Yes, fellow makeup moxies, I know many of you have Fall on the mind, but if you’re not quite ready to stash the self-tanner or you’re a year-around fake-baker like I am, you’ll probably love “The Face” by Fake Bake.
Because this multi-tasker is both a facial self-tanner and an anti-aging skin care product, The Face eliminates the risk of streaking that can occur if you need to apply skin care treatments either before or after your self-tanner.
FakeBake Face’s anti-aging ingredient is Matrixyl-3000, which is supposed to help reduce the appearance of fine lines, fight wrinkles, and boost collagen and elasticity production.
For an “anti-aging” product, I found The Face to be surprisingly light and non-greasy. I don’t have any major aging issues with my skin (yet ;), but this lotion definitely made my skin feel smoother after a few days of applying it.
As a self-tanner, The Face is excellent. The sheer, bronze-tinted formula provides an immediate warm glow that quickly develops into a golden, natural-looking tan. I actually liked this product so much that I went a little overboard and applied it twice-a-day for about four days and my skin ended up looking a little muddy. I could have stopped after Day 2, but I should have stopped after Day 3 :)
Nevertheless, The Face now has a happy home in my makeup bag and I fully recommend it.
Fake Bake Face is available for $23 from Sephora.
Has anyone tried Fake Bake The Face Anti-Aging Sunless Tanner? What do you think of it?
Related:
- Nivea Visage Sun-Kissed Moisturizer is my drugstore choice for a facial self-tanner.
- Fake Bake introduces its new Tan-talizing Self-tanning Body Butter.
8 responses so far ↓
4 Missy // May 21, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I purchased the fake bake face tanner and used it tonight. So far so good. I put it on about 5 hours ago and it added slight nautral color to my face.
I haven’t had great luck with self tanners because they always seem to make me itch. I will keep you posted on the days to come.
Thanks
6 Sharon // Jul 1, 2008 at 5:40 am
I love this stuff and have been using for a few years. When I bought my last one the other day, I was so disappointed they appear to have changed the formula - it is a green color now and to me it doesn’t appear as dark when applied. Has anyone heard of the change? The green color from tube is kind of gross.
7 Jazmin // Jul 1, 2008 at 7:44 am
Hi Missy, thanks so much for the comment. Sorry for my delay in responding! I’d love to hear how the “fake baking” is going for you? Still using it? Having any problems? : )
8 Jazmin // Jul 1, 2008 at 7:53 am
Hi there, Sharon! Thanks for your comment as well :)
The last time I bought this product was back in January and it still had that very dark chocolate brown color when it came out of the tube. I know that all Fake Bake products state that they’re best if used within 10 months of purchase.
I guess it’s possible you may have gotten an old one. If I were you, I’d go to exchange it for another one…or even return it and try purchasing it from a different store. I hope that helps somewhat. Please be sure to keep us updated if you do return/exchange it! : )
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