While I did think the product worked better than using my own hand with a mitt, there were some difficulties I had with it. First of all, it was hard to evenly distribute the tan with the applicator. I noticed that my shoulder blades were sticking out at certain angles when I reached for different areas. This was definitely just a user problem, as the product was not defective in any way.
I also noticed that even with the applicator, I missed a couple spots, so I did a final layer with the help of a mitt. While this might seem like it defeats the purpose of using the applicator, there were some spots I wasn't able to reach with just the mitt alone.
In the end, I would give this product an eight out of 10. It was very helpful, but there were still some things I had trouble with. I believe practice makes perfect and I'll need to spend more time perfecting my ability to use this tool, but I would definitely recommend this product to someone who's applying self-tanner to themselves.
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