Skip the skin-damaging sun and get your glow on the safe way with a faux tan that look so real no one will believe it’s from a bottle. Over the years, self-tanners have improved vastly thanks to advances in product formulation that address issues like the dreaded orange cast (by using cooler tones), unpleasant scent (helped by superior odor-neutralizing and masking fragrances) and streaking (better formulation bases such as self-tanning drops, lotions, creams, mousses, wipes and mists that apply and spread more easily).
- Multifunctional formula
- Mess-free and fast-drying
- Natural look
A GH Beauty Lab test winner, this Clarins lightweight lotion with softening glycerin can be used on both face and body to give skin a flattering warmth that testers loved. Evaluations found that the lotion glided on effortlessly with no mess or drying time. 100% of testers agreed the instructions were easy to follow, usage wasn’t messy, it absorbed fast and it left skin with a natural-looking finish.
Several reported that the color wasn’t “orangey.” “This is a winner — I’ll never go back to the self-tanners I’ve used in the past,” one said. Note: The buildable formula doesn’t need to be rinsed off and can be reapplied as desired to get a darker shade (a tester said two applications resulted in a “deep tan”).
- Easy to apply
- Even color
- Not streaky
Bronze beautifully without breaking the bank using this tinted Ulta Beauty airy mousse formula, which scored top in GH Beauty Lab testing at achieving a “tan” that looked uniform and faded evenly.
It rated above the rest on many fronts: 100% of testers liked the “airy” mousse and mitt application, 85% said the color wasn’t streaky or blotchy, 95% found that it faded evenly and 90% would continue to use it. “The result looked like my actual suntanned skin,” one raved.
