Review: Sobe Tan Rapid Solution
brand background: Fabiola Trujillo, one of the OG celebrity spray tan artists and owner of Sobe Tan (@sobetan) sunless salon in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami, Florida, has launched a sunless tanning line and each product contains just seven ingredients. Fabiola launched the brand new collection in May 2022 with sustainable packaging and clean, healthy solutions in mind.
solution applied: A rapid solution with a caramel color guide.
professional solution price: $40 for 16.9 ounces or $65 for a liter on SobeTan.com.
texture: A very light mist with a subtle caramel-toned color guide.
gun setting: Low. The liquid is thin and lightweight and only requires a low gun setting for best results.
scent: Unscented.
product call-outs: Just seven ingredients. Free of mineral oils, alcohols, and fragrances.
key ingredients: Water, aloe vera, dihydroxyacethone (DHA), cocamidopropyl betain, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, and caramel.
dry time: less than three minutes.
skin type applied to: Fitzpatrick Type 3 with reddish undertones.
Sobe Tan Sunless Rapid Solution
(hot) take on the tan: Like its overnight counterpart, Sobe Tan’s Rapid Solution is going to pave the way for clean, sustainable sunless practices. Why? Because it just makes sense. Why should we continue to overcomplicate and add processed chemicals to solutions if seven clean ingredients do the trick? And by trick I mean develops into a beautiful, long-lasting tan.
The color guide is a caramel tone that leaves the skin about two shades darker upon application. I let the solution develop for four hours before rinsing, and then 24 hours later was left with a beautiful warm tan that was four shades darker. Thanks to its hydrating properties, Sobe Tan’s Rapid lasted for about eight days before fading evenly and non-patchy.