Norvell Premium Spray Tan Solution Dark 128 fl oz

Let me start by first off saying that I have tried just about every self-tanner out there. I've always struggled with an orangy and/or inconsistant color. I've tried Mystic Tanning - which I found to be just "ok" and spray tans done by professionals @ salons. I found the spray tans to be - by FAR - the most realistic looking tan...but the price was crazy and I couldn't afford to keep it up. I saw that the salon I was going to was using this brand - Norvell Amber Sun Dark and decided to buy it myself. My husband uses this solution in his air compressor (nothing fancy...just a normal compressor) - there are a ton of youtube video's on how to properly tan someone using this method. I LOVE this solution - it is bronzy and not at all orange or brassy looking. There is a smell afterwards but it's not bad...kind of smells like tanning lotion. I like that this has a bronzing agent in it because you can see where it's going and make sure its even. Honestly, I can't imagine using a solution without the bronzer in it - I've tried before and I felt I was working blindly; guessing if it was consistant - and then the next day after it fully develops, it's too late to fix it. I highly recommend this product. I have very fair skin and this Dark solution is perfect for me. Usually I do 2 full passes of this and then we go back to see if we need to "touch up" anywhere. You will be immediately tan so you'll be able to see where you need to apply more. As with all self tanners, it helps to exfoliate first. I always apply the night before (you will feel a bit "tacky" for several hours afterwards) and by the next morning, I can shower to get that extra bronzer off, and the tan remaining is perfect. It definately is on the dark side - but its very realistic. I've gotten SO many compliments on this. I also like the "Venetian" formula....but this one is my favorite. By Day 4 I see fading in areas but it's still ok. Day 5, I simply exfoliate really well to even it out as much as I can and then re-apply. Doing this maintains my tan. This whole bottle is the cost of 1 spray tan in my area. I'd say I get about 8 spray tans out of this bottle and I apply pretty heavily. Highly recommend this product!!

Loved how easy this product went on. I put it in an old tanning foam dispenser. The smell wasn’t bad at all. Dries fast and wasn’t sticky at all. Great dark tan. Not orange. Lasted a couple days but I think it would have lasted longer had I not been using a certain body wash that had exfoliant beads in it, that was my bad.

I purchased Norvell “dark”, and I have very light skin. I was frustrated with a lot of different brands because “dark” was not really dark at all. I have been on a long journey to find a good self tanner, here is my honest opinion. Norvell: PROS—it is very lightweight, the scent is nice and light, you forget you have it on when you’re letting it set. I was able to spray it on and blend with a mitt and the coverage was pretty even. It takes a long time to fade, it’s long lasting especially with a tanning moisturizer. I only needed 1 coat instead of going 2-3 coats and taking a ton of time. I don’t feel all sticky and gross after wearing it the 24 hours. The cost is about average with other high quality self tanners. CONS: it did give me strawberry legs, it does not hold up well against sweat or stick-on bras, you do have to let it set for 24 hours. Loving tan is probably the best product I’ve ever used, it never gave me strawberry legs, it didn’t smell bad, you could wash it off after a nights sleep, it lasted well over a week and the fade was super even. Sjolie is my 3rd favorite brand, it does have a bit of a worse odor than Norvell and Loving tan. It never gave me strawberry legs, and if I bought it in bulk it was very fair in price. St Tropez: WAY too expensive, and my product turned all the way green after sitting over the winter. It ruined before I could really test it out. Bondi Sands: is my least favorite, but is still a much better product than something like Tanned AF, Jergens, etc. the SMELL will make you sick all night wishing it was time to rinse. And then your whole room will stink like it for a day. The color is pretty great, I loved the dark color and that it fades pretty good, it’s long lasting, but that smell really killed it for me. **the cheap drugstore brands will end up costing you more in the long run, I tried them all, you’re paying a lot of money for a foaming product that requires double or triple the applications to get the same result. (I’m looking at you, Jergens) Lastly, here’s a pro tip: instead of ruining your sheets or buying a terribly expensive tanning sheet/bag, just buy a lightweight summer sleeping bag and have a nice day. No more changing the sheets, sleeping on towels, ruining comforters. Oh, and buy Norvell, Loving Tan, or Sjolie and try them out.

