Designer Skin Mood Maximum Sizzle Quadruple Bronzer
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$25.00 Amazon $60.00 Retail Review: I work with a lady who swears by this lotion, so I was very excited to try it out. Another coworker stated this lotion was unbelievably hot and she had to scrub it off because she could not handle it. The bottle is adorable, and the standard Designer Skin bottle. It has a picture of a candle on the label, and I did not understand why until I started to put this lotion on. The color is standard tingle color-brownish. The lotion smelled just like a candle and is one of my favorite smells now. I was nervous about how much sizzle this one packed, so after applying liberally to my entire body, I waited just a minute before going into the bed. I did 15 minutes in a HP level 4 bed, and the whole time I was waiting for it to light me up with the sizzle. Needless to say, the sizzle never affected me. The back of my neck was red and slightly tender, but the rest of my body was not tingling. After getting out, my body was deep brown color. I am used to tingles leaving me bright red, but this left me deep, dark brown. Verdict: For a tingle, I rate this lotion as a 5 out of 5 for the color that it left. I had never been so brown after using a tingle, and this definitely increased my color. Even for 2 days after tanning, I still had the same color. I really like Designer Skin Roar, but this lotion is a better bronzer. If you want to be bright red. then I would recommend DS Roar. |
Designer Skin Pandora Age Defying 14 (XIV) Bronzing Blend
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$28.00 Amazon/eBay $72.00 Retail Review: I wanted to try a new lotion, and I noticed this bottle many times at my salon. I was told this lotion is very good, so I decided to give it a try. The bottle itself is very feminine, and shaped in an hour glass. The description said it is age-defying and even though I am not middle-aged, the 14X bronzers intrigued me. There is a big key held by leather that is wrapped around the bottle. The bottle is very eye-catching, but again, very girly. The lotion was rather thin, and beige-brown in color. It smelled just like fresh berries, but the description implied Wineberry. Not sure if it smelt like wine, but I could definitely smell a berry scent. It was very easy to rub in, and my skin was very moisturized by the time I laid in the tanning bed. After my 15 minutes ended, I got out of the bed and still smelled just like the lotion. There was no ATO, but my color did not darker immediately after tanning. By the time I got home, I noticed that the color was very subtle. Verdict: 3 out of 5. The smell was amazing, no ATO, but the color improvement was just not there for me. I would rather buy a less expensive lotion for these effects. My skin was left soft, but nothing spectacular happened with this lotion. |
Designer Skin Roar Maximum Sizzle, Ultra Dark 7 (VII) Bronzing Serum
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$74.00 Retail $26.40 Amazon Review: This is my first tingle. I have used this lotion several times, and I am completely satisfied with this purchase. First, the packaging is very eye-catching. The bottle is 10oz (slightly smaller than other Designer Skin products which are normally 13.5oz) which is common for a tingle lotion since you are not supposed to use this lotion every time you tan. I would recommend using this product every other time or once every 3 times that you go tanning. As far as the tingle experience, this lotion does deliver an INTENSE tingle. I really cannot compare this to another tingle as this is the only tingle that I have tried, but compared to a warming lotion like Designer Skin Obsidian, this is a much more serious heat. The fragrance is listed as “Summer Essence,” but I would describe the sent as smelling floral like freshly-cut Gardenias or Magnolias. The fragrance has become my favorite of all the lotions that I have smelt. I have reached a plateau lately and haven’t achieved darker results until I started using this lotion. It broke my plateau and after tanning for 15 minutes in a stand-up, high pressure level 4 bed, I was a couple shades darker. The tingle effect caused my skin to be a bright pink color, and I felt like I was on fire. After about 1.5-2 hours, the tingling stopped, and I had developed a genuinely dark tan. There was no ATO and no after-tanning greasiness. I truly believe this lotion is one of Designer Skin’s best products to date. Verdict: I rate this lotion with a 5 out of 5 rating. Not only was the tingle INTENSE, but the color I gained from this lotion was AMAZING. I love this lotion, and it is my new favorite. I am ROARING with excitement about finding a terrific lotion at a terrific price. |
Designer Skin Obsidian 30X Bronzing Matrix
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$125.00 Retail $42.00 Amazon/eBay Review: I used obsidian for the first time yesterday afternoon. The description claims to be more bronzing than DS Luminary, it is more expensive than DS Luminary, and it smelled a lot better. The smell is along the lines of fresh citrus fruit, and it smells wonderful. The texture of the lotion was very smooth and after application, my skin felt wonderful. This product does contain silicone, but my skin was not left sticky or greasy. The description states this is a warming lotion due to the volcanic minerals in the lotion. After I had applied this product to my entire body, I felt an immediate warming sensation. I figured it would not get any warmer, so I hopped into my high pressure level 4 tanning bed for 15 minutes. After the bed started to heat up, the lotion started to become warmer. After a couple of minutes, my skin felt like it was extremely hot. I have never used a tingle so I cannot compare this to a tingle lotion, but my I felt like the lotion was getting way HOT. I felt very relaxed with this lotion heating up, and I had no ATO during the tanning session. The only way I can describe this hot/warming feeling from the lotion would be to say that I felt like a tropical island with hot lava running all over me. It was very intense, but I LOVED the experience. Upon getting out of the bed, I had no ATO at all, my skin was very soft, and the lotion was still feeling very warm. While the results were not dramatically different immediately after getting out of the bed, a few hours later I noticed I was a lot darker than before I went tanning. Verdict: This product deserves a 5 out of 5 rating. I seriously LOVE this lotion and will be adding this to my arsenal of tanning lotions. This is without a doubt, one of the best lotion I have yet to use. If designer skin continues to make lotions of this quality, I will continue to buy their products. I am completely satisfied with this lotion and cannot think of a way to improve it further. |
Designer Skin Luminary 25X Black Label Private Reserve
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$120.00 Retail $40.00 Amazon/eBay Review: I was really excited to try this lotion. I had heard over 100 positive reviews and thought this product would be phenomenal. The lotion itself is a brown color with some shimmery glitter mixed in. It smells really similar to Britney Spears' Curious perfume. The texture is very slick, and the product leaves your skin feeling very soft and smooth after application. I used this product for a few weeks and did not realize how dark the lotion made me until after I had switched to a new product. The lotion made me incredibly dark. After taking a 2 week break, I used this lotion this weekend, and I am still amazed with how dark it made me with just one tanning session. This product lives up to the hype and is definitely amazing. Verdict: If you decide to buy this product, order through ebay for less than the retail price. Honestly, the results are nothing less than amazing, but I would not pay $120 for a lotion. This lotion has given me the best tan, and I love the shimmer left after tanning. I give this lotion a 5 out of 5. |