Beauty buffs ditch tanning mitts for foolproof £4 Amazon tan applicator

Beauty buffs in their thousands are ‘ditching’ tanning mitts in favour of a £4 Amazon gadget that ensures a streak-free tan every time, even in the most difficult to reach areas like the back. The tanning applicator, which shoppers say they ‘didn’t even know they needed’ before trying it, has been bought over 2,000 times in a single month, and it’s easy to see why.

Hailed a ‘game changer’ by fake tan and gradual tan users, the Bondi Sands Self-Tanning Back Applicator normally costs £6.99. But for a limited time, it has been slashed to £4.37 on Amazon, and more than 2,000 have been snapped up in the last month.

The Bondi Sands Self-Tanning Back Applicator makes tanning your back or hard-to-reach areas effortless, and will eliminate any risk of getting streaky orange hands through a mitt. It can be used with fake tans, like the bestselling £7 St Moriz Advanced Colour Correcting Tanning Mousse, as well as gradual tans, like Dove’s five-star rated gradual tanning lotion, which is currently £4.25 instead of £8.50 on Amazon.

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Each pack includes a self-tanning back applicator, as well as three replacement application pads to ensure your tan is flawless front to back and tip to toe. Beauty buffs are also using it to apply sun cream to their backs and hard to reach areas on holidays, avoiding the risk of sun burn in places you may forget.

One impressed Amazon shopper wrote: “Great for doing my back when I have to do my own tan.” A second said: “I bought this to apply suncream on my solo holiday. Worked a treat. Note: works well with oil too.”

A third raved: “Bought for my daughter who tans a lot and struggles to get her back even. Saves me having to do it all the time too!!!”

“Previously I have used a coat hanger with a mitt tied to the end…independent woman, I know. This product is something I never knew I needed. It made the tanning application is easy and painless. I do not have a streaky tan and this is definitely my go to now,” said somebody else.

But another added: “Not used for tanning, but used to put suntan lotion on my back when I went on holiday alone with my toddler. Very useful! Easy to clean before coming home.”

Somebody else said: “Being foldable, it’s great for taking it with you in your beach bag. Personally, I found it a bit awkward to use. The handle is a bit flimsy and short, and does not provide me with a comfortable grip.”

“A handy item for the travel case when traveling alone, does the job well,” read another glowing review.

Also proving popular is the Yvoier Tanning Back Lotion Applicator, which currently costs £6.99 on Amazon. Or at Boots, the five-star rated Skinny Tan Self Tan Back Applicator is £8.99, down from £11.99.