Headband tan

As the weather starts to warm 'tis the season for interesting fashion statements. Denim shorts, bathing suits, tank tops and tube tops of every kind. And of course the farmer tan.

Oh yes, the farmer tan. A preventable foe that we just can't seem to shake. Year after year the laws of SPF baffle us until around July when we start to get the concept of blocking the sun on our exposed parts so as not to leave the impression of wearing clothes we disrobed hours ago. I myself have already failed to use the SPF as a protector against the farmer tan in, what I consider to be, the worst way. Out for an afternoon run over the weekend I grabbed my iPod, running shorts and headband to keep my newly short do out of my eyes. I didn't want to have to re-do my do ( ladies you hear my on this one) so I placed the headband partly on my forehead and the rest holding back my hair. It worked! The breeze kept my hair suitably dry and off I went with the rest of my day, run done and great hair to boot.

Later that night hanging out with family I excused myself to the washroom, did my thing, and as I wash my hands took a peek in the mirror. There right across my forehead like a bright red bang line was the worst headband tan I've ever seen. What?!?! Did my family notice this? They must have, it was like a bright neon sign reading "This women has no idea how to use sun screen." When questioned on it my family admitted, giggly, that yes they had seen the tan and yes it was the funniest thing they've seen in a while.

Lesson learned. Headband tan, bad. SPF, good.