Fleur Hobson, 16, of Huddersfield, shared her tanning routine earlier this month

Twitter thread was liked 105,000 times and retweeted by nearly 15,000 people

But some social media users branded the student 'racist' for 'trying to be black'

A teenager who revealed her step-by-step guide to a flawless, streak-free fake tan in a viral Twitter thread has confessed to being left in tears after she was branded racist for 'trying to be black'.

Fleur Hobson, 16, from Huddersfield, took to Twitter on January 15 to share a tutorial on how she achieved the perfect tan on a budget - without getting her hands and feet patchy.

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And while many beauty enthusiasts dubbed Fleur's routine as 'life changing', several social media users attacked the A-level student for wanting to change her skin colour.

'Everything about this feels real racist... like why can't y'all just be y'all pale selves and go', one person wrote.

Fleur Hobson (pictured), 16, from Huddersfield, took to Twitter on January 15 to share a tutorial on how she achieved the perfect tan on a budget - without getting her hands and feet patchy

Fleur's arm before (pictured) she's followed her tanning routine

The teenager's arm covered in a flawless tan after following her routine

But despite the post's popularity, several social media users (above) attacked the A-level student for wanting to change her skin colour

But Fleur, who said she'd shared the tanning guide because she was 'bored and thought it might help some people out', was quick to hit back at the critics (above)

Another said: 'Stop trying to look exotic, never going to happen', as a third added: 'They really love being any colour other than white.'

But Fleur, who said she'd shared the tanning guide because she was 'bored and thought it might help some people out', was quick to hit back at the critics.

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Sharing another picture of her tanned arm, she wrote: 'Someone tell me where I’ve tried to be black please. Fake tanned last night and my hands look like this, I don’t look a different race, I look white, because I am.

'White people naturally go this tan in the sun. Stop trying to make everything a ace issue,' she added.

The beauty whizz said that the negative comments about her before-and-after tanning photographs - which were liked more than 100,000 times and retweeted by nearly 15,000 people - had left her crying for 'an hour straight'.

Teenager's step-by-step guide to flawless fake tan FEMAIL reveals Fleur Hobson's 'life changing' fake tanning routine, which she posted to Twitter earlier this month: 1. Moisturise every single day 'as it makes your tan last longer and makes it 100x easier to remove.' 2. The night before you're planning on tanning, remove all your old tan with an exfoliating glove. Use either shower gel or body scrub and move the glove along your skin in a circular motion - adding lots of pressure. The tan 'should just slide off'. This step should be done before shaving. 3. Shave everywhere - including your face - with shaving foam and if following this there’s still old tan, go back in with the exfoliating glove to get rid of it. 4. Once out of a shower, lather yourself in moisturiser and sleep in it. According to Fleur, this 'gives your pores time to close so you don’t get those black dots.' 5. Before tanning the following day, wash the moisturiser off with cold water and shower gel. 6. Once dry, use moisturise on your elbows, knees, belly button, armpit creases, feet and hands. Leave the moisturiser to soak in for 10 mins before you start tanning. 7. Use the medium solution for your feet and hands. Apply it with a dense bronzer brush and blend in circular motions. Fleur explained: 'Hands and feet always cling to the tan more so it is key to use a lighter shade! Then after that use the same brush and the DARK shade on your face and blend again with the brush.' 8. Leave the tan on for eight hours for the best results before washing it off with lukewarm water. Avoid using hot water as this will take too much of the product off. 9. After drying, moisturise everywhere. If your legs didn't come out as tanned as you would've liked, then Fleur suggests using Garnier tanning moisturiser to top it up. 10. Then you're ready to tan. Fleur uses St Moriz dark and medium tan. Apply the dark product across your body with a tanning glove - apart from your face, feet and hands.

Some social media users attacked the teenager for her altered complexion and suggested that she should've just 'stayed white'

'I've literally got to be up for college in six and a half hours and I can’t sleep because I’ve cried for about an hour straight,' she explained.

'None of you realise the impact your quite frankly f****** disgusting comments make, you’re all hypocritical racists, sort yourselves out.'

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A disgusted Fleur added: 'I'm actually on the verge of deleting this because of these nasty comments.

'I wrote this thread to help out other girls like me who needed tips, not to be attacked for the tiniest little details. Thanks for everyone who’s been so kind and lovely though.'

Fleur responded to the hate (above) and said that the negative comments about her before-and-after tanning photographs had left her crying for 'an hour straight'

Fleur's thread was liked more than 100,000 times and retweeted by nearly 15,000 people. Pictured: The teenager during an evening out

Taking to Twitter earlier this month, Fleur shared her fake tan routine, explaining how she would go through the motions everyday

Taking to Twitter earlier this month, Fleur shared her fake tan routine, explaining how she would go through the motions everyday.

Fleur said she moisturises each day to keep the skin hydrated so her tan stays on longer, and stressed the importance of removing old product by exfoliating.

Following further prepping steps, Fleur then uses St Moriz tan in medium for her hands and feet as well as the dark product for the rest of her body.

She applies two different colours to create a more even look as 'hands and feet always cling to the tan more so it is key to use a lighter shade,' she explained.

Reaction: Social media users thank the teenager for sharing her approach, insisting that the step-by-step was 'life changing' for them

Many social media users praised the teenager for her approach, admitting the step-by-step was 'life changing' for them.

'Game changer,' one impressed individual wrote. 'Anyone who fake tans must try this method.'

A second admitted: 'I have never saved/bookmarked a tweet ever in my life but if I could print this out and refer to it every time, I would. Thank you for this life changing information.'

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Another person revealed: 'Followed this step by step last night and for once, my tan actually looks amazing.'