Frankly anyone who still persists in sunbaking with all we know about the harmful effects of UV on the skin has to have rocks in their head.

And as if the fact that sunbaking can kill you isn’t bad enough, there’s also the premature ageing factor. Who really wants to look like a leather handbag before the age of 40?

If you do like a bit of colour on your skin, the best (and in my opinion only) way to go about it is with fake tan. Even though some tanning lotions do have a funny smell or streak, it’s still far preferable to ending up with cancers all over your skin. And luckily these days tanning formulas are improving every year.

Napoleon Perdis has just announced that next month another product will be added to its range of sunless tanners. The Summer Sun Self Tanning Spray is described as a blend of “colour-enhancing botanicals, moisturising agents and enriching vitamins”. The formula also includes chicory extract, Vitamin E and aloe vera to moisturise and revitalise the skin.

It comes in an aerosol spray to help wtih an even distribution, though I’ve found in the past that these aerosol products still need to be smoothed out by hand. It will retail for $35.

Napoleon Perdis also has some other nice self-tanning products, including Self Tan Mousse and Tan Enhancer (both RRP $40).

By Caroline Warnes