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How-To Guides · 8 June 2026 · 4 min read

can you self tan your face? the right way to do it

Liz, founder of Australian Glowby liz, founder

Your face is where a tan is most visible and where body products behave worst. Facial skin sheds faster, wears more actives, and shows every unevenness — which is why face tanning is a drops game, not a mousse game.

the routine

At night, after cleansing, mix two to four Face Tan Drops into your usual moisturiser in the palm of your hand and apply the blend like a normal night cream — face, ears, and down the neck so nothing ends at the jawline. Wash your palms, sleep, wake up glowing. No extra step, no separate product to master.

finding your number

Start with two drops. If the morning glow is softer than your body tan, add a drop the next night. Most people settle at three. Once you match, maintenance is one or two drops every second or third night.

what about breakouts?

Because the drops piggyback on your own moisturiser, you are not adding a new heavy layer to your skin — whatever your skin already tolerates, it will tolerate with drops in it. If your moisturiser is non-comedogenic, the blend is too.

quick answers

How many face tan drops should I use?+

Start with two drops mixed into your night moisturiser and build by one per night until the depth matches your body — most people settle at three. Maintain with one or two drops every few nights.

Can I use body self tan mousse on my face?+

We don't recommend it. Facial skin sheds faster and wears actives, so mousse develops unevenly and fades patchily there. Drops mixed into moisturiser give an even, buildable face glow.

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