+ Lux Unfiltered - Summer Skin Deep Gradual Self Tanner - Santal

I’ve repurchased this multiple times! I am very fair skinned and am an avid self tanner. This is by far my favorite gradual lotion I have found! Lightweight, super hydrating and not streaky at all!! The scent is incredible and smells expensive!!! I use this on its own for a quick and easy light tan, or as a midweek refresh to my weekly self-tanning foam. No orange color at all, just the perfect bronze, sun-kissed glow that lasts me up to a week! SO GOOD!!!

I use this every day! The color looks like a true tab. It does not come off on my clothes and it smells great. I am very pleased with this product and will continue to buy it.

I give this five stars because the motion is super moisturizing and doesn’t smell bad. Yeah it takes a few applications to build up but it builds up to a lovely rich natural tan! This lotion does not stain white sheets! Ever! A huge plus! And this is a firming cream as well and really makes your skin look young and supple.

💛If you’d like an in depth review from a very experienced tanner~ I’ve tried most of the self tans on the market at this point in my life, this is a really good tan imo I really like & plan on repurchasing. The only quarrel I have with this product is that I use the “deep” and its a good shade for me, as someone with a naturally light-medium skin tone that’s on the more olive or warmer side - (it really isn’t that deep/ too dark of a tan so I wouldn’t want to use the classic versions) unfortunately deep is only available in 1 scent and it’s STANKS. Not like fake tan.. they did a great job with the dha formulation in this product, it’s just the added scent/fragrance smells so bad to me especially as it develops. If you do not like strong fragrance or Santal you’ll greatly dislike the smell of this and the smell it leaves on your sheets and clothes or anything it comes into contact with . I feel like santal fragrance has been a major trend the last 2/3 years in beauty products so I respect what they were doing with the fragrance formula, but it just smells so awful to me. As it develops It also smells quite vinegar- like, and the fragrance is so sweet and stinky it makes me nauseated. It’s truly a lovely tan despite that.. I’d love it if they could make other scents or unscented deep lotion. I plan on trying the foam next as I can’t continue to buy this if the only deep version is this santal scent. If you are sensitive to fragrance this may not be the right product for you. Solid 4/5 though, great consistency, moisturizing but not as sticky as other tans, nice color, - only major mishap is the fragrance to me. Some reviews have said it’s streaky but I think that may be user error, or application with a mit while using a Lotion never fares well imo. Best to use your hands for lotion, and a mit with foam - take your time with application, you will probably get some slighty stained hands even if you scrub them very well after application (I’ve tried scrubbing them with multiple soaps and even glycolic face wash after application lol) . It’s just the nature of the beast if you want a flawless body application, but you could always try a mit- I did and I just think it applies much more evenly with bare hands. It doesn’t really bother me that bad but I know that bothers other people a lot so I get it. Also, I’m not docking any stars for this but it will stain your sheets, so be careful in that regard. I feel like that’s to be expected with a deep tanning product though no matter what the marketing says. It’s no biggie to me I just sleep on a blanket the nights I apply this. But over-all this is one of my favorite tans I’ve tried in recent years, hope they come out with more fragrances or fragrance free 🫶

This was the first in my self-tanner adventure. I really liked it at first, not having tried anything else. It was fairly easy to apply (I was afraid of mousse and darker applications at first, so this was less scary), and goes on like lotion. I’d put it on in the morning and wash it off in the evening, and by the next day had a great tan. It does wear off on your clothes, but washes out. If I put a bra on a while after applying, it would rub off on the inside of my bra and the tan wouldn’t stick as well anywhere you had tight fitting clothes. Since it goes on like lotion, you can’t tell the spots you’ve missed or didn’t rub in well. If it gets wet, it will streak. So if you get splashed or sweat, it’s not great. It also smells terrible throughout the day, and perfume doesn’t cover it. And when it wears off, it looks a little patchy. It also dries my skin really bad and makes me super itchy, so you need to make sure you are putting lotion on so your skin doesn’t dry out. I went through two bottles, but then switched to a mousse from a different brand that works much better in all aspects. I did feel like my initial tan was better and darker with this, but the application and maintenance and SMELL is where it is lacking and what lost me.

Not bad but did leave blotchy streaks. I used mits and thought I had it rubbed in well but still ended up with blotchy spots. This was my fault obviously but the product also didn’t last for very long either, maybe 3 days? It’s a lot of work for something that didn’t last at least a week. Not my favorite self tanner.

This is a little pricey but worth it. I used up the whole tube, lasted all summer. I am really pale and this gives a good natural looking tan that you can build on if you want to. Nice scent too.

This was the first self tanner lotion I've used. I thought the Santal smell was okay, it definitely lingers for a while and I found it a little nauseating, so I'd like to try vanilla next. I'm pretty pale with pinkish undertones, and I felt this one was a little yellow after the first day, but it fades really well and is quite flattering. I applied with a soft mitt, making sure to add a generous amount and blend well. I added a bit of lotion to knees, elbows, feet, etc before application but still ended up with streaky blotchy feet so not quite sure how to master that. I added just the slightest amount to my face, and broke out, so stick to a face tanning product instead. Overall I think it's a very forgiving gradual tanner that is easy to apply and build up color over a few days.

Ich habe helle Haut und durch die Lotion einen leichten Teint was mir sehr gut gefällt. Im Hochsommer wird es etwas fleickig durch das starke schwitzen.

This had a smell which I hate. Would not recommend. Bought it because I am allergic to most tan products but this was ok but smell let it down

A few things to note: 1) Based on the images, I thought this would be a true brown colour appropriate for my olive skin. It’s not - it’s definitely a golden tan so it won’t mimic your natural tan if you’re olive. 2) The vanilla scent is SO strong and overpowering - I can’t sleep with it on, it makes me feel ill. 3) they market it as ‘clean’ and ‘non-toxic’, but it scores ‘poor’ on Yuka, so it’s definitely not that, which is disappointing as that’s the main reason I bought it. Positives though: 1) it is very hydrating 2) it has good colour payoff (but that means it’s not quite as forgiving / buildable as a standard gradual tan - it’s noticeable from the first application) 3) it’s not streaky Overall; I won’t buy again considering the above, and I’m not happy I spent almost £40 on it given it doesn’t really tick any of my boxes except being hydrating and giving me a tan, but it’s the wrong colour tan!

Excellent fake sun tanner cream. Easy to rub in, no smell ( Santal version ).

Love this tanning lotion, blends well no streaks, easy to apply. Very gradual natural tan. Bit expensive but worth it.