I use this product mostly on my face. It gives me a tanned look all year round. There is a bit of shimmer/sparkle to it, but once I put my powder on top of it, it looks great. When I've used other self-tanners on my face, they always made my face look oily and nine times out of ten, I would have breakouts in the next few days. This product doesn't do that at all. I love this tanner because it is one of the few that smells half-decent. I've had many self-tanners that smell okay when you first put them on, but increase in smell throughout the day or if I sweat. This one stays decent smelling all day long. It's not greasy at all and dries fast. It also doesn't stain your clothes. So far, I've gotten great color from it...no orange and no streaks. The only bad thing I have found so far is that it is really hard to find in the stores. I've been ordering it off of the internet mostly...especially the dark tan. I guess most stores usually only find a need for light to medium skin tones.

This product works best when you exfoliate first. Then apply evenly and over several days.

This product does what I want it to do.

Apply to face with a small sponge brush from the hardware store. No messy hands, no use for gloves. If it gets on your hands wash immediately.

I'm truthfully not a fan of self tanners. After turning 30 this year however, I started to think about the things you don't think about when you're 19, like the damaging effects of the sun and tanning beds. I like to keep a golden glow in the summer, and I made a decision to preserve my skin as much as possible and make self tanning my way of achieving that pretty glow. In my opinion, MOST self tanners are gross. At least most of the ones I have used. Even the ones that other people say are the best. The color is weird and they never look truly even and natural and rub off on everything. That was until I tried this one. The first night I used it, I applied it all over and hoped for the best. It dries extremely fast and isn't very blendable so I was worried. When I woke up in the morning, it looked decent. Not great however. I was very careful and there were still spots that looked a bit discolored. The color was the closest I've seen to natural though, so I took the advice of another reviewer on here. I mixed this with regular lotion and applied it to my whole body. I woke up to a natural, even, beautiful glow. I think this is the key with self tanners, they need to be mixed with something and then applied each night until you reach the right color. On their own I think they're just too strong and leave too much room for error. I will continue to use this and mix it with a quality body lotion. I do have to say, this is the first self tanner I have ever used that doesn't completely come off of my legs when I shave them. I think this is as good as it gets as far as faux tans go.

This is a nice product. Nice color. Can streak, so be careful to apply evenly. Has a little bit of shimmer to it. Nice for a summer evening.

I've used self-tanners for as many years back as I can count, but when I found this Loreal product a few years ago, I've stuck with it. People are always complimenting me on my tan ~ LOL! And when I call it my "faux tan" ~ they can't believe it. My experience with self-tanners, is that after a couple hours of having it on, they ALL have an odor, which is the chemical dye in the products. Once showering, that problem is gone!

I don't usually buy products like this unless I've read a lot of good reviews about it, which I did. It seemed like a good, inexpensive option, so I bought it. I am very pale and usually just freckle instead of tanning, so I've been looking for a good self-tanner. I used it as instructed on the bottle, but I was not impressed. I used it only two nights in a row and even after much exfoliating and moisturizing, it left me very streaky and blotchy. It was very liquidy and I had a hard time blending it into my skin, due to the "quick-dry". Also, no matter how many times I washed my hands afterwords, my palms were noticeably darker. It made my entire body an orangey-yellow color and I got a lot of comments saying how fake it looked. I proooobably won't even finish off the bottle because I hate the orange look. The smell however, wasn't bad... and I will admit.. I DID love the sparkles :)

Just want to share a little trick I've learned...many of you have complained that the formula is heavy or greasy. I've gotten around that by mixing the bronzer into moisturizer. I use Khiels, but any lotion seems to work. I use about 1 part tanner to two parts bronzer - it isn't an exact science. Just put a dollop of lotion in your hand, and add about half as much tanner, blend together and apply. I believe that it gives a much more smooth and even tan, since you have more time to work with it before it dries, doesn't require as much blending, and best of all...makes the tube last much longer. I've been using Sublime since it came on the market, and I haven't found anything (drugstore, Sephora or department store) better!

I began using the Loreal Sublime Glow daily moisturizer + gradual tan. I really liked the product, but wanted a darker tan. After reading a lot of positive reviews, I tried this product. Maybe I just don't have the patience or the precision, but it is quite a bit more work for me. So I went back to the Sublime Glow where there is more forgiveness when it comes to application.