Do you have these important pocket-sized items handy?
Marching in your local Pride Parade is the social highlight of the year for many of us. It’s a time to celebrate our identities, our diversity, to make new friends…even maybe to find a girlfriend! When you are out and about at Pride events this summer, pack these handy items to protect yourself from sun, skin dehydration, and even bugs. Happy Pride!
1. Burt’s Bees for Pride: GLSEN, the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for all students, has partnered with Burt’s Bees to release a new Limited Edition Rainbow Pride Lip Balm Pack. The Pride Lip Balm Pack features rainbow graphics and six flavors inside – Pomegranate, Mango, Beeswax, Eucalyptus, Vanilla Bean and Acai Berry – each infused with natural ingredients like rich oils and nourishing butters to hydrate lips. Available at Target stores and www.burtsbees.com.
2. Feminist pout: Wear your girl power pride with this new Rosie the Riveter lip balm. It has the cutest packaging ever, plus sends out a pro-woman message in a very difficult year, especially with the continued struggle for women’s rights and choice.
Rosie the Riveter Lip Balm comes in a delicious cherry flavor and also makes a fun gift for for your favorite gal pal. Yeah, you’re tough and you can do it, but not with chapped lips!
3. The sun does not discriminate: Just because you’re a woman of color doesn’t mean you can’t get sunburnt. In fact, just 30 minutes standing in the summer sun without protection can make your Pride painful! Try UNSUN, a lightweight, mineral-based sunscreen that is perfectly tinted to blend in with multiple skin tones while providing a gorgeous bronze tone.
Blends into skin without leaving a trace of residue. UNSUN also incorporates many beneficial beauty ingredients such as coconut oil, aloe leaf, beeswax, olive fruit oil, shea butter, beet root extract, tangerine fruit extract, bitter orange fruit extract, sweet orange peel extract, cucumber fruit extract and more. It’s not just a sunscreen!
4. Bug off!: You’re having so much fun this Pride that you’re out at dusk, just when the mosquitoes love to bite! You need an insect repellant, but not the kind with harmful chemicals, right?
And not the kind that tastes awful, if you know what we mean. Try Farmaesthetics‘ organic, 100% natural, highly effective Tansynella Organic Bugscreen. This wonder oil repels insects while moisturizing skin. Add a few drops to sunscreen or body lotions to enhance repellant benefits. Safe to use on face, ears and neck.