Facial Tanner: Jergens Natural Glow

I am not a tan girl.

My mother is a natural redhead and she generously passed on her fair complexion, freckles, and tendency to burn if exposed to the sun for longer than 3 minutes.

(She did not, however, give me her beautiful hair color.  Figures.)

Porcelain skin can be sexy.  Nicole Kidman rocks the pale faced look.  Unfortunately, I am no Nicole Kidman.  My skin tone leans more towards pasty than porcelain.

What’s a pale faced girl to do when she wants a little summer color on her face but can’t step into the sunlight without burning up like an old world vampire?

Fake it.

Of course, anyone who has ever tried to tan at home with self tanners knows the horrors that can arise from dying your skin in your bathroom.

Streaks.

Orange skin.

White spots where you swear to God you touched yourself but apparently didn’t touch yourself enough.

It is because of all these tanning atrocities that I have avoided facial tanners and bronzing cremes in the past.  Having an orange ankle and “dirty knees” can be hidden by wearing pants in 80 degree weather.  But streak up your face?  You’re pretty much screwed.

I can’t believe I was willing to even try using a self tanner on my face.  I credit my friend Faiqa, who lovely encouraged me to acknowledge that I could benefit from a little color in my cheeks, even if it did come from a tan in a can.  I also have to give props to the brilliant people at Jergens, who included a free sample of their Natural Glow Facial Moisturizer with a bottle of their body lotion.

ANYway – I tried it.

And the verdict is:

HOLY CRAP, THIS STUFF IS AWESOME!!!

Ahem.

Jergens Natural Glow FACE Daily Moisturizer is meant to be used in place of your regular moisturizer.  This sounds like insanity, I know.  I wash my face in the morning and apply the Jergens Natural Glow to my face the same way I would moisturizer.  I wash my hands to avoid orange palms, apply my eye cream, and go on with my morning routine.

I noticed a difference within about 2 days.  It was subtle – which is a good thing – but it was definitely there.  My face started to develop a, well, a natural glow.

Seriously.

I had no problems with streaking.  My eyebrows didn’t turn orange.  And I didn’t break out from switching moisturizers.  I still use my regular moisturizer at night and only apply the tanner in the morning, and my face has yet to wig out in retaliation.

I have sensitive skin and live with Florida humidity.  My pores whack out if I fall asleep in my makeup one night.  And yet everything is still going smoothly after three weeks of using the Jergens Natural Glow FACE moisturizer product.

I do recommend at least the medium shade, even for fair skin.  Anything less and you won’t ever see results.

You can get Jergens face tanner at Walgreens, Wal-Mart, CVC – basically any place that sells lotion.

Jergens Natural Glow Face Daily Moisturizer ~Medium Skin Tones ~2.5 Oz

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