The founder of View the Vibe has officially entered her 40s and with knowledge and determination she plans on staying young on both the inside and out. Nicki’s Pick is a weekly beauty column that features Nicki’s favourite beauty products and latest discoveries for women in their 40s. These products are tried and tested by Miss Nicki, and if she lists it here you can trust that this is how she is staying young in mind, body, and spirit…
I’ve been using this self-tanner for the last twenty-five years. Oh jeez, the fact that I can even say that freaks me out… but yes, it’s true. I discovered Clarins Self-Tanning Milk at the tender age of 15 years-old and have never used anything else. As a pimple ridden, weight obsessed-teen, I was fixated on staying golden so that everything looked a little better and thinner (yes, tanning cream will make you look thinner). My mom was an avid Clarins user, and so one night I tried her Self Tanning Milk SPF 6 – I woke up the next day looking golden and exactly as I wanted.
The thing about self-tanners is that you don’t want to be that “orange” girl. The beauty of the Clarins Self-Tanning Milk is its colour – it truly gives you that golden look every girl wants. And so my ritual started: Once a week I would apply the milk before bed and wake up with a nice tan. I also used it on my face daily. Now, so many years later, I realize there might be a lot more to the chemistry behind this cream. I have always had and still have very soft skin, and something tells me that Clarins has something to do with it. The hydration my skin gets from this cream is amazing. The milk contains Aloe Vera extract which softens and moisturizes as well as Vitamin E which just helps your skin overall. The caramel, cocoa extract and beauty-enhancing micro-pearls impart the bronze colour on contact with the skin, and the DHA and Erythrulose provide a natural-looking, long-lasting tan.
My conculsion? Yes, the glow is great, but I think my obsession with Clarins Self-Tanning Milk SPF 6 might be the real reason I have maintained soft and well-hydrated skin.
The Clarins Self-Tanning Milk SPF 6 is $36.00 and can be found at any Clarins counter (also in Shoppers Drug Mart).