Is faking it fooling yourself?

Fake tan. Is it just like bottled water for Melbournians or is it actually a worthwhile purchase?

For those of us who aren't naturally olive-skinned it's much harder to gracefully glow in the light. Unless of course you're blinding passers by with your blinding white skin.

Now, some people come to terms with this but quite a lot turn to the bottle, instead of to the sun. Because thankfully now everyone knows that sun = skin cancer.

But when those that turn to the bottle, the bottle of fake tan turn out orange and clearly fake, was it all worth it?

By being orange, it's clear that you're obviously not tanned and rather, just a peculiar shade of jaundice. Everyone knows that you're just as pasty as a lily, and that like them you probably shrivel up if you go in the sun too long.

So is it worthwhile to be seen as a fake? Or should those with slightly lighter complexions come to terms with their shade of skin?