St. Tropez (Self Tan Brand)
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St. Tropez is a self-tan brand, specialising in self-tan, skin finishing treatments and bronzing cosmetics
Cosmetics
Cosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body. Cosmetics include skin-care creams, lotions, powders, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail and toe nail polish, eye and facial makeup, towelettes, permanent waves, colored contact lenses, hair colors, hair sprays and...

. The business was established in 1996.

Product range

St Tropez has a range of 30 products which include cosmetics, self-tanning products, skin perfecting & finishing products. St. Tropez launched a range of new products including new dual gradual tanning
Tanning
Tanning is the making of leather from the skins of animals which does not easily decompose. Traditionally, tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound from which the tanning process draws its name . Coloring may occur during tanning...

 products for legs, and an evolved cosmetics range for summer 09.

Philanthropy

St. Tropez works closely with the Prince's Trust and helped to raise £90,000 with its sponsorship of its first Spring Ball in 2009. It also participates in the charity
Charitable organization
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’s Million Makers scheme, provides training via its staff for young people looking to gain additional skills in the workplace and has launched a Beauty steering group – led by CEO, Michelle Feeney.

Skin Smart campaign

In May 2009 St Tropez began the Skin Smart campaign by announcing the launch of a new beauty industry lobby group to campaign for stricter regulations on sun beds in the UK. This included the launch of a petition
Petition
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 backed by Sian James MP
Sian James (politician)
Siân Catherine James is a Welsh Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Swansea East since 2005.-Early life:She spent most of her childhood in the Swansea Valley, where her parents ran a public house...

 that aims to ban sun beds for under- 18s.

The All Parliamentary Parliament Lobbying Group*, which is being spearheaded by Sian James MP, is calling to ban all unmanned coin operated sun beds in the UK, prevent any under 18 year old from using sun beds and introduce health and safety regulations for all sun bed shops, gyms and salons.

Event Sponsorship

At the 2009 Brit Awards
Brit Awards
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 and V Festival
V Festival
The V Festival is an annual music festival held in England during the penultimate weekend in August. The event is held at two parks simultaneously which share the same bill; artists perform at one location on Saturday and then swap on Sunday. The sites are located at Hylands Park in Chelmsford and...

, St. Tropez gave performers and VIP
VIP
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’s the chance to experience their new ‘No Tan, Tan’ products backstage. Both events were a huge success, with over 3 gallons of tanning product being used at the V Festival.

Awards

  • Star Beauty Awards 2009 - Best Facial Self Tanner
  • Sunday Times Beauty Awards 2009 - Best Self Tan for Face and Body
  • CEW UK Beauty Awards 2009 - Everyday Body *Woman & Home Beauty Awards 2009 - Everyday Body
  • Favorite Sunless Tanning Line – Professional Choice Awards
  • Bridal Beauty Awards 2008 and 2009 *Cosmo Girl 2006 – Auto Bronzant *Style 2006 – Whipped Bronze
  • In-Style 2006 – Whipped Bronze Mousse
  • Debenhams 2006 – Whipped Bronze Mousse - Best 2005/6 – Auto Bronzant
  • Cosmopolitan 2005 – Whipped Bronze Mousse
  • Cosmopolitan Hair 2005 – Whipped Bronze Mousse
  • Cosmo Girl 2005 – Auto Bronzant
  • Handbag 2005 – Self Tanning Mousse

External links

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