Bondi Sands

 Salon Quality Self Tanning Foam

Pros: Beautiful, streak-free tan Takes a pretty long time to fade (over 1 week) Natural color Cons: Occasionally will get a patchy spot on knees Color transfers all over pajamas/sheets/towels (it does wash out, however) One coat of "dark" is not enough for my extremely pale skin, so have to use the Ultra Dark or two coats of Dark Sometimes can emphasize bumps on skin or hair follicles

It was very easy to apply and dried down quickly. It looked a lot darker when it dried down than other brands I've tried and I was worried I had put too much, but it washed off to a more natural color. It does transfer a lot, I feel like the technicolor line does not transfer as much. Both product lines have washed out of anything they transferred to though. I was able to use this on my whole body (face, neck, body). I do not think it developed as intensely on my neck or face, but I did give me a subtle tan. This product lifted/faded very patchy on me. This product was more drying than other foam's I've used. I did not love the color this gave me. I tend to get more yellow than orange with self-tanners with lots of green in them. I looked a little jaundice with this on. I definitely got tanner, and other people said it looked good, but it did not look like a color I would naturally be able to achieve which is what I was looking for. I naturally tan more red than yellow/golden, so I wasn't a huge fan of the golden tan. I have tried the technicolor line and had much better success.

As a beginner tanner, I got the light/medium to be safe. This is so good! Got me into tanning. I thought originally it would be so difficult and too much of a process but this makes it so much easier!

This is one of the more disappointing self tanners i have used. I feel like it was hyped up a lot, but it was pretty orange and didnt last more than two days for me. I exfoliated and shaved and moisturized (did all the right prep) and it still wasnt what i thought it would be. Definitely buy something else if youre willing to spend some money on self tanner

I've used IOP forever and tried ST, but I've always been curious about Bondi. I was nervous at first because the guide color dried REALLY fast so I had to work fast and thankfully it didn't come out streaky or patchy. Drying quickly also helps you get dressed quickly after application. The scent is like 90's sunscreen with strong whiffs of permanent marker. The scent helps minimize the wet beer smell but later on as it develops you can still smell it, which is fine, it's just how self tanners work. I loved that after rinsing, the tanner scent is 100% gone while others take a couple showers to get rid of. The color went on a nice cool violet undertone, then looked super reddish as it developed, but I was surprised to see the finished color was a perfectly natural glow. I kept it on my entire work day before rinsing and will say the light/medium is much lighter than the IOP and ST equivalent. That is probably fine if you prefer to layer your application. Also, it did not keep developing after rinsing, while the other brands seem to settle about a shade deeper on me by the following day.