in australia we're often educated the importance of using sunscreen. this country has the highest skin cancer rate in the world.

using sunscreen is an integral part of my makeup routine. it's not cancer i'm worried about. it's worried being not pretty. even though i grew up here i'm like most typical asians who think white is beauty. i used to believe that my skin won't tan with sunscreen. big. fat. lies!

ever since using mineral foundations, i've been a bit slack with sunscreens. because mineral foundations already contains sunscreen.

since the start of summer i noticed that my skin tanned more. it's normal that my skin tanned in summer because we're more exposed to strong sun. but i started to think, i probably am not getting enough protection from using mineral foundation alone.

note: please don't quote me on this. i'm not expert. i'm just saying from a user's point of view.

i always thought i'm quite well protected because i use sunscreen religiously. until i saw it on tv where expert said that most of us don't apply enough to get the full protection. we need at least a teaspoon just for the face!

i don't use a lot of mineral foundation. i just get a small amount for the whole face. does it give me sufficient protection??

so i started looking around for sunscreen for the face.

my current sunscreens for the face. nivea light feel daily face veil spf 30 and neutrogena ultra sheer daily face sunscreen lotion spf 30+.

i like neutrogena more because it feels more light-weighted. the nivea one seems heavy, probably better for the winter.