Clarins Self Tanning Instant Gel

i am very pale with freckles and i have been self tanning since self tanning was invented. i have sampled every tanner that has been on the shelves of drug/department stores. the cheapestmost pricey. i am… being honest when i say this is worth the extra $. Before trying this recently, i have been using jergens in both its forms (mousses and lotions). I liked jergens better than others i'd tried and was shocked it was better than expensive brands. however there are problems with Jergens: 1. the mousse will streak easily unless you are a seasoned pro like myself. the lotion WORKS, but 2. it leaves skin feeling sticky and over-moisturized (esp. if you do another coat later for added color). Also, you need to shower before going out because it smells really weird. Also- 3. jergens has very natural color for the first couple days, then it turns this burnt orange color and you have to exfoliate it off and start all over again! So aggravating! And my final point 4. Jergens doesn't go very far. one bottle lasts a week if you apply it once-twice a day. I say all this to say that clarins has none of these issues. It does NOT streak at ALL, its only sticky for like an hour and really it just makes your skin look/feel satiny, it smells good(!) for once, and the color lasts about 6-7 days and is the most natural brown color i've ever tried, annnnd, a tiny bit goes a lonnng way. the consistency is like serum. it actually feels cool. and it doesnt give me pimples like jergens. its pretty much perfect..

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I bought this about a week ago and I tried it and so far its good,it gives u a bronze tan in about 2 hrs,but dont put too much like I did because it gives u an orange color...the only thing I hate about it… is that it fades away after like 2 days,I thought the tan would stay longer but it really disappointed me,everytime I wash my face or take a shower the tan just fades away especially from my face not much from my body but my face defintely becomes more white, than I have to put more of it to regain that tan again...the smell is not that bad it goes away after about 30min-hr,so far I love this product but I wish it the tan stays alot longer, thats the only reason I gave it a 4 out of 5.

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