Let's talk sunscreen.
Once, years ago we were standing in line at Great America and it was cold, foggy, overcast and misty and my mom asked to all of us: "Who needs sunscreen?" and we all laughed and teased her about it because there was no sun to be seen.
Well, she was right - you still need sunscreen even on cloudy days. (though I do have to say that I do think that going outside NOT sunscreened is okay as well and in small doses where you're not going to get burned or overexposed a little normal skin soaking up the sun is okay. I'm just paranoid about my face because of my melasma situation.)
Maybe I wouldn't have gotten splotchy melasma if I had heeded that advice and worn more sunscreen. I now wear sunscreen on my face EVERY day. I always put it on in the morning, and an extra application in the afternoon if I'm outside and it's super sunny.
It took me a while to find a sunscreen I liked though - all the "lotion" sunscreens were way too oily, clogged my pores and had that telltale sunscreen smell.
I've now found the sunscreen of my dreams:
The Colorescience Sunforgettable Mineral Powder is amazing. It goes on like mineral powder makeup, it's tinted nicely so it doesn't leave you looking pasty and there's no smell! I love it.
Please tell me if you've found a sunscreen you like!
3 comments:
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks! I use Bare Minerals powder, that also has a sunscreen in it.
Since my skin is very sensitive, I always use a day creme for my face and they usually have a sunscreen in them. Right now I like the Devita products a lot.
My favorite sunscreens right now for my face is Philosophy's Shelter and Hope in a Jar with spf. Honestly, except for the difference in spf, I can't tell the difference. They both come in oil-free and I believe have antioxidants and vitamin A. I spent a while pricing anti-aging cream and sunscreen and thought this was a good compromise. Its seems a little pricey at first but I think your sort of getting two in one. Its the perfect under makeup moisturizer.
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