This product is awesome! It says it's for faces, but I use it everywhere. The bronzing was pretty noticeable on my super-pale skin. I moisturized any "absorbent" places (elbows, ankles) before using it to make sure they didn't soak up too much of the color, and it worked great. I was a little worried about it only being SPF25, but I was outside for several hours and didn't get burned.
I rated it a 4 overall because it has some subtle glitter that I wish was more of a shimmer and it is extremely difficult to find. I had to order mine on eBay.
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This is the best product I have discovered this year. It is a moisture rich oil free sunblock with bronzer. Nice, natural healthy glow, does not look like makeup, and it is dirt cheap.
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An oil-free sunscreen with an instant bronzer. This really applies easily, providing temporary color. I love that this is fragrance free. Has a very subtle shimmer. A nice product to have on hand and when you want to take a break from or cannot use self-tanners.
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I like this for summer. It's basically a sheer liquid bronzer with SPF. It's slightly shimmery, but in a perfect light brown base. Perfect color for me (NC30). It's a very neutral color. It actually evens out skintone quite well. Some reviewers mention using this for body, and I believe it would work quite well for a slight bronze body glow. The packaging makes application much easier.
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I'm pale with pink cheeks, and this stuff works quite nicely for summer. I use Solar Powder bronzer in light by Physician's Formula, and this compliments it well. I tend not to tan on my face and I don't like to burn, so this corrects the contrast of white face to self-tanned body. Not orange at all, not red, not even yellow-gold -- the perfect brown color. Really nice product for a glow. I might try this on my legs, too.
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Perhaps I am weird, but I use this on my body and not my face. On my face it looks a little too dark right now because my body is not tan. However, on bare arms or legs, this looks fantastic for a quick boost of color. In the summer I will probably use this on both face and body. I have used it on my face before, with no breakouts or excessive oiliness. This actually makes a great nighttime product too -- the SPF isn't really necessary, but the great slightly-shimmery bronze glow is great. I like the pump bottle, but it takes a lot of work to get it started. About $6 at Ulta, by the regular face sunscreens.
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What a wonderful sheer bronzy glow this gives my face! I just love it! The price is fabulous, and it's a wonderful find! I use this every single day underneath my makeup and I couldn't ask for a better spf moisturizer/bronzer! I toss a mineral foundation over it and I'm out the door!
I'm not too much a fan of the pump dispenser, but the product itself is too good to be true. I have to stock up on this at drugstore.com because it's very difficult for me to find it at the stores in my town.
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After reading the rave reviews, here, I really wanted to like this product. I don't, however. I gave this a three out of five, though, because (I believe) this sunblock is a stable one it does provide a nice color. The bronzing color is subtle and natural-looking and the bottle is a pump, so it's simple to use and doesn't make a mess. Plus, considering the amount of product you get, this is inexpensive. That said, I am returning this product to the store. I do not like "shimmer" in cosmetics. I was hoping the shimmer in this would look more like a glow and less like specks of glitter on my skin. It doesn't. The "shimmer" is far too glittery and obvious for me to feel comfortable wearing this product during the day (and, it would seem to me that it defeats the purpose only to wear it at night, since it is a sunblock). It's really too bad, because, as I stated, the color is pretty nice. I am returning the bottle I own, so, obviously, I won't be re-purchasing.
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I LOVE this product, I have a tan body but white face (due to always wearing sunblock!), I use this under my foundation and it makes me look as if my face is as tan as my body! You can not beat the price and I love the pump bottle!
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Very nice formula and inexpensive to boot. The product looks natural on my VERY fair skin. It is not orange, but brown as described previously with a very slight shimmer. I will repurchase this item.
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I love this product. I'm so shocked that there aren't more reviews for it and more people don't use it. I got it as an add-on
when I bought my regular Hawaiian Tropic SPF 30. It is basically an SPF 25 with a tint. And it is a good tint, it doesn't
disappear or fade away, it actually looks good on medium skin tones. Its not a bronzy type bronzer. It looks like a medium matte type brown
I simply apply it after I get out of the shower and then i put on my foundation and makeup. It provides a darkened
appearance to the face while protecting it from the sun. I don't put it around my eyes, so I didn't notice any stinging.
So far, so good. It will definitely become a summer staple in my beauty arsenal.
I would probably use this even if it weren't for the sun protection because of how good it rubs in and looks.
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This is a nice, lightly shimmery (more of a glow), light TM with SPF of 25. I used it all day Sunday at a golf tournament, and it provided awesome protection (I had a base of 45 on). It's $6-$7 for a big bottle, and it didn't break me out at all, and it made my skin look sunkissed and even toned. I can't believe this is Hawaiian Tropc, if it was Stila or Kiehl's I'd be more than happy to pay over $30 for it.
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Hawaiian Tropic is a GENIUS for thinking of a product like this. This is similar to the SPF 30 sheer reflections formula [but this is somehow SPF 25] but it's a BRONZING sunblock. IT IS NOT A SELF-TANNER, but a tinted sunblock that gives you TEMPORARY bronze color to your face and body. I applied it to my body and let it set in before I dressed so I wouldn't stain my clothing. It actually does give a slight hint of color without commitment because it washes off when you shower/bathe. I tried it on my face and it really made me look tan. maybe a little more tan than i'd like so i'll just stick with bronzer on my cheeks and use this as a body sunblock.
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