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“beautiful light tan”

★★★★★

written by CaydenPatterson194 on 12/11/2017

I used this a lot on my face as I was feeling my face looked very pale, & sometimes people would think I was ill & kept on asking me if I was ok etc. So I bought this product & it made me feel like I'd been on a holiday all year round!! It took time to build up, which was good as it would have been odd to be pale the one day & tanned the next, so it looked natural like the sun had done it! Love it. I need to buy a new bottle of it & guess what I can't find it in the shops! But I'll try some of the bigger chemists to see if they've got it!

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“Absolutely stinks”

★☆☆☆☆

written by CharityFournier on 02/11/2014

Used to really like this product as it gave a very gentle colour to pale skin; it smelt 'chemical' but not offensively so, however the latest product is vile. I agree with the reviewer who thinks it smells of play dough, and shan't be trying it for long enough to see if the tanning effect is as good as it was.

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“was not as good as I thought”

★★☆☆☆

written by TaniaJacks79 on 17/04/2013

everyone was recommending it everywhere so I tried, I must say to everyone- calm down! it is not that good at all! and there are better products out there!

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“Not the best product on the market”

★★★☆☆

written by Caro1 on 02/11/2012

This went on well & smelled OK. But now I'm looking at the result, I wouldn't buy it again. It's certainly no better than any other fake tan product... and it IS more 'fake tan' than gradual tan. As with so many other fake tanners, the result is very YELLOW - I prefer a less yellow/brown tone, but finding a fake tan that isn't yellow-based is like finding a needle in a haystack. (the best one is Avon 'skin so soft' soft & glow but sadly this has been discontinued). However, if you get on with & usually buy Famous Dave's fair skin & face, the colour of the Johnson's Light is similar, so if you apply the Johnson's VERY CAREFULLY you could save yourself some money here. Anyway - I was surprised to see that the Johnson's one has left my legs looking a bit patchy, even streaky, because it's such a well-established brand. But I've had a good exfoliate, it will wear off in a few days & I'll be handing this one over to a slightly darker-skinned friend! It would suit a blonde who tans easily, but not a dead white person like me.

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“Not bad if you're just looking for a very gentle glow”

★★★☆☆

written by helensullivan on 04/10/2012

This product is ok if you understand that it is not going to bronze you. You're going to look like you've been out in the sun for a little while, but you aren't going to be a "footballers wife". Yeap you can double up and get it to go darker, but this means more money and more importantly - More time. If you want a good colour by the weekend you need to start thinking about it on Monday. If you have no illusions about what this'll do then you'll get on with this fine - but if you're like me go for something with a bit more umpf!

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Terrierjess's Response to helensullivan's Review

Written on: 23/12/2012

when i apply i always go patchy help!

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“Horrible smell”

★★☆☆☆

written by on 19/09/2012

I'm not sure if it works as a gradual tanner, to be honest, because the acrid chemical pong had me give up on it after a couple of days. I guess most fake tanners are full of nasty chemicals - this one just doesn't manage to disguise it.

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“Really good”

★★★★☆

written by KT24_donovan on 03/09/2012

I love this stuff! It's really good, gives a nice, not at all streaky tan, and always gives me a little boost! I would definitely recommend it.

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“excellent product, and cheap!”

★★★★★

written by on 18/08/2012

Bought a bottle to try out as I usually burn in the sun and this really does work I have a lovely tan building and at only £1.99 a bottle I thought I would try it cannot fault it one bit I don't mind the smell, it isn't as bad as some fake tans I've tried so after this I went back and bought two more to stock up as its nearly winter and no doubt I'll buy a few more to put in my cupboard!

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“Good stuff”

★★★★☆

written by on 26/07/2012

Im pale skinned myself,use this quite a lot.i have used other products of fake tan and cam out streaky n orange.so I think if u get it right applying it u can't go wrong. I use nearly every day after a bath or shower its great. Don't think the Melos that bad just like any tan lotion really.

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“good lotion”

★★★☆☆

written by Bella-II on 25/06/2012

This is a good lotion but it has a very bad smell after application. The company should change its smell so that its consumer doesn't have to complain about it after using it....

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“great product”

★★★★★

written by on 08/06/2012

ive been using this product for years,and never once had any streaky problem,the smell is pleasent,i use it all year round,i really cant fault it.

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“GREAT!!!”

★★★★☆

written by on 15/04/2012

I am getting married in 6 weeks and have been uming and ahing over sunbeds / spray tan or fake tan..... I would usually use sunbeds a few weeks before but i dont fancy the idea of possibly peeling on my wedding day!! (I always peel) I cant really afford a fake tan and a trial of a fake tan (as i don't really trust them. Some look soooo orangey and how do you tell which ones will turn out ok). I decided to go for Johnsons holiday skin for trial purposes as i bought it a few years ago before i went on holiday and found it to be quite pleasant. I really like the smell & found it absorbed quickly.... Now to wait and see how much i need to get the colour i want for my wedding day!

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“This product is excellent apart from the terrible...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 24/07/2011

This product is excellent apart from the terrible smell it has after application. It lingers around for ages and has completely put me off using it again. I would advise people to look around at other similar products.

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“I love this product, i have always been scared of fake...”

