Sounds like a winter checklist before leaving the house. Not anymore.
Rain or shine, our skin is not fine.
Accumulative effects of solar exposure speed up both the appearance of aging skin and quantifiably more skin cancer.
Rethinking how we expose ourselves to the sun is the answer.
We can’t avoid the sun. We can prepare for the sun.
With the slightest change in routine, we can slow down the appearance of aging skin and the risk of skin cancer.
Here is a short list of recommended changes to swap out in your existing daily routine with UV wearable protection.
- If you already wear hats, great.
- If they are not uv hats, swap out.
- If you don’t wear hats, jump to the front of the line and get a UV hat.
- Don’t like what hats do to your hair, consider a UV scarf to use when needed.
- UV apparel has come a long way.
- It is breathable, fashionable, and sometimes cooler than other fabrics.
- Shirts, blouses, dresses, pants, wraps, robes come in UV fabrics.
- If you drive a car, your hands and arms will appear to age faster.
- Even short drives in the sun maintain constant solar exposure to your skin.
- Think of gloves as safety belts for your skin.
- For better protection, consider UV sleeves for your arms.
- Game changer for sun protection by blocking the sun before it reaches you.
- Compact sizes make it easy to carry with you.
- Make sure your umbrella is made with UV fabric.
- Obviously good to have if it starts to rain.
Now (meaning moving into spring then summer) is the best time to invest in fashionable and wearable UV protection.
Looking forward to sunny days!
Warmly,
Chris from Makeup Gourmet
25th of February, 2025
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CHRIS SCOTT, M.A. is the creator of San Francisco-based Makeup Gourmet®. Over his 30-year career, in addition to doing makeup for top models from every corner of the planet, he also had the honor of working for legends like Paul McCartney, US Vice Presidents Al Gore & Kamala Harris, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Shirley Temple Black, Maya Angelou and Olympic Gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Kristi Yamaguchi. Creator and host of the TV show ‘Makeup Gourmet’ from 2008 – 2010. A leading Chanel Beauté national artist for over two decades. Designed the course and taught Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Created his unique Makeup Gourmet line to ensure everyone has access to high-quality, ethically produced, ‘green’ makeup and skincare made in the USA. Chris is the author of the International #1 Amazon Bestseller FACE WITH A HEART: MASTERING AUTHENTIC BEAUTY MAKEUP (2014), the COSMETIC COUNTER SURVIVAL GUIDE: HOW TO BUY THE RIGHT SKINCARE AND MAKEUP (2003), and HOW A MAKEUP ARTIST BECOMES A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.
‘The grass is always greener where you water it.’
CS
