Finally it's warm and sunny in the Netherlands. I really enjoy it, especially on the beach. The beach is my favorite summer hotspot. Unfortunately I haven't been careful in the past with my skin while sunbathing. Especially when you consider that I have a very light skin and that my doctor already had to remove a suspicious spot. Mistakes of the past, I can not change, but now I'm finally wiser. Here are some of my tips that can ensure your skin is protected from sunburn and aging (or worse).
- Be careful with your old sunscreen. The SPF decreases in several months. So don't rely on it that the sunscreen you used last year gives you the same protection as it did before.
- Don't rely too much on the SPF in your make-up. You need to apply the make-up really very thick untill the SPF will protect you against the sun. So use some sunscreen under your make-up.
- Apply the sunscreen before you put on your clothes. It's works easier because you aren't bothered by your clothes. So you can't miss any bit of skin. Thereby, your sunscreen needs at least 20 minutes untill it can give you the optimum protection.
- Apply the suncreen also around your eyes, even when you're wearing sunglasses.
- Use a high SPF (30 and up)
- Stay in the shade, but try to stay out of the sun between 12.00 h and 15.00 h.
- Wear a hat. Finally a good reason to wear one.
- Drink lots of water ... (and every now and then a cocktail).
Enjoy the summer...
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The idea for this blog was created on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Linda de Mol, (a Dutch tv-host). Or rather, by Cecile Narinx (Dutch Harper's Bazaar) who said in a Dutch newspaper that she does not like the old-girl-look of Linda. Cecile strongly advised Linda to grow out the dyed blonde hair back to her natural gray color and let the grey hair cut into a bob haircut. During the time that the blond needs to grow out, Linda can put a turban on her head and wrap herself in the clothes that suit her age.
Oh, my....
My first reaction was: "Who do you think you are, Cecile Narinx to lecture this (very successful) woman of 50 and to determine what she should or should not wear? Every woman can still decide by herself how she look. And certainly Linda de Mol". Furthermore, I myself never cared that much about of what is the 'standard'. So why should I, now I'm old and wise enough, care about the opinions of others. Do I suddenly have to listen to the advice of Cecile Narinx?
But the funny thing is that this all remained in my mind. We are now nearly a year later and I still think often about it. It even inspired me to this blog. With Sara waiting for me, I noticed I asked myself if the opinion of Cecile wasn't that bad at all. We can act (or feel) like we do not get any older, the outside world still sees it differently. And so sad as the women in the Dutch tv-program Hotter than my daughter (where mothers are sexy dressed and their daughters are ashamed of them) we don't want to be.
Yet there is still a world of difference between a turban on your head and a short snappy style or outfit that would not look out of place in Hotter than my daughter. But how do I know what is age appropriate or not? I have friends who all look dazzling at their (almost) fifties. Trendy and radiant. How do they do that?
When I was in college, the mother of my friend became fifty. On her birthday she threw away all her red colored clothes, because that color was no longer appropriate for a woman of fifty. I found that very weird at that time. A friend of mine who is now 53, wears all colors of the rainbow and it suits her beautifully. The only question is, how do I found out if it (still) suits me too?
In the magazines we are not really represented. Even Linda photoshopped herself on the covers of her magazine back into a young girl. Also in the stores, advertisements of high street shops and in the campaigns of luxury brands we do not really see models and reference images of women of our age. And that's weird. At the moment I'm fifty, half of the Dutch population will be in their fifties. Why we do not see that reflected in real models of fifty? I do not aspire to look like thirty, but I want to look at my best at this age.
Therefore, here this blog: Sarah's secrets unveiled. Here I try all the secrets that Sarah has in store for us when we become fifty to unveil. Where Sarah retrieves her mustard, I do not find that interesting. I want to know all about style, beauty, health and hotspots that are of interest to women like you and me. See this blog as a search for the secrets which Sarah now keeps hidden from us.
Will you join me on this journey?
