Any good tanning lotions?

bluemorpho1247

I am very pale, and i hate fake tan! However i am looking to meet in the middle and buy a lotion that gradually darkens...

Any suggestions for this? Include prices and stuff please (I live in the UK)

Slice1

Have you tried a spray on tan from a tanning salon? Or is that what you meant by fake tan?

I have a few friends who have gotten the spray on (professionally done at a tanning salon) and it doesn't look fake or orange.

bluemorpho1247

Thats what im trying to avoid id like to do a DIY one rather than have to go somewhere to have it done for me
I did come across palmers coacoa butter with a gradual tan, this seems a good idea. Similar things to this

still_crafty

Pale is the new tan . . .

and ink looks so much more AMAZING on lily white skin than it does on shoe leather

GB333

I like the "Banana Boat" brand spray on tan. It is gradual -- I usually do it every morning for 3 or 4 days until I get to the color I want. I pay about 7 dollars for it here in the US. I'm sorry, I have no idea what it is in the UK.

Slice1

I use Palmer's cocoa butter lotion every single day. I love it. Never tried the one with a gradual tan though. Didn't know it existed, but maybe I'll give it a try. Palmer's is by far my favorite lotion.

allie_girl

Duplicity by Australian Gold - it's a maintenance lotion as well as an indoor tanning lotion.

devilsangel2

Le Tan gradual tanning is awesome but I don't know if you would get it anywhere other than NZ/Australia

bluemorpho1247

Thanks guys And yeah its just for the legs as im a semi-darker colour everywhere except there :P im walking to uni and i look like a reflective post! hha.

WandaVonDunajew

Garnier summerbody works for me. I usually tan in a tanning booth but back in the day I used this and if you apply it with care and moisturize extra, you;re good to go. Its cheap (about 4 pounds a big bottle) and it also smells good (compared to other tanning lotions but under the peachy smell there's still some amount of bronzing smell that lingers).

Sp1nGoddess

I am pale too... my absolute favorite is the Lavera sunless tanning lotion $27.50 USD but it's expensive - especially as here in Texas I use tanner almost year round. But I love the color and I love that the formula is natural and moisturizing. My go to is L'Oreal sublime bronze with SPF because my doc demands I wear sunscreen DAILY. I also like their tanner with bronzer bc I can see what I'm doing. $8-$10 USD And I like the gradual tanners that Jergen's has. Jergen's Natural Glow about $8. They have one for light skin that I use as my 'starter' then I go darker if I want to. I have not been too happy with the spray types as they are too messy.

http://www.lavera.com/products/Self_Tanner_Sunless_Tanning_Lotion-1034-1000015.html

http://www.drugstore.com/search/search_results.asp?Ntk=All&srchtree=5&Ntt=jergens+self+tanning&aid=336064&aparam=jergens self tanning&scinit1=jergens self tanning

Oh and you didn't ask but use latex or plastic gloves when you apply it and you can avoid tan palms....do a scrub before applying the first time, go easy on the knees and ankles.

bluemorpho1247

Aww thanks for the extra advice! I totally would have forgotten the gloves.. haha!