Self-tanners are a great way to get a golden glow without having to go to the beach. They're also a great way to get a golden glow without having to spend hours in the sun. Self-tanners use artificial sunlight, or UV rays, to create a tan. They're available in many different forms, from spray-on to lotion bars, and they can be used on your skin or on your clothes. Here are some of the best self-tanners for at home use.
$39.00
I wouldn’t say I’m a pro at using at home, self-tanners but I’m getting better with practice. ...This is a great product for a first timer in at-home self tanners. It’s fairly easy to use and gives good color.
What it is: A natural-looking, hydrating, and easy-to-use gradual tan moisturizer to hydrate, protect, smooth, visibly firm, and visibly plump skin.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Dual Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and visibly plumps skins.
- Marine Algae: Provides firmer-, more youthful-looking skin over time.
- Blend of Upcycled Blueberry and Raspberry Seed Oils: Is high in antioxidants to help protect skin from environmental damage.
What Else You Need to Know: This multitasking lotion combines five super skincare benefits with a daily dose of glow so you can hydrate, protect, smooth, soothe, and visibly firm skin. Gradually build a sunkissed glow and lock in moisture for up to 72 hours.
Size: 0.32 oz / 9.1 g·ITEM: 2660470
Color: Tan Deep - tan deep to deep
$53.00
I wore it out all night and my face was still good after I came home!...If I had gone with fair I don’t think I’d be able to use it year round, when I get tanner in the summer, like I can with the shade light!
What it is: This talc-free, ultra-lightweight pressed multi-use powder provides serious smoothness and a beautiful soft-matte finish.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Highlighted Ingredients:
- China Clay: Absorbs excess oil and improves skin tone.
- Phytosqualane: Balances the skin by preventing moisture loss.
- Perlite Powder: Reduces shine.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know:: This one-of-a-kind powder imparts a soft-focus effect on the skin, delivering an extraordinarily skin-like, but perfected look to the complexion. Use alone for a blurred, flawless no-makeup look or use on top of foundation
$65.00
Applying the mousse feels like a little spa session at home. Its luxurious texture spreads evenly, and a little bit goes a long way, meaning the product will last you a good while. ...excellent self tanner!...I am absolutely loving this self tanner! Since I am so fair skinned, I find a lot of self tanners to pull a little too much on the orange side.
What it is: A self-tan mousse that provides natural color with longer-lasting tan technology, plus has a new fine fragrance.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Uneven Texture
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates skin.
- Niacinamide: Visibly reduces redness and evens skin tone.
- Vitamin E and Echinacea: Free radicals that soothe skin and reduce visible redness.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
$61.00
Best Self Tanner - worth the price...my go to staple for self tanner! THE BEST!!!!!!! I have repurchased this 4 times now....I wanted to get an item that I could use at home and the reviews were very good. First application was SCARY!
What it is:
A lightweight mousse that tailors to your individual skin tone for the deepest, longest-lasting tan in one application.
What it is formulated to do:
For the deepest tan yet, this lightweight mousse tailors to your individual skin tone and gives the longest-lasting tan in one application. It’s streak-free, easy to apply, quick-drying, non-sticky with no transfer, and ultra-hydrating. Plus, it has no self-tan smell, yet features a new mood-boosting fragrance.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates
What else you need to know:
This product contains a 100 percent natural DHA, and delivers a natural-looking glow to all skin tones and types.
$43.50
AMAZING - I am seriously still in awe, I am so self conscious of my dark pigmentation around my mouth, as it looks like a five o’clock shadow. ...It worked in the store, but not at home... This is my first time using this brand.
What it is: A buttery, lightweight, full-coverage color corrector that conceals pigmentation and brightens the appearance of the under-eye area.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Cream
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Flavanoids: Help visibly diminish the appearance of under-eye puffiness.
- Carnauba Wax: Allows for a silky-smooth application.
- Mica: Provides a smooth, silky feeling to the powder, as well as an outstanding illuminating effect, which enhances skins luminosity.
$46.00
It's the best at home self tanner I've ever used. During my wedding I used St Tropez while my bridesmaid paid for a professional tan and the St Tropez looked more natural. ...Favorite self-tanner ever. I have a spray tan membership, but I would instead use this at home.
What it is:
A lightweight, easy-to-apply classic mousse that dries quickly with no self tan smell and an even fade.
What it is formulated to do:
For an iconic, natural, and healthy-looking tan, this newly formulated, lightweight classic mousse tailors to your individual skin tone, for that longest-lasting tan in one application. It’s streak-free, easy to apply, quick-drying, non-sticky with no transfer, and ultra-hydrating. Plus, it has no self tan smell, yet features a new mood-boosting fragrance.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates
What else you need to know:
This product contains a 100 percent natural DHA and is clinically proven to moisturize for up to 24 hours.
$62.00
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for an at home self tan....This is by far the best at home tan! I love this new formula and it works great if you're in need of a quick, easy, and gorgeous tan!
What it is:
A lightweight mousse that allows you to choose your tan, from a light glow to a deep dark tan.
What it is formulated to do:
Control the depth of your tan with St. Tropez’s most advanced formula yet for a natural, healthy-looking tan that lasts for days. Wait just one hour before showering for a light sunkissed glow, two hours for a medium golden tan, or leave on for up to three hours for a deeper, darker bronze, to suit your skin tone. It’s streak-free, easy to apply, quick-drying, non-sticky with no transfer, and ultra-hydrating. Plus, it has no self tan smell, yet features a new mood-boosting fragrance.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates
Size: 1 oz/ 30mL·ITEM: 2477370
Color: Tan 2 - tan skin tones neutral undertones
$39.50
I couldn’t wait to get home and wash. My face just didn’t work for me....I'll have to try it on its own when I'm just lounging around at home to see how long it wears without mixing it, but I like how it blends out.
What it is: A skin tint that hydrates with light-medium buildable coverage and a naturally radiant finish.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid- Helps to visibly plump skin and improve the look of fine lines and seal in moisture.
- Niacinamide and Willow Bark Extract: Visibly smooth, brighten, reduce the look of irritation, and minimizes the appearance of pores and blemishes to keep skin looking smooth and clear.
- Beta Glucan: Soothes and restores skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, tr