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How to be a traveling beauty this May holiday

Updated: 2006-04-30 12:02



May Day holiday is a time for traveling. Go to the seaside, enjoy
beautiful sunshine and soft breezes and let your mind and body both
relax; hide away in a small town, amble on winding pebble tracks and melt
into the romantic ambiance; or take up your backpack, go mountaineering,
stretch your body and smell the fresh air...They all sound wonderful. But
changing environments can pose threats to delicate skin. How can you
protect yourself and stay beautiful through seven days of traveling? Here
are some helpful suggestions.

If you're going to the seaside:

Typical resort: Sanya
Typical weather: 24-31 C with strong ultraviolet sunrays and fresh air

Warm sunshine, fresh sea breezes, and moist air make the seaside an
agreeable haven from Beijing's dust. But excessive sun exposure can
easily darken your skin, and of course most Chinese girls prefer fair
skin. To prepare for a pleasing and beautiful sojourn at the seaside take
note of following:

1. Night time skin care
Even if you've managed to block the sun in the daytime, give your skin a
soothing rehabilitative treatment in the evening. Cool your glowing skin
with a product like La Mer's newly released The Concentrate (50ml/RMB
3,700).

2. Shine in your bikini.
At the seashore, your body is more in the spotlight than your face. To
become a bikini beauty, you need to take care of every inch of your skin.
Exfoliate with a fine-grained scrub, which will not only let your exposed
skin shine, but also acts as a deep cleanser to help prevent skin from
darkening and roughening after too much sun and salt water.




La Mer The Concentrate

3. Control excess oil
Never try to control oil with foundation that will clog pores when
combined with sun block cream. Gentle oil-control products do a better
job.

4. Hair care.
Beautiful girls never use free hotel shampoos, they carry their own
moisturizing restoring hair care products. Wash your face and hair with
fresh water after swimming to get rid of salty residue, and remember to
protect your hair from too much sun exposure.

Recommended skin care products

1.SPF30/PA++ sunscreen products. HR Premium SPF40/PA++ (RMB 620) protects
your skin from ultraviolet rays.

2.Soothing, moisturizing, and after-sun rehabilitating products. Olay
Intensive Nourishing Emulsion (RMB 120) has natural hot spring
microelements to give rapid relief to burned skin.

3.Gentle exfoliating scrubs.

4.Easy to carry oil-control products.

5.Moisturizing shampoo and hair protection products

Tips

1. Whitening is as important as wearing sunscreen. For dry skins,
moisturizing products are a must. Laneige Water Sleeping Pack (RMB 150)
is a good choice.

2. For sensitive skins, Nuskin Aloe Vera Gel complements sun block
creams. Washing your face with lemonade stops skin from darkening and is
refreshing.

3. Never use body sun block creams on your face. Use special facial sun
block creams. For drier skins, Chanel UV Essential SPF45 (RMB 450) is
nice, but Shu Uemura UV under Base DF (RMB 350) is much fresher.

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