Fake tan is really not an easy thing to apply. You should wax and shave your skin off at least 24 hours in advance. If you apply fake tan and then wax your body it will definitely take the tan off. Once the tan is applied you should keep your skin moisturized it will keep your tan on and skin alive. The tan must always be applied on the dry skin and wet skin must be avoided at all times. If you are looking for a darker tan then you have to apply may be two or more coats. When applying for fake tan start from your feet and then continue your work way up. You should use gloves for applying the tan and in the end take off the gloves and apply tan on the hands as well.