Secrets to a Perfect Fake Tan

Clarins Bronze Self-Tanning Tint

How to tan your face

The face is usually the hardest (and scariest, for some) area to apply self-tanner to. Check out these helpful tips from Runne and Locke:

1. Pull your hair back into a ponytail, and then apply eye cream to the area beneath your eyes to avoid darkening the area.



2. Combine equal parts of your self-tanner with your facial moisturizer, and mix it well in your hand (or try a product like Clarins Bronze Self-Tanning Tint, $33).



3. When applying the tanner, avoid slathering it on in one big layer, Locke says. Instead, start on the apples of your cheeks and blend up toward the outer corner of your eyes in a circular motion. Then blend it into the rest of your face — “don’t forget your ears,” Runne says.



4. Once the color develops, you can follow up with bronzer. Apply it where the sun would hit you, like on your cheeks, nose, chin and forehead.