The summer is almost here, and my skin is still winter white. Terified by the tank tops season, I started my search for the perfect bronzer. There are so many options now that I completely got lost. Tanning booth are out of the list for me, I'm too stressed of aging... Tanning spray is too scary - no one wants to be a carrotine joke. So that leaves me with creames, powders and spray self-tanners. If you search at Sephora only you find 168 of those!! So how do you know to pick the right one? Unfortunately the only conclusion I came to was "try-it-yourself". Each person skin is so unique, that something that works great on your friend will make you look like a leopard print. I found that Clinique self-tanner face cream is great for later summer days, when I already have my basis, and Bare Escentuals Bronze Face Powder is great for sun-kissed touchups on my early summer skin. Body bronze is still a big issue - I couldn't manage to apply any of the options the way it looks natural, so I guess I'll keep waiting for the real thing for now - the sun ...