Summer Glow equals Sun Tanning No-No

Do you ever have one of those days where the "blahs" catch up to you and just do a number on your being?! I am at that point today, and I am trying desperately to get out of this funk. I was searching for some inspiration to post about, but no such luck. Instead, I am going to be a bad blogger and re-post something I wrote on a personal blog that I had for a while. Regular blogging to resume tomorrow.

May 29, 2009

Newsflash: I don't care who you are- if you are still going to tanning beds or putting baby oil on your beautiful delicate skin for a day at the beach just to look like Donatella version 2.0 then you need to Google two words: skin cancer (go ahead, click! Courteous, right?)!


I totally get the need, actually dire need, for the glow. I was a victim of tanning beds and beaches alike for 5 years during my invincible days, and I must admit it was totally worth being tan at prom to now have a lifetime of skin discoloration that requires me to see my dermatologist every two weeks. NOT! If I could pull out a "do-over" card in life, it would be to steer clear of tanning booths and dangerous beach days where I avoided sunscreen like the plague!

Let's all be honest, it's only natural to feel self-conscious about exposing your neglected, ashy, sometimes bluish/purplish (just me?) arms and legs after keeping them in a cave of layers for 8 months during the winter! If you simply can't handle your skin looking like the gorgeous, yet porcelain, Kate Winslet or Nicole Kidman, then you must, I repeat, must save your skin by finding alternative products.

{Images: Sarah Hermans}

Simple to use, healthy products, like Jergens Natural Glow and Bare Minerals A Little Sun All-Over are completely safe to use on your skin and won't break the bank like tanning packages will. Best of all, products like Jergens are gradual tanners, thus leaving you less apt to look like a giant Cheeto and more like the leading, glowing lady that you are! Skin cancer, wrinkles, and discoloration do not discriminate- they will find you any way that they can! Please, please, please think before you tan!