Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs in Medium Glow
3.7
88 reviews
76% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.5
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 3.5
Price: $$$
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Age: 44-55
Skin: Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Oh Sally Hansen WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!!
This was once a great product!!
I've been using this for years and, sprayed on with a light touch, it produced quite good results (with even application and believable colour).
Not so anymore.
Between a can I bought in September (‘16) and one I bought 3 months later in December the contents has been changed. Gone is the light, airy formula which sprayed on evenly, dried on contact and remained colour-true all day. Suddenly it's very wet, very heavy and just creates running brown rivers down my legs. (And yes the directions advise to spray it into your hand first then rub it in, but I've always had better results by spraying it directly onto my skin). Now, even if I try to spray with the bare minimum of pressure, it just produces fat freckles and big globs and splotches of colour. In short - an absolute mess.
I think what they've done is bulk it up with water. I can SEE all the water droplets on my skin when I spray it now, which weren't there before. If they thought they'd save on manufacturing costs by adding more water/less ingredients then it's going to turn out to be a VERY bad decision. People won't pay for crap. And they definitely won't pay for a now-inferior product which is no longer performing.
I truly don't know how this new formulation made it past quality testing unless (& I'd wager this was the case) there was none. There couldn't have been. Because this new formula is an absolute disaster.
Why can't manufacturers leave well enough alone?!! Some knob in the office (who probably doesn't even use the product) comes up with an idea at lunchtime and bang, another good product is ruined. I cannot count the number of products I've used over the years that were ruined by unnecessary tampering and are now consigned to the bin.
This product used to be airy and light (true to its name) and would dry almost on contact. Now it's heavy and watery and no amount of deft handiwork is going to get it to look believable. As well as that the colour now darkens over time (& it shouldn't - it's not a fake tanner). Its simply spray-on colour which should remain true to the original shade. But by the end of the day my feet and legs are a lurid tandoori orange (despite using it lightly during application).
What a shame. With Le Tan Flawless Legs gone and now this product ruined, the two affordable options for immediate spray-on wash-off colour are no more. They were staples of my summer bathroom necessities. That only leaves the expensive options - none of which were comparable to these (particularly Flawless Legs, which was excellent. The colour stayed true throughout the entire day AND was the most authentic and realistic looking).
Shame, shame, shame Sally Hansen.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Green
I do not prefer this self tanner to others because it can rub off onto clothes and other fabrics easily. It looks good on my legs and covers the veins and makes them more tan but this does not stay on through a shower. You would have to reapply it every time. I tried this on my arms , neck, chest, and stomach and had the same results - color looked good but it easily rubbed off, and doesn't stay through a shower. I bought the CVS brand of airbrush tanner and prefer that much better. I will finish this bottle but I do not go grabbing for it. I gave 4 lippies for packaging because it sprays into your hands like a mousse and dries quickly - almost too quick to rub in. I would only recommend this if you only need to cover your legs. It's a long and laborious application for the rest of your body.
Age: 44-55
Skin: Oily, Fair, Cool
Hair: Red, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I never write reviews, but I have to say how much I love this product. I have very fair, freckled skin and I have always hated wearing shorts because my legs look so pasty. This product really makes my legs really smooth and even. Great coverage and a pretty brown color. Try it.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I bought this today and just used it an hour ago and am already in love with it. I am ghost pale and though I do not have too many bumps or freckles on my legs and arms, they now look completely even and smooth...and TAN!!! A beautiful glow that does not look orange or streaky. Dries quickly and does not smell nor leave that uncomfortable, gritty feeling that other sunless tanners leave. I also tried on my torso and I can safely say that this is not just for legs! In love. I want to buy a second can already!!! Good work, Sally Hansen!
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Blue
if you read just one review for this product please let it be this one.
