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The Tan Line — independent tanning recommendations

The Tan Line
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UK body self-tan

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The Tan Line Edit

A little reading. A better tan.

Good questions. Interesting bottles. Independent tanning advice, with a point of view.

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Who’s on the line

Ten years of other people’s tans.

The Tan Line was founded by Adele Upson after more than a decade working in self-tan - developing products, working with manufacturers, building a tanning brand and, most importantly, listening to what people actually want from their tan.

That experience is what sits behind Find My Tan: helping you cut through hundreds of products and find the ones that actually make sense for you.

Our recommendations are based on product fit, not who pays us.

  • Independent across brands

    No brand can buy its way into an answer. Every product is judged on the same product information.

  • Money never picks the product

    Affiliate arrangements and commercial terms never influence which product is selected for you.

  • Recommendation first, shopping second

    We choose the product first. Only then do we look at where you can buy it. The two steps are kept apart on purpose.

  • When we don't know, we say so

    Where the product information can't prove something, we tell you it's unproven rather than rounding it up to a yes.