Loving Tan 2 Hour Express Review!

Like many others, I found out about this product on YouTube! (#youtubeaddict)

I've done tanning beds before, I've done natural tanning in the sun, and I've tried self tanners. 

(Disclaimer: I am not endorsing tanning beds nor am I saying they're terrible. Personally, I believe that tanning beds can be okay, when used in moderation. But longtime exposure can obviously lead to negative health effects. Not to mention all the $$ that goes into keeping up with it.) 

Now to the review! :)

I followed Jaclyn Hill (um fave!) and her tutorial on YouTube linked here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1o5BgCVUqE

I bought the Morphe M439 Deluxe Buffer brush (http://morphebrushes.com/products/m439-deluxe-buffer) that she recommended, purchased the applicator mitt from Loving Tan but I got the Exfoliating Mitt for free with her discount (she mentions it on the info of her video I linked above).

I wanted to be PREPARED!

Her tan came out FLAWLESSLY so I thought I might as well use what she uses. 

(I'd never even thought about using a makeup brush to blend certain areas..GENIUS!)

I shaved and exfoliated before applying the tan. I didn't use sugar, like what was recommended, and instead used the exfoliating mitt from Loving Tan. What you use for exfoliating comes down to personal preference in my opinion. So after the shower, I started applying legs up. This technique works for me personally, but you can start at the face and work your way down if that works best for you :) I lotioned my hands, ankles, feet, elbows and knees so that those dry areas wouldn't be SUPER dark but as you can tell in my before and after I apparently didn't use enough lotion on my knees; my elbows, ankles and my face (thanks to the buffer makeup brush) turned out FINE! 

Application was a little more difficult than I had imagined in my head. Jaclyn makes it look so easy, but hello she's probably done it a thousand times, me? Not so much. I had my (sweet) husband ;) assist with my back which was SUPER helpful. I highly encourage you to get someone to help with that area, if not Loving Tan does sell a back applicator. 

It's a 2 hour express tanning lotion so that means after two hours you can rinse and voila! Done! But I left it on for four hours to maybe get a little more color than if I'd have left it on two hours. There were streaks here and there after applying but after rinsing in the shower NO streaks!! Pleasantly surprised, I was :)

After rinsing, my skin was noticeably darker and really wasn't what I was originally aiming for. BUT as we all know, a self tan takes time to develop so I decided to wait until the morning to really give a verdict on the product. 

Woke up with a smile:) 

My tan looked AMAZING! :) 

The smell of the lotion isn't too bad either! I've used drugstore self-tanners and the smell has been HORRIBLE at times, but this stuff wasn't bad at all. 

I still had a faint smell of tanning lotion on my skin the next morning but nothing too strong. 

Three days later, I still have a pretty good tan going on and the "self-tanner" smell is completely gone!

Highly recommend this product!! 

Now go get your tan on! ;)