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Sun protection is so essential these days that it has the power to save your life. Before you begin breaking in your brand new bikini, take a minute and read up on the dos and don’ts of SPF. LadyLUX features the top-rated favorite sunscreens out on the market and other SPF necessities to keep your skin healthy and hot! Lather up, ladies! Because now’s the time to be extra careful and super smart about warding off sunrays!

Face

Do: Use a separate sunscreen that is meant specifically for the face. Sunscreens specially formulated for the face can now offer extra add-ons like soothing moisturizers, botanicals and even age-defying agents.

Don’t: Skipping out on a high SPF number means one thing—wrinkles! The higher the SPF of your facial sunscreen means stronger protection against the sun and a lesser chance of getting fine lines.

The Extra Smooth Sun Protection Cream for Face from Shiseido is a highly nourishing lotion-formula sunscreen offering Broad Spectrum protection maintaining vital moisture without a heavy feeling. Born from a love of the sea and the sun, the Reparative Face Sun Lotion from La Mer is from the brand new Soleil de La Mer Collection. This luxurious and deeply reparative facial sunscreen lotion allows for a soft, glowing tan while defending skin against environmental aggressors.

Body

Do: Choose a sunscreen with Broad Spectrum protection that will defend against powerful UVA/UVB rays that cause sunburn, cell damage, dryness, roughness and premature signs of aging.

Don’t: Apply once you get into the sun. For the highest sun protection and best results possible, apply sunscreen at least 30 minutes before you are exposed to sunlight. Don’t forget to reapply every hour, on the hour!

L’Oreal plays into the next generation of sun protection with the brand’s Sublime Sun Sheer Protect Sunscreen Oil Spray. As the very first high SPF sun protection oil, this innovative and high performance oil spray is powered by an exclusive patented UV filtering system delivering long-lasting broad-spectrum protection in a light, greaseless formula. Prevent up to 90 percent of your skin’s aging with the Super Fluid UV Sunscreen from Kiehl’s. The oil-free, ultra-lightweight texture delivers a beneficial UV filtering system banning UVA/UVB rays.

Eyes, Lips & Hair

Do: Buy special products that protect your eyes, lips and hair against the sun during the summer. Use specially-formulated products that will offer best-results to defend sunrays.

Don’t: Apply the products once a day or every so often. Just like your sunscreen, these products need to be reapplied every hour, as well.

Protect your eyes with the powerful Sun Wrinkle Control Eye Contour Care from Clarins. It’s formulated with a revolutionary plant-based complex to help prevent lines and wrinkles in the delicate eye areas. Heal, hydrate and protect your pout with the Beauty Booster Lip Balm from Trish McEvoy. This ultra-enriched lip balm will soothe and smooth even the driest of lips. Providing a UV filter, the Protective Beach Spray from PHYTO is a protective oil for hair weakened by the sun, salt or chlorine.

SPF Makeup

Do: Buy and wear makeup offering SPF whenever possible. Wearing SPF makeup should be a daily and year-round event, not just during the summer.

Don’t: Use makeup with SPF as your daily sunscreen. Many of these makeup products offer a lower SPF level to add extra sun protection. SPF makeup should not be your main source of SPF.

Use the Stay All Day 10-In-One HD Bronzing Beauty Balm from Stila for a hint of bronze for an all-day glow and plenty of sun protection. This bronzing BB cream adds a seamless, smooth coverage to hide imperfections while adding a soft, golden glow. Brush on the Terre Saharienne Bronzing Powder from YSL for a radiant daily glow. It also helps to defend against sunrays with its SPF 12.

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