The sun makes a gorgeous picture, but it will wreak havoc on your skin

So, if you read this blog regularly, you know I’m UV-phobic (seriously: you can read about my fear and the related search for the perfect sunless tanner here).  And based on some of the emails I got about my recent navigating the spf aisle post, I’m not the only one with this phobia.

One thing that was so rightly pointed out was that my original SPF post dealt strictly with sunscreen and SPF technologies – while that’s certainly an area that everyone can use some brushing up in, your average person doesn’t want to apply a layer of SPF, a layer of makeup, etc.  So, you asked for it, here it is …

My favorite multi-tasking SPF products, after the jump!

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Aveda makes a surpringsly satisfying tea for my sweet tooth

It’s midnight, and my sweet tooth is raging.  I’m ogling the bottle of Nutella in my kitchen, and a square of super dark chocolate (which normally kills the sugar craving) has done nothing.  The only thing keeping me in check is the calorie counter at Spark People (where I track my daily cals).

Digging through my cabinets in search of SOMETHING, I stumbled on an old box of Aveda’s Comforting Tea.  And thank goodness that I did – I forgot how effective a mug of this is at curbing my cravings.  The combination of licorice root and peppermint means I don’t need to add any sugar – it’s perfect as it.

If you’ve never tried it, I highly recommend.