Streaky, blotchy, and smelly: words you’ll use to describe your skin if you use one of these worst self-tanners
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This is a TotalBeauty.com body article Nobody likes pale, pasty skin — but even worse is the idea of getting skin cancer from baking yourself in the sun. The ideal alternative? Self-tanner. Just make sure to avoid the ones on this list, which readers say left their skin looking the opposite of bronzed goddess. |
NO. 7: BANANA BOAT EVERYDAY GLOW SUNDIAL FACE SELF-TANNING LOTION — ALL SKIN TONES, $9.99 |
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 7.1
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“This is nasty. It reeks of chemicals, it has no accuracy whatsoever on the dial, and it takes MANY applications to work.” |
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.9
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“My main complaint is with the formula. This product resulted in a streaky mess in my hands. I don’t know why this would be as I followed all the usual self-tanning guidelines (exfoliate, use on dry skin, etc.). I rubbed and rubbed and rubbed and still could not get it to look uniform.” |
NO. 5: JERGENS NATURAL GLOW HEALTHY COMPLEXION DAILY FACIAL MOISTURIZER, $8.99 |
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.9
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“I was disappointed with this product. It took so long to dry and left my skin feeling sticky. The smell is horrible too.” |