FAKE BAKE talks staying Quarantan positive and doing our bit to help out….

It’s usually about now that we would be talking about pre-prep and the looming of the summer version of Love Island. As a brand, we love embracing the positive but we do want to recognise that this is a very difficult time for so many of us. So, as part of our Quarantan theme, we’ve been hosting some Live events on Insta to get you all involved. They have gone down so well that we will be doing some more, obvs.

First up, we have to say a huge thanks to Jake Quickenden for hosting our first Quarantan event. If you follow Jake, you’ll know he’s a champion on socials with his own brand of wit and wisdom. His ultimate lockdown karaoke was brilliant fun. Since then, Jake has been busy with his own singing, and his Quarantine Song is only being kept off the top by The Weeknd.

Plus, he’s been using his new Fake Bake spray tanning skills….on himself! He did go a bit Ross Geller with this one, but we still think he’s got potential.

For those of you using some of your time to up your beauty game, our fave MUA Stacey Toner of Artsy had us all locked into her Live with us, creating the perfect face for when you want to look natural, but you like to take your time doing it! What can we say? It was an absolute masterclass. Stacey works on so many famous faces and we already love these looks created on…

Jacqueline Jossa

Helen Flanagan

Hayley Hughes

But this time around we got to see Stacey in action working on her own face, and we picked up so many tips. (If you want to know more about 2020 contouring, Stacey’s your first stop!) Stacey created these looks with the help of our Fake Bake Beauty Bronzer, which she is a huge fan of, and she uses it as a multi-purpose make-up weapon. Our advice? Give her a follow to learn more.

Since we last spoke to you, we are so proud of your response to our Fake Bake Mystery Bag launch. Priced at just £20, but filled with £100 worth of Fake Bake goodies, our aim is to support those self-employed in our industry during this challenging time.

 Our labs have also been busy doing vital work. We are really proud that we have been able to manufacture our own Hand Sanitiser. Not only does it help protect you, with its 70% alcohol-based formula, by purchasing one you are also engaging in some seriously good karma. Each purchase will enable us to fund the distribution of our Hand Sanitisers, to as many people as we can who are without homes of their own. While we are feeling a bit hemmed in at the moment, we realise how lucky we are to have such a safe place.

And finally, to give a direct shout out to those working in the NHS, we are offering 30% off all purchases (when you enter NHS30 and your NHS workplace at the checkout) and a free moisturiser when you spend £20. We know everyone on the front line is working flat out at the moment, and we also know from speaking to our clients that so many of you work as key workers in the NHS. It’s just a gesture of support from us to give thanks, and to hope that in the future, you get some time off to pamper yourself. No one deserves it more than you guys.

As always, you are all in our thoughts right now. We know you are probably feeling anxious right now. We hope there are better days to come. If you are anything like us, you will want every opportunity in the future to say ‘yes’ to opportunities. No more cancelling. We love a good box set, but we can’t wait until we can walk out of the door, and just meet for a coffee.

And we got through all of that without mentioning this man.

Come on, if you’ve not seen it yet, why not?

For more info on our Fake Bake Beauty Bronzer, Mystery Bags, Hand Sanitiser and to purchase at 30% off as an NHS worker please go to www.fakebake.co.uk

You can follow Jake on Insta @jakequickenden14

You can follow Stacey on Insta @staceytoner_artsy