REVIEW: Jergens Natural Glow

A few weeks, I received a lovely package at my doorstep and wondered what could be inside…

My, oh my…was I ever spoiled. My pale leg woes were answered.

Just to give you an idea of how pale my legs are, here’s a funny story: a few years back a friend asked me, “are you wearing white stockings?” And I responded, “no, that’s my natural leg colour.” -_-”

REFORMULATION:
The newly reformulated Jergens Natural Glow moisturizers is the perfect daily moisturizer that builds flawless, natural-looking colour, and now without the sunless-tanning odour. The collection offers five variants in two different shades (Fair to Medium and Medium to Tan) to suit your needs, skin type, and tone.

RETAILERS:
Any drugstore

Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer
CLAIMS:
Creates a healthy, gradual, and flawless summer glow just by moisturizing.

PRICE:
$8.99CAD for 150mL

Jergens Natural Glow + Firming Daily Moisturizer
CLAIMS:
Proven to reduce the appearance of cellulite in as little as seven days. Experience visibly firmer skin.

PRICE:
$12.99CAD for 200mL

Jergens Natural Glow Foaming Daily Moisturizer – Quick Dry Foam
CLAIMS:
The foaming formula is soft and lightweight so it glides on evenly and dries rapidly.

PRICE:
$12.99CAD for 180g

Jergens Natural Glow Face Daily Moisturizer SPF 20
CLAIMS:
Formulated to give your face a healthy-looking, gradual, radiant glow. The SPF 20 formula provides a broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection to defend against everyday sun exposure.

PRICE:
$12.99CAD for 70mL

Jergens Natural Glow 3 Days to Glow Moisturizer
CLAIMS:
A fast-acting formula, gradually darkens skin tone a full shade in just three days. Perfect for special occassions.

PRICE:
$12.99CAD for 120mL

OVERALL REVIEW:
For all formulations, I used “Fair to Medium”. One time, I used “Medium to Tan” and my skin definitely turned a lot darker than what I would like. This means that the formulation is serious stuff. So make your colour selection wisely.

I usually stay away from any tanning products because of the odour. I remember using tanning wipes in the past and cringed every time I used it because of the odour. There is definitely no odour when applying the product. What I did notice was that there was a slight odour the next day. It was very faint but I noticed it a few times in the office.

All the products performed well and definitely kept my tan from the Dominican Republic longer. The friend that I went on the trip went, “I didn’t recall your legs being as tanned when we were on the trip.” Tee hee hee…little did she know, I was using Jergens Natural Glow 😉

I didn’t experience any streaking with any of the products and I didn’t always exfoliate. My tan always appeared natural and there were no orange tones prevalent in my skin. I used these products everyday to the point where I finished a few bottles. I noticed that once I reached the maximum colour, the tan didn’t develop any darker. I definitely prefer this as I didn’t want to look like an Oompa Loompa. So if you’re looking for a quick solution to develop a tan, these are the products to turn to.

Here’s a quick run down on how I feel about each product:

Daily Moisturizer – Absorbs well into the skin & moisturizes it.
Firming Daily Moisturizer – Because it is more emollient, it doesn’t absorb as quickly into the skin. But it does firm up the skin, especially where my stretch marks are prevalent.
Foaming Daily Moisturizer – Absorbs ridiculously quick into the skin but doesn’t moisturize it as much. The bottle has to be kept upright when dispensing the product. It isn’t like Vaseline Spray & Go.
Face Daily Moisturizer SPF 20 – Because I exfoliate my face everyday and use retexturizing serums, I didn’t allow the product to be fully utilized.
3 Days to Glow Moisturizer – This is some serious stuff and does exactly what it claims. 3 days & my tan was good to go!