That orange fake tan look was a big problem in the early days of sunless tanning. Nowadays, most self-tanners (including all of the ones on my list of the best self-tanners) have been color corrected with a bit of green, to avoid that embarrassing mistake. However, if you are very fair and use a much darker self-tanner, or if your skin is very dry to improper prep (not exfoliating or not moisturizing regularly), you might still end up looking a little orange. Choose an appropriately colored self-tanner, and always exfoliate and moisturize first.