This mitt should really be renamed the zero in one mitt. If you want to look like a jaundiced, blotchy zebra, this is the tanning applicator for you.
I picked it up in my local pharmacy, full of hope that it would deliver super self tanning fabulosity. It promised that the white spongey side of the mitt would gently exfoliate the skin and apply the tan, while the brown cotton side would buff the skin after application for a streak free finish. There was even a pair of latex gloves thrown in to protect your hands from staining. At €2.99, that was less than one euro per terrific tan task (try saying that after two glasses of Sauvignon Blanc).
And that’s the kind of hard working efficiency that Angela Merkel and I applaud.
Except it was all lies and false economies. I spent the next day throwing money at products that could rid me of my mottled markings. In the interests of comparison, I applied using my regular St Tropez Bronzing Mousse.
So Solkiss 3 in 1, why exactly did you disappoint me so much?
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The exfoliation felt like defoliation. I wanted to remove dead skin, not living and indeed attached skin.
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This mitt absorbed more product than I managed to get onto my skin. I do not want to self tan my mitt. Unless you intend cutting holes in it and wear it as a second skin balaclava, this is really annoying.
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I popped on the latex gloves to protect my hands from staining but because there was no grip inside the huge mitt, it kept twisting itself around my latexed hand. It was like trying to apply tan using a live and wriggly ferret.
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Even though I followed all instructions and made sure to buff afterwards, my skin was covered in streaks and blotchy patches the next morning.
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Given that it had eaten the majority of the product, I chucked it in the wash straight away. It came out feeling a hell of a lot less flexible and had a little hole in the seam.
This kitten is taking off these mittens and popping them in the bin.
I’ll be sticking with the grande dame that is Egypt Wonder. These beauties apply evenly, don’t absorb product and prevent staining, making them well worth their higher price of just above €12.
Other options are the popular St Tropez Applicator Mitts at €6 or the opinion dividing Famous Dave’s Self Tan Applicator Mitt at €5.50.
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Can you feel my blotchy pain? Which mitts do you rate or do you rely on the auld latex glove (or the mitt that dare not speak its name: Penneys thick socks?)
