You know, I mentioned this when we had the summer event here ... I don't generally like heat. Or sun. It looks pretty sparkling off the water, but I am a pale redhead who burns easily - but never seems to tan. I do NOT like burning.

Recently, I was talked into going out on the lake before a lobster feast I had put together. (I live in Maine, and had managed to get over 10 lobsters completely free.) I even got to go out on the kayak while my brother and his family - visiting from California - were out on the canoe, both of which belong to my aunt. It was great fun.

I am not a cherry tomato. Every movement hurts. My skin is tight, and I know it is going to peel and blister. WHAT WAS I THINKING?!

I HATE THE SUN.

@Mellonin: Keep your bottles of aloe vera gel in the refrigerator. Soak washcloths with it, and put them in the fridge as well, in plastic baggies. When they dry out, give them a rinse, and remake them. Aloe is your friend. <33 My grandmother used to say the best thing for sunburn is unflavored, unsweetened yogurt. She said yeah you smell gross, but you feel almost none of the burn. She was a redhead, and never even peeled if she used it. Damn. (Obviously check for allergens)

... I get sunburnt a lot. x_____x;; Even with the SPF 50+ for babies. Sucks.

Millet, spilling the tea:

Every summer is different for me. Either I burn like a lobster or tan like dipped bronzer.

I guess that comes with the fact that I'm mostly half Irish, half Iberian. (A few other things mixed in but those are the dominant ones)

So I feel ya-

Sometimes.

@Totalanimefan: Aww, but that isn't nearly as much fun!

The sunburn is getting better - it barely hurts at all now, but that means I get to deal with the peeling skin, which ... eww. Just ... eww.

@Mellonin: oh noooo! I'm so sorry to hear that. use aloe vera cream! it helps a bit

Oh no! I've only been burnt that badly a few times. T_T It's awful!

Especially when it burns so bad that your skin feels tight and it's hard to move around, so you end up in this weird penguin waddle.

I've been to Florida a few times the last few years and... suprizingly I haven't gotten burned. I end up slathering my face with super high SPF, use high SPF bb cream and then use an SPF setting powder over that. Like IDK if I'm a greasy cakey mess, filters will fix that and I'm NOT getting burned. I spray myself like crazy too. :s