{"id":23299,"date":"2021-05-17T21:53:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T21:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=23299"},"modified":"2021-05-17T22:14:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T22:14:32","slug":"sun-contouring-tiktok-trend","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/sun-contouring-tiktok-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretty Please, Don&#8217;t Try &#8216;Sun Contouring&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@stopiteli\/video\/6837209091325185286\" data-video-id=\"6837209091325185286\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" >\n<section> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@stopiteli\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"@stopiteli\"  target=\"_blank\">@stopiteli<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I am convinced this works! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tutorial\"title=\"tutorial\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#tutorial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/contour\"title=\"contour\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#contour<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/summer\"title=\"summer\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#summer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lifehack\"title=\"lifehack\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#lifehack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/hack\"title=\"hack\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#hack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/beautyhack\"title=\"beautyhack\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#beautyhack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/snatched\"title=\"snatched\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#snatched<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tiktokwellness\"title=\"tiktokwellness\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#tiktokwellness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/hiddentalent\"title=\"hiddentalent\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#hiddentalent<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-6837209074996611846\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Eli Withrow\"  target=\"_blank\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Eli Withrow<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Another day, another\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/tiktok-concealer-trick\/\"class=\"editor-rtfLink\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">TikTok trend<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> dominates our &#8220;For You&#8221; page, and this time, it&#8217;s the &#8220;sun contouring&#8221; fad. What is it? Well, some people are avoiding <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/venus-williams-sunscreen\/\"class=\"editor-rtfLink\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">applying sunscreen<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to the eyes, lips, and down the very center of your nose to get a &#8220;natural&#8221; contour, one that comes from tanning the skin. Model Eli Withrow went viral for her technique, which involves a &#8220;base layer&#8221; of SPF 35 followed by SPF 90 on the places you would typically apply highlighter. After that, she lays in the sun, claiming that &#8220;the sun will contour your face.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While&#8230;interesting, sun contouring fundamentally is scientifically unsound, and possibly dangerous, too. &#8220;Sun contouring leaves areas of the skin vulnerable to <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/blue-light-skin-effects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UV damage<\/a>, increasing the risk of sunburn, skin cancer, sun spots, fine lines, wrinkles, photo-damage and more,&#8221; dermatologist Dr. Marisa Garshick, MD, FAAD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology, New York Presbyterian-Cornell, tells <em>GRAZIA<\/em>. As we all know and are told time and time again, it is important to provide full <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/best-sunscreen-for-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPF coverage<\/a> to your <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">entire face<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to reduce the chance of sun damage and skin cancer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When using the sun to help contour, you risk that certain areas of the skin will experience greater levels of damage,&#8221; says Dr. Garschick. &#8220;Which, while in the short term, may be cosmetically appealing for some to give a naturally contoured appearance, in the long term, it increases the risk of sun damage in the area.&#8221; In addition to all of that, there&#8217;s no guarantee that withholding sunscreen from a particular area of skin or using a lower SPF will lead to the desired &#8220;contour&#8221; effect.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Instead of testing this sunscreen trend, why not try your hand at a contour stick or another top-rated sculpting formula? 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