Needless to say I have been trying out all types of fake tan.
Selftanners really aren't my cup of tea. Somehow the good ones do very little for me, they usually dont make me glowy and the bad ones make me look like Bugs Bunny's favorite food. But Rodial self tanner does give me a healthy look. Unfortunately for shoots selftanner is not all that handy. The model needs to be naked for a couple of hours and she can't come in contact with anything cause it will stain clothes and leave her blotchy. Also the fact that she needs to have been scrubbed and hidrated prior to applying can cause trouble.
So the solution to this problem is just to wash off tan. The main problem I had with wash off tan was finding one that actually worked. I love the Kanebo bronzing gel but it is a little too transparent if you want to get that "I just spend a weekend in Saint Tropez" look. The product I liked by far so far has been St Tropez wash off tanner.