Thursday, June 16, 2011

Neutrogena micro mist airbrush self tanner

So against my better judgement I decided to try a self tanner that was not tinted. The reason I use tinted self tanners is so that I can control the color by layering and see where I am applying to avoid blotches and streaks. I had a few streaks after using a lotion consistently so I finally went ahead and tried a clear spray...oh boy. Neutrogena is a reputable company so I went with them, I saw many mixed reviews so I decided to try it myself. I purchased the micro mist spray in deep from walmart for 10$. I showered and exfoliated and covered my bathroom floor with towels, I sprayed myself with the door closed to avoid tanning my house (this happens! especially on carpets) and opened a window. First I felt like I was going to get black lung from the spray, it was very dense in the air and I had to take a break to breathe. I couldnt tell where I was spraying but I could feel the dampness of where I had previously sprayed and tried to avoid layering. It dried very fast which was nice. The spray smelled awful but it smells bad at the salon too so I dealt with it. The next morning I checked my tan and was disappointed to find I had some major dark spots on my wrists from getting too close and not spraying my forearms. Overall I had an even tan but it did turn a little orange. If I had gone with a lighter version I wouldve probably avoided the orange issue. Here is where things got really bad. I took a self tan break as a result of the orange and returned my product to switch back to my favorite loreal sublime bronze. I didnt want to layer different tanners so I waited for the neutrogena to wear off. I have never seen such horrible splotchy patches, I literally looked like I had a skin disorder. I had to hide my skin and some parts even looked like I had dirty dead skin. I bought a loofah and scrubbed till it burned and it still didnt come off. I soaked in baby oil which helps lift the DHA and scrubbed away. It took a good 2 weeks walking around with splotches and I got some very interesting looks :( in all I would never buy this again.

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