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The one that came out tops with highest marks was a new lotion produced by L'Oreal and called Nutrisummer.
It comes in two types, one for medium skin and one for fair and the recommended retail price is £6.99 for a 200 ml tube, although I picked mine up in Superdrug for less than this, ... Read review
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A review by patriciat on L'Oreal Nutrisummer May 22nd, 2006
Author's product rating:
How intensive is the tanning?
How even is the tanning?
Advantages:
Easy to apply and doesn't streak
Disadvantages:
Highly perfumed
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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It seems but a distant memory now but I'm sure there were a couple of warm days not too long ago which caused me to fly into a panic at the thoughts of exposing my milky white legs to the elements.
I keep them closely under wraps for most of the year but I will, under duress, give them a bit of an airing on exceptionally warm days.
Now I was in a bit of a dilemma as to what to slap on to give my legs a hint of a tint when I saw an article in one of the Sunday colour supplements where various types of body lotion, designed to give a gradual build up of colour, were put through their paces and given marks out of 10.
I was quite pleased to see that the Johnsons Holiday Skin, which I failed miserably with last year, didn't score very highly at all. I had begun to think I was the only person in the world who failed to get satisfactory results from this after reading all the glowing reviews about the stuff.
The one that came out tops with highest marks was a new lotion produced by L'Oreal and called Nutrisummer.
It comes in two types, one for medium skin and one for fair and the recommended retail price is £6.99 for a 200 ml tube, although I picked mine up in Superdrug for less than this, but whether it is still on offer or not, I don't know.
Having such a pathetically pale complexion, I opted for the fair variety.
It works on the same principle as all the other body lotions whereby you apply it daily and it will gradually build up a tanned look over time because it contains a very light dose of L'Oreal's own "soft-tan", a self tan ingredient.
It also promises 24 hour hydration which supposedly keeps the skin moisturised for 24 hours after applying and leaves it with a velvety texture.
According to L'Oreal, one of the key components of the lotion is "hydralium". Not having heard of this before, I thought I would look it up and the google search came up with the following:
"Hydralium is a hydrating complex made of a unique association of glycerine and silicon, acting as a moisturiser. It has a relieving and soothing effect on the skin. It is used in cosmetic products, namely creams, milks, lotions, gels, powders and essential oils. It is used in several new L'Oreal skin products".
Quite a brave claim to make I thought but decided to put it to the test myself and after bathing, I applied this instead of my usual body lotion.
It does advise to wash hands after application. I made sure to heed this advice after last year's disastrous attempts to use the Johnsons Holiday Skin left me with orange palms and grimy brown bits in between each finger that no amount of scrubbing would remove.
The lotion is white in colour and has a consistency somewhat similar to toothpaste in that it doesn't gush out of the tube when it is squeezed, is rather thick and creamy and not in the least runny.
It has quite a strong smell which I didn't particularly like as I prefer more fruity or citrussy smells. This is a rather sweet and cloying artifical smell but nothing too awful and would probably appeal to those who have a preference for stronger smelling body lotions.
It rubs in quickly and the only problem is that it is colourless when applied to the skin, so quite difficult to know where you've applied and if you've missed any bits.
I was pleasantly surprised to find the skin does feel much softer and moisturised after rubbing it in, but the crunch time would be the next morning to find out if there were any streaks or orange ankles to contend with.
After inspection the next day I could just find a white patch near my ankle which I managed to miss, but not a streak, stripe, brown ankle to be seen. The change in colour was very subtle and not glaringly obvious. It also didn't rub off on pale towels on subsequent bathing sessions.
The instructions written on the back of the tube do tell you to apply one or two times a day but as I'm so very pale, once every few days was quite sufficient for me.
By about the third application my legs were taking on a slightly golden hue but nothing too obvious or glaringly fake looking.
Typically we're back to normal weather conditions again now and endless rain, so my legs are well covered up again, but should we ever get another sunny spell, I'm ready for it now and shall definitely be giving my legs another once over with the Nutrisummer.
There is a warning that the lotion doesn't contain sun filters, so if you are going to be outside in more sunny climes, don't forget to put some sun protection on over the top of your newly tanned legs.
It is also not to be applied to the face, though it doesn't say why not and I'm not going to ignore their instructions and slap some on for the benefit of research. I should imagine it is because it is a quite strong fragrance which would probably have adverse effects when applied to the delicate facial area.
My opinion is that this beats the Johnsons version hands down - or legs up come to that and I shall use it again.
I couldn't see lanolin listed in the ingredients but just in case it's there under another name, L'oreal have a Consumer Advisory Department, telephone number UK 0845 399 1949 - which you could ring to check, before buying.
Ignore the criteria below, it bears no relevance to the product.
I've knocked one star off as I disliked the smell but it might appeal to others.
Advantages: Easy to use, good price, excellent colour Disadvantages: Yellow finger nails if you don't wash hands after application!
...sheets, clothes, towels etc) and L'Oreal Nutrisummer stands out as the best, for me.
I bought this in Tesco for £6.99 for 200ml. I have had a look around various shops and it seems that this is the recommended retail price. I guess you may get it cheaper if there are promotions on (or save up the Boots advantage card points!). There are 2 different colours, Medium and Fair. I chose the Medium moisturiser as I already had fading post holiday tan ... ...to ensure I got a smooth coverage with no tell tale patches on the elbows and knees!
The product itself has a nice, creamy consistency. It is thick enough that it won't drip on the floor but creamy enough that it's easy to rub on the skin. It is applied easily, rubbed on and smoothed over the skin. Once on, it takes a few minutes to dry which I think is very reasonable. There is a slight smell to the product which is not overwhelming in anyway. ...
