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Alba Botanica Advanced Sunless Tanning Lotion with SPF15
Wouldn't it be swell if someone made an inexpensive, easy to apply, neutrally scented sunless tanner with quality sunscreen? Someone finally has! Since I first tried this product, I've bought four more, and I've used up every scrap. The product has minimal oil, though your face can still look shiny because of the silica content. More times than I can count, I have applied this in the morning, dusted a light coat of a pressed powder foundation with SPF on top, and called my beauty routine done.
Because this is a light product, you can use it daily without buildup. Apply it heavily, the way you should apply sunscreen. The light pineapple/tropical smell won't get to you later in the day. The only drawback is a moderately short shelf life: don't buy more than you can use up in six months [after six months the product develops a strong odor].
Note: never rely on a sunless tanner with sun screen for extended time in the sun. Sun screen must be reapplied every hour and a half, and you can't do that with sunless tanners.
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This product has an average rating of 3.8 from 10 members.
Recent member contributed mini-reviews:I'm orange. I'm kind of shocked that I came out orange. It was also hard to tell if I was applying it evenly, so I have a few funny looking white spots. Other areas came out strangely dark orange. Exfoliating helped. I won't use it ag
This product is superb. It has a smooth texture, applies easily, absorbs within 15 minutes, has broad-spectrum sun protection (avobenzone is one of the active agents), smells fresh, and gives a light, utterly natural yellow-bronze colour. Great for face
A nice color that you'd get if you'd been out in the sun (lasts about a day or until you exfoliate). However I wouldn't advise using it for the entire day because it can start to look a little splotchy/yellowish -I prevent by washing m
