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WEN Bronzer

SurferWife — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:23:49 GMT

Hello fellow WEN ladies! I have a quick question regarding the bronzing drops/spray, for those of you have tried both.

I use the bronzing drops because it is convenient to mix a few drops with my UNIBT, but my dropper seems to malfunction with every bottle. I'm thinking of switching to the spray, but rather than spray it directly to my body, I'm thinking I can mix a few spritzed in with my UNIBT.

Any feedback on which one is preferred - drops or spray?

Thanks in advance!

Re: WEN Bronzer

CamilleP — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:13:50 GMT

@SurferWife I have never used the drops, but I do use the spray. I got the brush with the spray bottle, so I apply the self-tanner the way Chaz demonstrated it, I spray the liquid into the brushes' bristles, then apply the liquid to my skin with the brush. That lets the liquid go on smoothly and evenly, avoiding streaking. Chaz's self-tanner, when it first came out, didn't do much for me, but now that he has a "medium/dark" option, it's perfect, even though I'm very fair myself. One nice thing about Chaz's self-tanner is that there's no icky smell to it at all, unlike many self-tanners. Also, the bottle lasts a good long time, so it's very cost-effective.

Have you tried the new Fall Fresh Harvest CC? I haven't, the honey compound is like the third or fourth ingredient, so I know I'll have an allergic reaction, but I did order the RTM spray duo, so I can sample the scent that way.

Oh, and how's Toby? I hope he's doing well and enjoying being his handsome self!

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kaiwahini — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 01:11:35 GMT

I've used both and I do prefer the spray. The drops tend to make my palms orange and I just find the spray easier and more convenient. I do not know what UNIBT is, so I can't comment about either ones use with it. Like the previous poster I use the brush method on my face, but on my body I will spray and then apply lotion.

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SurferWife — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 02:49:35 GMT

@CamilleP

Thanks for the response! I may try the spray while it's on sale this month. Good to know about the different color options. I'm light skinned, so the medium dark may be what I need. I only use it on my pasty white legs.

I do have the Fall Fresh Harvest CC and absolutely love it. I'm watching QVC website every day for the styling cream to come in. I will get all of the styling products. I'm hoping for a free shipping day before the end of the month. Hopefully Hawaii will be included.

Toby is doing well! He turned 14 years old this past May, but he still gets around well. His hearing seems to be getting bad, unless of course he is simply choosing to ignore me...HA! Seriously, though I know it's not that. He is a senior dog.

Here is his latest picture.

Re: WEN Bronzer

SurferWife — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 03:08:26 GMT

@kaiwahini

Thanks for responding! I've never had an issue with my palms turning organge but I do wash my hands with soap & water after applying it.

UNIBT - acronym for Ultra Nourishing Intensive Body Treatment.

I'm going to add the spray to my cart this evening.

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CamilleP — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 03:28:09 GMT

@SurferWife I am so glad to hear Toby is still getting along well at 14! I lost my 16.5 yr old in May, and my 12.5 yr old in July. I lost one last July, then the other two this year, so now I am without dogs at all.

I am glad you are loving the new scent, but I thought the styling cream was already available, since the RTM is, guess I'd better check inventory. Since I got another perm earlier this year, I don't really need SC, since I no longer heat style. If I want my curls defined, I put a pump of Bella Spirit EDTC in after cleansing, and let it air dry. If I want to refresh the curls, RTM dampening does the trick to revive the EDTC, that's why I got the FFH RTM, if only the Q would get it shipped to me! I ordered it the last time Chaz had an hour show, I think he has another one coming up on Monday? I hope you like the spray self-tanner, thank goodness he doesn't put the trimonium honey or Arnica montana in it!

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SurferWife — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 03:34:43 GMT

@CamilleP

I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your puppies. It is so hard to go through, which is why I cherish every day with him. Even if he lives to 20, which I can't imagine he will, that wouldn't be long enough.

I do love the EDTC for my curls, too! I mix it with the styling cream. I often air dry but sometimes I'll hit my curls with my Dyson diffuser to amp up the volume.

Thanks for reminding me Chaz will be on Monday. Hopefully it will be a time when I will get to see it in Hawaii.

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CamilleP — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 03:43:12 GMT

@SurferWife I agree, even if they'd lived to be 100, it wouldn't have been enough. Thank you for understanding.

