With England having been under varying degrees of lockdown restrictions for 16 months, many residents haven’t been able to enjoy a sunny holiday abroad.
And, Nadia Sawalha, 56, stripped down to her underwear as she fake tanned for the first time in hilarious video tutorial posted to Instagram on Friday, which her husband filmed.
The Loose Women panellist used a variety of St Tropez products to prep her skin before applying a developing tan mousse, which left her looking bronzed and glowing.
Hilarious: Nadia Sawalha, 56, stripped down to her underwear as she fake tanned for the first time in hilarious video tutorial posted to Instagram on Friday, which her husband filmed
Speaking from the bathtub, Nadia told her followers that she had exfoliated on dry skin and now felt ‘silky smooth’.
Next up, she explained that she would be ‘slapping a load of moisturiser on it’ before applying the fake tan the next morning.
The video then switched to show Nadia in a black underwear set as she decides how best to film her tutorial, and eventually goes off to ask her husband to help out.
Excited! Speaking from the bathtub, Nadia told her followers that she had exfoliated on dry skin and now felt ‘silky smooth’ and that that she would be ‘slapping a load of moisturiser on it’
Having fun: After putting some of the mousse onto a mit, the Loose Women star explains that the best technique is to start with your ‘biggest bit’ first
What to do? The video then switched to show Nadia in a black underwear set as she decides how best to film her tutorial, and eventually goes off to ask her husband to help out
All the steps: While Mark films Nadia applying moisturiser to extra dry areas, their pet pooch Toffee can be seen running around in the background
While Mark films Nadia applying moisturiser to extra dry areas, their pet pooch Toffee can be seen running around in the background.
After putting some of the mousse onto a mit, the Loose Women star explains that the best technique is to start with your ‘biggest bit’ first.
But, with her biggest area being her stomach she decides it would be better to start with her legs so as to not get crease marks on her tummy when bending down.
A timelapse video then shows Nadia applying the fake tan all over her body
A timelapse video then shows Nadia applying the fake tan all over her body, but slows to normal speed when she accidentally drops some mousse on the floor.
Finally, she sprays her face and with a light tanning mist and dances around the kitchen as Mark tells her: ‘I’m impressed!’
Once at the caravan, Nadia unveils her developed tan and tells her followers: ‘I am so happy.
Look at the colour… I am a complete convert!’
Whoops!
Nadia accidentally drops some mousse on the floor
Back at it: lavar coche After cleaning up the mess, Nadia gets straight back into her fake tan tutorial
Captioning her Instagram video, Nadia wrote: ‘AD Take a TRIP with ME to ST.
TROPEZ! I’ve been a NIGHTMARE show off all week and my friends and family have just about had enough and have told me so too !
‘The thing is I LITERALLY can NOT believe what a fantastic-as-if-I’ve-been-to-St.Tropez-tan I’ve got !
‘There I go again. But honestly, you know I never tell you about anything unless I LOVE it and I LOVE this fake tan!
Hydrated my skin and left me feeling like I’ve actually been on holiday. And god knows we all need a holiday! I’m hooked. Addicted. A lifetime user .
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