CHAT | Embracing your skin.

Double trouble.

I have extremely pale skin, as you can see. I now love my porcelain tone, it complements my colouring well and it is a dream for playing around with make up. What I don't really like about being this fair is having to deal with the inevitable advertisements every single summer for products which will leave you with a "healthy glow". When I was growing up, I used to get all pissed off in the summertime that I couldn't achieve a natural tan - when I spend a lot of time in the sun most of the time the result is nothing more than dry skin, on the odd occasion I will get sunburn. If I had continued on trying to get a tan like I did when I was younger, I could have seriously damaged my skin not to mention exposed myself to serious medical repercussions.

Every spring/summer we are inundated with articles on how to be beach ready, what products are necessary for the warmer months and new releases in the form of tanning lotions, mouses and treatments. Tanned, bronzed skin is beautiful, there is no doubt about that. But so is fair skin, so is olive skin, so is deep skin. What my qualm is, is that by projecting an image of how we should look in the summer there will be a lot of people who use stupid products like tanning oil, sunbeds or even tanning injections. I think it's important to take care of your skin rather than strive for the perfect tan. SPF should be your best friend when the sun is peaking out, you shouldn't over expose your skin to UV rays for any reason. Personally, I think appreciating your natural colouring, where ever it may fall on the spectrum, will boost your self confidence and ultimately make you look your best.

There's my two-cents (Or pence rather, just doesn't have the same ring to it. Does it?)

Sam xo

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