Being Irish-Italian carries with it a few unfortunates. I’ve got a temper that can flair up out of nowhere and an unearthly hunger for all things bread. I’m also pale. Redheaded and pale. Pale.

Because of my unsightly whiteness, I find most self-tanners look completely ridiculous on me. I don’t just turn Lindsay Lohan orange, I turn Tropicana orange.

Until this summer, I had resigned myself to carrying the semi-albino torch forever, scoping on the SPF 45 and radiating whiteness like Kiki Dunst on a ski hill. But this May, I stumbled across a product that didn’t just make good on its promise: it came through with flying colors of tan.

Jergens Natural Glow Firming Daily Moisturizer may have a long name, but that’s because it does more than your average body moisturizer. Not only does this product “firm” that cellulite, it also gives an all over summer glow that actually looks real. And unlike those other self-tanners, it doesn’t smell like musty, wet dirt.

It comes in three shades, Fair, Medium, and Medium/Tan, and each mixture contains a “skin darkening complex” designed for each tone.

I don’t normally believe any product actually produces the results it promises, but after using Jergens for about two months, I have to say that I’m completely sold. Sure, it doesn’t make my legs completely cellulite free or make me look like I’ve just sat out for a week in Cancun, but for 3 dollars and change, it certainly does the trick.