salon took around 30 minutes.
You then strip all your clothes off
She talked through what sort of tan I
Mine wore off within three days, but
It left me with a lovely rich, golden
and stand in a semi-circular black,
was after, and showed me a possible of
I am rather partial to exfoliating
tan and completely streak-free.
tardis-like
booth
and
the
beautician
six colours, ranging from regular – a
And, even though I forgot to exfoliate scrubs so perhaps that didn’t help.
sprays you all over with the tan.
nice light tan – to mocha, a rich gold
A friend said hers lasted just over a
my skin the day before the treatment,
It’s
a
very
thorough
process,
and
hue that would really make you stand
week. We were both very pleased with
as
advised
by
the
spa,
the
tan
still
means it really is an all-body tan.
out from the crowd in a fluorescent
our tans and it was
lasted a good seven days.
You can get dressed eight minutes
tango-tan kind of way.
head-and-evenly-tanned shoulders
after the treatment, but then leave the
TESTER: Deanna Delamotta
Being the whiter shade of pale
over any DIY job we could manage.
tan for around 12 hours before having
FAKE TAN TESTED: Bali Sun, a spray
myself, I opted to go for Starr tan, the
You can say farewell to streaks once
second on the scale, and hopefully not
a shower to reveal the finished
tan applied by a beauty therapist
you pluck up the courage to strip off.
MUD is dirty and gloopy – yet we’re more than
willing to smear it on our faces and slather it all
over our bodies in the name of beauty.
And for good reason. Despite its yucky and
murky nature, the humble mud is packed with
beauty benefits.
Many tourists visit South Korea every year to
take part in its Boryeong Mud Festival, from July
15-21. Participants are treated to a goo-filled day,
where they can paint themselves with the famous
mud.
And other types of mud from around the world
– sadly not the ones you can dig up in your back
garden or on festival fields – are often used in
beauty products, such as Dead Sea mud,
rhassoul mud from Africa and Moor mud in
Austria and Hungary.
“In our experience, one of the best muds to use
is rhassoul mud, which comes from the Atlas
mountains in Africa,” says Lush’s Helen
Ambrosen.
“It has been used for thousands of years to
clean hair since it helps mop up excess sebum
and oil. Rhassoul also has exceptional
antimicrobial properties, so it can help combat
spots, or inflammation. It also calms so it will help
alleviate scalp problems.”
THE SCIENCE BIT
I Natural mud is rich in minerals –
magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, to
name a few. All these are essential to skin
metabolism, especially as we get older when
mineral levels in the body fall. The body does not
produce minerals on its own – it needs outside
sources other than water and nourishment.
I Mud has a high cleansing ability. It gets rid
of fats and dirt, discards dead skin cells and
exposes a fresh skin layer, while soothing and
moisturising. Combined, these effects make skin
smoother, more flexible, and give it a clean, fresh
and silky appearance.
I A lot of mud types have antiseptic and oil
controlling properties, making it perfect to use on
people who suffer from frequent spotty
break-outs or those with oily skin.
MUD-DY FACE
THE main benefits for mud-based products are
for the face.
Superdrug’s Mud Mask, £1.99, Ahava
Purifying Mud mask, £15
(www.missgroovy.co.uk), and Dead Sea Source
Detox heated mud mask, £1.49 for a sachet at
Boots, will whisk away impurities and refresh
lacklustre complexions.
Lush’s Cupcake facemask, £3.50, contains
the deep cleansing rhassoul mud. It’s ideal for
problem skins or people who suffer from
breakouts, as the mud has antiseptic properties.
Moor Spa’s Refining Facial Mask, £15.95
(0845 130 6768/www.moorspa.co.uk), is made of
pure herbal dark mud, containing extracts from
herbs, grasses and minerals to nourish the skin.
It can be used on all skin types, ideally twice or
three times a week.
Add radiance and vitality with Borghese
Fango Delicato mud mask, £37 from House of
Fraser and Selfridges (01273 408 800). Made of
mineral-rich volcanic mud, it’s a luxurious facial
treat for delicate and dry skins.
BODILY MUD
MUD is also good for the body, particularly in
body wraps and treatments.
Malki Dead Sea Black Mud Mask soap,
£3.29 at Boots, will get to work removing rough
skin from elbows, knees and feet.
Get a sense of indulgence with The
Sanctuary’s Rasul Mud, £5.95 from Boots, and
Boots Spa Organic Body Mud, £4.99, which
both work well to detoxify skin.