Review: Avon Sun+ - Magic Tan Self-tan Bronzing Mousse, Moisturizing Self-tan Lotion and After Sun Body Butter

Unfortunately, the summer is almost over. So I'm trying to post reviews of summer body products that I loved using. Avon has a Avon Sun+ range with sunscreen, self-tan and after sun products. Something to use on holiday or when you want people to think you've been on holiday. 



Avon Sun+ Magic Tan Self-Tan Bronzing Mousse With Firming Complex

It comes in a plastic bronzed bottle with a transparent plastic top. On top is a pump with fairly huge opening that turns liquid that's inside the bottle into a mousse consistency as it comes out. 

In it is 150 ml of product and the regular price is 8€




This is a basic mousse self tanner. I am not a tanning guru. Actually, I very rarely self tan, so I don't know much about this topic, but I've heard mousse is the most natural looking. From any brand, mousse consistency in general that is. 

As you push it out, it transforms the liquid into a mousse texture. If you're like me and you're afraid to mess up the application, use a tanning mitt. Which is basically a sponge glove that you put on your hands and apply self tan with. I use the one from Kiko. It is the best way of getting a flawless and even application.


My experience with Avon mousse is that you need the tinniest amount possible, if you are as fair as me. I am about NC15 in my winter time (although I get really tanned naturally while being on the sun). I use one pump of this for example for my one half of the leg, one pump for my other upper part of the leg, one pump for my stomach and so one. Just use it sparely to get the most natural looking result.

The mousse blends into the skin lovely and leaves no visible layer on the skin. It sinks in well. It has a tropical artificial scent to it, which makes for a nicer application. Not gonna lie, you do notice a bit of that burnt self tan scent the next day, but it's actually really subtle. 

I applied this in the evening and then let it dry for about 20 minutes before getting dressed up and going to bed. In the morning I had an even subtle tan. I only had a bit of streaky legs, which was my fault, as I didn't apply it carefully enough. But the rest of my body was fine. I did use it again that next day. Two applications are more than enough for a light skin to get a natural looking and not too dark tan.

This gave me a warm toned kind of yellow tinted tan. I have naturally a warm undertone in my skin tone and I naturally tan warmer too. I get a more yellow tinted natural tan which can turn olive. So this shade suited me perfectly and looked natural on me. Obviously, if you are very fair and have a natural cool undertone, this will look too warm on you.

The amount should last your for about 8 to 10 full body applications, if you apply it lightly like I did. 


Avon Sun+ Magic Tan Moisturizing Self-tan Lotion For Face And Body - Light/Medium

It comes in a plastic bronze tube packaging. The opening is small.

In it is 150 ml of product and the regular price is 8€.




It has a liquid lotion pearly white consistency with small gold shimmer in it. I don't really get the shimmer, I'd like it more, if it was without that. Not that it's really noticeable, it's just unnecessary. 


I've only used this on my face, so I can't say how it works on the body (as I said, I rarely use these products), but I've heard some say that this can look a lot more uneven. So I'd say stick to the mousse for your body.

I mixed it in with my moisturizer - the tinniest bit possible - and applied it on my face with a face brush. This gave me a really subtle bronzed kind of look in the morning. I just wanted something to even out my skin on the face to somewhat match my tan on the body. It didn't look the most even, but the effect was really subtle, because I used so little. I probably wouldn't use this on my body as I feel it just doesn't apply as evenly as mousse. Or maybe I don't know how to apply it evenly. 

It also has that tropical fragrance to it, but it's a lot less noticeable and not as pleasant as with the mousse.


Avon Sun+ After Sun Soothing After Sun Body Butter

It comes in a plastic light blue pot. The top is a screw on. Not the most practical, but it's doable.

In it is 200 ml of product and the regular price is 7.90€.

This is an after sun body butter that should keep your skin moisturized and prevent the peeling, if you've been sunburnt.

I've been using this on my vacation while I was by the sea and I'm glad to report, there was no peeling of my skin, even though I did get a bad sunburn one day.



