Block It Out

So this story is about sunscreen. Not exactly the sexiest of topic, I know. But to be fair, neither is a décolletage that looks like vintage cowhide. So I’m going to do my best to sex this up for you so that not only will you have better, smoother skin for longer (because you know, it’s the number one skin ager and all), you may even retain some of this info and become a sunscreen bandit too.

Being Aussie, I’m obsessed with sunscreen. Like, I currently have three on rotation, plus a couple options for my face. That’s because we’ve got a fat ass ozone layer hole hanging right over us, so there’s no filter before the UV hits our skin. Ouch. This fact also wins us the illustrious title of “country with the highest rate of skin cancer.” See? Olympic swimming is not the only thing us Aussies are good at.

Now, here’s what you need to know. There are two types of sunscreens and they both operate very differently.

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Crisp Cotton Poplin

Sometimes I day dream about taking a squeegee to my brain and wiping away all the layers of gunk that are clouding my creative output. I want a palate cleanser for my brain. An ability to see and look at things the way a child would look at them without years of clutter (i.e. life) clouding what I see.

I think this fashion editorial is the equivalent of that squeegee.

And it couldn’t come at a better time, on the cusp of summer, when everyone wants to hit refresh on their wardrobes. We want easy clothes that allow us to move so we can focus on breathing in that salty sea air. There’s no better material to help us embrace the child-like wonder of summer than cotton poplin.

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