Professional paleface Sali Hughes takes the expressway to a golden complexion, and finds herself seriously impressed
 

It?s a well documented fact that tanning is not really my bag. I have been white-on-the-verge-of-blue for my entire life, and I?m used to it. When it?s time to get bare-legged, I bronze with wash-off tans, but leave the rest of my body mostly untouched because, well, I can?t really be bothered with the faff of scrubs, creams, lotions, gels, stained towels and the chemical smell. So I was surprised when St Tropez asked me to try their brand new Express Tan Bronzing Face Sheet Mask (£15 for two) and by their confidence that I?d approve. Here, the information pack assured me, was the very first-to-market bronzing sheet mask which, after just five minutes? wear, would impart a subtle, even, golden glow to my complexion, developing fully over the next eight hours. For a more pronounced ?tan?, I was to leave it on for 10 minutes, and for a proper, deep bronze, a quarter of an hour. I may not crave a tan, but I do love glow, and so opting for level one was a no-brainer. Like any wet sheet mask, the St Tropez comes in a hygienic foil packet and is unfolded and placed over cleansed and exfoliated skin, adjusted a bit to avoid eyes and mouth, while smoothing out any air bubbles (that could cause patchiness) with fingertips. It?s a 20-second job at most. Here, I want to say to any fellow dry skin sufferers, was the first pleasing thing about the mask: I didn?t ...