Improve your tan, AFTER sun-down

Advantages: Cools Soothes and Moisturises
Disadvantages: The tanning agent can leave slight stains on clothes.

.... This product is slightly different to Soltan after sun, it can be easy to confuse the two if you're in a hurry, but the way I remember is that this one, the one with the tanning agent is in a squeezy bottle, similar to the style of a tube of tooth past, but only bigger. The basic after sun is in the bottle similar to most other sun protective creams, an up-right bottle. But they are both blue. Boots also do an after sun with insect repellant, also handy if your allergic. --My experience of Soltan Aftersun-- I chose the aftersun with the tan maximiser as I wanted somthing that was going to help me improve my tan, especially during the first few days as i take a while to get any kind of real colour, then it is usually time to come home again. Now this aftersun doesn't contain high levels of tanning agent, so you can apply it happily...

Sticks 14.03.2003 · Read review
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Review of Boots Soltan After Sun Tan Maximiser

Clarins After Sun Moisturiser

Advantages: smell, moisturising effect, deep tan, enhanced rich golden colour
Disadvantages: £££££

...Spending a fortune on a holiday only for your tan to fade within a few weeks? I have found a product that will both enhance and retain your golden tan for weeks longer than normal, and the cost is actually quite minimal considering the multitude of benefits it offers the mind and body. I say mind as I feel really good every time I look in the mirror and see my radiant face looking back even though it is over 6 weeks since I returned from my holiday and anything that makes me smile is a good thing. Clarins After Sun Moisturiser with Self Tanning Action comes in a 150ml tube, costing between £9 - £16 depending on where you buy it from. It can be found behind the counter of most larger Boots stores or the Clarins perfume stands of most major department stores. As an aftersun lotion it is pretty expensive but I have found that each area I...

xx_wood_xx 11.12.2007 · Read review
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Review of Clarins After Sun Moisturiser with Self Tanning Action

After sun and bath...

Advantages: Moisturising
Disadvantages: None

...contains super rich moisturisers including Aloe vera Gel, Collagen, Vitamins A B and E, and it also contains australian tea Tree Oil.. It promises to be easily absorbed and will provide moisture for dehydrated skin. The product can be used daily to help to prolong a tan, and should be used after a bath, shower, sun exposure whenever skin feels dehydrated. PRODUCT AND PACKAGING. The product comes in a plastic 400ml clear bottle with all the instructions and information on the back of the bottle. The bottle has a pump action trigger which has to be pushed down so that the moisturiser can come out. When i look through the bottle, the moisturiser looks a kind of dark cream colour but when I get some out of the bottle, it is much lighter. The smell of the moisturiser/ after sun does surprise me because I am expecting it to have the 2smell...

danielalong 21.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Hawaiian Tropic Complete Body Care After Sun

A Non Peeling After Sun

Advantages: no peeling, works quick, absorbs and softens skin
Disadvantages: slightly sticky

...really quickly and although it took a couple of minutes to properly dry it seemed to cool the areas that were really hot. So, did it work? Well I applied it twice every day because my skin was REALLY red. After day one my face was back to its usual colour, well of course it was slightly more tanned but no longer did I look stupid with my bright red nose. My arms after a longer period of time maybe 3 days went down a lot and were no longer boiling hot. They are now a deep dark tanned colour and you would never know they had been badly sunburnt. The bottle recommends that you apply the after sun every day to clean skin but I would say twice a day is probably better for quicker effects. The after sun contains karate butter and certain plant extracts such as aloe vera and one thing I was really impressed by was the fact that I had no...

ms19 18.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Garnier Ambre Solaire After Sun Soother

bargain after sun

Advantages: cheap, effective
Disadvantages: plain packaging may put some people off

...We were shopping in Asda, when my boyfriend said he wanted some After Sun as he had got sunburnt on his arms. We headed for the sun care section, and he chose Asda Smart Price after sun lotion as it was the cheapest one there. To be honest, I wasn't convinced this would be any good and offered to buy a more expensive named brand, but he insisted that this one would be fine, so that's what we bought. A few weeks later and I had to use this myself as I'm very pale and managed to get slightly burnt on my shoulders even though I'd only been in the sun 10 minutes! ~**~Packaging~**~ Smart Price is Asda's economy range, and like all other products in this range, the packaging is plain white and simply has 'after sun lotion' written on the front in blue - no fancy writing or pictures. The bottle has a small, flip top cap, which when...

pink_champagne 22.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Asda Smartprice After Sun Lotion

