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Best Facial Self-Tanners for Faking a Post-Vacation Glow

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I’ll breeze past the lecture about why you should opt for a self-tanning product over spending hours baking in the sun to achieve your desired level of bronze, it’s crucial. Here are my favourite ones🤍
 
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What I Like: Easy and seamless application, Customizable depending on how many drops you use, Tan looks natural, Fragrance-free, Fast-absorbing formula, Doesn’t transfer, Contains hydrating ingredients
What to Consider: Nothing This product is everything I could ever want in a facial self-tanner, earning it my best overall pick. The lightweight drops are meant to be mixed in with your moisturizer and applied to clean skin...
N°12 Bronzing Face Tanning Drops - + LUX UNFILTERED
 
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What I Like: Easy to apply, Customizable depending on how many drops you use , Color looks natural on the skin, Lightweight, nongreasy consistency, Doesn’t transfer, Long-lasting color
What to Consider: Contains fragrance These facial tanning drops come in at a close second for me—the only thing I wish I could change is that the formula contains synthetic fragrance, which can be irritating for those with sensitive skin...
The Face - Tan-Luxe
 
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What I Like: Easy to apply, Dries fast, Looks natural, Doesn’t transfer
What to Consider: Feels a bit sticky on the skin, Contains fragrance If you like conveniently applying skincare with a cotton pad, this self-tanning mist could be the perfect product to help you achieve a sunkissed glow. You just spritz the...
L'Oreal Paris Sublime Bronze Self Tanning Mist
 
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What I Like: Customizable depending on how many drops you use, Fast and easy to use, Doesn’t transfer, Long-lasting serum, Color looks natural
What to Consider: Contains fragrance
If you’re looking for easy-to-use facial self-tanning drops from the drugstore, these are the ones for you. Aside from their super simple and fast application, I appreciate that you can customize your color depending on the number of drops you mix ...
Jergens SOL Deeper by the Drop Self Tanning Drops
 
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What I Like: Easy application, Feels lightweight and nongreasy, Doesn’t transfer, Creates a subtle, natural glow
What to Consider: Contains fragrance, A bit tricky to assess whether or not you applied it evenly
Tanning mists make for an easy on-the-go application, and this one really impressed me. The lightweight formula feels refreshing and nongreasy on the skin, and I like that it contains hydrating ingredients, like hyaluronic acid glycerin. It couldn’...
Self Tan Purity Face Mist 80ml - St.Tropez
 
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What I Like: Easy application, Fast-absorbing formula, Nongreasy, Lightweight, Buildable, Doesn’t transfer
What to Consider: Can be slightly patchy around skin texture, Contains fragrance
Along with drops, mists, and wipes, facial self-tanners come in lotion or gel formats, like this one, that can be easily applied just like you would apply a moisturizer. The gel-like texture absorbs quickly into the skin leaving it feeling balanced...
Dior Solar The Self-Tanning Gel: Self-Tanner for Face and Body
 
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What I Like: Multipurpose, Easy application, Dries fast, Nongreasy, Doesn’t transfer, Fragrance-free, Subtle, natural looking results
What to Consider: Need to use it a few days in a row to build up color
If you’re a self-tanning aficionado, then you know that one of the fastest ways to remove your faux glow is to exfoliate your skin—so the idea of a product that both exfoliates and provides a tan in one seems a bit strange at first. However, this o...
Alpha Beta® Glow Pad® Self Tanner For Face | Dr. Dennis Gross
 
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Why I love it: Great gradual shade, Very hydrating on dry skin Anyone with dry skin would do well with a lotion, and Dove is here with a true bargain buy. Coming as a white cream, this slightly shimmering formula will seal in that much-needed moistu...
Summer Revived Face Cream Fair to Medium - Dove
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Why I love it: Easy to apply Organic, skin-friendly ingredients Of course, many of us pay incredibly close attention to what we put on our faces, scrutinising ingredient lists to work out exactly what’s soaking into our skin, so why shouldn’t we do...
Face Tan Aqua Mist - Three Warriors
 
