Here's how to pick your perfect fake tan

Always wanted to achieve that ultimate at-home glow? Well, now you can.

tan finder main image.
tan finder main image.

Always wanted to achieve that ultimate at-home glow? Well, now you can.

We’ve all been there; a streaky neck, or patchy hands and legs that look like they've been dipped into a bag of Doritos only to emerge a nuclear shade of orange. Thankfully, with a little help from our friends, botched-up fake tans are a thing of the past. St. Tropez’s new beauty diagnostic tool steers us tanning fans towards our perfect - and most flattering - colour for every occasion.

The app, called St. Tropez Tan Finder, is a super fun and personalised method for tracking down the best tanning product for your skin tone, the occasion and how long you have at hand for application. Recommendations range from their Self Tan Dark Bronzing Mousse to their Gradual Tan In Shower Lotion in Golden Glow; your tan prescription very much depends on what you want and need. And, for tanning novices, there are helpful how-to videos so you can get your application - and finish - just right. 

At St Tropez they believe education is key, and want all their avid fans to have full confidence in what product they choose, and how exactly to apply it to have the absolute best outcome for what ever occasion they’re bronzing for! So have no fear, you will be sporting a perfect tan in no time at all.

So how exactly does it work? Well, it’s an online app that can be reached via the St. Tropez website and their social media platforms.

Simply answer three short questions and then, based on your answers, your personalised recommendation will appear on your screen, just like that. Then, you simply click and buy, et voila!

So no more worrying about having pasty legs for your aunt’s wedding, or resembling streaky bacon for your best friend’s do’. Download the St Tropez Tan Finder and you’ll be a tanning expert in no time.

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