Friend of the Faire Preview

[DonaCatalina]

see you all there..... 11:30ish for lunch on Row 12

[skitter]

I didn't meet too many people, but it was great meeting those I did! 

Also, I learned that apparently SPF45 is just not enough.  I need SPF eleventybillion.

[Merlin the Elder]

LOL! Yeah... I have a balding head... I've noticed that!

[Otwell Throckmorton]

yes, preview day was a good learning experience for us as well!  We'll have to figure out something more than sunscreen to keep the top of little Jocelyn's head from burning!  We have a little bonnet for her, but it's too big for her currently...  we'll probably have to cut and alter it before next weekend

[raevyncait]

For me, and my skin of a redhead (although I'm naturally more brunette than red), I've had the best success with the following:
Coppertone Waterbabies SPF 50 (which is the highest they had when I found what I use now) has always done fabulously for me, even though I am terrible about re-application, even in the water, I still sometimes ended up a little pink after a day in the water, but NEVER got a true sunburn when I used it.

Neutrogena SPF 85 or SPF 100 is what I use now. I understand that all the studies and scientists say that anything over 30 is a waste of money, blah blah blah, but I also understand my own skin, and the fact that I cannot avoid sunburn with anything less than 50. Even the Coppertone Waterbabies 45 will leave me with a mildly annoying sunburn (albeit not one that blisters and peels, like ANYTHING under 45 does, even with frequent reapplication). I've used the cream for years, but discovered at TRF, when a friend came to me after she'd applied her makeup with her spray-on Neutrogena and asked me to spray her face, that it's a fabulous way to keep the makeup from wearing off, so I'll probably use that instead, at least on my face.