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Why I love it: Easy to use Large size so lasts a long time Incredibly easy to use, just add a few drops to your night cream, and you’ll be greeted with a natural-looking golden glow come morning. The number of drops you add tailors the tan to how d...
Self Tan Concentrated Serum Drops - 30ml - Sienna X
 
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Why I love it: Neutralises redness, Skin-boosting ingredients For fairer-skinned folks with red or pink undertones, this tan is for you. Slightly green in colour, it neutralises any redness to give an even, natural-looking golden glow which I just l...
Medium Self-Tanning Face Drops - Isle of Paradise
 
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Why I love it: Eay to apply, Helps to firm skin While a number of tans can be tailored in shade by the amount you apply, for a really natural-looking hue on dark skin tones, you may find a designated dark tan is more accurat. Suitable for both the f...
Self Tan Drops | Bondi Sands Europe
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Why I love it: Small brand, 95 per cent natural ingredients Unlike the majority of these big-name beauty brands, Lucy Bee is a small UK-based beauty label showing you can still support small when it comes to self-tan. Made in the UK from 95 per cent...
Naturally Glowing Self-Tan Drops 30ml - Lucy Bee
 
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Why I love it: Easy to use, Skin-boosting ingredients If low and slow is your best approach to self-tan, then you’ll want to set your sights on this Bondi Sands option. Just as you’d use a gradual fake tan for your body, this product is the same but...
Gradual Tan Face Lotion | Self Tan - Bondi Sands Australia
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Why I love it: Small business, Hydrating aloe vera leaf Anyone with oily skin will want to steer well clear of thick lotions and overloaded oils, so will welcome Watermans with open arms. The lightweight consistency of a spray combined with aloe ver...
Facial Tanning Spritz with Aloe Vera - Gradual Self Tanner For Face
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Why I love it: Skin-boosting ingredients, Lightweight For an incredibly quick and easy application, face mists are the way forward. While they don’t give as deep tanning results as the serums or creams (in my experience), they are a great lightweigh...
Coconut Water Bronzing Face Mist 100ml | Skinny Tan UK
 
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Why I love it: Skin-boosting ingredients, Golden glow When it comes to tanning, few brands are as famous as St Tropez, and the products really do live up to the hype. Packed with a cocktail of skin-boosting ingredients – niacinamide, hyaluronic acid...
St.Tropez Luxe Tan Tonic Glow Drops
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Why I love it: Easy to apply, Good guide colour Take note: Strange smell Tan drops are by in large the most popular choice for the face, but, if you aren’t too sold on the slow, subtly building concept then there are other solutions such as this L...
Deluxe Face Tan Medium | Official Loving Tan® - Fast & Free Shipping
 
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Why I love it: Skin-boosting ingredients, SPF inclusion Also included in my best face sunscreen, this Tan-Luxe pick is a multi-use wonder. Housing SPF30, hyaluronic acid and a tanning agent, it protects the face from the sun’s rays while building a ...
Super Glow - Tan-Luxe
 
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Why I love it: Easy to apply, Skin-boosting ingredients Super quick application, instant absorption and often hydrating benefits. Featuring coconut fruit extract, hyaluronic acid, watermelon seed oil and glycerin, this Coco & Eve find reads like...
Antioxidant Face Tanning Micromist - Coco & Eve
 
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What I Like: Natural tanning active, Vitamin C-infused serum, Leaves skin hydrated and nourished
What to Consider: The scent isn’t for everyone
Want to work on your tan while you catch z’s? I recommend this tanning serum from Luna Bronze for fair skin. These drops are great for tanning the face, adding that they go on clear so they can be added to moisturizer or layered with your other nig...
Good Night Face Bronzing Serum Tanning | Luna Bronze