Tan V No Tan
Some celebs are known to change up their skin shade as much as their hair colour. Whether it's down to time spent basking in the sunshine or a trip to the tanning booth, see which stars dabble with darker skin when it takes their fancy…
Rex FeaturesAlexa Chung
Alexa showcased her first ever spray tan at 2014’s Glamour Awards and we were shocked to see her with a darker skin tone – and even more shocked to discover we loved it!
Rex FeaturesAlexa Chung
Though we're also fans of her au naturale look, of course. This lady knows how to pull off porcelain skin.
Rex FeaturesAngelina Jolie
A tan glow is a simple, glammed up evolution of Angie's beauty regime.
Rex FeaturesAngelina Jolie
Though it was her fair skin, along with bee-stung lips and dark locks, that solidified Ange’s edgy look in the 00s, and it still works a dream for her now.
Rex FeaturesBlake Lively
In the style stakes, Blake can do no wrong, but we’re not head over heels for either of these skin shades...
Rex FeaturesBlake Lively
We love her with a natural sunkissed glow – a couple of freckles thrown in for good measure – which is somewhere between these two looks.
Rex FeaturesCameron Diaz
As the ultimate surfer chick celeb, Cameron looks healthier with a bit of colour to compliment her blonde tresses and pearly whites.
Rex FeaturesCameron Diaz
It's fair to say she can look a little washed-out minus her signature glow.
Rex FeaturesCara Delevingne
This Delevingne sister has made her name from her tousled hair and unkempt eyebrows, so seeing her with a sleek golden glow just doesn’t sit right with us.
Rex FeaturesCara Delevingne
Natural all the way, Cara.
Rex FeaturesCatherine Zeta Jones
While Catherine Zeta Jones is a fan of the occassional spray tan...
Rex FeaturesCatherine Zeta Jones
Harking back to the golden days of Hollywood, we think her jet-black glossy locks call for a porcelain complexion.
Rex FeaturesCheryl Cole
We’re not sure Cheryl ever goes <completely> without some kind of skin stain but we prefer her on the lighter side. Anything too dark reminds us of the tan sins GA committed during the group’s early days...
Rex FeaturesCheryl Cole
That's better, Cheryl.
Rex FeaturesDaisy Lowe
Primrose Hill’s finest Daisy turns to the tan to complement more colourful styles.
Rex FeaturesDaisy Lowe
But she looks the spitting image of her mum Pearl when she rocks a pale hue with a black outfit.
Rex FeaturesEllie Goulding
This could make the perfect after shot for a tanning booth; if you compare it to this...
Rex FeaturesEllie Goulding
Which Ellie do you prefer?
Rex FeaturesEmily Blunt
Slapping on the skin stain isn’t a regular thing for Emily but when she does, she does it with gusto.
Rex FeaturesEmily Blunt
We can’t help prefer her without the tan, but there’s no doubt her beauty shines through whatever her shade.
Rex FeaturesEmma Stone
Andrew Garfield’s other half has recently sacked off this faux tan look in favour of her natural alabastar skin...
Rex FeaturesEmma Stone
Which she knows exactly how to rock with a strong lip and bold colour frock choices.
Rex FeaturesEmma Watson
Call us traditionalists but we love Emma Watson the most when she stays true to her English rose complexion and shuns the tan – natural or faux...
Rex FeaturesIn favour of a fresh, fair skin tone, like this.
Rex FeaturesGwyneth Paltrow
Whenever Gwyneth sports a tan it always looks as if she’s just showing off the results of a brief, sun-kissed jaunt to The Hamptons...
Rex FeaturesGwyneth Paltrow
Enough to make us even more envious of her than usual.
Rex FeaturesJennifer Aniston
Forget deciding whether you’re team Aniston or team Jolie – the <real> debate is whether you prefer Jen with a hefty helping hand from the tan gods, or...
Rex FeaturesJennifer Aniston
her natural sun-kissed glow.
