8 clear fake tan formulas for a mess-proof glow-up

From $24.99 at Priceline

Are you ready for a tan that will brighten, soften and hydrate your skin? Well duh! Thanks to a trio of skin-saving ingredients, this lightweight vitamin-infused transparent water-to-foam tan will tick all of your boxes. It’s fast-drying with a totally mess-free formula that’s set to smooth and tone your skin. Plus you can say goodbye to that tan smell with this fresh eucalyptus scent!

Key features:

• Suitable for face and body
• Derm-approved formula
• Enriched with skin-softening pink grapefruit, goji berry and juniper

Available at:

• $24.99 from Priceline
• $29.40 from Revolve

From $24.95 at Bondi Sands

With a tagline as concise as ‘clean, simple, transparent’, it’s pretty safe to say we know what we’re getting from this bottle. And yet this derm-approved sensitive skin godsend delivers more than we could imagine. Bondi Sands’ iconic golden glow has gotten even more incredible and is now infused with skin-loving ingredients hyaluronic acid (hydration), vitamin C (radiance) and vitamin E (repair). 

Key features:

• Enriched with vitamins C and E
• Fragrance-free
• Housed in an ethically-sourced, recyclable bottle

Available at:

• $7.49 (usually $24.95) from Bondi Sands
• $20.99 (usually $24.99) from Chemist Warehouse

From $43.46 at Cult Beauty

With three colour-correcting shades available, we’ve chosen peach to actively brighten that winter white glow you’re rocking and give you a natural light sunkissed glow. Bonus: coconut, chia seed and avocado oil all help to protect and hydrate your skin's barrier. And once you’re through this bottle, it even comes in enviro-friendly refillable pouches!

Key features:

• Unique OXY-GLOW complex brightens skin
• Coconut, chia seed and avocado oils hydrate and protect your skin
• HyperViolet complex hides yellow, orange and ashy tones within your skin

Available at:

• $43.46 from Cult Beauty
• $46 from MECCA

From $49.99 at Priceline

Not sure about you, but once we’re tanned we’re ready to be sitting poolside with a drink in hand. And let us assure you, the new St. Tropez tropical scent will bring you one step closer to that poolside goal. This streak-free vegan formula develops over four to eight hours, but your skin is instantly revived and refreshed. Upping the tanning game, this formula doesn’t even need to be rinsed off! Just apply and go about your day while your transfer-proof tan develops.

Key features:

• Designed to fade evenly
• 100 per cent naturally derived 
• Vegan friendly formula

Available at:

• $29.99 (usually $49.99) from Priceline

From $28.95 at Bali Body

This revolutionary milky tan has repeatedly sold out, so, put your name on the waitlist and snap it up when you can. Because this skin care ingredient-infused formula is changing the fake tan game. Designed to give you a seriously natural glow, the hydrating, rinse-free, transfer-free liquid is ready to give you the golden, glowing skin you’re after.

Key features:

• Formulated with 93 per cent skin care ingredients
• Rinse-free formula
• Natural looking tan

Available at:

• $28.95 from Bali Body

From $40 at Myer

We’ve all been that person with a totally freshly tanned body but an actually ghostly pale face. To avoid that iffy look, don’t skip your visage. And with these drops of literal bottled sunshine (you’ll believe us when you see it) you won’t want to! Mix the drops through your moisturiser to give you a hit of hydration (thanks to aloe vera) while becoming the most radiant version of yourself. With a totally customisable level of tan, what more could you ask for?

Key features:

• Customisable tan
• Designed specifically for your face
• Ultra-glowy formula

Available at:

• $40 from Myer
• $40 from David Jones

From $57 at Sephora

Containing tanning activities (yes it's a thing) this super-hydrating transparent formula applies quickly and dries even quicker, leaving your skin nourished as it goes! Developing in four to six hours, you’ll not only see a natural, streak-free tan, but you’ll also notice your skin tone improved AND your skin will be conditioned with moisture levels that will be boosted thanks to raspberry seed oil and vitamins B5, C and E. With skin-loving ingredients so good, you’ll almost forget you're actually applying this mousse to get a sunkissed glow. PSA: this is one of Hailey Bieber's fave fake tans!

Key features:

• Enriched with vitamins B5, C and E 
• Formulated with ‘soft’ Scottish spring water
• Develops in 4-6 hours

Available at:

• $57 from Sephora
• $68 from Adore Beauty
• $71.28 from Cult Beauty

From $24.95 at Ohh My Glo

Because we're total believers that your face shouldn't have to miss out on a golden glow, we're on the hunt to find the best hydrating, lightweight face tans. And this fragrance-free spritz happens to be up there on our list. Why? Call it the streak-free tone, skin-loving ingredients or the fact that the formula offers a heap of hydration, either way, we suggest trying it out yourself. 

Key features:

• Unscented 
• Easy-to-spritz
• Ethical and sustainably-sourced ingredients

Available at:

• $24.95 from Ohh My Glo