Australian Gold Accelerator Review: What Our Team Thinks

The Australian Gold tanning accelerator is designed to help you build your natural tan rather than giving you an instant fake tan. Accelerators are best recommended to newer tanners or if you don't like tingles and bronzers, accelerators are a really good one to start off with. Yeah, so there's no bronzer in there at all, it's purely an accelerator. The colour that you develop from it is going to be from your own natural pigmentation process rather than a cosmetic bronzer being added to the lotion. Australian Gold says that the accelerator has been one of its top selling lotions over the last 30 years, so it definitely isn't a new product that's just appeared. It's definitely a staple. I think it's one of the most versatile lotions that you can purchase. I particularly recommend it if you're new to tanning and don't really know where to start. It's really good if you're someone who wants to gradually build a natural golden tan rather than going straight for an extremely dark result. And if you already have a tan, but want something you can use regularly to maintain and build your colour a little bit more, I think this one is a really easy one to reach for. It's a really great option if you don't like complicated lotions, you're not bothered about about all the fancy add-ons. This is genuinely a really really good simple product. It moisturises your skin, supports your natural tanning process and builds your colour, so all of the good stuff. The smell, I think, is one of Australian Gold's most distinctive factors when it comes to their creams. Any cream, if I had my eyes shut and I smelled it, I would know it's Australian Gold. I think it's one of the first things people recognise about the brand. It has that the classic Cocoa Dreams fragrance, which is like a warm, sweet, a little bit tropical, it's a bit coconuty. I think it's literally like a holiday, a really holiday smell. And customer reviews regularly mention the smell as one of the things they love cause it is very very nice. It's definitely noticeable, but I wouldn't describe it as like an overpowering perfumed scent. What does it actually feel like? This is another reason I think this cream is super popular and I also love it, is because it's super lightweight. It spreads really easily over your skin and absorbs in nicely rather than leaving you feeling like you've got a thick layer of cream sitting on you. It contains ingredients like aloe vera, panthenol, olive oil, vitamin E and a bunch of other moisturising oils, which that's a big factor in why it absorbs so nicely into your skin, but is also shows its focus on keeping the skin conditioned and hydrated, which is the most important part of tanning. I think a lot of people forget that when they tan, which is why a cream like this is so good cause you don't have to put too much thought into it, you literally just use it and you're helping maintain healthy skin whilst tanning. And your skin being properly moisturised makes a massive difference to how your tan looks. It's not a magic lotion where you're going to use it once and suddenly be 10 shades darker. It is an accelerator, so you do have to be consistent with it. However, the point is to support your natural melanin production process, so your results will depend on your skin and your tanning routine and how consistently you use it. But that's why I like it, because you're not relying on any artificial factors to look instantly different. You're building your own tan, you're putting in the effort yourself. Customers What are customers saying? On Australian Gold's website, it has 4.8 out of 5 rating, which the feedback is very consistent. People talk about how easy it is to apply, how nice it smells, how soft it leaves their skin and how natural the colour looks. I've also seen customers specifically say they love it cause it doesn't give them an orange finish or how a lot of bronzers may make you feel, obviously cause there's no bronzer in there. It also is always described as like it's not greasy, which is such an important thing. I hate a greasy feeling cream. If you're already a really experienced tanner and you're looking for a really dark, dramatic result, an accelerator might feel a little bit basic compared to some more advanced lotions, and that's maybe the only criticism I'd give, although it's not really a criticism, it's just, you know. But my honest verdict, I think it's one of the products that deserves its reputation. It definitely works. It's a very reliable and staple cream to have in your routine. And yeah, it's a very reliable cream and I would definitely use this as part of my tanning routine.