Sunburn! Ouch

I burn very easily, having a pale skin. If I stay longer than an hour or so in the sun, even just while shopping or driving a car, my skin burns. Though, despite that, I do not wear sunscreen daily. My country is up north enough not to have to. I just have to be careful if I know I'll be outside for a while.

 

I can probably sum myself up on this topic in a few short statements:

:: I rarely get out of the house except to visit or spend time with friends.
:: I never wear sunscreen, despite the sun and low cloud cover being an extremely common thing.
:: Yet despite this I never get sunburned, except for maybe around my nose.

I don't think my skin is that dark, honestly. With how I handle myself I should get sunburn, even a tiny one, when I go out, yet I don't. I think a long time ago, my arms and legs tanned slightly (on accident), so they're more resistant to sunburn than I would be otherwise. Sunburn's just not been a problem for me, though I don't go outside very often, so that's the other factor.

 

I always make sure to use sunscreen whenever I'm in a sunny place (most of the time, that's while I'm on vacation), however, I always get sunburns on my shoulders, upper arms and cheeks anyway. I know a lot of people who could lie down on a towel on the beach for days while not even getting sunburns, but I'm absolutely not that kind of person. I guess that runs in my family.

 

I stopped going outside, but when I do, my face gets burned. My regular attire is very covered up. I wear jackets and jeans all the time, so the only part that's really exposed to the sun is my face. Whenever I get home, when I forget to put on sunscreen, my face is just completely red. I always put some aloe vera gel on it to soothe the redness and irritation.

 

Sunscreen is my friend. My area is a very hot area, and the sun is extremely powerful. Right now, we're close to the middle of winter and I could feel summer-like heat. I usually forget to put sunscreen while I'm out of doors, but thankfully, I do not get burnt easily.

 

I rarely ever get burned. I usually don't bother with sunscreen since I don't like the feeling of having it on. However, as I noticed on my vacation, I'm more susceptible to sunburn from my meds so I'll have to take that into consideration later.

 

My case is similar to Eclipse's, though I haven't gotten sunburned in years. I'm not sure why because when I go to the beach for a few hours I'm usually out in the boiling sun and I don't tend to wear sunscreen, I guess it's just how my skin is! I don't really know how to describe my skin tone, I'm light but not that light? lol.. w/ yellow undertones. xP Not sure how much skin tone makes a difference. oops