Best self tanner on Reddit

193 reviews from r/beauty, r/tanning, r/Sephora and 22 more subreddits

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#1

Bondi Sands

4.3
(39)
"No orange undertone at all looks exactly like a natural tan."
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"Bondi sands technicolor sapphire, hands down!"
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"Maybe bondi sands technicolor? They have multiple color undertones to choose from."
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"I recently tried the Bondi Sands Technicolor in Magenta, and the formula is so lovely."
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"I use the bondi sans dark tanning foam and it gets you brown not orange."
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"Bondi sans ultra dark i swear by it."
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"Bondi Sands Sapphire is amazing for pale,cool toned skin."
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"Bondi Sands mousse! I started using self tan on occasion at the age of 15... I use the light/medium mousse but their dark mousse is brilliant as well."
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"Bondi sands self tanner ! there’s a 1 hour express one and it’s does not streak at all !"
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"Bondi sands! it has green undertones so it won’t make you orange."
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#2

St. Tropez

4.6
(25)
"St tropez is probably the best."
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"St Tropez 3h express was fool proof for me."
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"St. Tropez Foam is my favourite."
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"St. Tropez mousse self tanner is my fav!!"
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"St. tropez extra dark self tanning mousse is my go to right now."
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"St Tropez instant glow in light is my pasty lady holy grail."
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"I love St. Tropez face spray."
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"I really like St. Tropez mousse!"
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"St.tropez is my favourite for both face and body."
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"Nice natural looking olive tan base."
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#3

Coco & Eve

4.9
(14)
"I like the coco and eve self tanner, it's a green tint so no turning you orange."
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"Coco + Eve I PROMISE."
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"Coco + eve is the right answer."
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"I will ALWAYS stick by the coco + eve tanner!"
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"Coco & Eve has a gorgeous olive tone to it, and it wears really nicely throughout the week."
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"Coco and Eve is fab!"
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"Coco and eve, good application and doesn’t make you go greeny/yellow."
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"Coco and eve!"
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"Coco & Eve works the best."
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"I bought Coco & Eve’s Sunny Honey Bali Bronzing Bundle."
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#4

Tanologist

4.6
(13)
"Get tanning drops (I use tanologist) and mix them with your body moisturizer."
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"I use the tanologist drops with success."
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"The tanologist drops are the best ones I've tried."
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"I really like my tanologist drops."
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"Tanologist drops are pretty fool proof! You just mix them into lotion and apply like you would lotion regularly!"
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"I love the tanologist drops."
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"The Tanologist drops work perfectly!"
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"Tanologist tanning drops in Light."
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"Affordable, looks natural, doesn't stain, smells like candy."
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"Tanologist mousse in DARK (solid purple bottle)"
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#5

Jergens

4.4
(13)
"Jergens gradual tan is going to be fool proof."
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"Jergens instant sun is the only self tan i’ve used that doesn’t ever go patchy."
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"I personally like Jergens Instant Sun."
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"Jergens natural glow is amazing! You don't need alot and it looks very natural."
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"Jergens Natural Glow."
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"Jergens had a very nice cream self tanner that worked over time."
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"Jergens instant sun natural glow"
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"I would recommend jergens daily tanning moisturizer."
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"I like Jergens Natural Glow Self Tanner Lotion."
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"I like the Jergens Natural glow."
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#6

Isle of Paradise

4.4
(12)
"I mix the Isle of Paradise drops into my normal body lotion and am always satisfied with the results."
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"Love the Isle of Paradise drops! I use the light shade."
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"I’ve been using Isle of Paradise self-tanning drops."
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"The literal only one that puts any color on my body is isle of paradise ultra dark mousse."
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"I really like the Isle of Paradise drops."
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"Isle of Paradise! The serum, water spray, and oil are all great!"
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"The Isle of Paradise brands are pretty good."
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"Isle of paradise the green water with the mit."
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"I like isle of Paradise."
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"I would try using a subtle self tanning drop, like Isle of Paradise."
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#7

Loving Tan

4.9
(10)
"Loving Tan and Coco & Eve have the best tones for pale skin in my experience."
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"I got loving tan and it’s sooo good! Super natural"
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"Loving tan..... i have tried pretty much all of them."
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"Loving tan is my HG."
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"I’ve found that loving tan won’t stain/get on my bedding or clothes."
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"Loving tan is the most user friendly I’ve tried so far."
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"Loving Tan is the best for pale skin."
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"I've been using Loving Tan Express with a blending mitt and it comes out great."
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"If you want something that’s kind of the real deal, I highly suggest loving tan."
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"I swear by Loving tan but it definitely has more of a reddish tone."
#8

Bali Body

5.0
(6)
"It’s super natural looking."
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"Bali body is my go to!!"
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"Bali body is the best fake tan I’ve ever tried!! I literally loook like I was in the sun for a month."
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"Bali body is my fav after trying so many."
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"Bali body one hour express! They leave a great golden glow not orange at all."
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"Bali body. I’ve tried them all this is the best one."
#9

