Summer Skin

I know I probably sound like your mother (roll of eyes) but since it's summer and all, I thought I'd do a quick post about the importance of sunscreen. If you're going to be in the sun all day, and even if you're not, it's always a good idea to have SOME protection on your face - whether you pick a moisturizer with an SPF or if you wear full-on sunscreen. When I was about 15, my mom handed me my first bottle of moisturizer with SPF 15 (Oil of Olay - good stuff!!) and I've been hooked every since. I know it's super hard to think long term when you're in your teens, or even in your early twenties, but having good skin later in life is totally dependant on how you treat your skin when you're young! Personally, I will own up to my obsession and admit that I wear full on sunscreen, every single day of the year. Rain or shine. Summer or winter. I up my SPF to about 55 in the summer time, and bring it down to 35 in the winter. I LOVE Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch, because it doesn't feel oily or sticky under my makeup, and it really does go on just like a moisturizer. If I can't convince you to put sunscreen on, a good moisurizer with SPF 15 will protect your skin while providing a good base for your makeup. Also, do not fear the big summer hat. You will thank me when you are smoking hot at 65 and everyone else your age looks like a prune. It kills me to see girls out in the sun with nothing covering their faces - because every sunburn causes more and more damage to the layers beneath your skin that you're not seeing, and it will eventually lead to thinks like wrinkles and age spots, and no one wants those. So, at the risk of sounding like a nag, start taking care of your skin now and take 2 minutes to put sunscreen on - or at least a protective moisturizer - every day. Even if it's raining. You cannot hide from UVB rays. I've tried. It didn't work.