STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Cricket · Gucci

So, which gradual tanning lotion is best?

member · Hermes

I really started to hate the smell of JNG and I can't use it anymore. I bought Dove Energy Glow and I swear it smells good! It doesn't have that tanner smell at all!

wicked · Coach

Not a tanner, but I have the Dove Energy Glow (the non-tanning one) and I really like it. It has tons of super fine sparklies that shimmer when the sun hits your skin.

L'oreal Sublime Glow has a really good score on MUA.

uesgirl · BCBG

I have tried several by now-- Jergens (smell is too gross), Hawaiian Tropic (strong smell, but at least it is a pleasant smell), Olay (didn't like smell, but could be a personal thing), Neutrogena (liked it, and it is SPF 15 which is nice), Vaseline, and Aveeno. Haven't tried Dove yet-- it is the next one I'm going to try. And I haven't tried Sublime Glow because I didn't like the smell in the bottle.

I think the Vaseline one is my favorite because it is the most moisturizing of the ones I've tried. Some of the others worked well as subtle tanners, but weren't very moisturizing.

-- Edited by uesgirl at 10:14, 2006-05-29

mikacat · Coach

i still have 2 bottles of JNG to get thru and then I want to try the Dove one

lilyann · Dooney & Bourke

Tried the Dove one, turned my skin an unnatural orange- which was disappointing, because I liked it up to that point. Went back to Sublime Glow which I like the best overall.

Prissy · Dooney & Bourke

I have been using the Dove Energy Glow for the past couple of days and really like it. JNG I tried in the past, it works but it smells.

Tashina · Kate Spade

i love the oil of olay one. it smells so good and doesn't smell like sunless tanner at all even when i use way tooo much. i use it with the revlon skin lights sunless tanner as a combination and it works great.

the jergins one smells way tooooo much. i haven't tried the dove or the sublime glow.

Dizzy · Marc Jacobs

I like the l'oreal sublime glow, alhtough I'm starting to wish it gave me a little more color. It's nice for my fair skin, but I'm getting addicted to being tan or something...

Mandy · Kate Spade

i love the results of jergens but it does smell sooo bad. the olay one smells good but i don't think there is enough tanner in it. i can't really see any results with it. i'm going to try dove next.

Tashina · Kate Spade

yeah, the olay one is very subtle. i think that is why it doesn't have a smell to it. but i use it twice a day, so i can see the results more, plus the fact that i am suuuuuuper white.

twinkle · Coach

love you girls for this post. i loved the result of the jergens but couldn't handle the smell (and my boyfriend couldn't, especially.) i can't wait to try these alternates- i just assumed they all stank!

needsfashionadvice · Kate Spade

Mara wrote:

love you girls for this post. i loved the result of the jergens but couldn't handle the smell (and my boyfriend couldn't, especially.) i can't wait to try these alternates- i just assumed they all stank!

That's exactly why I couldn't use Jergens anymore, my husband couldn't stand the smell! Dove is much better smell wise. It still gets a little smell to it after a while but nothing like Jergens does.

luckyclover · Dooney & Bourke

I was using the Dove energy glow shower wash for awhile. I really liked it at first but then it started smelling like public bathroom soap to me.

It may have just been my chemistry with it- I don't know but I had to stop using it for awhile. Since I got a little sun now anyway, I switched to my rootbeer smelling shower gel....much better

Grace · Dooney & Bourke

I've tried JNG (yuck smell and when color faded it looked kind of crackled), l'oreal (don't like the shimmer, it doesn't soak in well), hawaiian tropic (I like this one the best, low smell, good color)