It has a thicker white creamy consistency. It's not as hard to the touch as most body butters are. To me this is like a mix between a body butter and a cream. It needs a bit of massaging to completely soak into the skin and not leave behind a white cast, but it's spreadable enough, so that it's not hard to do. On the skin it leaves a matte finish with a slight sheen that you can feel on the skin as a moisturizing barrier. It also feels a bit soothing, almost like it's colder than the usual body lotions. Or maybe that's just due to the fact that it's colder in temperature than your body.


The scent is artificial subtle sleepy. It reminds me of shea butter. Shea butter extract is among the ingredients, so it might be what I'm smelling and since I hate shea butter natural scent, I'm not a fan of this one either. But I can live with it. It doesn't bother me too much.

It was impossible for me to take a photo of before and after, because I work with natural lighting, which is different every day. But I still wanted to post two photos. One from before is taken inside, so obviously it's darker and the after is taken with a phone on direct sun. But you can still probably notice the difference in darkness of my legs.


I was positively surprised by the self-tan mousse and I really liked the effect of it. I usually don't use self-tanners, because they just seem to be so complicated to use. But with a tanning mitt, I got such a natural looking result and I was excited to look a bit darker with no actual sun exposure. I'll definitely use it again, when my natural tan fades and I'll want to look a bit darker. This is easy to use, has nice fragrance and the result is very natural for my warm light skin tone.

I am not impressed by the lotion version and I hate shimmer in it. Especially for the face. I'll still use it on my face, because I have nothing else to use on the face and I usually have a very pale complexion on my face despite getting some natural tan on my body. I always use SPF 50 and protect my face with a hat. The face is just such a delicate part that I don't want it to look aged. I'd say go for the lotion, if you're experienced with self tanning and know how to evenly apply it in a lotion form.

After sun body butter was also great. It left a lovely matte finish to the skin (no greasiness), feels soothing and keeps the skin well moisturized. I don't like the artificial scent to it, but some actually like it. I feel like this is perfect for those that hate greasy and shiny body products - like your male companions. Because it looks almost matte, but still moisturizes and protects it well.





Na žalost je poletja skoraj konec. Zato poskušam napisati ocene izdelkov za telo, ki so me to poletje navdušili. Avon ima linijo Avon Sun, ki združuje izdelke za zaščito pred soncem, samoporjavitvene izdelke in izdelke za uporabo po sončenju. Torej nekaj za s sabo na počitnice, ali pa za uporabo, da bodo drugi mislili, da ste bili na počitnicah. 

Avon Sun+ Magic Tan Samoporjavitvena pena

Nahaja se v plastični steklenici bronz barve s prozornim plastičnim pokrovom. Na vrhu je pumpica, ki ima dokaj veliko odprtino in spreminja tekočino v peno. 

V embalaži je 150 ml izdelka in redna cena je 8€.

To je osnovna samoporjavitvena pena. Nisem vešča v uporabi samoporjavitvenih izdelkov in jih zelo redko uporabljam, zato ne vem veliko o njih. Slišala sem, da je pena najboljša za uporabo, ker zagotovi najbolj enakomeren nanos. 

Ko pritisnemo na pumpico, ta spremeni tekočino v peno. Če ste kot jaz in se bojite porjavitvenih izdelkov in tega, da jih boste napačno nanesli, uporabite gobice v obliki rokavic. Te so ustvarjene za enakomerno nanašanje samoporjavitvenih izdelkov. Jaz uporabljam to od znamke Kiko

Moja izkušnja z Avonovo samoporjavitveno peno je ta, da potrebujete res majhno količino za dober izgled. Sploh če ste svetle polti kot jaz. V zimskem času je moja polt odtenka NC15 (čeprav poleti kar hitro dobim zagorel odtenek, če sem na soncu). Zato sem sama uporabila eno pumpico za npr. spodnji del noge, eno za zgornji del, eno za trebuh in podobno. Uporabite manj kot mislite da rabite in dobro zabrišite. 

