Monday, May 5, 2014

SOLAIT Tinted bronzing lotion in Medium/Dark review

I continue today with some SOLAIT products reviews as mentioned in previous post. This tinted bronzing lotion costs £ 6,99, so quite inexpensive, and you can buy it in Superdrug (UK based drugstore). On the bottle it says that it is suitable for vegetarians and vegans, it is not tested on animals and it doesn’t contain sunscreen. It says it can be used on face and body, I only used it on the body.

Smell: it has a coconut smell but when the tan is developing the smell changes to the self-tanner one.

Application: it has a colour indicator so you can see where you put it. I used a mitt to apply it however it turned streaky after 1st application. With 2nd application I covered the discoloration caused by first application and then it was ok. It wasn’t sticky and dried in about half an hour just like regular lotion.

SOLAIT Tinted bronzing lotion

Colour: it gives quite a nice tanned colour with yellow undertone. After 1st application the skin colour changed only little bit so 2nd application was definitely needed to get more colour. If you like darker tan, you would need 3rd application for sure and it still wouldn’t be the darkest tan ever. It’s written medium/dark on the bottle and I have light skin so I expected far more colour after already first application.

Longevity and fading: it lasted 4 days and then started fading. It wasn’t patchy at all and faded nicely.

Final verdict: it is nice drugstore self-tanner, I used whole bottle and I would probably repurchase it to alternate it with more expensive self-tanners. However, I like the colour of SOLAIT Dry mist bronzing spray more so I’ll be still looking for the self-tanner that would perform about the same without that horrible patchiness (you can read my review here).

SOLAIT Pink gloves, Self-tanner corrector wipes, Maxi bronzer

I also used these SOLAIT products:
  • SOLAIT Self-tanner corrector wipes (£1, 49): they can be used to wipe self-tanner from your hands right after the application. When I bought them I thought I would use them when the self-tan is developed and I see some mistakes – streaks to erase. The wipes don’t work after the tan is developed, they can be used only when the self-tanner is freshly applied. 
  • SOLAIT pink gloves (£1,99 for 5 pairs): I used them when a mitt would transfer self-tanner inside, on the hands. The gloves are extremely cute, really bright pink however they are quit tiny and not very elastic. They are made from a delicate rubber and would tear apart easily. I wouldn’t use them for household choresJ
  • SOLAIT Maxi bronzer (22g for £4,99!): I use this bronzer for contouring as it has dark cool tone colour. It blends nicely and stays on for about 4-5 hours; price for such a size is a great deal.