I got a spray tan at 10am and the lady told me I can't wash for 8 hours but it's been over 6 hours and the tan has gone proper dark like proper darker than I originaly wanted but I'm worried if I shower now then the whole thing wil wash off

What shd I do??? In worried I'll be a tangerine by 8 hours
Will it rly make a difference if I shower a bit earlie?

The longer you leave it the better. Don't worry. I've had St Tropez spray tans before and have looked absolutely horrendous, but I've gone 24 hours and then washed it off and it looks fantastic.

So if I wash at 6 will it hopeful fade a little??

Nevermind lads I just wated the 8 hours and showered and it slightly faded yet evenly and it looks so lush and on point

Gettin one every week now

How did you spend those 8 hours, OP? I'm not anti-spray tans, I just don't know if I could commit 8 hours every time!

got lunch went shoppin wiv mates

Just out of interest, what sort of a spray tan was it? St Tropez? Fake Bake? I've had a St Tropez one done a few times and the end result after you shower is fantastic. However, there is no way you could go out shopping etc just after you've had it done. I wouldn't even go out in public! When I first have it done I look a god awful colour...dark red/orange/black. I go strright home and wait the 8 hours (or overnight) and then shower and it's fine.

See, this is what I wondered. I assumed until you wash it off, it's pretty grim.

I got St tropez but I get the light one so it does go orange be4 I wash it off but not like SO orange tht I can't go out in public lol

The best course of action is to wear a sailor top, tight fitting, sawn-off denim shorts and pink flip-flops. Nobody will notice your fake tan... honestly.

just wonderin if i showered like 7 hours rather than 8 would it make much of a difference or wash the tan away???

Ive got another spray tan on saturday at 10am (the earliest they can do) but this time i have an event that evening that i think might start a bit earlier like 6ish so i'll need to be gettin ready at like 5 at latest so thats like 7 hours after the spray tan

they say you should wait 8 hours but would 1 hour do that much diference??

You should get the spray tan the day before and wait as long as possible before showering (overnight even). The longer you leave it, the better the tan will look and the longer it will last. When they say 8 hours that's the minimum.

Whenever Iv had one Iv had it done late in the day so I can go home then wash it off next morning.

I always have spray tan early evening then shower in the morning. Best tan I've had is Xen Tan, it looked good even before I washed it off

I always get it done the day before and wash it off the next morning. If I have nowhere to go the next day I leave it until late on in the day to wash off. The only brand that works for me is Fake Bake.

Find out what David Dickinson does and then do the exact opposite. Better still, try actually putting on sunscreen and walking around in the sunshine for a few hours. Remember to use Factor 50 on your feet, or people will think you just have a fake tan.