Norvell

4.1
(7)
"Norvell vivid rapid! My red head clients LOVE it."
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"Try Norvell Venetian Plus (I leave it in 8-12 hours before I wash). Has very cool undertones."
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"The Norvell Tuscany... as well as the Loving Tan Dark both have a red undertone!"
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"Get a pack of small foam pump bottles and try the Norvell spray tan solution in the shade Venetian."
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"Norvell Venetian."
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"Norvell!"
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"Norvell makes a lot of good products."
#10

Tan Luxe

4.5
(6)
"Tan-Luxe is definitely the best (I've tried about 10 brands)."
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"Tan luxe hyaluronic glow serum!"
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"Absolutely the best I’ve tried for my super pale skin."
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"Tan Luxe - The Gradual."
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"Tan luxe hyaluronic glow serum!"
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"Tan Luxe."
#11

B.Tan

4.6
(5)
"I’ve never self tanned before but found it super easy to use."
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"I’ve had success with b.tan glow your own way."
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"B. Tan! It never looks orange!"
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"B.tan is nice because it has a bit of an ashy undertone."
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"I think the forever+ever is a little more natural looking."
#12

Il Makiage

4.3
(4)
"Il makiage!!"
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"Il makiage has a nice application"
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"Il Makiage Sun Foam"
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"You can layer to get it darker."
#13

Ulta

4.0
(4)
"I've had great results on my face and chest."
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"I like the ulta brand either the spray gradual self tanner."
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"I like the Ulta face tan drops that you mix with moisturizer."
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"I like the ulta brand either the spray gradual self tanner or the serum."
#14

B Tan

4.0
(4)
"B tan glow your own way, never streaks."
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"Btan, Tan AF or I Want The Darkest Tan Possible."
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"I just tried b.tan violet tinted self tan, supposed to be less orange."
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"It’s light, so don’t expect to look super tan but I find it levels me up to ‘normal’ color."
#15

SaltyFace

5.0
(3)
"Saltyface is amazing."
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"Hello! I have tried several self tanners for my face over the years and SaltyFace is by far the best."
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"It’s the best one for me and easy to apply."
#16

B.TAN

3.8
(4)
"My hands down favorite is the b.tan line."
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"B.TAN darkst tan a.f is great for this."
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"I still like the effect so I would do it again but it’s faint even on"
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"Btan tan af is stupidly easy to apply, has a good color."
#17

Minetan

4.7
(3)
"I swear by Minetan and I’ve tried em all. No smell and different skin undertones to choose from."
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"Minetan is the best for me."
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"Minetan"
#18

Tanceuticals

4.7
(3)
"Tanceuticals…it has a slightly olive vs orange tone that works so well with light-neutral skin."
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"Not sephora but tanceuticals is my all time fav self tanner its the best."
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"Tanceuticals."
#19

Kahuna Bay Tan

5.0
(2)
"I love their melange extra dark solution but you can customize any of them."
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"I love Kahuna Bay Tan products."
#20

Dove

4.0
(2)
"I find the Dove Summer Glow body lotion (gradual tanner) to be good"
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"Dove has some decent options:)"
#21

Unfiltered

5.0
(1)
"Dry Run from Unfiltered. The best solution on the market."
#22

Luna Bronze

5.0
(1)
"I use Good night face bronzing serum by Luna Bronze."
#23

Versa

5.0
(1)
"Honestly Versa Spray tans are what I’ve found last the longest for me."
#24

Tanlogic

5.0
(1)
"It’s amazing easy to get, doesn’t smell, and lasts a while too."
#25

Bondi Sands Sapphire

4.0
(1)
"I've heard really good things about the Bondi Sands Sapphire range. It has cool-toned color correctors in it."
#26

Eco Tan

4.0
(1)
"ECO TAN"
#27

Ulta Gradual Self Tanner

4.0
(1)
"I like the ulta brand either the spray gradual self tanner or the serum that you put a couple drops in your own moisturizer!"
#28

Tan Physics

4.0
(1)
"I have been using Tan Physics."
#29

Clarins

4.0
(1)
"I love Clarins ... but for the face be careful because self tanner contain DHA."
#30

Permatan

4.0
(1)
"Permatan nasal spray is awesome! It took like a week to start working on me & I love it."
#31

Fake Bake

4.0
(1)
"Fake bake or st tropez berry sorbet. I don’t love the scent but the color is great."
#32

Gatineau

4.0
(1)
"Gatineau gradual tanner smells fine, no streaks, gives a buildable colour."
#33

Glaze

4.0
(1)
"You could also order a sample of the spray tan 'sunkissed' by glaze."
#34

Mine Tan

2.0
(1)
"I used to love the Dark Ash from Mine Tan, but I'm sure they've changed the formula because its just not the same anymore."

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