JergensNatural Glow +Firming Self Tanner Body Lotion, Medium to Deep Skin Tone, Sunless Tanning Moisturizer with Collagen and Elastin, Helps to Visibly Reduce Cellulite, 7.5 Oz, Pack of 2

This stuff is incredible! My skin is fair to medium. More on the fair side, but not pale. I am also not prone to breaking out. I was honestly expecting this to be disappointing. The directions say "You will begin to see a subtle development of color within several days" which could mean 3 days to never. I put it on the first time overnight and when I woke up, I saw a little tan but I thought maybe it was my imagination. The next night, I put it on one leg and not the other and I woke up to a VERY visible difference! It was subtle for sure, but definitely there. Now after 3 days on my arms and face/chest, I have a sort of "been back from vacation for a few weeks but still have residual tan" color. Self-tanning has always annoyed me, so I haven't done it often but this is VERY easy and I'm not orange. The lotion doesn't stink at all and it goes on just like any other lotion. Just make sure to wash your hands with soap after applying and beware of dry spots because they will become darker. UPDATE: So as I kept using this off and on, one night I didn't wash my hands and yes my palms turned ORANGE. And I have some dry spots on my fingers that also turned orange. They weren't terrible, but it was visible. I haven't yet figured out how to get the tops of my hands tan. And it seems to be unpredictable around my ankles. I think I will try just leaving it on a few hours rather than overnight as well as mixing it with my regular lotion on areas that seem to come out oddly. I also saw somewhere to put Vaseline on your dry spots on your face before you apply the tanning lotion so they don't get super dark. I will see how that works next time.

This is really good! I was looking for something specifically for my legs that never see the light of day lol! I needed to get them to at least somewhat match my arms and the rest of my body before I get into as swimsuit for the summer- that was the goal! I used this maybe 3 times and can 100 percent see as difference already! It's easy, it's clean and doesn't stain, it's great! I'm a mom and I need something easy and quick- this is it! For reference, I am Colombian and my skin tone is normally a light tan. I tan very easily in the sun and I got the lotion for medium to dark skin tones. If you are hesitating- don't! It works and it works well! Loving this!

As a young adult who has never used proper self tanner mousse/spray tans/anything of that realm, I wanted to use a gradual lotion first. After about 3 separate times of use, I can say this is a great temporary self tanner lotion for beginners and fellow extremely pale girlies. I am super duper pale in the winter, so I used the light to medium and after ONE use I will be very noticeably tan, so be warned about that.Here are some recommended steps I learned after using this a few times:1. Exfoliate in the shower with a scrub or loofah ALL OVER. Everywhere that you want to tan with the lotion. Shave your legs or anywhere you like to remove your hair that you will be putting the tanner lotion on.2. After drying off, use a really hydrating body lotion/moisturizer with minimal to no scent ALL over really well without leaving any dry spots. The lotion itself really doesn’t smell that strong, but for some reason when mixed with strongly scented body lotions it is an extremely strong unpleasant smell.3. Let your regular body moisturizer dry a bit before putting on the tanner lotion everywhere with a tanning mitt, making sure there are no dry spots and that you equally put the same amount on each arm/leg etc. TIPS: use a fluffy makeup brush to apply the tanner to your hands, wrists, fingers, feet, ankles, elbows, and toes so that there is a nice blend. NOTE, these areas tend to pick up extra tanner lotion which can come out darker. I recommend you don’t focus on these areas when you are applying the tanner to your whole body, and then at the end put a little product on the brush and blend the areas I mentioned above.4. I shower at night and do all these steps usually before bed and when I wake up in the morning it’s usually settled quite well. I don’t shower until later in the day again and it looks quite dark. Once I shower it’s reduced a bit and will keep color for 5-6 days! I really like it but there can certainly be user error quite easily if you don’t moisturize or blend a certain spot well. There is absolutely no transfer on clothing or bedding and I have white sheets. If you’re not totally pale but don’t want to be very dark from the medium to dark tanner, use it once every two or three days twice a week. Warning tho, im pretty pale and one time every two weeks ish is more than fine for me. Picture is from the first time I did it where my arms were really tan but I didn’t use a brush to blend my wrist and fingers, where you can see my natural skin tone.

This is probably the 4th or 5th year I’ve used this. I am incredibly light skinned with melanoma in the family so I do not tan. More so, I try really hard to avoid the sun between high SPF and sun shirts, which is great, until your legs are the color do the moon. Anyway, I love this because it’s super forgiving. Put it on like lotion (I just use my hands and wash my palms after). I use the light/medium. I’ve never had issues with streaking, creases or folds, no crazy smell and no transferring or sticky feeling. I just put it on, rubbing it in like lotion and let the lotion soak in for a few minutes then get ready for bed. For me, I use it daily for 2-3 days to get the slightly alive “I’ve seen the sun” color then when I’m happy I switch to only using it every 2-3 days to maintain. Make sure you are moisturizing between days with other lotions or it’ll start to look like weird self tanner cracking after a few days. Really easy to use and cheap. It’s my go to every summer and I love how it’s not a big, hard process to look like you’ve seen some sun. I have very sensitive skin and have never had an issue with the face or body lotion and the lotion is nice hydrating stuff