by Kayzig

Help With Choosing The Best Fake Tan / Spray Tan For Your Own Skin Tones

There are so many different shades of self tanners on the market, how do you know which one is right for your own skin tones? You can either spend a small fortune testing every single one out there, or alternatively do some research, find a great product and reach fake tan perfection!

Once you find a self tanner that you’re really happy with, you’ll normally find that you stick with that brand for a long, long time. Unfortunately fake tan previously had the reputation of turning people orange in the past, luckily this is no longer the case as technology, ingredients, and formulations evolve with the bigger more well-known self tanning brands out there and now you can easily rock a self tan that looks equally as convincing as the real thing!

There’s still the slight risk of a visit by the Oompa-Loompa’s if you take it upon yourself to buy a really cheap self tan off the highstreet (or a supermarket own-brand special!) – cheap self tan products are false economy, firstly they won’t give you the results you’re looking for – the price they sell them for means none of the good quality ingedients are present (or low quality alternatives are instead used) which isn’t going to give you that sunkissed look you were hoping for, and therefore end up in the bin. Secondly, these companies generally don’t specialise in self tan, it’s just another ‘string to their bow’ and as such probably isn’t going to be anywhere near as good as it should be. You’ve heard of the phrase ‘jack of all trades, master of none’ right?

My advice – stick to a fake tan brand that specialises in fake tan. Simple when you think about it hey?!

So, what about finding a self tanning product that works with your skin tones? There are still many self tanners out there that will only turn you the colour that’s in the bottle. These self tanners don’t generally work well with matching your skin tone, they have a set colour that will give you a tanned look but it may not look authentic. In order to find a self tan that works well with your skin tones and looks totally natural you should first choose a company that offers a wide range of products with all different levels of colour. Secondly, ask for advice – these companies specialise in fake tanning products so will be well versed in offering assistance towards helping you choose the best product for your skin tone to give that natural look.

Some companies also offer free services such as the Famous Dave Tan Matcher – this tool lets you select your skin tone, how dark you’d like to go, whether you want an instant tan or gradual, and it will then automatically select the best self tanning products for your own skin tone – you can try it out here.