After Sun with a Hint of Orange

Advantages: Good moisturising Properties
Disadvantages: Makes your hands go orange

...I saw this on special offer (B.O.G.O.F) in Superdrug just before my last holiday. What a bargain I thought as this normally retais at £6.99 per bottle (150ml). This just serves to remind me that some items are on special offer for a reason. ***The Product*** The product is easily identifiable as part of the Ambre Solaire product range, coming in a blue and white flip top tube which stands on its lid that has a large Garnier Ambre Solaire logo at the top and can usually be found with their other sun products in Boots, Superdrug and other major retailers. The after sun is advertised as being a soothing, hydrating moisturiser specially developed to rebalance dehyrdrated and over-heated skin caused by excessive skin exposure together with low levels of self tanning ingredients to subtly enhance and deepen your tan. It contains...

miggmoggspud 20.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Garnier Ambre Solaire After Sun Maintainer

A convincing tan without the sun

Advantages: Natural looking, easy to apply, no streaks
Disadvantages: Expensive, need to shower off residue after several hours of application

...don't end up with white hands. DEVELOPING A TAN Wait about 5-10 minutes before dressing and wear dark underwear. It will leave a mark on white underwear which does comes off in the wash but can take away the whiteness eventually. There is a slight smell which St Tropez claim to be aromatic, however I would say it is not overly pleasent but not too overpowering like other self tanners. You have to wait for at least 3 hours for the tan to develop and then rinse off the residue by showering. I would recommend you stay away from water until after 3 hours, ie washing your hands as you will be left with tide marks. AFTERWARDS You are left with a very natural looking healthy tan which lasts up to 4-7 days. The tan does not streak and the colour will not look orange as the formular has a tint of green to prevent this. If...

funkydee13 11.01.2005 · Read review
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Review of St. Tropez Whipped Bronze Instant Self-Tanning Mousse

Keeping my tan thanks to Tescos

Advantages: Smells lovely and is cheap
Disadvantages: NONE

...I have very pale skin and blond hair. So does my husband and that means that my children do too. It takes absolutely ages to get any kind of color onto my skin or at least any kind of color rather than bright pink lobster shade. I can get a pale tan but it takes a while. When I have got one though I like to keep it for as long as possible. We only usually get on holiday once a year and so I don’t get much chance to lie in the sun. This is England after all! Anyway, I was after a product to help me keep my tan for a bit longer than normal after I came home and I found this in the beauty department at Tescos. PACKAGING The product comes in a blue tube late looks a bit like hair gel. It has a flat circular base which means it can stand up. It is about 15 cm tall and made of a thin plastic. It lists details about the product...

sillyssally 11.12.2002 · Read review
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Review of Tesco After Sun Tan Extender

A sun-kissed, natural looking tan

Advantages: No streaking, no orange colour, not patchy
Disadvantages: After washing leaves tan a bit un-even & patchy

.... ***WHY XEN TAN?*** I saw Xen Tan advertise in more magazine lots of times before so I thought I'd have a look on their website (www.xen-tan.co.uk) and read a bit more about their products. After reading plenty of information on their website about stars using the brand and awards they have won, so I thought I'd give it a go. I decided to try the mist intense. I've always got on better with sprays then I have creams and mousse's! ***PUTTING IT TO THE TEST*** I exfoliated 1 week before-hand and applied moisturiser every day to prepare my body. I shook the bottle and sprayed at about 4 - 5 inches away from my body onto my arms. You could see the spray go on, which was helpful. I used a self tan mitt to rub the spray all over to make sure it went on evenly. I rubbed it in, in circular motions. The smell wasn't over-powering but it did...

kiss_me2070 11.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Xen-Tan Mist Intense

More than just an after sun.

Advantages: Aftersun & fake tan all in one, cooling and hydrating.
Disadvantages: Orange nails and clothes.

...Why I chose this product? I usually take my leftovers of suntan lotion and after sun on holiday but I read an article last year that the stability of sun protection lotions is unknown and as a result the shelf life of these products may have been over estimated. I quickly binned the dregs and half empty bottles that were lurking in my cupboards. New lotions and after sun were bought for my recent holiday to Kos, Greece. I bought Garnier Amber Solaire moisturising protection spray and Garnier Amber Solaire After Sun hydrating tan maintainer. The packaging has changed slightly so I've included a picture of the actual one I bought. This after sun claims to "hydrate skin and intensify suntan". It is suitable for the face and body being both non-greasy and non-sticky. The back of the tube reads "Is hydrating tan maintainer right...

e.j.kingham 09.06.2005 (10.06.2005) · Read review
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