Dove Summer Glow Body Lotion Review

Being very pale skinned I decided to take the leap and use the Medium to Dark shade & glad I did.

I only apply to my arms & legs as thats all that's exposed. Bottle says not to apply on face, not sure why as other tanning products you can. Smell is tolerable & does dissappear after an hour or so. I'm not bothered if not able to use on face as I love my St Tropez Self Tan Purity Vitamins for face, neck & declotage!.

Dove recently reformulated this by doing away with the Parabens. What a mission trying to get one without, ended up contacting manufacturers who kindly gave me a voucher. Off I went on the hunt managed to find a Paraben free one. Alot of retailers were running their stocks down before putting out new formulation.

Exfoliation & moisturising parts where tan sticks to is key for an even finish. Used a tanning mit to apply as this is by far best way and used a makeup brush to blend it along fingers toes, wrists, elbows & edge of feet

Not keen that some of product stays at bottom of bottle as it is a thick consistency. I leave mine stored upside down. The bottle is quite awkward would prefer a pump.

Prefer to have a colour guide as you need to blend blend blend.

My favorite is St Tropez Express tan mousse but just use Dove as a quick no fuss option as hate sitting around waiting for St Tropez to dry. I like the colour Dove gives although could be darker as not as dark as St Tropez - Dove looks natural. I apply in morn after showering. I did read reviews not too apply too much product, as I was & found it took a while to dry. This morning I applied less.

I have noticed my arms have a way better finish than my legs which tend to look a bit patchy so maybe it's an application prob on my part.

Overall it lasts a few days. I tend to let my tan completely wear off then start again but today decided to top up after a few days so wait to see result tomorrow.

Price point is ok.

This was my first product I brought when wanting to look tan and glowy. I personally love it and still buy it often as it is easy to apply and is very moutsersing. If you are new to using tanning products then I would suggest this one as it doesn't require a tanning glove, is not to dark and you can build up the color over a couple of days so you don't have to worry about being unnaturally orange or overly darker than your skin tone

Super easy to put on in the morning if you are a little pale and need a nice glow. If my fake tan is on its last legs I like to use this as a top up as it moisturises too

Without a doubt Dove Summer Glow Medium to Dark tint works. I used it daily for a week and started to look like I had a lovely post Island holiday golden tan with just a small bit a patchiness on my knees. Another week later, using it every second day, I looked like I was the illegitimate daughter of an oompahloompah. Now I'm waiting for it to fade back to an island-time tan and will only use it a couple of times a week. It does have a strong fake tan smell too that my Flowerbomb could not hide.

My second favourite tanning loation gives me that extra kick between tans. Be careful to not leave product on knees elbows or hands because can cause buildup of colour

So, this definitely works but in my opinion is a bit difficult to get right. The moisturizing aspect of it is great but the smell is very fake tan-ish. I ended up with very orange hands no matter how much I washed them so definitely would recommend wearing gloves. You can get a lovely colour, just be careful with blotchiness etc