What is this Xen-Tan you speak of? I used Xen-Tan Custom Self-Tan. It's new to the Aussie market, comes in one of those two-in-one pump bottles (with bronzer on one side and self-tan on the other) and the part that got my attention - Pippa Middleton and Lada Gaga are into it.

How is it any different from the other squillion tans on the market? Well I've only tried about 27 of them so I can't say... but compared to the ones I have tried the tones are decidedly more olive than orange and it smells more like camomile than chemicals, thanks to the fact it contains a deodoriser which stops that telltale smell. And there's my favourite part of all - no streaks. Which I'd previously thought was either a) impossible. Or b) inevitable due to my haphazard application methods. Way to prove me wrong, newfangled tan!

And your overall rating? Four out of five almonds (almonds being the exact colour I secretly want my tan to be... don't judge me).

This is the stuff...  It retails for around $57 and you can get a hold of stockists here 1800 648 851.