Fake tan is, of course, one of beauty's greatest inventions, with the power to transform us into glowy goddesses with one swipe of a mitt.
However, it’s fair to say that it’s not always foolproof, particularly if you’re new to the faux glow game, or you’ve been a little slapdash with your prep.
But just how badly can it go wrong? Very, very badly, it turns out. We asked you – OK’s Beauty Edit testing community – to share your worst-ever tanning disasters, and we’ve been inundated with hilariously toe-curling tales.
Forget mere Oompa-Loompa skin tones, streaky ankles or stinky whiffs. We’re talking the sort of fails that still make you cringe today, and no wonder… Naked attraction “I was having a tan done in a beauty salon standing there in just those little paper thongs they give you.The window was open as it was a hot summer day and a gust of wind blew the door open so the whole waiting room saw me standing there practically naked.
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