Nature Republic California Aloe Sun Spray

Seoul is really starting to boil. I’m all about my skincare but even I have to admit that I really suck at applying sunscreen during the colder months. The sun is still there. I just don’t feel the risk as much as I do in the summer. Now that the sun is up and burning me to a crisp I’m back on my sunscreen hunt. At times like this I wish I wasn’t so picky!

I hate applying sunscreen. I feel like that is half of my battle to wear sunscreen regularly. It’s messy and it takes too much time. I sort of found my happy medium with spray sunscreen since you can basically spray and go. The only sucky part about spray sunscreen is that it runs out fast and it tends to be more expensive. Boo!

I was browsing around Myeongdong and I noticed that there was a 1+1 sale on the Nature Republic California Aloe sun spray so I just grabbed one without thinking much about it. Can you feel my regret? This sun spray has California aloe in it and must be shaken at least six times before applying. A little setback for the convenience factor but oh well. I usually love Nature Republic so it didn’t bother me too much.

I got sucked in and went ahead and bought it. When they sprayed the tester in the store I thought it was really odd right away because I couldn’t feel it hitting my skin. My skin texture changed but I couldn’t actually feel it initially hitting my skin. It’s so strange and hard to explain! It goes on very matte and my skin felt so soft. Must be the aloe.

Since I couldn’t feel it hitting my skin I feel like I always used too much because I was worried I wasn’t getting fully covered. I finished the first can in about two weeks. I was applying it two to three times a day. It did protect me well because I never got a sunburn or tan. I just couldn’t get past that odd feeling of it never hitting my skin! Maybe the bottle would last longer and I used too much. It also had a strong floral scent. I didn’t mind the scent much but when I used it on my face it wasn’t fun.

Would I purchase again? I’m hesitant. It did work well but it finished so quickly… if it wasn’t buy one get one free it would be an expensive purchase when you factor in the amount of time it lasts. It’s probably just me being paranoid about how much to use, who knows? Unfortunately that means I’m still on the hunt for sunscreen!

Q: What is your favorite sunscreen?