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So many self-tanners, so little time. Whenever the topic comes up, the conversation seems to go like this:

• Girl 1: “Ooo, your tan looks good. What brand are you using?”
• Girl 2: “XXX.”
• Girl 1" “I was wondering about that one! I only use XXX or XXX.”
• Girl 2" “I’ve been curious about the one from XXX. I’ll have to try it.”

Like a fragrance, we seem quite loyal to a tanner in that, we search and search and when we find one, we stick to it. The only detail seems to be that it looks real and not on the orange side. Here are two that are our XXX and XXX and don’t make you commit too much up front:

NEUTROGENA Sun Fresh Sunless Lotion ($8.99/4oz @ drugstore.com).

JERGENS Natural Glow Express ($7.99/4oz @ drugstore.com).

In continuing our coverage of great Shea Butter products, I am really surprised at the number of ones that have the word Shea in the name of the product and then the ingredient is waaaaay down on the list. It seems like it was almost an after thought, “Oh we need to put some actual Shea Butter in there since it has it in the name.” Anyway, here are some more recommendations with the ingredient right at the top of the ingredient list.

• CAROL’S DAUGHTER Unscented Shea Body Butter ($20/8oz @ carolsdaughter.com)
• FREDERIC FEKKAI Shea Butter Hair Mask ($22.50/5oz, $32/9oz @ sephora.com)
• JERGENS Shea Butter Cream ($6.29/7.5oz @ drugstore.com)
• BATH BY BETTIJO 100% Pure Whipped Shea Butter ($16.50/2oz @ bathbybettijo.com)