Price: it costs about 13€ on French Amazon but you can buy it in Boots in UK for less than 4£ for 250 ml (according to Boots webpage it delivers to Belgium and Slovakia as well for 9,99£).
Smell: it ha strong cocoa scent just like other Palmer's cocoa butter formula products. When the tan develops, it has a self-tanner smell but it is not very strong as the cocoa scent overpowers it. At the beginning I loved the scent, I smelt like chocolate which was pleasant to me but by the end of the product I was fed up with the scent so I can't use it constantly, I have to take a break from the scent from time to time.
Colour: after 1 application you will get 1-1½ shade darker skin, after 2 applications you'll be 3 shades darker (I'm NW15-20 at MAC). The colour undertone is yellowish; it doesn't turn in different undertone or darker colour when you apply more than 3 layers. If your skin tone is NW/C 35-40 and up in MAC then you won't see the change in skin shade.
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Application: it has runny cream texture. I applied it like regular body lotion with my hands, I didn't even use tanning mitt. It was really easy to apply, no fuss, just remember to wash your hands after the application. Even though it doesn't have a colour indicator I haven't seen any streaks or missed spots, the tan looked nice.
Longevity and fading: it lasted around 4 days and then started to fade. It wasn't patchy and faded nicely.
Final verdict: it is very easy, no mess, self-tanner with light colour. It is in fact my favourite winter self-tanner as I don't ask for lot of colour during that time and the cocoa scent just makes you feel warm and cosy. If you are beginner and/or very light skin tone this is the self-tanner to try.
