Tan in a Flash

Advantages: Good even tan, (if applied evenly!).
Disadvantages: Cost

...Now, if you have read my some of my travel opinions you will be well aware that I like to travel. I am therefore always on the look out for a decent self-tan as I do not like to use sun beds. I recently saw on the net, an advert for Lancôme?s website so with the lure of a free sample or two I went to investigate. Surprise, surprise a free 5mls sample of Lancôme New Soleil Flash Bronzer Face Cream (golden) was being offered. I hate looking pale and pasty, so this sample was put to good use, as I have very pale skin. I just had to have one. Well the sample was free! I filled in the registration form and waited for the postman to arrive. Within a couple of days my free sample dropped on to the doormat and I hurried up to the bathroom to try it on my face. (Well as fast as I could on crutches). **How to Use** 1) The lotion is...

wulise 26.04.2001 (08.02.2002) · Read review
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Review of Lancome Soleil Flash Bronzer Self Tanning Face Gel

Not so "Flash" bronzer by Lancome!

Advantages: Even colour, lucky enough not to be streaky, looked good after 3/4 days
Disadvantages: Could never bare my skin the next day, and the price.

...I'd seen this product in numerous magazines for a while. I'm always on the look out for a new (and better) fake tan and spend ages longing to be a summer, bronzed goddess. In the magazine this advert shows a lady lying down looking really tanned. This product promises to deliver a "quick and easy tan", similer to what's used it tanning booths as it has an airspray application. So off I went to Boots to pick up this product from the Lancome counter. The lady was very helpful, and I asked if the fake tan looked natural: "Yes, it mixes with the proteins in your skin to create a lovely natural tan." "Oh great," I thought. Now I realise that this was all just a marketing ploy. She also gave me some odd advice about being careful after spraying, and she didn't recomment using it on a tile floor as some of the excess would go and the floor...

Bouncebackability 10.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of Lancome Flash Bronzer Airbrush

lancome airbrush tanner

Advantages: good quality and nice colour
Disadvantages: colourless and needs to be rubbed in

...I had my friend over before a night out and she brought along this Lancome flash tanning mousse, it was really great and quick to use, so I thought, hell..Ill treat myself. I found a cheaper deal on Cheapsmells.com for £12.95, but when it arrived I realised it wasnt the product I thought it was, but the airbrush one instead. Nevertheless I decided to give it a go a on the tuesday night before plans to go out on the saturday night. And arent I glad i planned in advance! The can is really easy to use I must admit, the only problem is that its colourless whilst spraying so I didnt have much of an idea where I had/ hadn't covered. It took a few hours to dry so I locked myself in my room for the rest of the night. Bearing in mind i was only testing it out, so i didnt spray my back or cover the insides of my arms very well. I was gutted that...

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No more pale face

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 on the tips of my fingers and rub them together, 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...

funkydee13 20.02.2004 · Read review
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All pain, no gain

Advantages: Can be used upside down
Disadvantages: It hurts!!

...There's no escaping the fact that I have white legs. Goths look upon my pale limbs with un-disguised envy so for a number of years I have been searching for THE perfect fake tan. I have tried them all, from my mums' late 80's versions (which bizarrely always came with a free pink towelling hair band), to tan towels, gels, sprays, creams, etc, but none have given me that genuine tan which I so crave. Whilst flicking through a magazine one evening I saw an advert for new aerosol Lancôme Flash Bronzer Airbrush. The ad shows a tanned female and tells you how you can achieve the effects of a salon spray tan in your own home as the ultra-fine mist works at all angles, you can even do your back (hurrah). Having neither the time nor desire to stand starkers in a booth in a starfish shape whilst being sprayed with tan by a machine (or...

Amazingwoo 27.07.2005 · Read review
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Golden brown straight from the can!

