HGTV Star Joanna Gaines' Fake Tan Fails Are Hard To Look At

The gorgeously transformed Joanna Gaines is known for her country chic interior design and southern lifestyle, originally rising to fame for co-hosting the HGTV series "Fixer Upper" with her husband Chip. The Kansas native's relaxed style and effortless beauty are a notable part of her small-town brand, with the star even doing her own hair and makeup during her renovation show. "This is actually my choice, and I don't really love to have a team of people swarming me to touch up my blush and 'shine spots,'" she explained in a blog post, per Closer Weekly. 

While Joanna's self-sufficient approach to beauty is admirable, it hasn't kept the HGTV star from landing on the list of celebrity fake tan fails that left us cringing. The details of her tanning routine aren't known, but the down-to-earth TV personality has likely tried her hand at self-tanning, given her DIY approach to beauty. The HGTV star looks amazing rocking a bronzed look, but has fallen victim to everything from patchy fake tan applications to pale hands. If anything, these slip-ups make Joanna even more relatable.

Joanna Gaines showed off her cute footwear in a snapshot teasing a "Fixer Upper" reveal, but the moment unfortunately highlighted her fake tan fail at the same time. She posed with her husband Chip while wearing a pair of wide-leg jeans, a plaid top, and strappy clogs. The TV personality's feet and ankles, which were emphasized with a foot-popping pose, were noticeably paler than her tanned arms and face. While this should've been a stylish moment, the beauty blunder definitely took away from the cute 'fit.

Gaines was photographed in New York City on her way to the Time 100 Gala in 2019, and while photos from inside the event show the interior designer looking lightly bronzed and completely elegant in a floor-length gown, the paparazzi shots didn't do her tan the same justice. Instead, she looked majorly orange against her navy dress. Orange spray tans are one of the most-dreaded tanning blunders of all time, but sometimes it's the lighting and background that can ruin your bronzed beauty.

In 2021, Chip and Joanna Gaines celebrated the launch of Magnolia Network and took to Instagram to tease an appearance on the "Today" show. The post showed the HGTV duo posing in front of a windowed city skyline, but the sweet snapshot featured a distracting detail: Joanna's fake tan was noticeably darker than her usual shade, standing out against her white top and making her lips look too light as a result. Whether from a color miscalculation or poor application, this fake tan fail was hard to miss.

Joanna Gaines added to her catalogue of leggy looks when marking the launch of her book "The Stories We Tell" with a carousel of photos taken around New York City. She looked fall-ready wearing a green skirt over tights, a puff-sleeved blouse, and black, clog-style boots. The renovation star carried her newest release like an honorary accessory, but posing with the book put her uneven tan on full display. Her hands were noticeably pale as they held up the tome, contrasting with the rest of her otherwise effortless bronze. 

While Gaines is known for her interior design work, the star expanded her reach to cooking when she launched "Magnolia Table" in 2021. She often shares promos for the show on Instagram, but one clip inadvertently emphasized her patchy tan. The HGTV alum looked cute and casual in a collared knit and beige apron, but her hands were much lighter in tone than her arms. As the show brings specific attention to the work Gaines does with her hands, this uneven tan is hard to ignore.

The DIY expert had another tanning mistake put on display when highlighting her collaboration with Emily Lovewell. An Instagram clip showed the two having a heartfelt conversation about growing up Asian American, but unfortunately, Gaines' patchy tan made for a distracting detail, with both her hands and areas on her chest being lighter in color. As her beauty blunders reflect some of the most common tanning fails, the bright side of these mishaps is that they underscore how truly relatable Joanna Gaines is.