The longest day of the year is your official reminder to SPF like you mean it.
The summer solstice hits on Saturday this year, serving up max daylight and peak hot girl sun. Whether you're hitting the beach, hiking in cutoff shorts or parked in a plastic Adirondack with something spritzy in hand, this is the moment to level up that SPF.
Quick science break: The solstice happens when the Northern Hemisphere tilts closest to the sun, putting it directly above the Tropic of Cancer. That tilt gives us the most daylight of the year, and the most potential for sunburn.
Ancient civilizations built entire monuments around this cosmic milestone. We’re
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