Beauty Tips For Body Care
So my tennis season is still going on, and as outdoor tennis is, it is very very sunny. Unfortunately, our local courts have little to no shade, and as a very sunburn, tan-prone person I find it pretty awesome I’ve been able to survive the first half of the season, on Differin with no painful peeling and same foundation tone!A little more about the sport, we practice from 3pm-5pm and games can last an hour longer. We are required to wear visors- not like they help much, their main purpose with protecting the eyes... so the lower face especially is completely exposes. We play every weekday and Saturday mornings. The UV index is typically 7 or 6 and on some days it can be on the lower end or near Ning the double digits, either way very sunny. First off, the products and things that did NOT work:Sunscreen alone: I always aid my sunscreen with some vitamin C and a little tone up for both cosmetic and practical purposes. I made the mistake to neglect both early in the season and had a very red lower face. Luckily the tingles subsided over the weekend.Eucerin Advanced Repair lotion: this does have some AHAs I believed so I got tingly after practice. I use another moisturizer without photosensitizing stuff in it.TO Vitamin C 23%: right now sun protection is the top priority, but this formula is... unbearable. No matter how I integrate it into my routine, it’s unbearably rough and gritty and greasy and makes my sunscreen pill like no tomorrow.And now, the stuff that DID work:Non-sunscreen: 1. TO Resveratrol and Ferulic Acid ($7.90/30mL): I use 3 drops before vitamin C and after my toner. I think it helps aid the vitamin C a little more at its job at preventing sunscreen. It does not have the best texture ever :( but it does help!Melano CC Essence ($9-10/20mL): HG vitamin C, was shown to be pretty effective in those Chinese Weibo experiments! Personally I think it’s a wonderful product and really helps the performance of my sunscreens.TO Vitamin C 30% ($6.80/30mL): I use this for any dark spots I might have because the product is a little hard to distribute equally. It is a little extra protection and quite affordable!Hada Labo Shirojyun Premium Lotion ($14/170mL): what I use, twice a day. It helps a lot in fading preexisting dark spots and fading whatever spots I might’ve not covered. GREAT toner.POWDER! I sweat, it’s inevitable. Powder helps tons with the shine! Mine are kind of advertised as sunscreen powders but I think sunscreen powder doesn’t really help much at all since I powder lightly, just to absorb extra shine.And now... The Sunscreens!!I have 3 different sunscreens I use and 2 tone-up/color correcting products I use on top. I use them according to the day’s weather. So in order of efficacy:The Face Shop Cotton Makeup Base (mint) SPF 30 PA++ ($4/40mL): I use this for less sunny days on top of sunscreen. I like to think it helps a little bit it’s mainly for cosmetic purposes.Kanebo ALLIE Extra UV Gel ($25/90g): This is a former HG of mine. I used to think it was my strongest, most bulletproof sunscreen. However my opinion has changed over the course of these weeks. I find that in comparison to my other 2 sunscreens it doesn’t protect as well and I especially get a little tingly and red around my eyes and chin which is not protected by the visor. Still a good sunscreen, definitely better than my regular sunscreens, but not the best performing (not to mention the price).Kose Suncut Tone-up UV Essence ($9.80/80mL): This is the color corrector I use on super sunny days. It has great filters and the color is very sheer so you kind of have to put on a lot to get the advertised tone up effect. I always use it in conjunction to another sunscreen and this adds a nice extra layer of protection.Kose Suncut Perfect UV Essence (gold tube) ($14/110g): TBH I don’t know what I was expecting when I ordered this but I was looking for something to replace my old Altruist SPF 50 which worked meh for me, but I think I found a new HG. It protects better than the ALLIE IMO and goes on smooth and light. Great for the price!finally.... ANESSA PERFECT SKINCARE UV MILK ($25/60mL, currently $22 on YesStyle I think...)! FYI this is the last version not the latest one. I know this is a widely loved sunscreen but I don’t think my skin could’ve gotten this far in the season without it. Goes on and sticks to the skin like it’s hanging on for its dear life. Exceptional protection- no burns or tans or anything, even when the UV index reaches 8 or crazy stuff. The bottle is small but dang it lasts long. Cannot stop recommending.I think all these products are great, but our season this year was delayed. Normally it starts mid August when the sun is super strong! So I can’t really attest to consistently 10+ uv index says. What helps you on super sunny days?
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