I felt like a slave to fake tan — here's what happened when I gave it up for a day

I love how my skin glows when I wear it and how it makes me look slimmer, but I resent being so reliant on it. How would I feel if I didn’t wear tan from a tube?

Colour co-ordinated: Sinead loves the glow that fake tan creates and equally loves the compliments that follow.

I have a love-hate relationship with fake tan. I’ve spent half my life wearing it. I love the glow it gives your skin, the compliments that follow, and I love how it camouflages a few extra pounds. So where does the hate come in? 

Well, you know that feeling when something is so good, it’s almost bad? Think spice bags, coffee addiction, and doom scrolling. The feeling of being a bronzed goddess is so divine that you can end up being at its mercy.