Reliable self-tanner for the face

If you're new to the world of self-tanning, most likely applying to your face is a terrible prospect. What color can you expect? What happens if you make a terrible mistake? The thing is, if you've got your body wrong, it's easy to hide it with long sleeves or your favorite jeans, but your face... well, that's another story! If you want your head to match your shoulders, knees, and toes, you'll want to keep reading. Below we share the best reliable self tanner for your face!

When applied to our faces, self-tanning can be a bit more intimidating than, say, our feet or hands. Yes, we know that if something goes wrong, there are ways to fix or even eliminate our self tanning bugsbut sometimes the risk of looking like a freshly picked orange just isn't worth it. Especially when there are great – and temporary – self-tanning products that can give our face the bronzed color we so desire without the worrying possibility of our complexion turning orange or, worse,…striped.

Leave those orange striped nightmares behind you with The Body Shop's Honey Bronze Tinted Face Gel. This no-commitment bronze is the perfect summer accessory with a lightweight formula designed to hydrate skin with Community Trade's signature honey. What we at Skincare.com love about this facial tint gel is that it promotes an artificial glow that is more subtle and "sunny" on our faces rather than a full bronzed goddess effect. In addition to giving our skin a natural glow, Honey Bronze Tinted Face Gel is non-streaking and non-sticky and can be washed off daily with a little cleanser and water.

To use, apply to fingertips or facial brush and spread bronzing gel evenly over face. Let the product soak in and dry before applying makeup.

The Body Shop Honey Bronze Tint Gel, $ 20

You can apply Honey Bronze Tinted Face Gel directly to a clean face or, instead of buying a darker shade of foundation, mix the temporary bronzer into your foundation to better match your tanned summer complexion.