This Girl REALLY F**ked Up Her Fake Tan

A woman's attempt at a bronzed body went SO very wrong after she trialled a tip she saw on Facebook.

Imogen Silversides from the UK posted an image of herself looking the same colour "as a dining table" after she was inspired to use a paint roller to apply her fake tan, prompted by a viral Facebook status.

This is what Imogen's natural skin colour looks like: 

Photo: Facebook/Imogen Tyger-Lillie Silversides

Silversides says she decided to try the tanning tip after seeing Amy Ridler's shared photo and comment about how impressed she was with her roller results.

But Silversides didn't quite have the same outcome, posting a picture of herself covered in dark brown tan and holding a paint roller. 

While it's unclear why she didn't stop sooner rather than proceed to cover her entire body in the heavy application, she does write that she won't be going to into work.

Her original inspiration was Amy Ridler, who posted this on Facebook:

A Facebook user, Ben Wileman, said about Silversides tan: "This is how we apply tan for body building competitions, but we don't end up in that state."

Read the full story at nzherald.co.nz