Clinique is a tan in a tube!
There are a lot of self tanning products on the market, and believe me I have tried most of them! Living in Alaska, we jokingly refer to our skin color as neon white, but we do not have a lot of sun for most of our winter. If I want some color in my skin, I either go to the tanning booths (which is expensive and I don't feel is very healthy), or I use a tanning product in a tube. Clinique is a brand I trust, and this product did help put some color in my skin. No matter which brand you use, it is important that you take the proper steps to get the best results. That means cleaning the skin and exfoliating it to remove dead skin cells, also important if you live in a dry climate and suffer from dry skin. The directions say to blend the cream with both vertical and then horizontal strokes so I don't get tan lines. This product is nice and is easy to apply, it does go on smoothly. It also smells better than other tanning products I have used, some of them smell really nasty! I expected a bit too much from this product because it took several days of use to get the desired results, even though the tube says it will start to work in a few hours. It also left my hands and under my fingernails orange, so a good scrub was needed to fix that. To conclude, it did work, but I feel there are cheaper products on the market that worked as well for me. I did have to put up with a scent I don't like however. Effectiveness It works, but not as well as other products that are even cheaper in price Ease of Application Easy to apply but it can leave orange stains on the fingers if you don't wash well after applying Scent That is one of the things I love about this, no nasty odor! Longevity Took longer to achieve a tan while using this product
Suze51
Eagle River, AK