Sun and Sunscreen

I am a Florida girl, and I am lucky enough to be a beach girl as well. Living right by the beach means that I have been exposed to the harsh sun my whole life. I know when I was little my parents lathered me up in sunscreen before beach trips, boating outings, and outdoor sporting games, but as I got older and the responsibility of applying sunscreen became my own, I hate to say that I was not as responsible as I should have been with my sunscreen. Especially in high school-- we would go to the beach almost every weekend, and all we wanted was to be tan. For me, sunburn always turns into tan the next day, so I rarely put sunscreen on. 

Around my junior year of high school, I became obsessed with skin care and moisturizing. With this new skin care obsession also came an obsession with sunscreen. I would put it on my face, my hands, and my chest almost everyday. Still, I was not putting it all over my body.

College came around and I finally realized how important it is to cover my whole body multiple times a day when I am out in the sun. I still try to put sunscreen on my face and hands as my daily routine, but sometimes I forget.

 Now I am home from school, and I'm taking every opportunity there is to head to the beach. Being landlocked in Mississippi is very hard!! Two weeks ago I went to the beach with one of my friends, I put sunscreen on before I left, but I happened to fall asleep for about an hour. It was primetime sunshine, and oh boy did I get burnt. I don't think I have ever been so burnt in my life. It was only on the bottom part of my stomach and the top of my thighs, but it hurt SO badly. I am now even more obsessed with sunscreen than I was before.

Here are my top picks for sunscreen protection!! Please do not go in the sun without sunscreen on! Wrinkles and skin cancer are not worth it.

Stay Sunned and Screened! 

xo, 

claudia