Woman works out while wearing fake tan, lives to deeply regret it

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Sometimes, there aren't enough hours in the day to get everything done—like working out, grooming, not to mention sleeping.

One shrewd multi-tasker decided to have a go at combining two things. Twitter user @Evemallonxx from Falkirk, Scotland, decided to fake tan before hitting the gym. A decision that did not work out in her favour. In fact, you might call it a tanning catastrophe of epic proportions.

Eve posted a photo of the after effects of fake tanning while working out in her Adidas leggings. She ended up with the word Adidas emblazoned on one leg.

Turns out Eve isn't alone in her very real struggle. Another unfortunate tanner had exactly the same results after wearing her Adidas leggings after applying fake tan.

Adidas spotted Eve's rookie tanning error, and applauded her efforts in repping the iconic three stripes.

Hey, at least it's not permanent!

Topics Health

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Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.

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