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Now that sunscreen's importance is common knowledge and tanning beds are on their way out, everyone’s wondering how to fake tan at home—and how to remove self-tanner after the fact.

Whether you're switching out your wardrobe for shorts and skirts or looking for the perfect summer wedding guest dress, a spray tan or self-tanner makes any skin-bearing outfit look better.

And since I’ve been fake tanning since I was a teen, I’ve experienced firsthand the changes in self-tanner formulations — from smelly orange foam to weightless, non-offensive formulas ...