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Kari · Dooney & Bourke

need tanning help

Grace · BCBG

I've tried Jergens but couldn't get past the smell. I like Hawaiian Tropic and St. Ives. I'm really pale and normal self tanners make me really streaky. These two have worked well.

jacL · Coach

In the past I have used Jergens Natural Glow, Dove Energy Glow, and Olay Touch of Sun. They all gave me similar results but, for me, the Dove had the least worst smell.

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

I like Jergens and Hawaiian Tropic. To me they have minimal smells compared to self tanner and are easier to use and less streaky. I want to seriously suggest you try St. Tropez self tanner. I have found that it is the easiest, less smelly, less streaky self tanner on the market.

BTW, Jergens has a "gradual self tanner express" lotion that left me with more streaks than an actual self tanner! Also never try to cheat by getting a darker lotion than your skintone, it never works!

joy0302 · Kate Spade

I have tried so many of them, but the Jergens one was my favorite. I had less streaks with that one and it made me a more natural color.

Elle · Hermes

I have a friend that tanned through her pregnancy, and while she looked and felt better then she does not now about 5 years later. Her belly skin is still darker than the rest of her, and her linea nigra never went away

- I guess from tanning the belly skin while it was stretched out, and now it's more condensed again?

Not worth it to risk that IMO! I hope you find a self tanner you like!

jrhampt · Kenneth Cole

Why don't you just do the mystic tans at the tanning salon? It's a spray tan, so no one should judge you, right?

bloomie · Marc Jacobs

Have you considered spray tanning? I did it last year and just did it over the Easter weekend. I love it and it looks really nice. The only problem I had was on my hands. It didn't look so good because somehow I got the solution on my palms, but it looked great everywhere else.