National SPF Day ☀️

[ather]

Hello BIC, 

As you might all know National SPF Day ☀️ this year is rapidly approaching. May 27, 2023. I like to think SPF Day is every day because it is so important for our skin! I would love everyone to share their tips and tricks for sun safety and of course favourite sunscreens.

My favourite combo right now is using Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen 1.7 oz / 50 mL as my base and applying Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays SPF 30 Tinted Sunscreen Foundation 20 Mulholland  over it. Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen 1.7 oz / 50 mL I am still able to apply sunscreen over my makeup and it still gives a great finish and does not mess up my makeup! I also try to always wear a hat if I am going to be outside for an extended time and I never forget to protect my eyes with sunglasses 🕶️.

Right now I have been wanting to try these SPF:

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare All-Physical Lightweight Wrinkle Defense Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 30 P... 

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Sunscreen SPF 50 

Evereden SPF 50 Premium Mineral Sunscreen 2 oz / 60 mL 

Drop a comment below and share your favorite SPF or tips and tricks to enjoy the summer safely.

Happy National SPF Day!!!

*updated to take the year out 🙂

[itsfi]

That Saint Jane SPF is such a great smoothing / blurring SPF @ather! 💗 Oh, you're a fan of the PTR sunscreen? There's a mini of it in the Sun Safety Kit - I'll have to give it a try soon. I usually prefer mineral SPF, but there have been a couple of chemical ones that have been nice. Did you see that PTR came out with a new (or perhaps just new to me) tinted mineral sunblock? 

Excellent call on the sunglasses and hat. Ahhhh, hats! I was just remarking to myself that maybe a summer hat was in order. Seeing @missjeanie's fabulous hat for this summer started me down the summer hat rabbit hole. I mean, I could shop my hat stash ... 

[ather]

@itsfi  I’m with you. I do prefer mineral also but the PTR is nice. My skin has been so dry and it felt nice on my skin!!! I didn’t know they have a tinted one! I’ll have to go look!!

Yes! Hats are great. I just started wearing them to protect my skin! Do you have lots of hats? Do you have a preference in a hat? 🎩 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi You really should try the PTR.  I just finished it and found it really was nice.  It had that gel to water consistency that I find very satisfying and sank in beautifully. 

[itsfi]

Alright @missjeanie, you and @ather have convinced me to give it a try sooner rather than later - tomorrow, it is. 

[ather]

@itsfi  Yay! 😃 

[Cissy63]

@ather   I purchased the Sun Safety Kit and brought it with me to our RV at the Shore.  So far I have used the   Cay Skin and really like it.  It gives me a slight glow, but it’s greasy.  And I have used the Dermalogica sample.  This was very good too. It’s a white light creamy product that absorbs quickly and did not leave a white cast.  It also was not greasy.  So far, I would use the Cay Skin for the glow it leaves.  I have been using Super Goop  and really like it as I can use it as a primer too. But I still really prefer it.

[missjeanie]

@Cissy63 I quite liked the glow from the Cay Skin!  I liked that it wasn't glittery, but for sure had a good glow.  This is one that I'd like to try in a larger size. 

[ather]

@Cissy63  Yay! 😀 I’ll have to test that one out! Who doesn’t love a glow!! 

[beverly135]

Hi @ather i love the unseen sunscreen from supergoop!

[missjeanie]

@beverly135 I think you've got some good company loving that one with you!  

[ather]

@beverly135  that’s a great one too!! 

[CookieGirl1]

I have good timing because I just ordered a new SPF to try last week and it should arrive in the next day or two.  It's new on the market: the Isntree Onion Fresh Fluid Sun Cream.  I have another Isntree sunscreen that I love so I thought I'd try the newest version from the brand.

[missjeanie]

@CookieGirl1 Ohhhh Have you had a chance to try it out yet?  Any thoughts?

[CookieGirl1]

@missjeanie Yes and I LOVE it.  It's the absolute thinnest sunscreen I've ever tried in my life and I can't stop using it.

[Prime5]

I have heard so much about this one. How is your experience after a couple of weeks? I would love to try this one out.

Thanks for sharing

[CookieGirl1]

@Prime5 I'm surprised that you've even heard of it--it just came out on the market a month or two ago.  But I think that it's absolutely lovely!  It has such a thin, elegant formula and it feels like nothing on the skin.

[IAteABarOfSoap]

I LOVE the SKIN 1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum! (that's a mouthful, lol.)

I'm really specific with my SPFs because I can't handle many textures or scents as an autistic person. I usually get urked by the typical SPF "smell" many products have. I really adore the texture of this one though! Plus, it doesn't have a noticible scent ❤️

I put that on after my AM routine, and then I've recently begun to use the Beauty of Joseon Matte Sun Stick to reapply every two hours! It was a birthday gift and I am in love with it!! 

I don't like SPF that's too dewy because I feel like it makes me look oily, but I usually look dewy throughout the day because my skincare products are super hydrating (dry skin + tretinoin sucks lol). The SKIN 1004 Sun Serum says it has a natural-to-dewy finish if my memory is correct? I like the finish of it on my skin, though 🙂

The BOJ Sun Stick is mattifying, but not to an extreme degree. I find it helps with some oil and it lets me look dewy throughout the day rather than oily 🙂 It especially helps with my oily T-zone!

[missjeanie]

@IAteABarOfSoap Oh sounds like some great products!  I just saw the Skin1004 the other day was wondering if I'd heard anything about it!

[girliegirl123]

Same!!! These are my personal faves too

[Lovewacky583]

Question: what’s a good sunscreen for acne prone skin? I find a lot of sunscreens break me out, but of course sunscreen is important to me and my skincare routine. Any suggestions?

[wackypaige567]

Hi, I would definitely recommend the super goop glow screen, it protects your skin from the sun without giving a white tint because the sunscreen has a mild skin color to it!👍