We all love glowing skin, but getting a natural tan just isn’t worth the sun damage. We tested dozens of bestselling self-tanners, assessing their application, color, and wear to determine the best ones on the market.
Emily Orofino has over a decade of experience working in beauty. You can find her work on sites such as Harper’s Bazaar, Byrdie, Editorialist, POPSUGAR, & RealSelf. She has also lent her expertise to marketing departments & product development teams of some of the industry’s most prestigious brands.We all know it—there’s no such thing as a healthy tan if you’re getting an assist from the sun. That’s not to say you can’t have skin that sun-kissed and glowing, though.
We will note that the bronzing foam left our skin feeling tacky on our face and chest. Also, some color transferred to our sheets and the clothing we wore post-tan, but it washed out easily and we didn’t experience any transfer or staining in the subsequent days of wear.You may have to experiment with the number of drops you use to get your desired color.
Overall, we loved the formula and plan on purchasing a new bottle after we use up this one , but we do wish that it wasn’t clear. If the serum had a color, we’d be able to see if we thoroughly mixed it into our body lotion to ensure accurate application.As seasoned self-tanners, we assumed that stained sheets are par for the course when applying a formula before going to bed—that is, until we tried this Tan-Luxe formula, which featured a light floral scent.
While we loved our results, we were entirely new to self-tanner when testing it. You can add many drops to your moisturizer but you still may find that it’s subtler than other formulas—plus, you’ll run out of product more quickly. We think this one is definitely best for self-tanning rookies or those with fair skin who want a light hint of color.
While our tester had lighter skin and saw great results from this formula, deeper complexions may need to use six or more drops to get their desired level of glow. That said, we loved these drops so much that we’ve become converts and ditched our old formula.As an expert tester who grew up applying self-tanner for Irish step dancing competitions, we know our way around fake tans—and once we tried this dermatologist-tested formula, it replaced our old standbys.
The formula gradually gets deeper with regular application. We used it three days in a row to get to our desired color, then didn’t use it again for three or four days before touching up. However, if you were to keep using it on a daily basis , the color would build up to be a little orange, so we’d recommend going with every-other-day application if you want to get into a tanning rhythm.The packaging doesn’t give much guidance in the way of application instructions.
She recommends concentrating on drier areas of the body like elbows, knees, ankles, and feet; dry skin tends to absorb self-tanner more noticeably, which will create noticeably darker areas. Shaving 24 hours beforehand can help prevent this.
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