Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Self Tanner Review

Let me just start off by saying that I haven't been a big self-tanner user. Quite frankly, the chance of ending up streaky just scares me away from it.

About 2 years ago I worked at an Estee Lauder counter as a makeup artist. Time after time I saw customers come in asking for a decent self-tanner. Now, I could very well (and did) regurgitate the information that Estee Lauder provided about the product, but that's never been good enough for me. In order for me to feel as though I was giving the best information possible, I felt like I need to try the product to know.

So I sucked it up, put on my brave face and purchased the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Revelation Tinted Self-Tanning Gelee for Body. Whew! That's a mouth-full!

I read the instructions fully and was quite nervous that I was going to somehow mess this up and look like a freak. But, I just went for it. I rubbed, and rubbed, and rubbed to try and make sure there were not streaks or discoloration. Luckily, it seems that I did okay! I checked over my legs in some natural sunlight on the front and back and everything looked fairly even. The instructions say not to wear any clothing on the area applied for 15-20 to allow it to dry. It felt dry to the touch, but I see why they suggest that. I found the littlest area that could use some more blending about 10 minutes after application. I started to rub with my fingers and it still blended quite nicely. So, even though it feels dry, it's not quite set up yet.

After one application I saw dramatically different, and very flattering results. It definitely has a strong, tanning lotion odor, but I don't mind it. I could see that it might be off putting to some however. It made my legs look more tan and left a beautiful, bronze-y finish that left them glistening in a way that made them look very moisturized. After that, I wanted to go darker (addicted!!) I added another application to my legs later that week and also began to apply some to my chest, upper back and upper arms (where I'm freakishly pale). It was so flattering. I couldn't believe that this product made me a lover of self-tanner. So much healthier than real tanning! And so incredibly easy!

Highly recommend :)