Pena se čudovito zabriše in vpije v kožo in za sabo ne pusti nobenega motečega sloja. Ima umeten tropski vonj, ki olepša sam nanos. Zjutraj se čuti malo tega zažganega vonja, ki je tipičen za samoporjavitvene izdelke, ampak je dokaj nežen in ni moteč. 

Sama sem peno nanašala zvečer in pustila približno 20 minut, da se je popolnoma vpila. Šele nato sem se obleka in šla spat. Zjutraj sem se zbudila z nežno zagorelo poltjo. Imela sem malo neenakomernosti okrog nog, kar pa je bila moja krivda, ker pri nanosu nisem bila dovolj pazljiva. Vse ostalo je bilo enakomerno. Zato sem zvečer še enkrat ponovila nanos. Dva nanosa sta več kot dovolj za svetlo polt. 

Z peno sem dobila topel odtenek z rumenim podtonom. Sama imam rumen podton kože in tudi ko se naravno posončim, dobim rumenkast odtenek, ki lahko s časom postane oliven. Zato je ta odtenek na meni izgleda zelo naravno. Seveda, če imate naravno hladno polt, vam ta izdelek ne bo ustrezal. Izgledali boste preveč topli in nenaravni. 

Količina izdelka bo zadostovala za nekje 8 do 10 nanosov celotnega telesa, če ga uporabite bolj malo kot sem ga jaz. 

Avon Sun+ Magic Tan Losjon za samoporjavitev za obraz in telo - Light/Medium

Nahaja se v bronz plastični tubi. Odprtina je precej majhna.

V embalaži je 150 ml izdelka in redna cena je 8€.

Ima tekočo losjon teksturo z perlasto belim odtenkom in majhnimi zlatimi bleščicami. Res ne razumem zakaj so dodane bleščice. Meni bi bil losjon ljubši brez njih. Saj se jih ne opazi tako zelo, ampak ni potrebe, da bi bile v losjonu. 

Losjon sem uporabila samo na obrazu, zato ne morem povedati kako deluje na telesu (kot sem rekla, bolj redko uporabljam samoporjavitvene izdelke). Od nekaterih sem slišala, da losjon ustvari bolj neenakomerno zagorelost. Torej bi vam za telo vsekakor bolj priporočala peno.

Sama sem losjon zmešala v kremo za obraz in ga nanesla s čopičem za obraz. Zjutraj sem se zbudila z zelo rahlo zagorelostjo. Želela sem samo rahlo izenačiti obraz s telesom, da ne bi bila razlika preveč očitna. Meni efekt losjon ni izgledal tako enakomeren kot s peno, ampak je bil odtenek res nežen, ker sem nanesla zelo malo. Verjetno losjona ne bi uporabljala na telesu, ker se mi zdi, da moj nanos ne bi bil dovolj enakomeren. Očitno ne znam tako enakomerno nanesti losjona. 

Tudi losjon ima ta tropski vonj, ki pa tukaj ni tako očiten in niti ne tako čudovit kot pri peni.

Avon Sun+ After Sun Blagodejno maslo za telo za nego kože po sončenju

Nahaja se v plastični svetlo modri embalaži. Pokrov je na navoj, kar sicer ni najbolj praktično.

V embalaži je 200 ml izdelka in redna cena je 7.90€.

To je maslo za telo, ki ga lahko uporabljate po sončenju, da bi kožo ohranili navlaženo in preprečili lupljenje.

Sama sem maslo uporabljala, ko sem bila na počitnicah na morju in z veseljem lahko poročam, da se nisem lupila. Kljub temu, da sem se en dan opekla malo bolj rdečkasto.

