I am a user of fake bake, have used it for over five years until a friend recommended Xen Tan. I have always used the darker shade of Fake Bake, despite being rather fair, it always looked natural, never streaked and always came pretty close to the colour my skin goes in the sun!

I tried Xen Tan as the only problem I had with Fake Bake was it's longevity, which Xen Tan claims to be its USP. Application was easy and smelt lovely, slightly less fragranced than Fake Bake. However, I have awoken to an Umpa Lumpa shade of orange!! It looks horrific and is nothing like the natural tan shade of Fake Bake. I'm hoping that the colour whilst even out after another shower, but will have to wait and see!

I have black hair so although I'm white i do have a natural tan. I don't fake tan for a sun kissed look, i like to look brown!

I normally use St Tropez or Fake Bake Extreme Tan. I applied this product last night using latex gloves, although it has a brown colour to it which means that you can see where you are applying it it's still very difficult to apply. Its quite a dry/sticky lotion so you have to rub it in very quickly otherwise it leaves big brown marks. I cannot get used to rubbing it in on my chest as it drys as soon as you put it on!

After applying you are meant to leave 3 hours before you shower (i left it overnight). Also it would be impossible to apply this before a night out or before going out anywhere as the brown colour to the fake tan makes you look very dirty. After i'd left the tan on overnight i showered in the morning and like it says on the bottle the "instant tan" (brown colour) washes off. I expected this colour to wash off and underneath the dirty colour to be left a lovely brown. Unfortunately this was not the case, when i stepped out of the shower i was as white as i was before I applied the product!

On the bottle it says that you should apply the product with your hands then wash your hands afterwards. I thought this might have been my problem as i used gloves. I have just applied my second coating of the tan using my hands. I applied the tan and then went to wash my hands - they were a reddy sort of colour and i've just had to scrub with exfoliator for 25 min before the reddy colour even faded and i know their going to be orange in the morning!

Overall a terrible product, and i'm really annoyed after spending £25.99 on the product. And that my hands are going to be orange on saturday night whilst i'm going to be white!

Not orange like they advertise, however I didn't notice much colour after one application, had to apply three layers before I had a noticeable tan, and even then it wasn't dark so I'm not sure why it's called dark lotion. Didn't last very long either, so not very good value for money.

Ok.
I am pale and I always need fake tan around this time.
I used to LOVE sublime bronze a few years ago and then they ruined it.
I tried xen tan dark lotion because of the "non-orange" claims it has.
Quite frankly there is one answer to this - absolute rubbish. I have to be honest. Having used it, I am just as orange as any other fake tan.
When it went on, the guide colour was really nice but when I washed it off, orange city.
It doesn't streak, lasts about half a week, dries quickly and smells nice, but alas, does not look real. *sigh*
My search continues...

I wouldn't recommend Xen-Tan Dark Tanning Lotion, i thought that i should try a more expensive product as normally i use boots own, but this was a disappointment for me. the colour was great when I first put it on but when it dried it was very Patchy and smelly.

I am going to reapply and hope that a couple of coats might build the tan up!

Olive tones ????? i think not! Ive had the most bizzare looks and comments all day! Im sticking to the old faithfull st tropez.. It may smell bad but at least ill avoid all the stares !