Dr. Shereene Idriss vs Mad About Skin on Allies of Skin Sunless Tan SPF 50 Daily Self-Tanner

Two independent experts reviewed Allies of Skin Sunless Tan SPF 50 Daily Self-Tanner 13 days apart and disagreed: Dr. Shereene Idriss calls it mixed, Mad About Skin calls it approved. Here is what each of them actually said.

79%
Guru Score from 4 independent experts
Mixed or Approved?
17 May 2025
Mixed
Allies of Skin has launched their Sunless Tan SPF 50 Daily Self-Tanner which is a chemical sunscreen with DHA which is the classic ingredient found in self-tanners but you're not going to smell like a lab mouse when you use this and it's going to build a beautiful coverage slowly over time. It retails for $59.
4 May 2025
Approved
I genuinely been impressed with this. The key reason I think this is special though is it's an SPF 50. So, it's a sunscreen and a sunless tanner all in one.

Where they part company

Dr. Shereene Idriss calls Allies of Skin Sunless Tan SPF 50 Daily Self-Tanner mixed. Mad About Skin calls it approved. Two experts, one product, takes 13 days apart, and opposite conclusions. Their own words are above; we are not going to tell you which of them is right.

What the whole panel says

These two are not the only voices on Allies of Skin Sunless Tan SPF 50 Daily Self-Tanner. Across every independent expert take we hold, it carries a Guru Score of 79% from 4 experts, which is the share of them who approved it. The other 2 experts we hold takes from are counted in it too. See every take on it →

Why we only pair takes from the same month

A formula gets reworked, a price moves, and a product people loved in one year is not the product they are handed in the next. Two takes far apart in time can look like a disagreement when they are really a description of a product that changed. So a face-off only pairs experts whose videos went up within a month of each other, and neither take here is sponsored.

Common questions

Do Dr. Shereene Idriss and Mad About Skin agree about Allies of Skin Sunless Tan SPF 50 Daily Self-Tanner?

No. Dr. Shereene Idriss calls it mixed and Mad About Skin calls it approved.

What is the Guru Score for Allies of Skin Sunless Tan SPF 50 Daily Self-Tanner?

79%, drawn from 4 independent expert reviews. That is the share of the experts we hold takes from who approved it.

Are either of these takes sponsored?

No. A face-off excludes any pair where either expert's take is a paid placement, because a sponsored take set against an independent one is not a fair comparison.

When did each of them say this?

Dr. Shereene Idriss on 17 May 2025, and Mad About Skin on 4 May 2025, 13 days apart.

More on this product: every expert take we hold, or browse the experts themselves.