8th April 2018

The Body Shop Shade Adjusting Darkening Drops

I know I’m behind on the bandwagon for the Darkening Shade Adjusting Drops. Probably by about 2 years but I’ve never actually been tanned enough to ever need them. Well until the past year or so. But as I actually leave the country now I actually have a bit of a tan. So some of my good old trusty foundations aren’t dark enough anymore. And that it’s just generally hard to find a colour match. I never seem to visit The Body Shop that often. But my friend tried them on holiday and I was sold.

There is heaps of foundation shades out there. But typically the range I always seem to try is always limited in shades (useless). So after I got back from Turkey last year. I decided it was about time I grabbed these as nothing matched my skin. White face and tanned body just isn’t really a good look. I looked like a mime!

How to use The Body Shop drops

To use the darkening drops I drop one or two drops of foundation onto the back of my hand. Then add one droplet of the drops into it. I mix it on the back of my hand to make sure it’s mixed in evenly. Warning: Do not add too many droplets, after about 2 droplets it starts to make your foundation appear grey. If your foundation is too too white compared to your skin, these might not work. But to lightly adjust your shades to suit your colouring they are amazing.

Porcelain to Ivory Light Beige to Medium Beige Light Tan to Tan

So they don’t adjust your foundations from the likes of porcelain to medium tan. But they can evenly adjust them for if you’re off on holiday. Or have decided to delve into fake tan again.. which I need to do in prep for my holidays!

I haven’t tried the lightening drops as I haven’t had any foundations dark enough. But I’d imagine they would work quite the same. However, they do seem to have more of a shimmer to them than the darkening drops do. At the moment I’m using the darkening drops with my Urban Decay All Nighter foundation. I got a shade a bit too light, and it works perfectly. When I have a bit more of a tan I don’t think it will be able to darken it enough with the drops. But at least I can adjust some of my other darker foundations whilst I’m away.