Bondi Sands Liquid Gold Self-Tanning Dry Oil | Ultra Nourishing No Wash Off Formula Gives Skin a Long-Lasting Golden Tan, Enriched with Argan Oil, Vegan + Cruelty , Coconut Scent | 150 mL/5.07 Oz

I love this stuff so much that after trying it twice I bought a bottle each for my mum and my flatmate.I have tried a lot of tans but usually get bored because applying them well is too time consuming and most go very patchy as they fade. This one is different.PROCESS: I exfoliate well with the bondi sands mitt in the shower beforehand and slap a small amount of moisturiser on my elbows and ankles. Once dry after my shower, I spray this (staying away from joints) straight onto my skin and then buff it in with a cheap tanning mitt, using the excess for my knees, ankles, elbows, and the backs of my hands. I apply it to my face and ears with either an old makeup brush or a smaller tanning mitt.DRYING: It dries within a few minutes and doesn’t transfer much, if at all - I apply it just before going to sleep and my white bedsheets are still sparkling. Barely any stickiness as it dries which is great - it doesn’t feel like you have product on your skin, and it doesn’t smear around once applied so little risk of patchiness.SMELL: It smells really lovely and coconutty when you first put it on. Over a few hours it will begin to smell like fake tan, that’s unavoidable, but it is much less strong than other formulas I have used, and goes away with a quick shower in the morning.EASE OF USE: It’s pretty foolproof, despite not having a strong colour guide. Make sure you apply it with a mitt and buff it in really well until it’s dry. It takes me less than ten minutes to do my whole body and face and dry enough to put loose clothes on without ruining the tan. This product does not need washing off, though you might want a quick shower after a few hours to get rid of tell tale fake tan smell.COLOUR: I have light warm toned skin (NC15 in mac) and find this gets me considerably darker all over with just one application. Two applications on consecutive days and I look like I’ve spent a fortnight on the beach. On pink or cool skin light skintones it might read a touch too warm toned and orangey, I am unsure, but it’s perfect if you already have a yellow undertone.LONGEVITY: Every tan I’ve ever used fades really patchy regardless of how well it went on, especially on the insides of my elbows. This one doesn’t do that - it seems to fade evenly everywhere. If I exfoliate so I can top it up, it comes off evenly to the same extent all over while still leaving quite a lot of colour.I got this on sale for £8 which is an absolute steal, but I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it at the full price of £14. For how good it is it’s a bargain

I’m surprised this product doesn’t have 5* overall. I loved it.I have a pale complexion and find it hard to find a fake/gradual tan, that doesn’t look caked or have an orange tinge. I used St Tropez for years, which was great. But I was recommended this product to try, and so glad I did. It’s the best I’ve ever had.It glides so smoothly for full coverage, and develops quickly. I’ve put it on to sleep on overnight, and it’s only been 2 hours and I already have a lovely tan.It smells lovely, and doesn’t give your skin that sticky feeling after application. So far, has not stained anything I’ve come into contact with, and was able to put my clothes back on within a minute after application, as it dried so quickly. So there was no awkward wait (usually have to wait 10-15 minutes to completely dry with most tans).Hasn’t blocked my pores either. When you apply tan, if you look closely at your skin, your pores have little dark specs on them. This blockage ends with me breaking out a few days after application. However, I’m hopeful that since this product hasn’t caused that blockage, that this won’t happen to my sensitive skin.Also, I have ice blonde hair. So blending fake tan on my face with my hair line can be tricky. However, this tan seems to blend quite nicely and hasn’t left me with a clear line around my face and hasn’t tinged my baby hairs orange.Quick delivery.Smells lovely and NOT like fake tan.Easy application and dries quickly.Streak free and a brown not orange glow.No pore blockage (at present).Tan is apparent almost immediately.What’s not to love?I’ll definitely be purchasing again.

Very easy to apply, smells great, develops fast, minimal dry time and has a nice finish.I'd say the nice finish only really lasts 24hrs or so then needs to be removed as goes patchy. Definitely not buildable either (not sure if it claims to be or not) but I did try and made it worse.For me I'll probably only use this if I forget to or don't have time to do a full normal tan before an event as it is great for that purpose