Great Finds: Sun Protection

By Kelly DiNardo , Alycia Kilpatrick

What a dermatologist packs for a sunny summer vacation.

Dermatologist Tina Alster says sunglasses with wide sides help guard against crow's feet.  Photograph by Matthew Worden

Dermatologist Tina Alster says sunglasses with wide sides help guard against crow's feet. Photograph by Matthew Worden

“I never bring anything I can’t carry myself—I hate checking bags,” says DC dermatologist Tina Alster about packing for getaways to her family home in Nantucket. “My Louis Vuitton roll-on fits everything I need for one to two weeks.”

The doctor, director of the Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, tells us what she packs for summer:

Beachwear: Eres swimsuits and Juicy Couture terry pants and hoodies.

Sunglasses: “Chanel with wide sides so that sun exposure doesn’t contribute to crow’s feet.”

Sunscreen: Lancôme Sôleil Ultra SPF 50. “Great protection for both face and body, and it has the Skin Cancer Foundation Seal of Recommendation.” (Alster is a consulting dermatologist for Lancôme.)

Favorite self-tanners: L’Oréal Sublime Bronze Towelettes, for ease of application, and Lancôme Flash Bronzer Glow ‘N Wear.


Eres swimsuits, an Alster favorite, include the Angello, $332 at Jaryam in DC.  Photograph courtesy of Eres

Eres swimsuits, an Alster favorite, include the Angello, $332 at Jaryam in DC. Photograph courtesy of Eres

For dinners at Languedoc: capri pants with TSE sweater sets.

Vacation shoes: Christian Louboutin espadrilles, Jack Rogers flats, and for evenings in town, Jimmy Choo or Manolo Blahnik kitten heels: “Higher heels are totally impractical on cobblestone streets.”

On her wrist: an Hermès watch.

On her lips: Dr. Dan’s lip balm.

Postflight pick-me-up: La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water: “I spritz it on my face.”

Summer reading: Are Men Necessary? by her friend Maureen Dowd; Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro; and Mayflower by Nantucket author Nathaniel Philbrick.

Can’t leave home without: “My BlackBerry.”

 

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