Devoted Creations Black Velvet Anti-Orange Mattifying Black Bronzer Tanning Lotion 12.25 oz

I am 55 years old and have been tanning since I was 16 years old... My boyfriend bought me a tanning bed for Christmas in 2021... I have used several different lotions with and without accelerators and bronzers... I found that with all of them, I was having to tan faithfully every day trying to obtain the tan I was looking for but not getting it and keeping what tan I was getting because of the tan fading so quickly... With my tanning bed having brand new bulbs, I knew it was at no fault to the tanning bed... I did a lot of research before buying Black Velvet... I factored in several key points before making my choice... Seeing that it is ranked #34 in tanning lotions and oils was very impressive to me because of the much less expensive price compared to the others listed in the top 50... The combination of ingredients used has great effects in so many different ways that I haven't found in the lotions I have previously used... I received it July 3rd and expected to have to keep on top of my daily tanning to begin to start seeing results and achieving the tan I have been looking for... I was so wrong... After tanning the first time using Black Velvet, I was very impressed by the level of my tan... My tan was much darker with just one use than it had ever been... The difference between that one use of Black Velvet and the previous lotions I had used daily until the entire bottle of lotion, an average of 30 days, was incredible... When my normal "tan time" approached the next day, I realized I had experienced no fading... My tan was just as vibrant and dark as it was a couple of hours after tanning the day before... There was no need to tan to stay as dark as I was the day before... I was still just as dark... I was already seeing the benefit of saving time and money by not having to tan every day... I'm saving money by not using near as much lotion needed with the previous lotions I was using and the cost of electricity used by having to tan every day... On day two after tanning, I had the same result... I still had the same dark, rich, consistent on day 3 that again didn't have to tan... The following day I did use Black Velet and tanned... Amazing results... I have used Black Velvet and tanned July 3rd and July 6th and the 6th around 2 pm being the last time I tanned... I took the picture posted on July 9th at 11:30 pm and as you can see I still have a nice, dark, constant tan... I am now going to save more time and money by having to tan only every 4th day and using only a 1/4 of the lotion previously needed by using the other lotions... I am having no orange color effects so I'm achieving a more natural tan color... My skin already looks and feels much better than before using Black Velvet... I'm no longer seeing the need for my daily moisturizing lotion I needed to use at least a couple of times a day... Another money saver... As you can see in the photo, I have tattoos on my leg as well as other places on my body with the ones on my leg being the newest and only a couple of months old... The tattoo color protectant in Black Velvet is doing a great job of keeping them looking just as new as the day they were done... I am recommending Black Velvet for anyone wanting the perfect tan they've been trying to find to no avail... I'm sure you find Black Velvet to be the lotion you're looking for like I did...

This is a great indoor tan accelerating lotion for the price. The smell is fine, not great, not greasy at all and does its job. Its price point keeps me a return buyer.

I’ve a newbie tanner I’m naturally very pale! And omg I love love LOVE this I wish I took a before but I use this every time I go into the tanning bed and come out darker each time! 100% worth it!

This arrived yesterday and I took it to the tanning bed with me today. Just one time and it's amazing. It's not streaky or orange. I spend a good amount of time applying lotion making sure I use a decent amount and wait until my skin absorbs it completely before I hop in. It's not greasy and it doesn't leave that burnt skin smell. I left smelling like I had on perfume. I always leave the lotion on for about 4 to 5 hours post tanning. This is my favorite out of all my lotions but I'm only going to use it once a week and use my other lotions for the other days. The price alone is worth it.

Worked great however clean hands well after applying or will leave hands tinted

At first this lotion made me so orange but I tried it again after I got color to my skin from another one and it worked better after that. Do NOT recommend for a first time lotion. It also takes so long to rub in due to it turning into a thick lotion it’s not the normal tanning lotion texture.

Bought this cause I needed a quick tan put it on immediately seen a difference and 2hrs later I looked like I had been to the beach definitely intend to buy more and definitely something I would recommend only use gloves when applying cause it will turn them immediately as well

I bought this because I didn't read ALL the reviews. DO NOT BUY THIS. IT IS A SELF TANNER. No where on the bottle does it even imply that but IT IS. It will stain your hands your clothing, and anything else it comes into contact with.I took my time and made sure I applied it correctly. However AFTER swimming ONE time this is what my skin looked like. I had a dark “tan” before going in the water. There’s only one explanation for that. SELF TANNER!IT'S TERRIBLE