The Nation’s MOST and LEAST Sun Smart Cities…

In a recent survey by the American Academy of Dermatology found three cities that outshone others when it came to sun health, education and skin cancer awareness. The Academy surveyed 7000 adults across the nation and found that Hartford, Salt Lake City and Denver were ranked #1, #2 and #3 accordingly. These three cities outshine [...]

Prince’s Trust Pulls Ad and Logo from Self-Esteem Campaign

In an earlier post, I wrote about Kelly Osborne being the “Self-Esteem” brand ambassador for St. Tropez Tan which was endorsed by the The Prince’s Trust, an organization that helps disadvantaged young people. In the past few days St. Tropez and The Prince’s Trust has come under attack by various parents groups, such as [...]

Pushing the envelope or making a point?

One of my fabulous interns, Carrie found this image for a skin cancer campaign called “Sun Kills” in Zurich. Supporters of this campaign went to the largest park in the area and hung morgue tags on people sleeping in the sun. How do you feel about this image and campaign? Do you support this type [...]

Self Esteem Served Up In A Spray Tan?

Kelly Osborne, ambassador for the Princess Trust and the new face of St. Tropez’s self esteem campaign, talks about how spray tans have changed the way she views her body and how it has helped her feel better about herself. Click on the link below to get a sneak peek on the behind the scenes [...]

A Green Sam Worthington – What?!

Sam Worthington, the hunky Australian actor from Avatar, said he had an embarrassing spray-tanning experience, which left his skin green after exfoliating while filming “The Clash of the Titans”. He said, “”I’m a pale Australian, which is an oxymoron in itself. I did try to get tanned and then I peeled like Ralph Fiennes in [...]

10% UV Tanning Tax

The House of Representative recently approved a 10 % “UV Tanning Tax” to help raise approximately 2.7 billion over the next ten years. About one million people visit tanning salons everyday and a large majority are women between the ages of 16-29 years old. Melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, is the most [...]