Dove Summer Glow Review

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.

i actually despise fake tan. The routine itself is exhausting and in my experience no amount of exfoliating or after care pays off- long story short if it doesn’t look terrible it still looks ‘fake’.

This is why I gravitate more towards gradual tanners and usually use them in summer just to top up my natural tan. Other brands of gradual tanners seem to appear orange-ish when I’d use them on my very fair skin in winter.

I hadn’t tried the dove one before but it’s now a regular in my routine. I had no issues even on my super fair winter skin at the beginning of summer (I’ve only tried the medium-dark shade) I apply it at night and am easily 1 - 2 shades darker by morning. If I want to be super tan, I’ll just use it several days in a row but I can easily stay a nice shade just by using it every second or even third night.

The downside? I haaaate the scent. So so much. It’s actually nice to start with but after a while you’ll notice that very strong typical fake tan smell. I am quite sensitive to strong scents and have had to rinse it off a couple times coz I just couldn’t stand it while trying to sleep. I’ll die and go to heaven the day they bring out a scent-free version of this!

I love this product, its my must have for a gradual tan. Great size bottles and easy to find in most supermarkets. The consistency of the product is quite nice and thick and sometimes can be a bit harder to get out of the bottle but it goes on your skin nice and even and it has a bit of a scent but its not too overpowering. When i first started using it i put it on before bed and then had a nice colour in the morning but could remove the smell in the shower it didn't take to long to get used to it and i now quite like it. I find it really good to use everyday to build up a bit of colour and then every second to third day just to maintain. Its a good moisturiser and doesn't leave you orange its a nice natural subtle colour. Worth a try especially for the price.

The texture once on the skin becomes sticky. The cream is smelly, highly perfumed and has a chemical smell. It takes a really long time to dry/absorb on the skin. When it does dry, I found patches and streaky lines all over my legs. I felt like a giraffe - patchy, orange, brown, just a total mess. I kept my legs covered for about a week until it faded away. Never again will I use this product.

I like this product to build a gradual tan on my legs. Haven't had much success with it on other areas. As with all tanners you need to pay attention to areas like your knees and ankles. The smell and consistency is great and I always have some in my cupboard.

I am absolutely crushing on this. I have had the same bottle for two summers now. Its proved to be effective and long lasting.

I am the Casper of the family and I don’t usually mind my pale skin but I do like a little tan on the legs. So I apply this after my shower at night.

The bottle is huge! It’s a nice creamy solution with a pleasant scent.. being honest there is also the most faint tan scent that can be detected but it’s short lived.

Light colour cream that’s quickly absorbed so I’ve never seen it mark my clothes or bedding.

I love that it lightly builds my tan as I am definitely not an all over tanner so don’t want to look too mismatched I don’t spread tan and don’t really have a lot of skin prep time so this is perfect it moisturises and builds a tan. Perfect for my lead up to Christmas.

I think this product is quite average and probably wouldn’t buy it again as there are much better tanning products available. I didn’t like the smell and it had a very orange tone. I also found that it was quite streaky the next day. It felt sticky and a bit yucky on my skin too.

I was in a hurry and wanted something quick and easy. I smoothed this over my legs like you normally would with moisturiser and it goes on nicely but once this product dries, it's got quite a smell to it. I don't think it would be a good product to put on just before going to work at the office but it isn't much of a stinker if you're outside doing stuff. I am fortunate to have medium to dark brown skin so the tanning part does work nicely for me but the smell does get to me.