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Advantages: natural looking tan, moisterising Disadvantages: takes a while to dry
I tried L'Oreal Nutrisummer for the first time last summer after realising I just couldn't face getting my pastey pins out in the sun! I brought it from Boots for £7.92. Prices vary depending on where you shop but is usually between £6 - £7. A 'tone up' bottle of Nutrisummer is also available - it is the same as Nutrisummer but contains caffeine which is meant to tone the skin and reduce the apperance of cellulite. A tone up botte typically costs ... ...other tanning products I've used L'Oreal Nutrisummer gave me a tanned glow, rather than orange blobs and I was really pleased with the results. Everybody noticed it too - they were commenting me, asking if I had been sunbathing or on holiday! When I told them it was a fake tan they couldn't believe it and told me how natural it looked. When I took a soak in the bath the tan still stayed on but when I dried myself with a white towel, to my horror ...
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Advantages: Ease of use, pleasant smell Disadvantages: Watery texture
L'Oreal NutriSummer offers a gradual tan to make you look like you've been on holiday all summer long.
WHAT IT PROMISES
Nourished and golden skin all year round. NutriSummer combines Hydralium (tm) for moisturized skin all day, plus Soft-Tan for a progressive, natural, sun-kissed look day after day. NutriSummer promises hydrated skin with a light natural tan.
USE
Apply all over body once daily.
SMELL
Smells pleasant, slightly flowery. Once ... ...odour, making it pleasurable to apply. It's a great way of gradually tanning without announcing it to the world via your stinky lotion. Smells much more like 'normal' lotion than self-tanner.
FEEL
The package advertises a "velvety texture", but I found NutriSummer a little watery. It's okay as long as you don't pour too much on. As someone who generally prefers thick lotions, the runniness was a bit annoying, though. I think the key with this is ...
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Advantages: nice golden shimmer, no streaks Disadvantages: not exactly what you'd call "long-lasting", takes some time to absorb
...then Loreal's Nutrisummer can help you get a little closer to that gorgeous tan you had... :-)
Living in England doesn't really help with that all-year-round tan and since neither my Mum nor my Dad are Spanish I do need to worry about my complexion. I've tried a few things before - including Johnson & Johnson's "holiday skin" which ended up in a bin - but was never really happy with the result. When I visited a friend she told me about that "Loreal ... ...how amazing it was. So I tried to buy it here, but the only thing that came closest was Loreal's Nutrisummer.
I bought the 200ml tube for £6.99 in Boots and chose the fair skin option to avoid looking as if I had fallen in some sort of paint. There is also an option for medium skin types which I will probably pick once I consider myself tanned enough...
The first thing you notice when opening the tube is its fairly strong smell, but contrary to ...
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Advantages: Streak free, non-orange Disadvantages: The smell
I started using L'Oreal Nutrisummer after seeing a magazine advert with Scarlet Johanssen in Cosmo. I'm an advertisers dream! Previous to that I had tried numerous fake tanners and body lotions with a hint of fake tan (Boots no 17, Piz Buin, St Tropez, Johnsons Holiday Skin), but none did the trick - leaving me either streaky or orange.
In my opinion, Nutrisummer surpasses them all. After having a shower, I just apply as I would normal body lotion ... ...legs (I used the "Fair skin" version, although it is also available in "Medium"). With a bit of care, making sure it has been throughly rubbed in, there were no streaks or patches, even without using a body scrub to exfoliate first.
The only downside to this product is the smell. Those familiar with using fake tan will know what I mean when I say that it smells very strongly like stale biscuits, which I've not noticed using the Johnsons Holiday ...
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Advantages: Nice healthy glow with out the sun Disadvantages: None
...I was given this product as a sample and didn’t really know what to expect.
~ What is it ~
L’OrealNutrisummer face is a cream that you apply only to your face to give a golden glow all year round, as well as that it is also a 12 hour moisturiser
It is meant for medium coloured skin.
~ How does it work ~
It has a self tanning agent within the cream so when you apply it to your face it slowly changes the colour of your skin, like being in the sun but a whole lot safer. Over a period of time you can build up the colour to your desired amount, the more you use it the darker the skin appears.
I have been using this for a while now but I don’t use it every day, because I would look stupid having a really brown face and the rest of my body would be a lot paler.
You can see the difference after just one application, so what I...
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...L'OrealNutriSummer Face
I got this as a free sample of the L'Oreal website quite a while ago along with the NutriSummer body lotion, but I was apprehensive about putting this on my face because once it's on it won't wash off. I kept putting it off but I decided to give it a go the other week before school. The sample comes with three sachets for each day and there is 1.5ml in each, but it was way too much for me so I only ended up using about a quarter of it.
Nobody seemed to notice that I had it on and I could hardly tell myself, but I know that it builds up gradually so I just did the same the next day. Using a quarter of a single sachet may only seem like a miniscule amount but it really is a lot. The texture was very greasy when I had rubbed it in and it took a long time for it to finally sink in, and the smell lingered...
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Advantages: Perfect on fair skin; decent price Disadvantages: Better used on bare skin; no SPF
...Whilst flicking through the June edition of Glamour magazine, I came across a three day free sample of L'Oreal's Nutrisummer gradual fake tan and moisturiser. What joy!
Intrigued, when I removed my makeup that night, I slathered my face in the stuff and was surprised by its light, pleasant smell. Slightly floral, yet slightly fruity. I then went to bed, giving the lotion 8 hours to do its work. I woke up the next morning and was pleasantly surprised - I genuinely looked sunkissed (quite a feat, considering I'm literally pale as a sheet!). It made me look much healthier, and didn't go orange at all. RESULT! :)
After using up my samples, I toddled down to Superdrug where they were offering 1/3 off the RRP as an introductory offer, which made it £5.29. [This is a fair price, considering a regular Simple or Olay moisturiser is around...
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