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teaquiladiva

Daily moisturiser/gradual tan for Fitzpatrick IV?

Advice Needed!

F50's who long ago gave up baking in the sun due to skin damage from the many prior years of doing so.

Because of my olive skin easily tanning with just a hint of sun, I have decent coverage on the body parts which happen to catch it while walking, cycling etc., but I look ridiculous in a bikini because the rest of my body hasn't caught up ๐Ÿ˜‚

I'm new to self tanning, I'm on day 3 of using Tanologist extra dark drops with my daily body moisturiser and I'm enjoying the results so far.

I went this route because I wasn't looking for a "same day" instant tan, and also to use up a 3/4 full bottle of body lotion.

Once that's done I'd like to move on to a daily gradual tanning moisturiser, and am here asking for your recs for darker skin, to basically maintain a nice year round golden glow.

I've looked at many options and now have analysis paralysis so I need real world help! ๐Ÿ˜‚

I've seen that some of them don't smell too good, and those won't work for me because I'm very sensitive to smell. Apart from that my skin can be quite dry, especially in winter, so it needs to be properly hydrating for the skin - my current body lotion is Kiehl's Creme de Corps to give you an idea.

I'd love to hear about your go-to's!

Posted Jul 30, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC

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