Beauty
THINGS YOU DO NICELY ON VACATION BUT NEVER AGAIN
– and what actually should be –
You would think that a vacation is the time to just do everything you never do or to not do it at all. Oh god, cryptic sentence, but you go all in on the apples beforehand only to stuff yourself during the vacation with tapas snacks and other goodies. And where you have packed your suitcase with the prettiest outfits, you are on vacation sketching in a simple shorts and white shirt. Well. Apparently, it works totally the other way around. I spent a week on the relaxation drip in Valencia (words from May, but so incredibly true) and had all the time to refine my beauty ritual. Things you would like to maintain even after the vacation. I have certainly made a huge commitment to that.
1. The protector
Where at home I can easily push my nose into the sun without grabbing a hint of SPF, as soon as the sun shines even a little, I am on vacation a fanatical protector. No going outside without factor 50 on my nose and no being naked on the beach without factor 30 on my body. And then also neatly every two hours. And I have instilled that rhythm in Lilian as well, so she dutifully applied sunscreen to my back every two hours. I must give a small point that this fanatical smearing behavior may have also arisen because I rolled off the beach on day one like a lobster. Then that factor 50 is an incredibly warm welcome.
2. The loyal smearing
At home, I am an enormous lazy smearing. Occasionally, I have a kind of panic attack where my body is so incredibly dry that I go at it like crazy. And with a drop of oil, I think I can make up for the lost damage. On vacation, it’s a standard moment. After showering where kilos of sand fell out of my bikini bottom, I smeared myself all over. After such a scorching hot day, that really works very refreshing, and after writing this and this post, I just know that hydrating the skin is quite important to achieve the most beautiful color. All for the greater good.
3. The cleansing service
Often, an overflowing toiletry bag goes on vacation, only to use absolutely nothing from it. This time, I used every jar and every tube down to the last drop. And even though I had no makeup on, I still did my cleansing ritual. every morning and evening. A lotion, an oil, a foam. After the greasy sunscreens on your face, it’s lovely to crawl into bed as a clean sleeping beauty.
“Hopsa, the knife goes over it and everything is incredibly smooth”
4. Smooth, smoother, smoothest
Also another thing. I do sometimes feel guilty that I only shave my knees when I wear boyfriend jeans with holes around my knees, and if I wear long pants for three days, you can bet that I have stubble on my legs. But on vacation, you won’t catch me with stubble. Hopsa, the knife goes over it and everything is incredibly smooth.
5. Well polished
With chipped nails on the beach? That’s not going to happen to me. For a vacation, I plan an extensive visit to the manicure and pedicure so that I go to the beach with fluffy feet, bright color on my toes (because then the feet look so much tanner) and perfectly manicured hands.
What I didn’t do; a Alicia-Keytje. Not wearing makeup. Wonderful to go out with a bare head. Okay, maybe I smuggled a little when my eyebrows fell off my face due to the heat, but other than that, I strolled through Valencia quite naked. And I have actually committed to not wearing makeup for longer. It saves quite a bit of time in the morning, makes your tan look even prettier, and it feels wonderful. Let’s see how long I can keep this up. I believe I touched my toiletry bag again this morning. Oops. Whether it was for the body lotion or a little mascara, I’ll leave that in the middle.
