You are not imagining the mixed messages. One minute, you feel proud for swapping tanning beds and sunbathing for self-tanner.

You are not imagining it. Yes, bug spray can ruin self tanner, and it is incredibly annoying when your color

Your feed can make it feel like everyone suddenly knows a secret you do not. One girl is calling Melanotan

You are not being dramatic if your trusted self-tanner suddenly leaves you itchy, blotchy, or covered in tiny angry bumps.

Your tan is not disappearing because you “did it wrong.” A lot of people are mixing tanning drops into solid

You get the glow. Then the next morning your face feels like a clogged drain. Tiny bumps on your forehead.

If you walk out of a spray tan booth with a scratchy throat, a weird cough, or that tight-chest feeling,

You finally nailed your self-tan, then real life showed up. Hours of Zoom. Dry office air. Harsh overhead lighting. A

If you have been side-eyeing your tanning mitt lately, fair enough. A lot of people are hearing scary little snippets

You are not imagining it. Self-tanner labels have gotten weirdly complicated. What used to be a simple “bronzing mousse” now