Advantages: Gives a nice natural looking colour to the skin
Disadvantages: Is a bit smelly

...-tanning products Lancome Soleil Flash Bronzer Self-Tanning Magic Mousse. Lancome is a French cosmetics company that makes high quality products including skincare, make up, perfume, self tanning and body care items. They are a popular brand launched in 1935 with five fragrances they then branched out into skincare with the launch of Nutrix a product which still has the same formula today. They then launched the Oceane line in 1955 which contained ultra-pure enriched with algae seaweed and trace elements. The Soleil line was launched many years later in 1997 and has become a popular choice for consumers. I first stumbled across this range when I bought a couple of items from it at my local car boot (yes more car boot bargains) I paid £2 for this orangey bronze coloured tin - much less than it retails for in the shops. I was hoping that as this item...

shazzaspannered 28.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Lancome Soleil Flash Bronzer Self-Tanning Magic Mouuse

easy to use for first timers

Advantages: quck application dries quickly
Disadvantages: not enough applications in bottle

...i fist of all must say, i must be the exoert on false tans! I have tried everyone in the shops and tey all promise to do the same thing i never usually try lancome products but knew that the label promotes quality. I found the spray can very easy to use and great for the full body because unless you have two pairs of hands its impossible to get to the back, but with this airbrush affect its very easy. I found it dried really quickly and didnt leave that sticky feel on your skin the colour is a nice golden when developed, in my opinion if your new to the airbrush bottles its really easy to use this, the only problem with the airbrush bottles is you maybe get four applications for a full body if your lucky. This isnt the best or the worst on the market and you cant really go wrong with this product....

marriott1 02.09.2008 · Read review
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Beauty in a flash...

Advantages: Instantly works on improving skin appearance
Disadvantages: Quite costly

...Wanting to further improve my skin, friends recommended me this flash balm so a friend offered me a sample of the product to try. I was eager to try it out! Clarins is a well-known and highly respected brand in the make up industry. Their ranges of products are all of an extremely high quality and value. Although their prices are on the high end of the scale, their products are well worth the money. So what is this Flash Balm? Clarins states that this Beauty Flash Balm will -Promote immediate and long-lasting radiance. - Firms and helps minimise fine lines and wrinkles. - Smoothes and softens skin. - Strengthens and refines the contours of the face; skin regains firmness and suppleness. - Make-up looks exceptionally radiant. My first thoughts on Flash Balm, is the name, which came across as a product that works quickly...

redballoon 16.03.2005 · Read review
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Beauty Flash Bum!

Advantages: None that I can think of
Disadvantages: Expensive and over-rated

...I was given a tube of this 'wonder cream' as a Christmas present from my in-laws just last Christmas. It sat inside my dressing table drawer until about three weeks ago, still in its original box/packaging etc, unused. I don't know why it's taken me so long to open the box and read the 'instructions leaflet' and actually use the stuff - maybe I was having a 'premonition' about it?? I have to say, Clairins Beauty Flash Balm, or, as it states in the French (also on the packaging/tube) "Baume Beaute Eclair" has been probably THE most disappointing beauty product I have used, EVER!! I've used a lot during my years, but this stuff does not live up to the hype, so don't waste your money. The tube I was given is a 50ml (1.7floz) size and I believe it costs somewhere in the region of £17.00 to £19.00 in major department stores. I...

mightymuffin 31.03.2007 · Read review
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Flasher! Me?

Advantages: Does seem to dry quite quickly, nice subtle shimmer, no marks on clothes
Disadvantages: Dried skin out, no guide colour, dodgy result!

...No one wants to be white in summer; we all want a beautiful golden glow: but then no one wants to have a face like an elbow in their later years (!) The obvious solution is fake tan, oh sorry I mean 'self tanner'. Although satisfied with the results of both St Tropez's products (original tinted lotion and 'whipped bronze' mousse) I would never turn down the offer of a freebie beauty product so kindly accepted a Lancome spray tan from my mum. LANCOME FLASH BRONZER - SELF TANNING SPRITZ As with all other Lancome products, the packaging is less than fashionable. It's not repulsive or cheap looking but it's certainly not youthful or cutting edge. The water-like self tanner comes in a 150ml sturdy clear orange bottle (orange?! That's not giving me much faith in the expected colour of the tan?) with a push on plastic lid. Sadly it...

carly_pussycat 03.05.2005 (24.05.2005) · Read review
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Review of Lancome Soleil Flash Bronzer Instant Dry Self Tanning Spritz