AS A NATION, we took to fake tan like good things.
OK sure, in the late 90s and early noughties we were perhaps a little liberal in our application, and we didn’t focus as much on the shade best suited to our skin tone, but feck it, we were bright orange and only gorgeous.
Over the course of the last decade, however, tans have really upped their game, and, as a result, so have we.
Most of us know the brands that best suit us, the shades to opt for, the pros, the cons, and the only way to cover a pair of dodgy hands that were subjected to a frantic tanning by their less than sober owners.
But that doesn’t mean we haven’t had some epic disasters in the process.
So, if you’re someone who has had their own fake tan fail of epic proportions, you’ll know all about the following observations.
Take a look at this…
Oh God what in the world made me think that fake tanning for tomorrow was a good idea some one help me I am fucking Orange #FakeTanFuckUp
— Emily Baker (@emilymairbaker_) February 8, 2013
Anyone who's interested in seeing what a human cheese puff looks like should come to The Roost. #faketanfuckup
— Niamh McRepealed (@niamhmccormax) May 22, 2014
Fucking great. Woke up like a cow with patches everywhere the day of our pre wedding photoshoot!! At least me and Rufus will look like were siblings... #faketandisaster
— Adele West (@xadelewest) April 6, 2018
So my fake tan ran out tonight. I'll look like a patchwork quilt tomorrow 🙄 #faketandisaster
— Katie Jane 🥂 (@KatieJaneOnline) September 28, 2017
This bloody white snow is just enhancing how orange i am #FakeTanFuckUp 😂
— | Katie ♡ (@KVC1989) January 18, 2013
Made it 5 minutes in work before I got "wit ye dain wae yer face man" #faketandisaster
— jenn (@jmillarx) August 12, 2016
My feet r so brown it looks like I have trodden in poo. #faketanfuckup
— Sarah (@sassalj) May 6, 2011
Off to buy long sleeve polar neck jumper. #faketanfuckup #Londonwedding
— ThatVeganMother (@ThatVeganMother) May 18, 2011
jesus christ, looking bak at photos of me i've been some strange colours #faketanfuckup
— KeeganMarshall (@KeeganMarshall_) November 15, 2010
When your 3yo asks you why your face is orange 🙈 #faketandisaster
— sam (@samjacko76) March 24, 2017
What the hell have I done to my face 😭😂 feel like I'm 12 again #faketandisaster
— Sophie Murray (@MurraySophie) March 7, 2017
Every summer I think it’s a good idea to use sunless tanner - and every year I’m mortified when I look like a giant orange creamsicle for 5-7 days #TrueStory #ishouldknowbetter #faketanfail
— Jaime (@ChasingGeminis) June 8, 2018
‘Mama, your foot looks like Donald Trumps face!’ #faketanfail #tanccident #orange
— Mia Street (@mentallymia) May 23, 2018
Put fake tan on the legs last night. Somehow got some near my mouth. Now look like the joker. #batman #kapow #faketanfail #riddlemethis
— Sarah Cottier (@sassyc_001) July 7, 2017
And our favourites? The ones with photographic evidence.
I messed up. #faketanfail pic.twitter.com/BPF9g6gRRn
— Laura Smith (@SeriouslyLauraK) June 7, 2018
Getting a spray tan is meant to be easy, unless you SLEEP LIKE A FREAK. Like a bad @CoppaFeelPeople ad #faketanfail pic.twitter.com/eOq7hsiHLm
— Ashley James (@ashleyljames) March 7, 2014
When you fake tan for best mates wedding and forget how to drink water properly #FaketanFail #dribblinghell 😒🙄 pic.twitter.com/O6o4jhGcOl
— Polly James (@PollyJames) August 22, 2017
