Dove Summer Glow Review

This product is great if you want to build a subtle summer glow if you're too afraid to use awkward to use sprays or don't want to damage your skin in the sun. The cream form helps with an even application, therefore an even tan and you can apply a little or a lot depending on how dark you want to get. Only downfall for me, is the strong scent, staying in your clothing and sheets.

Absolutely love this for the dark Winter, pale days. Works as a great natural glow. I'm very pale and I use the darkest shade, if you're nervous about fake tanning, this is a great first step, as the gradual tan, leaves your skin feeling brown and glowy without being streaky. Does have a coconut smell, which I don' mind

This gradual tanning moisturiser is non-greasy, smells fresh and leaves the skin with a gentle, honeyed glow — not orange at all! I love the natural colour it gives my skin.

This is such a good way to create the gradual tan. I love the colour for my skin tone but hate waiting for it to dry.

This is the original OG gradient self tanning lotion. It comes in 2 shades - light to medium and medium to dark. I choose the fair shade because I am naturally really fair and it gives me a lovely hint of color first time I use it and the color deepens every time you use it so it definitely is buildable. What I like about gradient fake tanners is that it doesn't look super obvious when it's fading and also the results are really natural and not obvious. I love that this does not stain my hands and feet and that it doesn't require a special glove to apply it. The way I use this is apply it normally like I would with a body lotion all over my body in circular motions, making sure I get all of my skin. The downside to this is that there is no color when you put it on so you don't know where you have applied it. This develops in about 8 hours I will start to notice my skin looks a tint darker and more glowy. Generally I liked the results of the gradient tan lotion but I really, really disliked the smell. The smell put me off.. To me it smells really fake tanny and has that distinctive sunless tanner smell. For that I cannot give this lotion a 5/5.

You definitely get a lot of product for your money with this purchase, and you also get a lot of tan for your money if the tone it delivers is what you're after, but its an acquired taste in my case.

I'm relatively pale, and cool skin tone, and this 'glow' is very much an orange glow that is quite orange from first application and like the bottle states the colour 'gradually enhances' only continues to get more orange - into Oompa Loompa zone - for me.

It's lovely to apply, but the scent for me was too strong and I continued to smell the lotion through the day to the point I felt self conscious of people coming near me. It also remained tacky until I showered the residue off. As the tan developed I had streaks that rivalled a tigers stripes, and just looked awful. I didn't feel this lotion delivered any hydrating benefits to my skin at all.

Not the product for me unfortunately.

This was the first tanning product I used, years ago. My nana used to use it lol Its really cheap but you get what you pay for. Its very orange and stinks! There are so much better tanning products out there, don't waste your money.

Being a fair skinned person, self tanners can be a battle of wins but mostly losses. The introduction of gradual tanners have changed our world's. Dove summer glow is something I've always got in my bathroom draw . You do need to be quite consistent with applications if your wanting a tan for an event, it's best to start building the colour at least 3 days before and on hot days you may want to stand in front of a fan to dry before you sit down. It's a good base also if your wanting a darker look and applying a bronzer. Again ....wonderful for us snow whites who don't want to be orange.