Let me start off by saying I have extremely fair skin. On top of that I have quite a lot of stretch marks on my thighs from weight gain and I also have what has been nick named "strawberry legs" meaning I have dark pores on my legs from shaving. I've never been confident wearing shorts or skirts and even during the hottest days of summer I would still wear jeans or leggings outside. I don't tan well at all, I could spend months consistently tanning on a semi daily basis at a salon and my skin would still look pale. And I was tanning mainly to try and make myself feel better about my pale legs and visible scarring on them. I tried everything from spray tans, oils, and self tanning mousse and lotion to try and cover my scars and tan my legs. Nothing seemed to work for me. With the self tanners came the awful smell and stickiness, along with making my so called strawberry legs look worse due to the fact that the color would darken on my pores. Nothing worked. That was until I found out about Sally Hansens Airbrush Legs. I read a ton of reviews, watched a lot of YouTube videos on applications and how it works. Then I finally took the plunge and purchased the product. I got the Medium Glow in the aerosol can (which I thought might be too dark for my fair skin.) I prepped my legs by mixing coconut oil and sugar and exfoliating all over. I washed them, shaved them and then i used the airbrush legs. I was in shock, completely dumbfounded. I had finally found my miracle product. There was no terrible smell like the typical self tanning lotion has. It went on smooth and dried fast, no stickiness what so ever. It's not a streaky formula it's very easy to apply. And to top it all off it actually takes away the blemishes on my legs. My legs became instantly smooth and even toned and even disguised my stretch marks. The ONLY downside to this product which I wouldn't even consider to be an actual downside was that I thought the medium would be darker than it is, even on my fair skin I still want to go and buy the deepest color and try it on my legs. This product is amazing and everyone should try it. At only $14.99 CAN at wal mart there's no reason for you not to love this product.
Age: Unknown
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This product to me is perfection. My legs look insanely sexy when I use this stuff. It covers every single little imperfection. I love that it isn't super sparkly and shimmery. It looks natural and gorgeous.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
LOVE! This stuff is absolutely amazing! It makes my pale, pasty legs look super sexy! It never looks orange. It has a wonderful natural brown look. The only thing I don't like is all the glitter, which can look it a little unnatural. Other than that its fab! : )
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
I love this product. I am fair skinned, my upper body will soak in some color but my legs just repel the sun and look pasty white all the time. I've tried self tanners, gradual tanners, spray tanners, etc, but I can't stand the way they smell, they're always too orange, they're so difficult to apply evenly....nothing compares to Sally Hansen air brush legs. It makes my legs look so smooth and healthy. I won't wear shorts or a short skirt without it. The first time I bought it I thought it was a little pricey, but you get several applications from one can so it really isn't that expensive. The application is really easy, it goes on very evenly, which is what made me fall in love with it right away. I've found when applying some self tanners (and I know this isn't a tanner it's better) they go on so unevenly and look streaky. This is anything BUT streaky. There's a little smell, but very subtle and it goes away after the product is completely dry, which usually take 10 minutes or so. I love it. Living in South Florida where we wear shorts like 300 days out of the year, for me, this product is awesome. I can't be without it. If Sally Hansen stops making it I'll have to move to Alaska. 😉
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This stuff is brilliant. I'm very pale and I use the medium - not just on my legs but on my arms/top half too. Gorgeous colour, so natural and easy to apply evenly (I use a mitt).
It really does even out skin tone as well as add beautiful colour.
Usually takes me a couple of showers to get off but I don't care because it even seems to come off evenly! Yet I've not had a problem with it marking towels/bedding.
I will keep buying this til I die. Being so pale it's such a novelty to look as if I've got lovely, evenly tanned, flawless skin!
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Katherine2
on 7/9/2017 10:12:00 PM
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Age: 44-55
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Green
I had tried this in the lotion form and it was way too orange, so I bought the spray in the Deep color thinking it would be more of a natural tan color. Nope. Just one shade darker orange. And the spray is streaky and blotchy and difficult to blend. A real nightmare to use. And full of glitter too. So as bad as I thought the lotion was, this is worse.