Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Yeah, I did my time in the evil tanning beds. I spent years in them before wising up. Since then I've been using sunless self tanners for about 10 years. As a woman in her 40's, I just can't risk high levels of sun exposure on my fair skin anymore. After trying several products, I landed (like most who use self tanners) on Jergens Natural Glow. The positives are: it works well, blends easily, and doesn't smell quite as bad as other brands. The cons? It still does very much have a smell, it takes a while to dry, and it can take a week of daily use to build up the level of tan I am happy with for summer months. Flash forward to Saturday last week. It's shorts weather here in Texas and my poor old lady legs are pasty white. I took to Amazon to order the tried and true Jergens, but quickly realized the sunless tanner market has really blown up. I think I read reviews on 12 different new products before settling on what is now my favorite tanner of all time (so much so I think I would have a breakdown if they closed shop). DRUM ROLL........... Skinerals Organic Skin Science - Californium Sunless Bronzer This attached photo of the single brown leg is one minute after application. No filters or editing have been applied to this photo (other than I cropped out my old lady knees). Y'all, this stuff is like a little miracle in a bottle. Why I Love It 1) It is a foam in a pump (think foaming hand wash). 2) It has almost no smell at all (if any it is just a light organic smell, but it isn't a bad smell at all!). 3) It works INSTANTLY! Yes, you heard that right. As soon as you smear this stuff on, you are brown. It does develop and get darker over the following few hours. Other reviewers are saying they can go anywhere from 5-10 days between applications. UPDATE: I have found that to be true as long as I moisturize daily. 4) It does NOT make you look orange and that is a big deal for us ivory skinned folk. 5) It is completely dry within a few minutes. UPDATE: If you are sweaty or plan to get that way, do not apply right before bed or wear light colored clothing the same day. The color will wash out of fabric, but it will show in your clothes the first day. Skinerals as well as other reviewers recommend applying it using a sunless tanning mitten (which I ordered), but it hasn't arrived yet. So, I just put on some latex gloves and had at it. UPDATE: I got my mitten and it makes a world of difference. I also bought a lotion applicator for my back. It sorta looks like a back scrubber on a stick but is a foam pad instead. OK, I'll admit I really should have waited for the mitten. That said I was still able to apply the Skinerals evenly and over large areas at a time. Other reviewers recommended applying Vaseline to rough spots, toes, backs of knees etc., so I did (and I am glad!). I had no problem blending around the Vaseline. UPDATE: Apply Vaseline EVERYWHERE that you think the tanning solution might "stick", because it will. I also got a paper towel to "buff out" spots that seemed blotchy to me. The blotchiness is not a product defect. It was me being impatient and not waiting for that darned mitten. Nevertheless, it came out looking gorgeous in the end. I am not one to review products, but I just couldn't help but share the love on this. It is a great find and you really need to have some in your summer beauty stockpile! UPDATE: I had a brilliant idea to use this stuff on my eyebrows (photo attached). Dang, I didn't think this stuff could get any better! UPDATE 5/2/17: I've started using this as a contouring bronzer for my face. Saves me quite a bit of time during makeup application. Apply using a foundation sponge. UPDATE 4/18/17: My legs are still looking reasonably tan. I think tomorrow will be reapplication day (I think that puts 7-8 days between application). I have to add an additional praise; this stuff fades EVENLY. If you've used Jergens Natural Glow, you know that when it starts fading that it starts looking spotty. This Skinerals formula does not do that at all. I'm not spotty and the faded tan still looks even and nice! *NOTE: I paid full price for this item, I was not compensated for this review, and no one asked me to review the product. This is my own, unbiased opinion.