Maslo ima gostejšo belo kremasto teksturo. Ni tako trdo na dotik kot večina masel za telo. Zame je bolj kot mešanica med kremo in maslom. Potrebujete nekaj časa, da maslo dobro vmasirate v kožo, da na njej ne ostane bel sloj ins e lepo vpije. Se vseeno veliko prej vmasira v kožo kot običajna masla. Na koži pusti mat finiš z zelo rahlim sijajem. Na površini kože se čuti kot sloj zaščite, ki jo vlaži in pomirja. Daje precej pomirjujoč občutek in skoraj malo hladi. Verjetno je tudi tak občutek, ker je maslo pač hladnejše od temperature telesa.

Ima umeten zaspan vonj. Mene spominja na karitejevo maslo, ki je ena izmed sestavin tega masla. Sama ne maram vonja karitejevega masla, zato mi tudi vonj tega izdelka ni najbolj všeč. Ampak je dovolj nežen, da me ne moti preveč.

Nemogoče je bilo fotografirati moje noge prej in potem. Ker nimam studijskih lučk in delam z naravno svetlobo, je nemogoče dobiti popolne primerjave. Vseeno sem se odločila, da vam pokažem dve fotografiji. Prva slika je iz notranjosti hiše. Druga je iz direktne sončne svetlobe. Upam, da vseeno lahko opazite razliko v tem kako temne so moje noge. 

Pena za samoporjavitev me je pozitivno presenetila. Efekt mi je bil zelo všeč. Po navadi ne uporabljam samoporjavitvenih izdelkov, ker se zdijo preveč komplicirani za uporabo. Ampak s pomočjo rokavice za nanašanje, lahko dosežete zelo naraven izgled. Bila sem navdušena nad tem, da sem čez noč izgledala rahlo temnejše, brez nepotrebnega izpostavljanja sončnim žarkom. Vsekakor bom peno še uporabila, ko moja naravna zagorelost izgine in ko bom želela malo več obarvanosti. Je preprosta za uporabo, ima dober vonj in rezultat je zelo naraven na mojem toplem podtonu.

Losjon me ni tako navdušil in ni mi všeč, da vsebuje bleščice. Še posebej, če ga uporabljam na obrazu. Vseeno ga bom še uporabila na obrazu, ker nimam nobenega drugega izdelka za to in ker sem v obraz vedno svetlejša. Na obrazu uporabljam SPF 50 in ga zaščitim še s klobukom. Je pač del telesa, ki je dovolj ranljiv in nočem, da bi prehitro izgledal postaram. Losjon priporočam samo tistim, ki so vešči uporabe samoporjavitvenih losjonov in jih znajo enakomerno nanesti.

Maslo za po sončenju je dobro. Ustvari mat videz kože, ki mastno, je pomirjujoče in dobro vlaži kožo. Ni mi všeč umeten vonj, ampak nekaterim je. Maslo je perfektno za vse tiste, ki ne marajo mastnih in sijočih finišev na koži - kot na primer vaše moške polovice. Je skoraj mat, ampak še vedno dovolj dobro vlaži kožo in jo ščiti pred izgubo vlage.

2 comments

  1. Sem tudi jaz zdaj malo bolj stestirala obe samoporjavitveni kremi. Pena mi je super, ker se malo vidi kje nanašaš pa še lažje je nanest. Sem nanašala kar z rokami in sem imela malo flekasto samo na zgornjem delu rok, pa še to zato ker sem bila površna :)

    Losjon tudi ni slab, ampak se mi zdi, da rabi več časa, da se vpije v kožo. Sem se včeraj še enkrat namazala, ker se nikoli nisem ravno zavzela za bleščice. Sprva jih sploh nisem opazila, ko pa se je posušil pa jih je bilo ogromno. Za poletje bi še bilo, drugače pa te tudi meni niso všeč.

    Body butter mislim, da res diši po shea butterju, meni je pa ta vonj zelo všeč :D

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    1. Peno je res lažje nadzirati tudi pri tem kje jo nanašaš :). Ne vem, mene so te bleščice tako zmotile, da me je odbilo. Ne razumem zakaj so potrebne. Meni je še bolj hecno, da to uporabljam za obraz :D.

      Verjetno je res to ta vonj, ki mene moti :D.

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