Oooh, I remembered wrong, Chaz is on Saturday, not Monday, from 2-3 pm Pacific time, are you three hours earlier than us on the west coast?

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SurferWife — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 04:25:56 GMT

@CamilleP

Oh, Saturday is even better! 2:00 pm Pacific time is 11:00 am here. I'll be watching! Thanks for checking that.

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CamilleP — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 03:56:25 GMT

@SurferWife Is this weekend's free shipping including your address there in Hawaii, or did the Q dis you again? I hope you are getting the deal, too, and are able to take advantage of it and get more WEN that you want.

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SurferWife — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 04:43:57 GMT

@CamilleP

Hawaii IS included! I got the Fall Fresh Harvest mousse duo and RTM duo as well as the 613 glossing serum duo, Unfortunately, for whatever reason, the bronzing mist duo isn't free shipping for me. I have to pay $11.47 shipping so I'm not in a rush to get it this weekend. I'll probably still get it before the end of the month while it's still on sale.

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CamilleP — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 19:14:49 GMT

@SurferWife I am glad the free shipping is working on some of the products you wanted, I wonder if the tonic has some ingredient in it that requires special handling? Either way, I hope you can wind up getting what you want. I know, sometimes, on a free shipping situation, the charge won't disappear off an order until the final screen, I don't know why. Maybe if you call Customer Service to place the order with a human, they can fix it?

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tcmalfa — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:33:57 GMT

@SurferWife

Just wanted to let you know that the Fall Fresh Harvest is now showing up in the styling crème duo on the Wen page.

I've been watching for it too and just ordered it. 😊

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SurferWife — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 03:26:46 GMT

@tcmalfa

Yes, I saw that too and ordered a set. I really do love the new fall scent.

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CamilleP — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:07:14 GMT

@SurferWife I just got an RTM duo of the new formula, I love the scent, but can't use the CC, sadly, as the trimonium honey compound is really high up in the ingredient stack. At least I can use the RTM, it's apple pie in a bottle! Have you used the CC, how is it performing on your curls?

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SurferWife — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 03:24:59 GMT

@CamilleP

Oh, I'm so glad you like it! The CC performs really well on my curls. In May I got a pixie cut and am now growing it out to a bixie (part pixie, part bob). As my curls get longer they are becoming more defined.

I've learned over time that the seasonals perform much better on my curls than the blessings scents. I think I'm going to stick to the UNIBT for Blessings going forward. I only have Love left in the CC so I'm sharing it with Toby until I run out. Then I will just use Tea Tree and Seasonals with the once-a-week 613. It's funny, even after 11 years of being a WEN girl, I'm stil learning which formulas perform best on my curls.

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CamilleP — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:16:45 GMT

@SurferWife I'm glad you are liking the new formula. I have found, over many seasonals, that those perform best on my scalp and hair as long as they aren't the "honeyed" formulas. I still like TT for my first cleanse, and when I have a perm, I also like Fig for the moisture, but the rest of the classics are just okay. I've never used the Blessings CC because they all have the honey compounds in them, and have from the get-go, so I never even tried them. It's kind of frustrating, I feel like the little street urchin, staring in the window of the candy shop, but so poor I can't go in and buy any, because so many of Chaz's formulas are off-limits for me. As long as he doesn't drop FGP and WVM, I'll be okay, though. If those ever go away, I don't know what I'll do!

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SurferWife — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:39:03 GMT

@CamilleP

That's a shame you have a reaction to the honey formulas. I can't imagine Chaz getting rid of the non-honey seasonals. I'm sure you aren't the only one who is allergic to it.

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CamilleP — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:28:06 GMT

@SurferWife I know Winter Vanilla Mint is probably safe, it still sells out in gallons every time they go on sale. Fall Ginger Pumpkin seems to be waning in popularity, so that one I am truly worried about. Maybe Chaz just won't make as much of it as he used to. Other, newer seasonal formulas do get cancelled every couple of years, though, as Chaz introduces the newest seasonals, so I am safe for a couple of years now, but I'll always be a little bit concerned, because FGP and WVM were the very first two seasonals, and the other two, Spring Gardenia Green Tea and Summer Mango Coconut, have both been discontinued.