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Self-tanners sure have come a long way. Today, there are lots of innovative formats to dabble in—from mousses to sprays to overnight facial masks to mixable drops—and the best formulas are spiked with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, hydrating oils and encapsulated retinol. Many brands have also successfully masked that funky sunless-tanner smell—a natural after-effect of […]

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The journey to a streak-free self-tanning solution has been a long and winding road, one featuring unfortunate streaks, unpleasant scents, dyed-orange palms, and plenty of stained bathroom counters. But the latest developments make the wait worth it. Mists, waters and mousses that go on clear and develop gradually, over a few hours after application, make […]

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Everyone who knows me knows I love being tan. Perhaps it’s the part-Islander in me (my mom is from Mauritius), but unlike most Chinese people (including my sisters), I try to be as bronzed as possible, especially in the summer. However, after many years of tanning (both outdoors and in beds), I’ve finally started to […]

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Navigating through self-tanning products can be a tricky process. With so many options on the market — from mousses to lotions and even in-shower body washes, it can be difficult to figure out which is best for you, especially if you’re new to the sunless tanning world. But perhaps the trickiest part is finding the […]

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Growing up in my family, tanning was pastime, pleasure and competitive sport. Pale was pejorative. My parents, both great tanners in their youth, lived in East Africa in the early ’70s, before I was born. That time in their lives seemed to me fabulously glamorous—never mind the fact that my sister, a baby then, contracted malaria and nearly died—because for two years, they were tanned. Deeply tanned. Not the amateur-hour suntan you might obtain after a week in Fort Lauderdale, the kind of profound, layered tan that makes you look like another person—an exceptionally well-leisured one.

I remember the four of us in the ’80s, lying on a quartet of loungers and passing the Hawaiian Tropic SPF 4 down the line like a familial baton. If my friends enjoyed splashing around in swimming pools and lakes, I liked lying down next to them, and nowhere in the vicinity of a sun-blocking parasol. Parasols were meant for other people, the ones who took long luncheons in the shade during prime UV time. (I preferred to feast on rays.)

When my sister and I had a productive tanning day, we’d high-five each other as the sun sank into the horizon and our freckles settled into our still-warm cheeks. A tan, like the travel that furnished it, was an escape from our regular selves, a gilded (if short-lived) costume.

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Beauty director Adriana Ermter gets expert advice from Deadsexy! Cosmetics’ Thea Mitchell on creating the perfect (no streaks!) self tan for your face. Check out our Summer Beauty Guide for more hot-weather hair and makeup picks. Model: Kimmy Foulkes, Sutherland Models

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