First things first, thank you so much for wandering on to my page! I appreciate it rather you clicked a link on it through my facebook, instagram, or just happen stance I thank you!
Now for introductions, I am a young esthetician who is fairly fresh in my career and decided that a blog would be the best way to connect with you sharing tips, my own personal experiences in my skin care journey, and mistakes I make and learn from everyday even as a licensed professional!
Confession One:
Hi my name is Heather I am an esthetician and I used to be a tan-a-holic. It is only fitting that since this is the number one "Skin Sin" that it be my first confession. I would like to recall back to 4 years ago specifically, my daily sun routine was: from 12:00pm- 3:00pm I would go lather myself up with oil and "layout" in the sun, I then would shower go to my nearest indoor tanning facility and bake myself in a bed for a minimum of 8 minutes and top it off with a level 3 spray tan with a added bronzer. This may seem like an exaggeration but this was truly my life. I have pictures to prove it. I was a Jersey Shore wanna be obsessed with being a bronzed goddess. At times I would get comments like "Is that color even humanly possible" to "Your the same color as the hawaiian tropics bottle" which coincidentally enough was my goal color. I was proud I thought I looked good! Heck I even did a presentation in high school that beauty is pain and it was worth the melanoma to be "tan and hot"! (Pause now for the face palm...)
It took me doing this for years to actually get the brains to stop. Honestly it was probably a year before I went to school to be an esthetician that I finally cancelled my i-cough-tan membership.
The REASON for this confession: I truly understand everyone's love and obsession with being tan, bronzed, and golden! Not only as a recovering tanning addict but as a San Diego, California native! We walk around thinking we were born in the sun and as long as our burn turns to a tan in a few days who really cares lets suffer through the little discomfort to be brown for the season! Here's the thing whether you are Irish, Polynesian, African-American, Puerto Rican, Scottish, Persian, Chinese, or any other ethnicity; born and raised in Sunny California or Rainy Washington, YOU NEED SUNSCREEN! #thestruggleisreal
- 80% of aging comes from sun damage
- You can receive sun damage indoors through windows
- 1 in 5 Americans will have skin cancer
- 59% of Women know to wear sunscreen regularly but only 30% do
- The wrinkles you see when your 40 is from damage you did when you were in your teens
The Solution: For me being a "Some-what-vain California Girl" the idea of looking like a leather couch was enough to get me to want to quit the tanning life and do something healthier for myself. For you it maybe something different, but just because you start making healthy "sun choices" doesn't mean you can't be a bronzed goddess.
Step one: Start wearing a broad-spectrum (UVA/UVB protection) sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 30. My personal favorite is "physical" sunscreens with zinc
Tip: physical sunscreens deflect sun with minerals best way to know if its a physical sunscreen is if the first two ingredients are either zinc or titanium oxide. If not its a chemical sunscreen and needs to be applied 30 minutes before sunexposure
Step two: Spray/Airbrush tan! If you love that tan look spray tans can give you that effect! Shop around find someone you love to airbrush for you or a place with a nice booth. It may take a few times to find the right place or fit so don't get discouraged. Once you find it you will love it and your skin will too!
Step three: BRONZER! I use bronzer every day of my life! The best part is I control it. It adds color and shape to my face making me feel like a sun kissed goddess every day.
Spend this summer having fun, but having healthy glowing skin!
Here to preserve and protect your skin!
Your favorite Esti,
Heather
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