One of the pros of fake tan is acquiring a glow without the danger of burning.
But as she left an Essex beauty salon after a spray tanning session today, Maria Fowler looked like she was more sunburnt than bronzed.
The Only Way Is Essex star visited the cast's favourite salon Belles and Beaus in Buckhurst Hill to get an all-over spray tan for her weekend.
Wearing a blue and white sundress, the 25-year-old looked like she was suffering from painful sunburn.
Despite her alarming skintone, it appears the Page 3 girl was happy with her colour and boasted about how dark she likes to be.
She Tweeted: 'Just had an amazing dark tan haha. Belles & beaus know how dark us girls in Essex like to be!!!! Lol x.'
Ahead of her tanning session, manicure and pedicure, Fowler admitted she was unamused to have been photographed without her make-up.
She wrote on her Twitter page: 'Wearing a short flimsy dress on a very windy day #FAIL.
'And then I find out I get pictured in this state with no makeup on #EPICFAIL.'
Fowler was getting pampered ahead of a busy weekend - attending the Duke Of Essex Polo on Saturday, before heading to Weston-Super-Mare for the T4 On The Beach festival on Sunday.
During the weekend, Fowler is planning on spending lots of time with close friend Lauren Pope, who is nursing a broken heart following her recent split from Kirk Norcross.
However, Fowler herself has hinted of new developments in her lovelife on her Twitter.
She admitted today she decided against going to a Loaded magazine party so she could have 'a quiet one with a nice boy'.
When asked by TOWIE co-star Ellie Redman if she knew the mystery man in question, Fowler revealed he was a mutual acquaintance.
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But as she left an Essex beauty salon after a spray tanning session today, Maria Fowler looked like she was more sunburnt than bronzed.
The Only Way Is Essex star visited the cast's favourite salon Belles and Beaus in Buckhurst Hill to get an all-over spray tan for her weekend.
Wearing a blue and white sundress, the 25-year-old looked like she was suffering from painful sunburn.
Despite her alarming skintone, it appears the Page 3 girl was happy with her colour and boasted about how dark she likes to be.
She Tweeted: 'Just had an amazing dark tan haha. Belles & beaus know how dark us girls in Essex like to be!!!! Lol x.'
Ahead of her tanning session, manicure and pedicure, Fowler admitted she was unamused to have been photographed without her make-up.
She wrote on her Twitter page: 'Wearing a short flimsy dress on a very windy day #FAIL.
'And then I find out I get pictured in this state with no makeup on #EPICFAIL.'
Fowler was getting pampered ahead of a busy weekend - attending the Duke Of Essex Polo on Saturday, before heading to Weston-Super-Mare for the T4 On The Beach festival on Sunday.
During the weekend, Fowler is planning on spending lots of time with close friend Lauren Pope, who is nursing a broken heart following her recent split from Kirk Norcross.
However, Fowler herself has hinted of new developments in her lovelife on her Twitter.
She admitted today she decided against going to a Loaded magazine party so she could have 'a quiet one with a nice boy'.
When asked by TOWIE co-star Ellie Redman if she knew the mystery man in question, Fowler revealed he was a mutual acquaintance.
