‘I don’t go tanning-tanning anymore, because Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning,” explained inexplicably echo-y Snooki during last week’s season premiere of “Jersey Shore.” “McCain would never put a 10 percent tax on tanning. Because he’s pale and would probably want to be tan. Obama doesn’t have that problem. Obviously.”

Right.

Presidential politics aside, whether it’s because of the new tanning tax or you just want to catch up on your color before the summer’s out, we’ve rounded up the season’s best products for a fabulous-looking fake-and-bake.

PHOTOS: THE BEST FAKE-TANNING PRODUCTS