Want a great color - use this!! (Avon Skin So Soft: Soft & Glow Satin Glow Daily Body Moisturizer)

Member Name: jenny967

Product:	Avon Skin So Soft: Soft & Glow Satin Glow Daily Body Moisturizer
Date:	24/09/09 (50 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Gives a great color

Disadvantages: none

For most of my life I have had pale white skin, I have never had a tan, in the sun I burn and peel then back to my pale white skin, with a busy lifestyle with three kids etc, I dont have time to worry about my pale colored skin. However as the kids are a bit older now I have started to make more time for me, so I thought I would treat myself to a product in the Avon book called Skin so Soft, soft and glow moisturizer. According to the book this product will give you a gradual healthy looking tan. GREAT!!

What is the product?
This product is a moisturizer that can be used daily and through time it will build up a natural color on your skin, well it sounded perfect for me so I decided to buy it. I am not sure exactly how much it cost, but I do remember that it was on offer, I think it usually sells for around the £5.00 mark and it does seem to be on offer quite often, whether it be buy one get one free or just at a reduced price. So anyway I placed my order with my Avon rep and waited eagerly for my moisturizer to arrive.

Packaging and promises
Finally after what seemed like ages it arrived, the moisturizer comes in a 250ml tube, which is cream in color with a peach filp top lid, It stands upside down on the lid, which is quite handy as it sits comfortably on my cabinet, the Avon and Skin So Soft logos are both on the front of the tube, below this it says "Ultimate body moisturiser SPF15". The moisturiser I bought is for fair skin tones, as I am fair skinned, although there is moisturiser available for darker skin tones. At the back of the tube it gives information on how to use this product, it also promises to give your skin a natural glow after just three days of using the product, it also promises to moisturise, firm and protect skin from the sun. Other information on the back of the tube are the ingredients and Avons contact details.

Using the moisturiser
The instructions for using this products are very easy, basically the moisturiser should be used daily, it should be applied evenly to the skin and after use wash hands and the usual warning is avoid contact with eyes and keep out of the reach of children.

The cream is white in color and needless to say is quite thick, the smell is quite nice, but not to strong, once the cream is applied it doesn't take long for it to dry into the skin, which is great if you are in a rush. The smell after use only lasts for a short while and it wont over par any perfume you may be wearing which is also good.

My first use....
Well being far to eager to use the moisturiser I put a dolop of cream on to my hand and started to rub it into my arms to begin with, eventually I was finished and the cream dried in quite quickly, I couldn't wait until the third day to see if I had developed the "promised" natural glow..... The next morning......Oh dear, I had developed color alright but it was in blotches of an orange-y brown color. I realised I hadn't taken the time to make sure the cream was rubbed into my skin evenly, so the disaster was my own fault, I was just too eager!!!

My second use
Rght so I had a bath and the color washed off easy enough, so I attempted to use the cream again, only this time I made sure to take my time and make sure the cream was applied evenly, I squeezed the cream out onto my hand, then rubbed my hands together and then applied the cream, Yes this time it was applied evenly.... anyway after the second day of using the cream I had developed a color, which this time wasn't blotchy at all, great I thought, no more pale white skin. After a few more days of use I developed a better color, I started to use the moisturiser every other day as I didn't want to go to dark, as I have really pale skin, this seem ed to work, after a bath the color does fade but using the cream the colour is easy to build up again, although if you are in a rush always try to remember to wash your hands as if you dont in between your fingers tends to go an orange-y, brown colour, this happened to me once! I have noticed that my skin does feel soft and healthy since I have been using this cream.

My opinion
I was quite skeptical with this product at first, I couldn't wait to try it but I wasn't expecting it to work! well I was plesantly surprised when it did, I have used this moisturiser for the past two and a half weeks and I still have about half a tube left or maybe more, so I am hoping the tube should last for about six weeks or more, before I will need to buy anymore.

Conclusion
I would highly recommend this product, it is great value for money and it really does work! providing you are not as eager as me and end up blotchy lol, apart from my mistake this cream is easy to use, lasts for quite a while and smells really nice. Another thing I should mention is that the colour doesn't stain sheets or clothes.

Thanks for reading

Summary: Great for self tanning