I put on fake tan for the first time in years & it was such a mess – I was the same shade as an orangutan
A BEAUTY lover was mortified after a major fake tanning disaster left her looking like an orangutan.
Fake tan is a godsend – it can give us a a sunkissed glow in just moments without having to bask in sunbeds for hours, which increases the risk of melanoma.
But those who use this magical product on a religious basis also knowhow horribly wrong it can go – and this is exactly what happened to one woman.
Ahead of her girls-only holiday, the travel and lifestyle blogger, Catherine Kay, decided to give herself a little makeover.
However, things didn't quite go according to her plan, as she took to TikTok to share the epic fail.
''So last night I did my fake tan for the first time in years,'' she said whilst standing in front of the camera.
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''And this is what I woke up like,'' the mortified woman demonstrated the tragic aftermath.
In countless different shades of orange, with her face being the palest, Catherine said she was meant to go on a holiday that very same day.
The disaster was so bad and her hands in particular so patchy and orange, she even compared her new look to an orangutan.
''OMG SEND HELP,'' she sought advice in the caption of the clip, which has been viewed close to 245,000 times in less than 24 hours.
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After going viral, Catherine also uploaded a follow-up video.
''I used a tanning glove and I scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed – and it's actually made it worse.
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''Because now it's gone like patchy and clung to my knuckles.
''I even exfoliated and moisturised before.
''I'm just gonna go in the chlorinated pool and pray to Jesus that it's all gonna come off.
''And I'm also never going to do self tan ever again,'' Catherine vowed, adding that she will ''embrace the pale'' from now on.
Viewers jumped to comments to share their top recommendations to help the horrified beauty lover.
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''I used washing detergent gel got it off straight away,'' read one of the many suggestions.
While someone claimed apple cider vinegar worked like a charm, a fellow user said lemon juice did the trick.
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