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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Sali Hughes

Sali Hughes on beauty: the best facial self-tans for summer

Tanned model with long wavy brown hair wearing spiky metal tiara and red and white striped sleeveless top, against a yellow background
Model: Amalia Strand at Nevs. Hair and makeup: Belle Campbell. Photograph: Kellie French/The Guardian

I can’t be without a facial self-tan in spring/summer. Keen to offload heavier coverage foundations that can slip, slide and suffocate in the sunshine, I reach for a subtle tanner as a warmer, lighter and, truly, easier base layer for makeup.

People wrongly imagine self-tan to be too effortful, fiddly and risky, and understandably wonder where to slot it into their skincare routine, but a new crop of facial self-tanners simplifies both these issues.

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