What Was I Thinking? By JennEm on Jul 19, 2009 - Updated Oct 15, 2011

I was taken in by the Home Shopping Network.

When I first saw the Tan Towels demonstrated on HSN I thought to myself - yeah, right. But that's what happens with HSN. At first you think the product is useless, but you watch those happy big-haired women for awhile and they get you! This has happened to me more times than I would like to admit.

The thing that got me was the leg test. You know, when they tan one leg and don't tan the other? I am a sucker for that stuff.

Tan Towels come in a metallic bag. They are like wet dryer sheets. You have to wear gloves when you use them or they will get on your hands. You also have to be careful or everything in your world will look like it has a fake tan. The idea is you get naked and rub these towels all over yourself. Then you wait naked for twenty minutes while the tan kicks in.

These things smell bad, and they look bad. The first time I applied, I saw nothing. The second time I had a sickly orange color over about half of my leg. It looked like I had drawn on myself with orange chalk.

Don't buy this.