Best Quick Dry

Bellamianta Liquid Gold Self Tanning Tinted Lotion, €14, available nationwide, or see bellamianta.com

The best feature of this product is that it dries in a mere 60 seconds. That’s no greasiness, no sweatiness, no stickiness; none of the downsides of self-tan that we tend to put up with for the final result. A tanning mitt is an absolute must for applying this, as the liquid is dark as cocoa and stains instantly. “You need to work fast with this,” one panellist said, “but the guide colour is effective, and the bone-dry quality is very nice.”