Originally Posted by **Jen** /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi All,
Can you recommend a good sunless tanning lotion that doesn't smell and doesn't turn your skin orange? I am fair skinned and have a problem finding a good sunless tanning cream/lotion.
Thanks for any suggestions you have.
Suziqq322
i am really liking this l'oreal Sublime Bronze. People compliment me on my skin tone fairly often -hehe. I got a great tan in summer and wanted to keep it up artifically. one tips I can give on using a tanner are:
1.)sorry, ladies, but if you've no tan at all, (I called it my "base" tan) it may be difficult to make it look very natural. If you cannot take sun at all, using less tanner each time you use it... is much MORE, use it a bit at a time sparingly a few times in a month rather than globbing a lot on at once...your skin will have time to make a more gradual change minus that "orangey" hue.
2.) I have tons of disposable rubber gloves (like at the doctors office) and I use one pair several times rinisng them out after I am done, and tossing them after I've used them for a few applications. I wear them so I don't stain the delicate pale underside of my hands and arms!
3.) while you shower, do use a loofah on your body and a pumice on your feet, the dry skin tends to create unsightly dark patches where there should be none. ~exfoliate!~ It will make it all come out way more even in skin tone.
4.) Be very sparing of the lotion around your ankles, elbows, knees and wrists. these parts have naturally tougher and more dry skin so they are prone to becoming discolored more easy than say your leg or tummy. use some but barely any on your face and neck as these discolor easily too.....be very careful of any hairline or natiural line in the skin, as these folds tend to suck up too much lotion and create a dark line...yuck!
5.) be sure to slather the cream everywhere and lightly, not with a heavy handedness. If you forget and concentrate on one area too much it will be darker than the rest...whoops! Don't even forget to put a dab of cream on your chest, behind, tummy, inside the thighs, and the lower back. To do your upper back it's tough to reach but just use sweeping motions with your hands like u are trying to rub your shoulders more and you will cover it rather well.
6.) Be sure to use the cream preferably after you have had a shower and dried off fairly well, remaining nude as your cream dries. I put on a pair of thong undies too soon after I'd used the lotion and i wound up having a brown streak across my back ewwy! on the bright side my"line" didn't take long to dissapear.
7.) after I am done using the cream i almost always grab some tissue and swipe it over my body in areas that tend to want to discolor, its like dabbing off excess makeup in a sense and wiping with tissue seems to help ensure my color is even and does not overdone or blotchy when done.
8.) after I remove my rubber gloves I wash my hands rather well concentrating most on the palms and under the wrists to make sure i dont get brown stains instead of a fake tan line above my hands...hehe.
hope this helps dears!
~~mela
