Vita Liberata Phenomenal Mousse

Outrageously good. Horribly priced. I love this stuff. Have tried dozens of tanning mousses - Au courant, St tropez, Cocoa Brown, Famous Dave's, etc. My holy grail check list is:1) Good final colour2) The final colour lasts well3) The final colour does not wear off in patches4) Dries quickly5) Colour guide (ie the tint in the mousse) is good6) Non dyring7) NO odour.So far only two tanning mousses out of the dozens tried get close to meeting this list. They are All My Eternity and This Bita Liberata pHenomenal. Both have great colour guide (though All My Eternity a bit better), both give a great, non-orange, natural looking tan, both wear well, and both are non-drying on the skin. Regarding odour, All My Eternity is better than average (compare the cheap stink of St Tropez, anyone?!) - but it still has a fake tan smell.Now there are two areas where the Vita Liberata wins:1) It has NO smell. I mean ZERO smell. I react badly to perfumes and dislike the fake tan smell And this has niether. It is a miracle!!! The "odour capture" technology really does work. The lack of smell means I will happily wear this just before bed without having unpleasant smells all night.2) It dries SUPER fast. In comparison the All My Eternity is still tacky after 1 hour and actually runs (!) if you sweat a bit up to 6 hours later. You can wear this and dress 3 minutes later. Amazing.So it gets a great fat tick on all my boxes: great initial colour, great colour guide, good lasting tan (I use 2 coats, 12 hours apart, of the DARK mousse on fully exfoliated skin - the exfoliation and repeat application are crucial), non drying, few chemicals, NO odour and SUPER quick drying.But I debated long and hard whether to give this only our stars. And that is because it has one major flaw:THE PRICE. Seriously? £25 for 125 ml. Even St Tropez and All my Eternity (high end stuff) is half the price at £21 for 250 ml.So here is my conclusion. Stupidly expensive. BUT YES!!!! IT IS WORTH IT as it is the BEST tan mousse on the market.

Pricey? Yes, however you get what you pay for. You MUST make sure that you exfoliate completely a couple of times before using it other wise you will get patchy skin as your older skin flakes off - this could be why people have been posting less favourable reviews. I find it really quick and easy to use and the fade from this product is what you are paying for. Unlike any other on the market, when you stop using it you get a gradual fade and not a blotchly, patchy fade. The colour of the tan is very realistic, not at all orange and I normally apply 3 coats initially over 3 days then top up once a week. I use a tanning mitt usually but as product is used up very quickly due to this I'm going to be trying latex gloves for my next batch. It also doesn't smell like fake tan (which I can't stand!) and dries instantly so no transference.I work as a makeup artist and have used every product on the market with my clients and this is by far the best.

This skin tan goes on beautifully. It is coloured so you can see where you’ve been. Massage it in well, but use a tanning mit, as the stain is instant and very hard to remove!! (I learned the hard way!!!). It is immediately dry. Gradually fades after about two weeks. I’ve only put one layer on. It may last longer if you use more?!

I use fake tan weekly and have tried loads of different brands from the cheaper ones on the market to the more expensive like fake bake, I prefer mouse to lotions as it dries almost instantly. I was excited when I saw this product advertised as I never feel that my tan lasts more than 2 days and usually have to apply it on the Thursday and Friday to get it dark enough for the weekend, this product is very expensive but I didnt mind paying this if it did what it says on the box but after trying it Im dissapointed. I ordered the dark one and after one coat its barely visable the next day after showering, after applying a second coat the following night it was a better colour but lasted maybe 3 days!!! The only good thing about it was that it doesnt have the usualy strong fake tan smell but its not worth paying all this extra money for. I do shower twice daily as I exercise every day so dont know if that affected the colour lasting but Its not like I was exfoliating inbetween applications.

I have been using the Phenomenal 2-3 weeks mouse from VL for almost 10 years but the one I bought now it is either a fake or the formula was changed which is horrible. The bottle leaks, there are differences between the texts written on the original bottle I have used before and this one, the tan washes off. Nothing compared with I have had before. Even the mouse colour it’s highly different when comparing bottles. The mouse it’s watery and leaves stains and streaks. I am highly disappointed and I would not recommend this product!!! Such a rip off!!!Don’t buy it!!!