If you've read my last blog post, you know I'm whined over and over on UV rays and how it's important that you should protect your skin from any damage.
Today I'll be talking about a couple of items I've been using this year to protect myself from those evil rays!
First off, the face!
If you've read this blog for a while, you may know by now that I have a combination to oily skin type. In other words: the kind where you can fry your fish and chips in!
During the summer the oils decide to have a party in my face and stay there for a about the entire season.
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| Eucerin sun fluid mattifying face - SPF50 |
When applying a sunscreen on the face, the oils are dying to come out. That's why I've been on the look out for a mattifying sunscreen. Believe me, I never knew about its existence until I accidentally bumped into one when I was in the doctor's waiting room. It's the Eucerin sun fluid mattifying for the face.
Turns out this sample is a pretty darn good sunscreen for me :)
It leaves a semi-matte finish on my skin and it has a high SPF of 50. What more can my skin ask for?
And yes, I'm planning on getting a full size bottle!
Before discovering this baby, I actually did some research on a good sunscreen and I heard/read several good reviews on the following:
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| Shiseido Expert Sun Aging Protection Lotion - SPF30 |
The Shiseido sunscreen is known for its blue bottle and the orange cap. This sunscreen is meant to be applied for the face as well as the body. When going to the beach, I thought it would come in handy to get a 2 in 1 and one which is very water resistant and sand-proof.
It's a light, non-sticky sun protection lotion that will fight against the UVA and UVB rays. Don't give those wrinkles and sunburns any chance by protecting you against both rays!
I did try to apply this on my face, but my face became rather greasy after a few hours. I prefer this sunscreen for my body and will be using the Eucerin one for my face :)
And something you often forget to protect from UV rays as well: your hair!
I have black hair, but after getting a perm the sun damage has caused my hair to turn slightly dark brown. I must admit that I like the brownish hints of colour, but honestly... I know that the discoloration is merely a sign of sun damage.
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| Wella Professionals Lifetex vitamin shake |
When going on a sunny holiday I make sure to bring along my hair protecting vitamin shake!
This is a vitamin shake that will nourish and protect your hair from sun damage. As you can see on the picture, it has a milk base and an oily base which you should shake up (hence the name vitamin shake) before spritzing it into your hair.
The milk base has sun protection ingredients, while the macadamia seed oil protects your from damage from the sun, sea and chlorine.
It gives a lot of moisture to the hair so the hair doesn't dry out. Do keep in mind that this shake contains a UV filter, to make sure it combats those UV rays!
These were my 3 essentials that I'll be rocking this summer.
Tell me, what are your must haves for the scorching hot season?
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