After reading some really mediocre reviews, I was hesitant to buy this but it was one of the cheaper Norvell options so I thought I’d start here. In short: I love it! If you want more detail, keep reading. I sprayed myself using this solution in my St. Tropez Pro Light machine and if worked PERFECTLY. Great guide color to show you exactly where you were getting the product, and I don’t find the smell to be super overwhelming like some other solutions I’ve used. Now one of the BEST things I’ve found about this solution is that it didn’t have ANY (yes, A. N. Y.) transfer to my all white bed sheets as I slept overnight before washing off. Seriously, I find this miraculous because every other self tanner solution I try looks like a war zone with brown streaks everywhere on my sheets when I wake up. So that’s a plus for me. After washing off, I have found that this gives a really nice color. Much better than other more expensive solutions. Not orange but still dark enough to look like you just got home from a nice vacation on some far away island. I’ve attached a picture of what it looks like once the guide color is washed off after 8 hours. I find that this lasts about 4-5 days before needing to spray, which is pretty standard across most solutions I’ve tried. I also found that this does wash out of clothes/towels, which is nice. Spilled a good amount on my bath mat on accident but it came out easily with regular detergent. Overall, I think this is an amazing option for this price point. I feel like the color develops well on my skin tone (I’m extremely pale), doesn’t leave my sheets looking like I ate chocolate in my sleep, and lasts a good amount of time before needing to reapply. I will definitely be buying again!

Great color on a few different skin shades in my house! Love it and will be purchasing a bigger bottle! We used a pain spray gun and once I got used to spraying it looked very even!

Was pretty! I should have went a little darker with color to cover tan lines I am already a deep dark olive color and it did great giving me pop but it didn’t match my tan lines to my existing color.

I saw online you could put this in a foaming hand soap dispenser and apply it that way. I took the plunge and tried it. Much to my surprise it worked! The color is dark but very natural, not orange at all. Just a nice golden dark brown, looked exactly like how I used to look as a teenager when I could spend all day in the pool. The even better part was the smell, or lack of smell. I hate other tanners because they all leave behind that horrid scent, this did not have that smell at all. It left my skin nice and moisturized too. I applied it with disposable gloves, I would probably recommend getting a mitt for a smoother application. But, the mitts soak up and waste a lot of the product, so have to weigh your options there. I used a small amount, I feel like this will last forever. I’ve had it on 4 days now and still have good color, though it is starting to fade. I think I can get about 5-6 days out of it. Great product! Very happy and well worth the price

Disappointed with the misleading language of this product description. It is a "dark" solution and it also says "double dark solution." This is way off from being dark. My wife is fairer skinned and during summer likes to have a dark tan. We have used Tan Envy solutions that had come with our sprayer and were a bit dissatisfied with the inconsistency between solutions. Some were very runny, some were not dark enough, and another one had too much orange. So we were looking for a professional solution that could match the Tan Envy darkness, but be easier to spray and possibly less residue during sleep. The solution did spray very well. It is very easy to apply and does not run. It goes on very light, you have to pay attention closely to where you are spraying. Once finished spraying, I had a feeling that it would not be that dark. Maybe if you are an albino that lives in Minnesota, this might seem dark to you. However, the next morning after my wife showered, I couldn't really tell that I even sprayed her. It was not "dark" at all. This might be a good solution for a winter coat, but if you are looking for a deeper darker summer tan, this is not the product for that. Also, it was a bit more orange tone than I would have expected. Not terrible, but you can see it. I tried to find out which Norvell product is the darkest, but they are not very clear even on their website. So I probably will just stick with the Tan Envy 10.5% or 11.5%.

Really nice colour. No green undertone.

Great colour ! Not orange or green at all like some other brands I’ve used. Not too much of a smell either witch is nice. Very happy with this product thus far. And it shipped faster than expected.

I have read a lot of reviews on which product was the best and this one keeps popping up. So I took the plunge, big plunge because it’s expensive! I am not sorry I did, awesome product, when I am empty on this bottle I will be ordering more. You pay for what you get, you know that saying!!! I noticed the more hours that passed the darker I got, so when spraying and you think it doesn’t look like it got a good coating, you wait! Nice sent, nothing over powering. I am very happy with this product.

Amazing tan

I ordered this for my daughter. She’s had a tanning tent and sprayer for years but has hardly used it. She wanted to treat her friend to a spray tan and ordered this hoping it wouldn’t be too dark. It’s a lovely shade with not a hint of orange in sight.