Image Courtesy: TIME As the days get colder, it can be tempting to drop sunscreen from your daily skincare routine. But, just because the summer season has ended does not mean you should stop your relationship with sunscreen. I know it’s a lot easier to think about when it’s sunny outside while you’re getting ready to lay out by the pool, but it’s important to continue applying sunscreen every day regardless of what season it is. Long-term exposure to Ultraviolet rays, specifically, Ultraviolet A (UVA) and Ultraviolet B (UVB), contributes to skin damage and even leads to skin cancer. Although ..read more

Image Courtesy: Allure Every now and then I can still hear the piercing scream of my mother telling me to reapply my sunscreen from across the beach. Lathering the sticky white globs across my body, my mother coated my face in Coppertone Sport. It was around this time that my hatred for sunscreen developed.  Every time I got a whiff of the potent chemical smell, my fight or flight kicked in. There was always something horrifying about having to reapply sunscreen. Having the sticky white substance visible on my cheeks was my worst nightmare. However, as I grew older, I carried my mothers ..read more

Image Courtesy: Time As a natural redhead I had the pleasure of inheriting the classic trait of fair, pale skin. Since I could walk, I’ve had to slather on sunscreen like it’s my day job, especially in the summer, since I love being outside. What is my solution to not being able to reap the sun’s UV beauty benefits, you may be asking? Fake tanning. Or should I say sunless tanning — not the skin-cancer-causing, UV bed tanning that comes to mind. Image Courtesy: Harper’s Bazaar Self-tanning products became all the rage this time last year on TikTok, once we were all bored at home and needed so ..read more

Image Courtesy: Pinterest The sun has returned, and the weather is only getting warmer from here! It’s officially time for crop tops and daisy dukes. To top it off, classes have ceased for the phenomena that is Spring Break. Time to pull out your favorite bikini, hit the beach and start your vaca. But before you order your “Sex on the Beach” and suntan for hours, let’s have a little talk about our skin. Skincare is hard as it is, add a few days of groggy hangovers and sunburn and you might have a bigger problem on your hands. So here are a few traveling tips to ensure your skin is glowing bef ..read more