Warning!! Garnier summerbody lotion!

[user12785]

This is supposed to be a moisturising lotion that gradually builds up a tan. I used a Nivea one last year with no problems. I'm rubbish at applying self tan, so the no streaks softly softly approach is just right. However, I applied this at 8am yesterday, and 24 hours later I now have really obvious streaks and orange knees! Exactly what I was trying to avoid! By gradual, I thought it meant over several applications like the Nivea one, not that I'd have a nasty shock 24 hours later! PS anyone got any tips for getting it off, before I arrive at the ILs tonight to be teased mercilessly?!

I have heard toothpaste is good or soaking in the bath and a vigorous exfoliation helps. I have used this for ages and never had a problem, am assuming you rubbed it in well?

Having had similar disaster myself you can buy wipes to remove it. I think superdrug and boots sell them. Either that or you have to get scrubbing!

Lemon?
I think you can buy fake tan removal wipes.

Can't do links but the super drug wipes are here.
www.superdrug.com/bronzing/solait-self-tan-corrector-wipes/invt/203419/

Really?! I've been using it intermittently for weeks and my legs are still their normal bluey-grey.

Whitening toothpaste or lemon with salt and some vigorous scrubbing!!

A bit late now, but if you have really dry knees (or ankles) it is best to rub a small amount of regular body lotion onto them before you apply the self-tan body lotion. Otherwise the dry areas suck up too much of the self-tan.

You'll know for next time.....

pour some babyoil in a bath and it should take it right off- if there's still patches, then soak some babyoil onto some cotton wool and rub.

Thanks everyone. I did know about the dry knee thing, but I thought it was a moisturiser with a hint of a tan if you are lucky, not full on self-tan! So no, I probably didn't put it on very well, just slapped it on quick like I would a moisturiser - which was the whole point of buying it! Have tried a salt scrub which has toned it down a bit, but will take myself and my orangutan hands off to Superdrug in a bit.

An hour in the swimming pool always restores me to my usual blue white state

Discovered this the hard way after moisturising, exfoliating, applying tan carefully the night before so that I wouldn't look like a milk bottle in the swimming pool

Well at least I didn't look white on the way in to the water...

Did you use the darker one?

Maybe the lighter one would be better.