Wear Sunscreen - 4 July 2005

[seraphcelene]

Well, it would seem that Baz Luhrman was right. I see that now, and I would like to apologize to my friend's of fairer complexions for all the times I teased and mocked your inability to spend any significant time in the sun.

Apparently, neither can I.

I currently sport a rather nasty sunburn. It's not as red as it was yesterday or the day before that, but it is still, if not more so, completely uncomfortable. I am also wearing a semi-permanent tank top. It is three shades lighter than my arms, upper chest and face. Not to mention, less red.

This Sucks!

I am hot and uncomfortable and I have a tan line for the ages. Everyone is laughing. I blame Sin. It's her fault entirely that I was out for three hours in the blazing sun.

I spent Fourth of July at a Parade and this is the entry I wrote but never posted. So, here it is. Incidentally, I was vaguely hung over from the night before (spent dancing on bars at Shark's Cove in Hermosa) and it was so overcast that morning that I forgot to apply SPF. Never again, I say!

Fortunately, I have found a super-duper-peachy-keen sunblock. I don't typically like sunblock/sunscreen because it's so oily. This one isn't. In fact, I have become obsessive about applying it because it smooths on and dries like a lotion so that I feel like I don't have any sunblock on at all. I am in heaven.

Now all I have to do is get rid of the tan lines.

Brought to you by:
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock. SPF 45.

Comments

[destro.livejournal.com]

Jesus, I know the feeling. No air conditioning in car, equals window rolled down, equals hand out of window, equals Two-Face Dafna, suburnt on my left, lily white on my right.

Gimme the name of that "super-duper-peachy-keen" sunblock, yo, because that's the same problem I have -I can't stand how oily most sunscreen is 'cause my skin break out like *that*. Unless the sunscreen you're talking about is that
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock -then you've already answered my question. Ho.

You are my first step to FLIST domination. I shall now venture forth and try and catch up on three weeks o' crap.

WHADDUP!

[seraphcelene]

Dude! You've been missed, and dare I say it, highly entertaining for the masses. I kept meaning to come visit you at Jay and Silent Bob's whatchamaplace, but I chickened out. Repeatedly. And buy the Neutrogena! It *really* works!

Now, good luck on your Right High and Glorious Quest. May the sun shine to your right and even out your tan line. May you be Heartily Amused and Laugh until your sides ache. LJ has been busy and even I couldn't keep up after *four days* absence. Or something like that.

Have fun. Got work bright and early so I'm hi-ing myself off to bed. Or should that be highing. Well, not that I am. High, that is.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_tallian_/]

Oooo, that had to hurt.

I am totally caucasian and therefore slather sunscreen on all year long, even though I live in Minnesota. My current favorite is DDF Moisturizing Sunblock SPF 30, and they have a Matte version that I sometimes use if it's really sweaty out, since it sinks in with absolutely no residue.

And hats. I wear a lot of hats.

[seraphcelene]

Yeah, I am fast becoming the fan of the hat. I wore baseball caps alot in college but got out of the habit. I am slowly re-learning to love the cap again.

And I LOVE your icon. hee!

[diachrony.livejournal.com]

You know the one problem with the Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch sunblock ... it *reeks* of perfume! Otherwise I'd love it. My sister's highly annoyed by most perfumey things and it makes her crazy when I use this -- and I don't care for the smell either (besides, it clashes with the scents I'm wearing purposely).

I often use the DDF ultra matte sunscreen -- not greasy at all. However, after it sinks in, any excess product tends to leave whitish patches that need to be buffed/wiped off, and I'm betting this would be a lot more noticeable and more of a problem on darker skin. The Neutrogena doesn't do that. If only they'd make it fragrance-free ...

[seraphcelene]

I know. All of their sunscreen's seem to be all with the citrusy scents. Luckily, I don't really wear perfume during the day and I don't wear sunblock at night, so it all evens out. Although. I have to make sure that I take my allergy meds before wearing the sunscreen. I have chronic hives and sometimes, very randomly, my skin gets seriously sensitive to things with perfume in. And let's not even talk about the potential for hayfever/sinus congestion.