It’s practically a national sport.

There’s a sacred bond between a fair-skinned Irish girl and her trusty tanning mitt.

But, as we all know, faux tanning is a process that is fraught with horrors, so if you’ve ever found a rogue orange streak on your thigh or experienced the pre-night-out panic of a patchy elbow, we may have the solution.

If you’ve never tried it, Bare by Vogue’s Clear Tan Water is a game-changer.

Completely transparent, the water-based tanning formula offers a beautifully bronzed glow without the mess. It’s lightweight, non-sticky, and transfer-free, so it applies effortlessly and dries quickly with no need to rinse off.

 

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Just spritz on (even though it’s clear, you can still see where you’re putting it thanks to the sheen on your skin), go about your day, and watch a golden tan start to develop in four hours.

The best bit? There’s no shifting this stuff. After a full body application, I swam in the sea (once, icy) and twice in a chlorinated leisure centre pool and the colour barely faded for the week.

Now available in a convenient travel-size mini (€17), ideal for holidays, The Clear Tan Water contains skin-loving ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, which retains moisture to hydrate and plump the skin, aloe vera, which boosts moisture and Vitamin B5, an anti-inflammatory effect that stimulates the skin’s healing processes.

It also contains Oat Kernel Oil to improve the tone and smooth the texture of skin, Goji Berry Extract for collagen and elastin production and a peptide blend for firmer, younger looking skin.

It’s available in two shades, Medium and Dark on barebyvogue.com and in selected pharmacies and retailers nationwide.