Mitt Romney in 1999 (L) and now (R) (Photos: Getty)

Back in September, Mitt Romney caught some flack when he appeared at a Univision event with a very, very, tan face. Some speculated as to whether Mittens had fake baked. The Univision makeup artist, Lazz Rodriguez, later defended his honor by saying that he used a little bit of powder on the candidate, but that Romney’s tan was au natural.

Or was it?

BuzzFeed has it on good authority from a “knowledgable source” that Romney is a spray tanner–just like the Kardashians. To keep his guilty beauty secret off the books, Romney apparently pays for the treatments himself. A Romney spokesperson denied the report.

But spray tanning professionals beg to differ, and some think his skin color (or skin of many colors–see this hilarious guide) is evidence enough. Anna Stankiewicz, the owner of the New York-based spray tan company Suvara, told Buzzfeed:

The color he’s choosing is totally not believable. It’s a dead giveaway…They’re clearly using way too dark a forumla for his skin tone, It’s just like, ‘Oh my God, he got sprayed. It’s just so obvious.

The above photos would seem to prove her point.