NorvellVenetian Sunless Self Tanner Mousse with Bronzer, 8 Fl Oz - Instant Self Tanning - Natural Looking - Anti-Orange - Fake Tan for Bronzing Glow

5 stars for the color, quality, value and scent. This is the exact same stuff the technician sprays you with at the spa/salon. In fact its the brand they used that I loved when I worked at a spa and lived in FL. The color is ridiculously perfect. NO ORANGE - just a deep reddish brown. You will definitely not feel like your sunless tan is ''on the yellow or orange side'' compared to the real tans at the beach or pool. I have a very light skin tone, I'd say its a neutral skin tone because I have both pinks and yellow/green tone throughout my skin and very very fair with zero sun or tanning, I dont burn too bad but I don't tan dark brown either. Some say it has a ''greyish'' hue to it and they don't like it because ''it looks dirty''. Well, everyone, that is exactly what combats the orange/yellow and its the exact tone of the people who naturally tan dark. All you need to do is thoroughly work it in to your skin and you will not ''look dirty'' at all and you won't look like you are wearing fake tan because the color is so on point.With that said, I would say you really have to know what you are doing to use this product by yourself or it will be a disaster lol. You cannot be afraid of this product you have to go all in and be very thorough in how well you blend it all over your skin. Have a very slightly damp microfiber cloth nearby so you can touch up imperfections, you can even very lightly go over the whole area with it to make sure the color guide is blended flawlessly (this is if you don't have a tanning mit around, I did not today so I used gloves and a damp microfiber cloth) If you do have a tanning mit, you should have no problems whatsoever blending this on your skin, for the most part, if you have some experience. The dark color guide will cling to any fine hairs on your body which if you leave it there will look terrible, but they can easily be lightly buffed away with the damp cloth after application. It sounds like a lot but its so worth the results of this product, because of the price and how long it lasts. Big bottle!This product smells so good - cherryish and a very subtle developing smell, but nothing like most products - even a lot of the higher end ones stink. And obviously be sure to properly prep (exfoliate and moisturize the night before) your skin, not only for the final result but it will help the color guide to look very pretty on your skin while you wait for it to develop during the day, and not a dirty streaky mess. Go ahead and use on face but use very sparingly in that area and reeeaallly blend well or you will look weird lolIt is slightly sticky for about an hr. In my opinion that is a very small price to pay for what you get here. Just like after you leave an airbrush session, wear loose fitting clothes that you don't mind getting some color guide on. Should wash out of clothes but you don't want to wear your best light/white clothes after application. Its always a sad thing when the time comes to shower and you have to wash off the deep dark color guide, but the tan it leaves is still that same very pretty red/brown tone...just slightly lighter. Apply a high quality deep moisturizer to your skin so that the fade is even and not flaky looking - this is the trouble that you run into if you are very fair and put a deep dark tanner on, no matter the quality of the tanner. It can be done but you can't be lazy about the care of it. Also mix in a little light tanning lotion of whatever brand, I use Caribbean Solutions (which is also great natural color on its own, just not as dark as Norvell, all organic, and the ingredients are like bathing your skin in vitamins) mixed with a good body butter or lotion daily to prolong the tan and so it fades slowly and evenly with no flaky blotches.

I would call myself a pro in the self tanning area simply because I've been doing this since the days of QT (if you know, you know). I would have put ST. TROPEZ or COCO AND EVE as tops until this ... oh my.... so so so beautiful. I can't even explain it but I have used their formula in an actual tanning booth and it is by far my favorite so when I saw this i decided to try it and I'm thrilled. So many tanners give you more color with the "guide color" and it looks pretty good but a shower takes it away and the developed color isn't much at all. This didn't have a lot of guide color at all but just enough to do what it's there for however within an hour or so I saw the most lovely natural golden tan with not a hint of orange. I don't think you can get a pretty color AND have no smell but trust me it's not bad at all. One of the least smelly, best color and most natural not to mention just one application on my arms was perfect and it has lasted. I am done with the rest and this is my HG forever. Fantastic. I know there are a lot of reviews from fair skinned people which concerned me it would be too light but it's not at all. It's just REAL. I absolutely see why it's loved by fair skin people but honestly this is just a real color. I mean if you go super dark and I assume you can layer this each day for that look but I just want to look tan in natural way all year. Super dark isn't a look I'm interested in because it's kind of cheesy and I'm too lazy lol. I just can't get over the color and how smooth my skin on my arms looks. I don't have freckles on my face and I'm a sunscreen junkie who also loves to have color but my arms have freckles and spots from the sun and some light scars from years of kittens etc..I do scar really easy and this just made my arms look smooth like a teens skin with a tan. I'm in love. Never ever discontinue this. I'm shocked more people don't talk about it but if it's my secret, so be it. Just know this... if it's the preferred solution for a tanning booth .. that's all you need to know. People pay big money for this formula and it's worth every penny.

I have used several self tanning products and so far this is the best one. Very little smell, no orange streaks and application lasts almost a week. Very natural looking tan.However, as I have sun and age spots I have to add concealer in some areas because it makes the spots darker.

The color is not really that dark: the application is great and very easy to apply. I feel like you need to apply more than one coat to get a dark color. It looks so natural and there was no orange. Giving it 4 stars because I wish it was a little darker but overall it’s now my favorite self tan.