Bondi Sands Liquid Gold Self Tanning Dry Oil - review

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This is one of those products that I've heard raved about for years but only recently tried. And I'm glad I've finally tried it because I love it and can't imagine a better tanning product for me personally. My skin is dry and I don't like tanning foams because they require extra effort (you have to apply them and then wash them off later), so a tanning oil is right up my street.

Plus the brand is Australian. Since I do prefer buying homegrown when I can, that's a huge plus for me.


I bought two Bondi Sands tanning oils the last time Priceline had one of its big sales (so I got them for around $12 AUD each). I opened this bottle first because it's smaller and I tend not to tan as much through the winter, and since both oils only have six-month shelf-lives, I figured it would be better to use this one now and save the large bottle for summer, when I tan more often.

It's hard for me to fault this product, I must say. It smells good, it works, it's easy to apply and you can also use it on your face so you don't need to buy a separate facial tanner if you don't want to.

Indeed, I love it so much that I've given it an HG tag.


Bondi Sands claims/product details:

  • This superior dry oil formula sets in a moment, develops over 2 to 3 hours and lasts for up to a week
  • Leaves you with perfectly bronzed skin that glows from within
  • Infused with the fresh scent of coconut and hydrating Argan oil
  • Liquid Gold is our longest-lasting tan and conveniently requires no wash-off
  • It's also our most moisturising formula
  • Suitable for: most skintones and time-poor tanners
  • RRP $19.99 AUD for 150ml, but do shop around


Verdict

This is an excellent product. As mentioned above, I've given it an HG tag and it's hard to imagine that I'll ever find a self-tanner I prefer and one that you can buy very cheaply if you wait for specials.

It's a super thin oil that comes in a spray bottle. You spritz it over your body and then massage it in. The product comes out a neutral brown colour so you can see where you've applied it, which is something I like - and while I do notice a difference in colour as soon as I've used it, that colour does become a little deeper over the next couple of hours.

One of the things I love about this is the coconut scent. Indeed, it's easily the best-smelling self-tanner I've ever used. Plus it's a dry oil so once I've applied it, my skin feels hydrated but never greasy - so it should suit those who don't like the feel of oil on their skin.

The scent and the feel of the product would be enough to make me buy this - even if it weren't a self-tanner - but it also offers a very believable, natural-looking tan. This doesn't turn me orange but instead a credible dusty tan colour, and the shade is also strong enough that I don't need to build this to get a decent tan: one application is enough.

I have however tried it three days running and it did turn me very dark. While I personally prefer applying it once a week because I don't want to look so dark that I don't look like myself, you could certainly build this for a stronger effect if you wanted to.

It's also one of the longest-lasting self-tanners I've applied, even though I exfoliate my body twice a week. Plus I don't look streaky when I wear this, and the only time I've ever run into trouble is when I forgot to exfoliate my knees before I used it and ended up with dark patches there. I think we can call this user error ; )

Perhaps the only thing I don't love about this is that it doesn't fade as evenly as I would like. By the time we get to around day five, I'm looking pretty mottled. I don't know if this is because I naturally exfoliate my body more in some areas and less in others, but that's something to be aware of.

Overall I love this product and recommend it. It meets all its claims in my opinion and it's a pleasure to use.

A cult-favourite for a reason.


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