Self Tanning > Gel Self Tanning

Advantages: good colour/ no rubbing off on clothes etc.
Disadvantages: may be streaks and sometimes messy

...expensive but then i saw L'Oreal sublime bronze on the shelves and at a price of 9.99 it was incredably cheap! i applied it as soon as i got home. The directions were simple and easy to use resulting in the gel going on smoothly and more or less evenly. The fake tan hardly rubbed off on my sheets, clothes or in the shower. The appearance was slighlty streaky so i recommend that if you're going to use this product that you purchase additional tan ...
...claims to be fragrance free but the smell was quite distinctive and lingered on my hands for about a week. I also suggest that you lay a towel on the floor of your bathroom if it is carpet as the gel can be quite messy. This is a good, cheap product with hardly any flaws and i recommend you buy it. ... Read review

Advantages: Gives a natural glow with no effort & value for money
Disadvantages: Expensive but value for money

I have been using Lancome Soleil Flash Bronzer Self Tanning Face Gel for a couple of years now and wouldn't be without it. I have tried nearly every other self tanning product for the face and this has to be the best. It is easy and quick to use. I tend to put some on in the morning after I have washed my face and before I apply any make up. It is a light gel and doesn't clog your pores particularly if you are prone to oily skin. I put 2-3 squirts ...
...then rub into my cheeks, blending over the rest my face outwards. Ensure to rub a little lightly over your noise and forehead and go right up to your hair line as these places tend to show the tan up more. The tan gradually develops over the morning and is very subtle. It gives a very natural looking glow. If you want to enhance the tan, just keep applying it more often to build it up. Unlike other face tans, the colour is a sun kissed look and ... Read review

Advantages: Instant drying, nice smell, 100% natural looking tan
Disadvantages: None..

Clarins Selt Tanning Instant Gel - note the new packaging is bronze not yellow as the image shows above. This is the BEST self tanner I've ever used. The gel drys almost instantly and is completely absorbed with no stickiness. The gel smells pleasant and doesnt have a strong after smell like lots of tanners - it doesn't stain sheets - i like to put it on before bed. It gave the most natural looking tan I have ever achieved from a self tan product ...
...would much rather use the Clarins product for a quick, easy and natural looking tan. As the tan fades away there is no blothiness - I have had it on for a week and still have a nice colour - it just seems to fade naturally and doesn't start getting patchy. Finally with other self tanners I found that every time I had a bath there was a faint brown scum line in the bath afterwards. Again with the Clarins product there have been no marks left in the ... Read review

Advantages: Instant natural-looking golden legs
Disadvantages: as with any tan lotion, needs a while to dry

Lovely, lovely. I'm so happy I've discovered this product. I spent £35 on a St Tropez airbrush treatment last week in order not to blind fellow guests with my legs at a very glam wedding in France this weekend. As soon as I got to the salon the lovely lady told me I'd need at least 2 sessions for it to have an impact on my white-to-blue skin, which wasn't very helpful as I was flying off the next morning. So there I was in the duty-free shop at ...
...about guaranteeing streaky legs at my hotel that night (some people swear by this stuff, but I can't get it right) when I thought, no - be brave, try something new. So I bought the Flash Bronzer (£14 on duty free, so probably retails at £16 ish). And yay! It smells, well, as well as can be expected, frankly, though better than most. Goes on evenly. The best bit? It's instant. OK, the actual tan takes a while to develop, but in the meantime your ... Read review

Advantages: Natural matte colour.
Disadvantages: Can be dark so use sparingly.

I have never been one for fake tan as I'm always put off by the smell and the potential for it to all go so very wrong. The maintenence also bores me and the fact that you never really capture the same natural colour the sun gives you. However this year I decided to take the plunge. I'm hardly pale but thought I might as well see what all the fuss was about. The much loved Johnsons tinted moisturiser does nothing for me so I decided to go all out ...
...brand I buy into, merely because of their policies on the models they hire and the whole animal testing who ha. But I'd heard so many amazing stories about this tanner I put my morals aside and took the plunge (that said I got a bottle free so not so hard to do!) The first thing I noticed is that it really is a proper gel, it's like half set jelly. Not firm but fluid which makes it very easy to apply. I literally slapped it on like I do moisturiser ... Read review