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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Daisy Lester

I tried Claudia Winkleman’s favourite facial tanner – here’s what happened

Are the £50 tanning pads worth their premium price tag? - (Claudia Winkleman (Ian West/PA))

Across four seasons of The Traitors and 15 years on Strictly Come Dancing, Claudia Winkleman has honed her signature look. From her tartan kilts, tweed coats, knit wrist warmers and Spanx leggings on the BBC game show to her sharp, androgynous approach to ballroom dressing, she’s cemented herself as a modern style icon.

Beyond fashion, her beauty look is equally recognisable – jet black hair, a thick fringe, black winged eyeliner, nude lips and, of course, her fake tan. The presenter regularly jokes about looking “orange” and never leaving the house without a layer of tan. In fact, she’s famously said to have used gravy granules in times of desperation, in lieu of actual self-tan to achieve her signature look.

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