‘My baby is covered in orange fake tan’

A mother has reached for self-tanner after she had a baby and inadvertently covered her baby in it.

There’s no denying that fake tanning is a tricky skill to master.

From streaky lines to dry patches, there’s lot of things that need to be considered to achieve the perfect glow.

Unfortunately one woman, who is from the US, failed at the last hurdle when she forgot to give her fake tan enough time to dry, reported The Sun.

Taking to TikTok, Whitney Halcomb, shared a short video where she explains: “Me applying self-tanner for the first time after having a baby.”

In the next snippet, she shares a photograph of her son and writes: “The baby:”

@honeycomb2.0

#momfail note to self: don’t hold baby after applying self tanner.😭😅

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In the amusing snap, the little one’s back can be seen covered in patchy, orange fake tan.

The caption alongside the video reads: “#mumfail note to self: don’t hold baby after applying self tanner.”

Unsurprisingly, social media users were quick to take to the comments section to discuss the hilarious fake tan fail.

“I mean at that point you gotta make it even and make that baby GLOW,” joked one.A second quipped: “At least you didn’t do it after BF!”

The little one can be seen covered in patchy, orange fake tan. Picture: TikTok/@honeycomb2.0

A third who experienced a similar situation commented: “Should of saw my daughters mouth and nose…”

Elsewhere, others revealed that the video left them in hysterics.

“I actually LOL-Ed,” admitted one.

Another enthused: “This made my day.”

A third added: “THIS IS SO FUNNY.”

This story originally appeared in The Sun and has been reproduced with permission.