Y'all, I am pale, like Victorian, wealth pale (just without the wealth...). I am not pasty, I just don't tan. Over my years, I have learned to embrace my porcelain skin. With skin cancer in my family, I treasure my skin. I don't want to look leathery and gross when I am older... ew!
Who wants to actually look their age? I pride myself in looking at least ten years younger then I actually am. When people ask if I am 21, I laugh and say sure, i'll be 21!!! Shoot... I'll love it when I am 60!!!
Getting ready for the beach is a process. A long, lotion-filled process. I lather on the lotion so thick I almost look whiter then I did before...classy, I know! I make sure I lather myself in my birthday suit so I do not miss a single inch. That sun can be sneaky!
Once I am whiter then white, I put on my bathing suit. Then, I apply yet another coat of water babies to my face just for good measure and some SPF 30 CC cream to add a hint of color. Once that is finished, I throw on the biggest hat I can find, large sunglasses and call it a day!
My skin will thank me one day! I image it saying, "Thank you Kelsey for taking care of me! Here are a few more years onto your life and you will look 30 when your 60! Thanks skin, I love you too!!!
How do you prepare for the beach?
I sooo agree with this! I'm super pale and I slather on the sunscreen. My sister had skin cancer in a mole in her eyebrow, so now we are all super cautious. (She's technically my stepsister, so it's not like a hereditary worry, but seeing it happen has made us much more careful.)
ReplyDeleteSkin cancer is no joke! My mom had melanoma on her arm so I am always so careful in the sun!
DeleteI do all of this, buuuuuut I think I just need to put a way thicker layer on ;) Cheers to (fingers crossed) no sunburns this summer!
ReplyDeleteCHEERS! Sunburns are the worst. I do secretly like peeling the dead skin off though. Gross I know, but it's so cool!
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