anyone tried Johnsons holiday skin body lotion?

[pleaserewind]

looked quite good on the tele, apparently it has a bit of self tan in it too.
everywhere seems to have sold out tho

[Enid]

its rubbish!!!!!

makes you go all streaky after a couple of weeks.

Clarins new one however is brill but v expensive

[Surfermum]

I'm cultivating a lovely tan, but I'm not sure how much of my tan is Bournemouth beach and how much is with the aid of Johnsons! Whichever it is, I love the smell.

[Flossam]

It makes me stink Only use it before I go to bed if I remember so I can shower away the smell the next day. Thats a big if to remember!

[ja9]

the only good thing about it is the price - when its on bogof.

i'll second clarins. you get what you pay for
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[Surfermum]

I've always been a weirdy when it comes to perfume!

[peaceandlight]

whats the clarins one called?

[ja9]

not sure of the name of the clarins one.....

i use the one that has spf6 - i think there is only one of them. hth.

[Carla]

Well, I don't look any blinking different this morning. I was a big girl's blouse about it though, and put it on while my skin was still wet

[mandyc66]

like the johnsons stuff cos you can always patch up what goes wrong!! Cant build up a big tan with it but it does help blend t.shirt marks etc!! I got mine from Asda when everywhere else had none!!

[serenity]

carla - it's not like fake tan, where you get instant mega tan. It starts off very faint, and builds up the more you use it. I never ever use proper fake tan (find it a bit scarey and unpredicable) but with this one it's subtle and controllable, use it often to build it up and then do it less often to maintain it. You can't really compare it to 'proper' tanning products as it's not really doing the same thing iyswim. If you're looking for instant holiday tan, then this isn't for you.

[essbee]

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[mandyc66]

they do it in different shades!
I liked it but didnt use it for long. Would use it coming up to a night out or something!

[essbee]

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[mandyc66]

oh not sure . that might be the lightest!

[Enid]

the fair one made me sooo streaky - I had to really really scrub to get it off

the clarins one is new, its the same kind of idea as the johnsons one but much milder - it takes a couple of days to get some colour but is a very lovely glow and hasnt streaked yet (after 2 weeks use). I think you really could use it every day quite happily.

[Blossomhill]

I use the Johnsons one but apply it with a tanning mitt. No streaks at all!

[Blossomhill]

I use the Johnsons one but apply it with a tanning mitt. No streaks at all!

[mandyc66]

not had any probs myself although I probably wouldnt notice and dont use it a lot!

[Enid]

what is a tanning mitt?

[chipmonkey]

Enid, its a type of rough glove which apparently leaves fewer streaks and normal-looking palms!

[Catsmother]

Hummphhh !!!! ..... I saw the very fair skinned Nigella Lawson going on about this yesterday lunchtime so finally decided to try out the bottle I've been keeping in my drawer for ages.

Well - far from being subtle, the fair version has made me look very orange - especially my feet .... I look like an oompa loompa !

Am not happy. Have used regular fake tan before which achieved much more natural results, but admittedly after a lot of preparation (exfoliation & moisturiser) beforehand. Thought that as this is pushed as a "body lotion" first and foremost, I could dispense with all that fuffing about ....

.... next time, I'll go back to "regular" fake tan, even if it is a bit of a performance.