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Hawaiian Tropic - Island Glow Daily Moisturizer

Filed under: Sunless Tanners — suz at 9:08 pm on Sunday, November 18, 2007

Sick.  Disgusting.  Putrid.  Offensive.  Nasty.  These are all words I would use to discribe this self tanner.  Before I purchased, I put a tiny squirt on and thought it smelled absolutely wonderful.  After you apply it to your whole body though, you will be ill.  The overwhelming scent will make you gag.  Maybe it smells better than some self-tanners, but the smell is REALLY strong and it doesn’t smell even close to really good.  If someone had applied this in the morning and you came near them, you would DEFINITELY know that they had this on, in a bad way.  I have NEVER been and am not, sensitive to scents.  But, after using for 3 days, I promptly brought mine back.  Why would someone ever use this product when there are tons of products out there that not only have better results but are better smelling too (read: Coppertone Endless Summer Moisturizing Lotion).  Another thing I don’t like about this product is how ghastly the color is.  It turned my skin a VERY, VERY light brown and I applied it one more time hoping for a darker tan.  I did not get tan, I got the obvious fake self-tanner look of orange!  And it pooled in drier places unlike any other self tanner I have ever used.  If a customer at work asked me which tanner to get, I would strongly suggest something else!  If you are looking for a product with actual noticeable results, do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.

Jergens Natural Glow - Face/Body

Filed under: Sunless Tanners — suz at 8:56 pm on Sunday, November 18, 2007

AMAZING!!!  I am totally in love!  I have used SO many self tanners and I always had to use them at night because they smelled so gross.  It would make my bed and sheets smell disgusting.  My husband HATED it!  But not anymore.  With Jergens Natural Glow, I can choose to put it on before bed OR during the day.  I usually put it on in the morning after my shower which I absolutely cannot believe.  I am so excited!  I NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WEAR A TANNER DURING THE DAY BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS SMELLED SO NASTY!  The odor is completely inoffensive.  I know a lot of people tried Natural Glow when it first came on the market and couldn’t stand the strong odor.  Well, no more!  They have totally reformulated this tanner with a great new scent.  When you purchase this item, make sure you get a newer tube because there are still some of the old ones with the original strong scent being sold- I actually happened to buy one last week!  I returned it and made sure to purchase it at a busier store.  A busier store would be more likely to have sold through the old Jergens tanners and would be more likely to have replenished their sold tanner with the newer formula.  The face version smells different than the body version.  The body version has a scent that I would describe as pleasant and cherry-like.  The face version smells sweeter, almost like toffee or carmel, and I am sure that many will like it.  I really love how the face version has spf 20 and is non-comedogenic (doesn’t clog pores)!  I wear it under foundation and it wears very well and doesn’t make my face overly greasy.  I have been using the medium and the medium/tan even though I am very, very fair.  These colors give you a nice golden, extremely natural looking tan.  I don’t recommend the fair version of the Natural Glow becaue I feel like it does not give you any color (and like I said I am super fair, so if it doesn’t give me much color…)  I also like how the darker colors don’t make you look yellow or orange, something that has happened with other tanners.  I have no streaks at all b/c each application only adds a subtle amount of color.  It also makes my skin tone better, moisturizes, and it smells ridiculously better than any other sunless tanner I have tried (and believe me when I say, I have tried A LOT!).  If your skin reacts differently to this stuff and it doesn’t smell that good, don’t freak!  Just wait about an hour and the smell will almost completely vanish.