My belated warmest Easter greetings to y’all and a happy Monday too! It’s still holiday today for the
Araw ng Kagitingan Commemoration, so more family time, but I want to check in with you briefly on how we spent our Easter Sunday, and elaborately on how I got carried away for the nth time on sun protecting myself. ^_^
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| I can never get enough of SPF and PA! 😀 |
Yesterday, we treated Chase to a trip to Enchanted Kingdom. It was a bright and sunny day, as in. So I made sure to layer all the SPF and PA rich products that I have. Sunscreen 101 details SPF as a Sun Protection Factor. Sunscreens are rated by the Sun Protection Factor (SPF) system which is mainly a measure of UVB protection. While PA stands for Protection Grade of UVA. There is currently no uniform measure of UVA absorption, so PA is only a rough indicator of the amount of UVA protection the suncreen offers. There are three grades, namely PA+, PA++ and PA+++, with the latter offering the most protection.
A word of caution though, some people like my mom, show sensitivity or allergic reactions to some of the active ingredients found on sunscreens, although not generally to all with SPF/PA, so I recommend doing patch testing just to be sure.
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| SkinFood Gold Kiwi Sun Cream. I just recently purchased this. Although I tried several Gold Kiwi Sun Cream with a lower SPF from my previous collaboration with SkinFood Ph, naturally I opted to get the full size of the sun cream offering the higher sunscreen protection. ;-D I lavishly applied it all over my face after my morning skin care routine. Review to follow. |
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| The Skin Shop Iris Power Whitening Sun Cream. This is my go-to sun cream. I use this as a lotion, seriously applying it all over. My hubby, and son use this too, obligingly though, they just seem to don’t care, so I had to force it! |
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| Innisfree Mineral Melting Foundation. My new love from my recent Innisfree Seoul Shopping (sigh* dreams of Lee Min Ho!) LOL* I love the puff that comes with it, it’s the same as Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion’s. ;-D Stay tuned for more FOTD’s and detailed review. |
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| Blistex Silk & Shine Lip Balm. Yay! Call me overacting, but I had to make sure I got some SPF on my precious lippies too. This glides on easily, with a translucent finish. It’s nice. ;-D I got this as a pasalubong/travel keepsake from the US. |
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| Did I tell you how sunny it is? Yes, I did! My son, Chase, all sweaty and flushed. While I’m still looking a-okay! ;-D We didn’t bring an umbrella, I was tempted to buy one, but the cheapest sells for Php 390. |
Call me trivial, but I’m no beach babe (in another lifetime maybe), so I don’t brave sporting a golden tan in a bikini. LoL* It’s just that I might be that one person who falls into “maganda lang yan dahil maputi” (pretty because of her fair skin), so I make sure to stay out of the sun sun protect. But I love outdoors too, if the opportunity presents, I don’t want to be a kill joy to my family, so I just made sure to do the latter to the highest degree of sunscreening possible. LOL*
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| Toasted. My Sunscreen buddies. ;-D |
What’s your over-the-top story? What’s your sunscreen must have? Please do share. Have a great day! ;-D
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you're so ready for summer na ah! 🙂
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Currently using Tony Moly's Sun Cream, which I got as a gift from my cousin-in-law. Loving it atm, even if it's SPF 30++ lang. 🙂
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@Gellesh: oh yes! 🙂 yay! :)@RebelSweetHeart: that's nice! SPF 30++ is a-okay naman, OA lang ako. 🙂
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Hello Des,Thank you for all your help with the custom domain. You are a real star. I finally done it and it is currently in transition. Like you, Im quite a maniac when it comes to sun protection. (Although, you are much fairer than I am). Once again, thanks a tonsPeh Sun
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I currently use Snoe's SunTervention 😀 SPF 80 siya, Des! And it's locally available. Just like Human Nature, Snoe is another local brand I love now. ❤ Hope you find time to check out their products. Affordable and sulit. ;)PS: I have seen the Skin Shop's stall in SM Cubao pero parang wala naman nung sun cream 😦
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PS: That was me, Clair aka yet another late bloomer XD
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@Peh Sun: You're very welcome. 🙂 @Clair: Wow 80, that's high. Now, I'm excited to try SNOE.:) Thanks for telling.
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as someone who have window-shopped (you know, koreans call it \”eye-shopping\”) with you, you're really pretty!
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