When you get paid to test beauty products for a living, what do you actually pay to use? ELLE's Beauty Director Katy Young comes clean. Oh golden glow, it’s been a while. But a few years into my ...

It’s fair to say I know my way around fake tan. As a former Irish dancer where the tan was just as important as the footwork, slapping on layers of streaky, orange lotion was a weekly ritual.

Self-tanning just got a whole lot easier. Finding the perfect fake tan that is not only the right under-tone for your skin, but applies streak-free can sometimes seem impossible. For years, fake tan ...

The best fake tans are fool-proof to apply, giving you a streak-free, sun-kissed glow within hours. From fast-drying mousses to gradual lotions and clear mists, formulas have seen plenty of innovation ...

Even if you haven’t just returned from Italy, the best face tanners of 2025 will have you looking like you did. Whether it’s drops mixed with your nightly moisturiser, a lightweight tanning serum or ...

Consider this a PSA—if, like me, fake tanning isn't one of your strong suits, you need to try a fake tan mousse. You can trust me on this one—I've tried for near on a decade to perfect my technique, ...

Dedicated fake tan brands like Bondi Sands and St. Tropez offer top-rated formulas, and these products not only give you that rich bronzed look, but are cheaper than a professional spray tan and can ...

While some relegate their body fake tan to the back of the bathroom cabinet come winter, a facial tanner remains a year-round essential for most. These glow-getting formulas give you post-holiday ...

In your eternal quest to find the best face fake tan, hurdles you must overcome (or accept) include Day-Glo palms, Ronseal streaks and that dried-out, flaky face. (If you ignore the ever-so-slightly ...

Few beauty products have been marred by unfavourable preconceptions quite like fake tan. Long associated with stained bedsheets and orange streaks, it often felt like faking a bronzed glow was more ...