Fake Bake or Huge Mistake?

It has taken me until the age of twenty to finally admit defeat and turn to the fake tan...
Can you really blame me with the summer we have had so far?! I didn't realise the extent of my paleness until trying on a dress for my summer ball this weekend. I mean, girls, how unforgiving are those changing room mirrors at the best of times? They add more thigh to your thighs, they drain you of every last centimetre of 'I love that part of my body' and they can make you walk out of them with more determination to diet then you ever had before. What idiot thought that shoving a woman into a 1m x 1m mirrored box with a dress she isn't too sure she looks nice in and/or will even fit her was a good idea?!
So I tried this dress on at the weekend; thankfully I absolutely loved the dress (a very rare but beautiful occasion) but to my horror during the trying on saga I realised just how pale my arms and body actually are. Enter: fake tan.
I went off to boots after minimal research - the thought was there but I ended up being distracted on youtube so my serious 'research' was interrupted. I found the isle after spending a good ten minutes looking at sun creams by mistake and was greeted by an array of various products. Being a student, the more expensive products were ruled out immediately after quickly convincing myself that just because they cost the most doesn't mean they are the best ... and eventually picked one I liked the look of. Now I am sure some of you ladies can correct me on this, but I literally had no idea what shade to choose - there are no testers or guidance its just 'dark', 'medium' or 'light' .... I wish they just were honest and said 'quite orange', 'a bit more orange' and 'stop now this will spoil your photos and your life orange'. I picked light to be on the safe side and also chose the product I had seen on TV recently - made sense to me!
Anyway I have just applied a tester to my stomach (yes okay I sprayed my name, but it is on my stomach and I really don't think there is much chance of me bearing that in the next few days and I couldn't resist) so I will see how it looks tomorrow and decided whether to brave the full body application ...

Stay tuned for fake tan round two! x