Build A Tan

Name: Neutrogena Build A Tan
Brand: Neutrogena
Rating: 2.7 (138 reviews)

Neutrogena

2.7

138 reviews

42%

would repurchase

3.6/5

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1.0

from

sarah_18

17 years ago

I remember seeing the Allure Reader's Choice Award label on this product and thought, oh it must be a really good then! I couldn't have been more wrong. This self-tanner not only turns you a gross...

About reviewer (66 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination

HairBlack

EyesBlack

1.0

from

deedot17

18 years ago

I was using this product for somewhat of a long time...maybe 4 or 5 months. I started getting some comments about how I was orange and that I should stop using it. I guess I had been so used to...

About reviewer (26 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination

HairBlond

EyesGreen

2.0

from

ladyisis

18 years ago

I didn't buy this, my mom bought it for herself, then decided she didn't want to be tan, and gave it to me. Other reviewers were correct, it did leave streaks after the first application. I was...

About reviewer (17 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBlue

1.0

from

Schnarpsel

18 years ago

Well - used to like the old Neutrogena self-tanners, but for some reason couldn't find any on the shelves of my local stores this year. This Build A Tan stuff though did nothing for me. I mean:...

About reviewer (44 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination

HairBrunette

EyesOther

2.0

from

starladear

18 years ago

I visited my parents for two weeks recently and used my mother's 'Build a Tan for body' about half-a-dozen times. I have mixed feelings about this product. At first I really hated it. This is the...

About reviewer (190 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesGreen

3.0

from

blondegiraffe

18 years ago

I bought this on my vacation in Florida to give a punch to my naturally fair skin. I really disliked the smell - to me, it smells like being on an old airplane or the smell of a car seat....ECHH -...

About reviewer (8 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinOily

HairBrown

EyesBrown

1.0

from

mihnea

18 years ago

Yuck!!!! They call me Mellow Yellow.... This stuff turned me yellow! Just awful. And it stinks too, like nail polish remover. PPP NW20

About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue

2.0

from

doshia

18 years ago

I am quite pale and I was hoping that this product would work for me. Since it seemed so easy! And well, it was very easy to use - no streaks. IF YOU LIKE being orange! So i definately wouldnt...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination

HairBlond

EyesGreen

3.0

from

4665325

18 years ago

What can I say. I found that this product has both it's ups and downs. I really like the colour but found that my wrists, hands, and ankles don't come out as well. My boyfriend comented one day...

About reviewer (17 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone

HairBrown

EyesHazel

4.0

from

karolcia

18 years ago

very good... PEOPLE! DONT PUT TOOO MUCH!!! if, you put tooo much you'll go with orange tan! less is more.... its cheap compare to ST. tropez! still like it. i swear! dont put too much!! please!...

About reviewer (140 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrown

EyesBlue

3.0

from

kinkykoolaidqueen

18 years ago

I used this product on my very, very pale skin and was happy with it for about the first three applications. After that, I began to look orange and streak. It doesn't smell horrible, and it's easy...

About reviewer (23 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone

HairRed

EyesBlue

4.0

from

venezia

18 years ago

I tried the "Neutrogena Build a Tan" last summer and liked it; this year, I'm so broke even the drugstore-priced neutrogena costs too much! However, I saw a CVS "clone" of the "neutrogena build a...

About reviewer (51 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther

5.0

from

kalifas

18 years ago

I couldn't live with this stuff, its unbelievably natural looking, and you have to TRY to get streaks. My only compliant is how its hard to get out of the bottle when it is almost gone!

About reviewer (29 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination

HairBlack

EyesBrown

2.0

from

rhiannon427

18 years ago

I'm pretty pale skinned so was hoping this would be the answer...but after two weeks of using I'm giving up. I see no results, no glow...no tan . Back to the expensive self tanners for me.

About reviewer (12 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Other, Not Sure

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesBlue

4.0

from

Giannina

18 years ago

I like it because it's a gradual tan, I just like a little bit of color

About reviewer (324 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinVery Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairRed, Straight, Coarse

EyesBrown

5.0

from

xspritzx182

18 years ago

Last week I picked up a bottle of Neutrogena build a tan, on sale for $4. My friend thought it'd be amusing to make a huge orange spot on me so she rubbed a handful of it on a section of my...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal

HairBrunette

EyesBrown

1.0

from

kirwin

18 years ago

While this sunless tanner does not emit the putrid smell of most, both times I used it, it left streaks on my legs, as well as a slightly orangish tint. Would not buy again and I have already...

About reviewer (10 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOther

HairBrown

EyesBrown

4.0

from

seagal4ever

18 years ago

This is a great product. This product does great giving an even application and it gives a natural glow but applied too often left my skin looking orange. The only key to this product is the...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal

HairBlond

EyesBlue

2.0

from

shellbomber

18 years ago

I used this product for a month or two last spring. It took awhile to master the application, but I thought it turned my pasty white skin a nice, believable tan. Then.. I saw the pictures. I...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther

1.0

from

Elizabeth01

18 years ago

I bought this, thinking it would similar to the Jergens/Olay products - boy was I wrong. I only did a test spot, but after one application my fair skin was BRIGHT orange! I couldn't take the smell...

About reviewer (49 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBlue