The Best Bottled Self-Tanners
Fake tan is risky business.
We’ve all been scared (or stained?) from bad experiences; dirty-looking palms and residue of spray tans gone by is enough to make you want to make peace with your pastiness, but the good news is you don’t have to.
We all know how good it feels to get a glow on. There’s nothing healthy about a tan, but we’d be lying if we said it didn’t make us look and feel 10 times better.
No, we’re not telling you to slather yourself in Reef Oil before you the beach. We’ve found six quicker solutions for you – sans skin cancer.
You can go from bisque to bronze in an hour, and whether you’re heading to St Barths or just feeling like you need a bit of a pick-me-up, we’ve got you covered – literally.
Click through for six fail-safe fake tans you need to know about…. now.
By Carmen Hamilton.
Pretty much every product in the range sells out before you can get your (tanning) mitts on it, but it’s well worth the hunt. Rosie-Huntington Whiteley and Lara Stone are fans… need we say more?
An instant bronzing gel for the commitment-phobic. It goes on super-sheer and the colour is a beautiful warm shade with a very subtle shimmer. Massage it into your legs for flawless pins, or all-over before a night out.
Our new favourite from St Tropez is the Luxe Dry Oil. The quick-dry formula contains essential oils that fight-off that tell-tale smell of a fresh faux tan and moisturise the skin for days after application. The colour lasts, too.
If you’re well-acquainted with Guerlain’s cult Terracota Bronzing Powder, you need this in your life. Don’t let the spray nozzle deter you – it’s easy to master and the quickest way to get an all-over glow on your face and décolletage. It’s instant, and it works on your body, too.
An instant tanning cream for those who like it deep and dark. This stuff is good.. and the colour is intense, without a hint of orange.
Is, and always has been one of the best. We always have a can stashed away in our bathroom cupboard for a last-minute DIY job. It’s cheap and cheerful, the colour is perfect, it’s quick to apply and dry and it fades evenly. Tick, tick, tick.
Tried and tested: faux tan colour swatches.
