I consider myself somewhat of a self-tanning connoisseur. Why? Because I used to Irish dance. If you've never had the pleasure of marvelling competitive Irish dancing, think: dance moms, Riverdance and beauty pageants combined. This meant that fake tan was a huge part of it. If you cast your mind back to 15 years ago, most at-home fake tan was one shade: orange (that'd turn slightly green on application).
Mousses, tanning waters, gradual, and instant tans—you name it, I've tried it. So when formulations started getting considerably better, I was always itching to buy them. Then when I became a beauty editor, I was first in line to trial newbies on the market. Need the best fake tan for pale skin? Yep, I've got lots of recommendations.
