But then there's me... I'm a commitment-phobic, control freak, so of course I have to take it one step further. I gravitate towards self tanners that are immediately visible and wash off on a moment's notice!  For those of you who have not heard of this ingenious tanning invention, it is called a cosmetic tanner. Essentially a cosmetic self tanner is body makeup. A dedicated drugstore shopper, I've always used my beloved Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs (the spray version). Sally Hansen has been on my holy grail beauty list since day one; however, it is the ONLY cosmetic self-tanner that I've found in a drugstore.

Rant: I wish I had more options to chose from! The struggle is real in drugstores: How has no other company capitalized on drugstore cosmetic tanners except for Sally Hansen!? How do veterans, like Jergens, not carry a wash-off tan in their huge line? Come on, Jergens! You've been in the game for long enough! Talk about about missing out on a hugely lucrative, business opportunity! End rant.

One day while I was shopping at Walgreens, I passed by the words '1-Day Bronzing' and gasped... It couldn't be! Oh, but it was. I went home and researched, looking for tutorials and reviews, but I didn't find too much. I found one YouTuber that gave NKD SKN a bad review. I decided to buy it anyway, as I was impatient at that point. When I went back to the store, there was only one bottle left and that color was 'Matte Dark'. Recently, I also bought the shade 'Matte Medium'. They cost $14.89 at Walgreens.

Now for the verdict... I'm giving this a 'big, disappointed, santa's-not-real style' thumbs down. I do not plan on purchasing this product again unless they make changes to the formula.

CONS:

• In short, the main issue that I had was that the tan comes off WAY too easily! 
• If even the slightest drop of water/liquid fell on the skin, the tan ran right off. And, it streaked off in a very noticeable way. I was drying my hands after washing them and a drops of water ran down my arm and leg... Streaks that were sharp and many shades lighter than the surrounding tan. Imagine if rain, a spilled drink or sweat had hit my skin. Not very functional.

• I didn't think it applied evenly for a cosmetic tan. The formula was like a liquid stain rather than liquid makeup.

 

• It needs to be applied quickly, as it stains the skin almost immediately. You can see a saturated stain (in the picture above--the darker shade to the right) where I had squeezed out some of the product on my hand before buffing it into my skin. 
• It really only applies properly with a tanning mitt, which is stated in the directions. However, the mitt that it comes with is flimsy and small. In my experience, it wasn't even good enough for one use. It broke on me the first time I used it, and then the second mitt broke also. 
• The quality of the mitt must have been bad. I felt like it absorbed a lot of liquid and left it soggy, which increased the streaking as I continued to apply it.

 

• I noticed that it stained pores, scars, cuts and dark spots, etc. on my skin. I had exfoliated before applying it, but it still absorbed into those areas in the most pigmented way. I also have body acne and blemishes and it made them look much worse (unlike the Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs spray, which offered a bit of coverage).
• I wish they had a spray version also. I prefer a spray to the lotion.