Rex FeaturesJennifer Lawrence
It took a while for celebrity newbie J-Law to discover the benefits of rocking a tan on the red carpet but we think she’ll be a fan for a long time to come.
Rex FeaturesJennifer Lawrence
Here she is minus a golden glow. Gorgeous, but perhaps not as glossy.
Rex FeaturesJennifer Lopez
J-Lo is blessed with a gorgeous olive skin tone so any extra effort she puts in to deepening her natural hue makes for a mahogany effect.
Rex FeaturesJennifer Lopez
See? much better.
Rex FeaturesKate Bosworth
The jury is most definitely in on Kate’s forays into fake tan...
Rex FeaturesKate Bosworth
We much prefer her natural porcelain complexion.
Rex FeaturesKate Hudson
Between her edgy eye make-up and contouring golden tan, Kate looks like a completely different person with a tan...
Rex FeaturesKate Hudson
Just compare it to her natural fair-skinned self.
Rex FeaturesKate Moss
The boho look that Kate pioneered doesn’t call for a tan, but that doesn’t stop the model going a little darker to add some glamour to her red-carpet looks.
Rex FeaturesKate Moss
Though she looks equally at home with her natural complexion.
Rex FeaturesKate Winslet
Is it just us who thinks Kate looks glossier with a golden glow? And that ain’t no bad thing in Tinseltown.
Rex FeaturesKate Winslet
Though she looks every inch the English rose when she's less tan.
Rex FeaturesKaty Perry
Known to be a hair colour chameleon, Katy flits between tan and no tan just as regularly.
Rex FeaturesKaty Perry
Do you prefer her pale skin/blue hair combo or her altogether more exotic look?
Rex FeaturesKeira Knightley
Keira tends to lean towards tanned limbs when she opts for a colourful outfit or bold make-up but we can’t help but think her striking features look better with her natural pale skin...
Rex FeaturesKeira Knightley
It allows them to rightfully take centre stage. Doncha think?
Rex FeaturesKim Kardashian
A lighter hair colour (just a blonde wig, FYI) called for Kim K to up her tannage quite considerably.
Rex FeaturesKim Kardashian
We're more partial to a softer beauty look all round from Kim K.
Rex FeaturesLindsay Lohan
We’ve all been privy to some heinous fake tan disasters from Li-Lo over the years which has left us praying she opts for au naturel in the future.
Rex FeaturesLindsay Lohan
And in fairness, she looks to have toned things down of late.
Rex FeaturesNicole Richie
We understand that a blue rinse could wash out Nicole’s natural skin tone but this tan is maybe one step too far...
Rex FeaturesNicole Richie
Though sometimes she veers too much on the pale side. Perhaps it’s time to find a happy medium, Nic.
Rex FeaturesSienna Miller
For someone as beautiful as Sienna, opting for tan or no tan isn’t going to make or break a look as she can pull off both equally well.
Rex FeaturesSienna Miller
The key for her is to make both blend naturally with her highlighted tresses.
Rex FeaturesSarah Jessica Parker
Carrie Bradshaw chose to keep her beauty regime simple in favour of a trophy-worthy wardrobe but SJP isn’t afraid to dip her toe (and all other body parts) into the tanning pool.
Rex FeaturesSarah Jessica Parker
Keeping her tan more toned down isn't unheard of either, though.
Rex FeaturesSuki Waterhouse
While Suki is partial to a touch of faux tan...
Rex FeaturesSuki Waterhouse
Naturally pale Suki reminds us of Scarlett Johansson when she forgoes the tan, which is enough to swear off the golden stuff for life, surely?
Rex FeaturesVictoria Beckham
VB’s skin hue at this year’s Met Gala was on the very tanned side of tan, despite her 2010 claims that she’d never go back to her orangey roots...
Rex FeaturesVictoria Beckham
Thankfully, it seemed to only be a dodgy one-off.
Rex FeaturesChristina Aguilera
During the process of slimming down and toning up, it would seem Christina also had a major clear out of her tanning products…
Rex FeaturesChristina Aguilera
As now she's keen on a much subtler approach to tanning.
