Try it Tuesday: Scape Sunscreen & $30 Giveaway!!

I live in Phoenix. The same place that was 102 on Friday which was actually LATER than normal for the first 100 degree day (“normal” is approx the first week of May). As a result, I sweat. When I go running or biking I usually end up looking a bit like this:

And unfortunately, sometimes end up like this:

Enter: Scape Sunscreen. Scape has developed a sunscreen that not only protects you from even the harshest sun (SPF 50) but it also doesn't slow you down. "Comedogenic" is the word they use. What that means is that their stuff lets the skin breath which keeps your core body temp down - and who doesn't love that?

Of course their sunscreen has all of the UVA / UVB protection that you could ask for and just enough zinc to make you FEEL like that hot lifeguard without the white paste on your nose.

I've used it on my last few long runs of 2.5 hrs+ and it has worked great. It isn't greasy, but it still goes on silky smooth. The BEST part is that the pro-pack that I received had 4 different applicator methods. Of course, it had normal sunscreen and a tube of chapstick. But it also had a foam applicator that was GREAT for those hard to reach areas and a face "stick" that looked similar to a deodorant stick that went on really clean, fast, and smooth.

The pro pack I received (for free, without any request for a positive review...blah blah blah) retails for $30, however just the normal sunscreen is only $14 - not a bad deal when you consider that it can even be applied to wet bodies. Here is what I thought:

Pros:

• Waterproof, sweatproof, and run-proof (as in into eyes) – for those of us that do more than ‘glisten’
• Doesn't coat your skin like plastic wrap and therefore keeps you cooler
• More application methods than there are for makeup
• Can apply it to wet or sweaty skin (triathletes, this stuff is for you)
• SPF 50 means business

Cons:

• The chapstick style really just tasted like I was putting sunscreen on my lips
• I have a bit of a zit problem and the face stick didn’t say that it was “oil free”. I haven’t had any breakouts yet, but I am still leery. (So, not a "con" but a "maybe-con")
• Putting on sunscreen takes time and motor skills (neither of which I have at 5am in the morning)

Overall I like Scape Sunscreen and am really going to try to put this on before each of my long runs and long rides. However, if I were doing a review on the face stick, I’d have to break out the Fail Whale eating the seal of approval. I’m still a bit nervous about zits - but honestly the convenience of the stick might just outweigh the risk. But, since it was all of the products as a whole, the Scape Sunscreen gets my seal of approval. I’d totally buy this stuff and will buy it again when mine runs out.



BUT WAIT!!! There is more, oh so much more. The folks at Scape sent me an extra Athlete Pack to give to one of my readers. That is $30 worth of sunscreen all for you! It comes with all four of the sunscreen application methods: Normal sunscreen, foam applicator, chapstick, and face stick.

Here is how you enter. It seems like these are the standard ways, so it shouldn't be anything new here (in fact, I copied these off of my last giveaway!) Leave a new comment for each entry. Not only am I boring, but I am lazy:

• Follow my blog. Let me know if you already do or if you're new! (+1!!)
• Visit the Scape website and let me which TWO time Ironman World Champion only lets Scape Sunscreen touch his toned muscles. (+1!!)
• BONUS: Link the giveaway on your blog, tweet it, put it on Facebook, whatever you want! (Leave a comment for EACH thing you do...again - I'm lazy) (+1+++!!)

Winner will be chosen at random on Tuesday June 1st. Get all the entries in before then!