★★★★★

written by on 12/05/2011

I love this product, i have always been scared of fake tans but this is brilliant, i moisturize first and then apply and i have never had streaks of blotches.
I have recommended this to many people and they all love it AND it looks totally real.
I have a few bottles now for safe keeping ;)

Easy to use and great finish, i love being able to show off my legs and not be embarrassed about the brighter shade of white that i carry around with me all year round.

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“I put it on after a bath, all over my body and waited...”

★★☆☆☆

written by on 09/05/2011

I put it on after a bath, all over my body and waited for about an hour before putting clothes back on, as I know it can go streaky, it didn't feel very absorbed but I thought an hour was long enough. The next morning I woke up with streaky arms and legs, so I used it that night after a bath, but waited 2 hours and used a hair dryer, it still didn't feel fully absorbed, but I still turned out blotchy in the morning, I wouldn't recommend this product.

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“I used the overnight one and I would advise anyone who...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 25/04/2011

I used the overnight one and I would advise anyone who is going to use it for the first time to do a skin test. I wish I had. The day after I used it my arms, legs, chest area - basically where I had put it - came out in a horrible rash with huge itchy bumps. The doctor gave me anti-histamine tablets and for a second opinion I asked the pharmasist who coincidently suffered the same outcome as me, so she knew it was from using Johnstons Holiday skin lotion. I am getting married in 2 months and hope that my body is not left with any of these unsightly hives/red bumps. It is keeping me up during the night and any sort of heat really makes me scratch. Never will I use this make again and I will def be doing a skin test on another brand!!!

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“WARNING! The horrible smell doesn't come out of your...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 16/04/2011

WARNING! The horrible smell doesn't come out of your clothes/towels! I've used Johnsons Holiday Skin Lotion for a few yrs now. The first one had that familiar fake tan smell, but it disappeared after a shower & gave a beautiful tan for days! The new one last year was AWFUL! The new aloe vera added didn't help. The original smell was sweet, but a lingering annoying smell afterwards, loads of blobs on my skin as the product NEVER absorbed right & not as good a tan either. I decided to give it a final go this year with the newer version again. THE WORST!! Johnsons, what the heck are you doing?! This Borage (Starflower) is SO disgusting, I can't BEAR the smell of myself! It's like a stale, stagnant, musty smell that is unbearable. Even my rooms were filled with this horrid smell after washing my clothes and trying to dry them in the room! Add to that, this disgusting smell won't come out of my clothes or my towel, despite washing 3 or 4 times now! Hardly much colour from this bottle compared to previous versions, cream doesn't go on as easy, and to top it all, it STREAKS! Never had a problem with streaking before. I'd give this ZERO stars out of 5. I want my clothes back to normal without this horrid smell! Please please PLEASE Johnsons, release the ORIGINAL version that only had 19 chemicals in it and not this useless horrible smelling current one that causes streaks, less of a tan and has 28 chemicals in it! WASTE OF MONEY!

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Guest's Comment

Written on: 09/07/2011

I totally agree! Glad its not just me. The smell going on was lovely, but two days (and a shower and a bath) later I have this really weird smell on my skin and it's not nice. It's a strange smell, not even a fake tan smell, more like mouldy water smell. I won't be using it again!

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“i bought this because i hate being pale (im very pale...”

★★★★★

written by dan lou on 13/04/2011

i bought this because i hate being pale (im very pale skinned) but wasnt sure about sunbeds and cant afford a spray tan every week anymore. when i use fake tan it goes very streaky even the expensive ones!! so thought a gradual tan might do the trick. i dont think it smells anymore than a fake tan does, i did notice the smell but it wasnt bad. it went on well i was abit sticky but i used my hair dryer to dry myself and that was fine. i thought colour was ment to come out 3-4 days but have woken up this morning with a light tan. not patchy at all and a nice colour. recon will get through at least a bottle a week but compared to prices of sunbeds and spray tans i dont think its too bad. very happy with my purchase!

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Guest's Response to dan lou's Review

Written on: 18/06/2011

a bottle a week??? how much are you using??

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Guest's Response to dan lou's Review

Written on: 07/09/2011

I love it! But can some one email me at [email protected] and tell me, I have normal skin and if I use to medium to dark skinned one will it go darker on me?

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“Hi :) i feel like i should write a review as i love...”

★★★☆☆

written by on 09/04/2011

Hi :) i feel like i should write a review as i love this product but its true about the smell its a bit nasty i thought it was off ! But my skin is soft and my tan is building up so i gave it mostly good ratings . i hope they sort the smell out but for now a squirt of perfume or body sprits works for me !

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“Okay , Im writing this review in April 2011. ”

★★★★☆

written by on 07/04/2011

Okay , Im writing this review in April 2011.
The Positives first- I am confused by all these comments abut smell! The scent is a very nice, quite fruity almost vanilla smell which I find very pleasant and when I opened it up to smell it in Boots (yes I am one of those people) Me and my friend both thought it smelled divine. Now the colour is also very good, I used fair to medium skin. The colour is Browny Golden with absolutely no orange tone. It developed after about an hour and I reckon got darker another few hours/the day after that.
The down sides of this product- It is really pushing it at over a fiver for 250ml bottle... Also I found I needed a fair amount of cream to cover my skin, although not thick or sticky it soaked in quickly so I found I needed more than usually to spread it easily. I would say with every day use I get through half a bottle in three days. So one bottle costing £5.10 lasts less than 1 week. not so good. However I would still recommend :)

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