Comments on: Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

By: Is It Worth It? — Carol’s Daughter | afrobella

Is It Worth It? — Carol’s Daughter | afrobella — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:13:24 +0000

[...] styling products. Since then I’ve tried and loved many more CD products — I use the Gelee de Soleil browning oil every time I go to the beach — it’s the sexiest sunscreen out there, IMO. Keeps the [...]

By: Latoya Peterson

Latoya Peterson — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:21:14 +0000

Favorite hair repair – Bath and Body Works Manoi Oil. Nice scent, and works great on relaxed, overly dry hair (though it is really supposed to be for the body.)

By: styleosophy

styleosophy — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:55:08 +0000

I have curly, short hair. Since I wash, gel and go, it’s easy to add a little sunblock (or better yet a hat) during the warmer months. I use Phytomist by Bath and Body Works. You just spray it on. Works with damp or dry hair. For my face I use Oil of Olay Regenerist, with UV. Then for my body I just pick up CVS brand suncreen. If you are applying enough sunscreen on your whole body every day, you should be running out just about every month.It’s inexpensive, unscented, and glides on pretty well. Because it’s unscented, and I love perfume I can scent it myself and still get the moisturzing benefits.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:56:20 +0000

My fun in the sun tip(s) are:
Hair – Conditioner even if its not a leave in leave it in

face – Oil of Olay moisturizer spf 15

skin – baby oil (i know its awful but i still tan like its 1985 lol)

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:33:08 +0000

Hey Bella,

I would love to try that Ambi too. My summer skin remedy is to keep bug spray every where I go. Nothing irritates my skin more than summer mosquitoes. I still use the Avon Skin-So-Soft, or OFF Deep Woods if I don’t mind smelling like DEET that day. Also, it’s pretty hot in my apartment, so I keep my sprays (perfumes, hair oils) in the fridge. It gives me a little refresher in the morning when I’m getting ready for the day (and usually the most flustered and hot).

I hope I win!

By: Melinda

Melinda — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:52:29 +0000

Hey Bella.

My fun in the sun tip is not really a tip…but a way of living….

Living in Harlem, NY…a fun in the sun day would be to grab a blanket with my boo, walk through Central Park (we are both teachers) find a perfect spot, and just chill. We might have a bottle White or Rose, some Spinach Dip, some brownies…

And with the sun’s glare, I’ll have my Chinatown designer shades…and that’s about it.

So I guess my fun in the sun tip would be to make sure that you make the time to enjoy the sun.

I’m one of those black people who really doesn’t put much emphasis on protecting my skin from the sun. Could be ignorance on my part; but worrying about skin cancer or premature aging or crows feet is the last thing on my mind when I’m out there enjoying the gift that is the sun. It is possible that I feel this way because I’m brown to dark skinned. And…yes I know that black people can get skin cancer….

For the most part, I’ll moisturize my skin with Oil of Olay ( a littel dab), and dust my face off with some nuetral powder to prevent that Pork Chop shine.
(smile)

By: hpy2bnpy

hpy2bnpy — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:40:29 +0000

bella!
Hair – On Saturday mornings after my shower but before I go out to run my errands I rub a dollop of Miss Jessie’s Rapid Recovery Treatment into my twa or what’s left of my tired twist out. The product gets absorbed into my hair all day long then when I rinse it out my hair is softer than I’ve ever seen it, without any oliy or greasy residue.

Skin – Trader Joe’s Purify Grapefruit Chamomile Sea Salt Scrub is a high quality exfoliator with a fresh, happy, clean citrusy scent at a price that is less than half that of other scrubs.

hpy2bnpy

By: amanda

amanda — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:05:53 +0000

i love the site…i didnt realizeyou had to spf your hair too…wow..but i do love the site especially for a transitioning, just getting her feet wet in beauty products bella like me..thank you for all you do

By: Prettyladybug

Prettyladybug — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:59:12 +0000

I had been using Aveeno Clear Complexion Cleansing Pads (great for exfoliating!) to clean my skin and afterwards I have been using Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer with SPF30. These were good to even the skin tone and it really did improve the darks spots I was seeing but it suddenly stopped working! I would love to try the Ambi though.

By: Afrobutterfly

Afrobutterfly — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:40:39 +0000

i’ve been think about trying ambi for some time, but in the mean while i use aveeno sunblock on my body and black opal dail fade cream with spa 15 moisturizer. i doesn’t do any fading, but it’s a pretty nice moisturizer. and for my hair well i’m wearing box braids now, and the best hair tip for that is to wash it every week like you do with your normal hair and to use a leave in conditioner, i use the generic infusium 23 leave in every night. and to oil my scalp i use Wild Growth Oil on my scalp it absorbs easily and is made of natural oils.