Here's to 50s year of faking it!

Today we celebrate the great anniversary of sunless tanning, discovered in 1960 when skin cancer was linked to sun exposure and the demand for a sunless tan became increasingly popular. Some of you may remember the days of cloggy, streaky and plain old impossible fakery, well fast-forward to 2010 and we've developed spray, lotion, gel, wipes or air brushing to get the ultimate tan no matter what colour your after.

It is thought that a woman is the real beginner of the tanning trend. Believe it or not, Coco Channel, who got rid of the old and strict outlook of women, started the vogue of tanned skin. Suffice to say that getting on a cruise ship in 1920 at Cannes was equivalent to a new tendency and a new frame of mind forever. Since two hundreds years ago, only pale skin was admitted as perfect and desirable. Tanned people came only from lower classes; upper classes were not allowed sun-exposure. Otherwise, they would have been assimilated to poor people, working outdoor.

After 50 years of faking it, you would have thought we had got to grips with it but we decided to take a look at the good, the bad and the plain old hilarious!

I'm a massive fan of Chelsy Davy . . . mainly because we have never had a peroxide blonde fake tan involved in The Royal Family, do i hear wedding bells or is that the timer to exfoliate?

Another personal favourite of a random lady, no this has not been photoshopped and no she is not colour blind.

Mariah sets the standards of tanning with a flawless application

Reason number 1 why straight men shouldn't wear fake tan

No idea who this is but definatly comedy gold

You got to love Chantelle for trying but maybe try less

Marsh showing that excess really is best

£7000 Hermés Birkin, £600 YSL Tribute heels, £4,000,000 wedding ring . . . fake tan streaks priceless.

Portia x

Tears & Tiara's . . .

I’m not a social butterfly by any stretch of the imagination however I would drop anything to get into Elton John’s White Tie and Tiara Ball held last night in our very own Queens hometown (I mean The Queen not Ashley from our office) of Windsor. Anyway I took it upon myself to post up some images of the evening and give Portia’s perspective on some of the best and worst attire of what i consider to be the social event of the year.

I desperately want to give Alex some credit here but Cheryl Tweedy already wore this dress making it so last week, it doesn’t look bad but some research should have gone into this uber-wags attire. No doubt she would have been spritzing her own perfume, Alex by Alex Curran over that glowing chest!

Heather Kerzner, wife of South African billionaire Sol Kerzner, renowned for being nothing but flawless, she even got her teeth bleached to match the dress code, snaps please for this timeless classic.

Liz Hurley deserves a standing ovation for this Versace number, fabulocity at it’s finest proving 40’s are definitely the new 20’s. Move over girls because this is how it’s done, complete with Arun Nayer looking quite the part and fitting the dress code to a t.

Kerry Katona has recently undergone some major renovations, weight loss, new look etc etc, however you can take the girl out of Warrington but you can’t take Warrington out of the girl, leave the acrylics and thighs at home next time.

Lady Gaga – words can’t even describe LG, love it or hate it she made an entrance like no other.

Lara Stone disappointed me in this number, she’s 26 and looks about 36, I want to love this but I can’t, David Walliams looking particularly handsome here. Let's hope Lara doesn't think that just because your married you can stop trying . . .

Miss World champion Rosanna Davidson thought she was entering another competition, all hail “Miss Glitzy Mess 2010”.

Myleene - great hair and fabulous diamonds but the dress is typical of Myleene’s style, in the words of Sue Sylvester swish it up . . .

Valentino matched his skin to the sumptuous leather of his Bentley, co-ordination obviously a key trend for the summer.

Now I’m putting my claws away and getting ready to bow down to the best dressed duo of the evening. Sharon Osbourne and daughter Kelly without a doubt set the standards this year. Kooky, first class and astounding don’t even come close to these two. Kelly you have never looked so good, Sharon your botox is insane, together your champions.

Portia Wan x