Calypso

As I may have mentioned in previous reviews, i'm an avid sun worshipper, and i usually dispose of my natural blue tinge with a long haul holiday towards the end of the winter. Once i'm back in the UK, I need a sun product as much for the moisturising properties as for UV protection, especially on arms and legs where the sun seems to have very, very little impact on my skin. Consequently i'm always on the lookout for low factor products, which these days seem to be practically banned - i'm showing my age here, but in the 80s when i was a kid, factor 6 was considered "high". These days it's the lowest that many ranges go to. I think this is bizarre, ...  Read the complete review

Don’t you just love the summer, it lift’s the spirits; the days are longer and out comes the sun products. Whether you are going abroad or staying in the UK there will be times when the sun becomes strong enough to burn your skin not a wise thing to do at any age. I used to be one of the sun-worshippers, never happy until I reached that perfect shade of brown that suits my fair colouring. I would sit in the weak British sun as early as April to get a start on my tan. I never used sun protection at all unless I was going abroad and even then I would use the lowest factor possible. Now I am older I’m more aware of the damage that prolonged exposure to ...  Read the complete review