The Straight-Talking Fake Tan Guide: This Year’s Top Tanners Tested

Fake tan. It’s a scary business. Buy the wrong one and you’re left with stained hands, streaky legs and patchy elbows. But buy the right one, and you’re left with a gorgeous glow that will leave everyone asking where you’ve just jetted in from. And, as an added extra, you’ll have avoided the chance of developing skin cancer after frying yourself under the sun’s harmful rays.

So, the Yahoo Style UK girls (funnily, none of the fellas in the office had a desire to get involved) have done the legwork for you and tried the most shouted about fake tans out there - both new and cult buys. We’ve cut the cr*p and let you know what each fake tan is really like, before you spend your hard earned dollar on it…