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10 Aftersun Products for When You've Had Too Much of a Good Thing

You to your singed flesh: "Is it too late now to say sorry?"

By Chelsea Peng

Aug 2, 2016

Liquid, Text, Font, Fluid, Azure, Aqua, Bottle, Cosmetics, Beige, Tan,

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Whether it's a result of plain bad luck or slapdash SPF application, sunburns happen to good people. Here, shop 10 soothing products to apply when you've caught one too many rays and your skin radiates more heat than a just-broiled Welsh rarebit.

<p>Contains classic aloe vera, smells like an orange grove to distract you from that "Oh god, now I know what Joan of Arc went through" feeling. </p><p>$35, <a href="http://rstyle.me/n/bwankhbqb8f" target="_blank">net-a-porter.com</a>.</p>

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Aesop

Contains classic aloe vera, smells like an orange grove to distract you from that "Oh god, now I know what Joan of Arc went through" feeling.

$35, net-a-porter.com.

<p>The thermal water hydrates and calms, while the chic bottle is all "better to get burnt on a yacht than perfectly golden lying on the 2 square feet of grass the real-estate listing called a backyard." </p><p>$29, <a href="http://rstyle.me/n/bwang5bqb8f" target="_blank">birchbox.com</a>.</p>

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Avène

The thermal water hydrates and calms, while the chic bottle is all "better to get burnt on a yacht than perfectly golden lying on the 2 square feet of grass the real-estate listing called a backyard."

$29, birchbox.com.

<p>Has been deemed the Holy Grail of aftersun products, plus you can get it for a tenner. </p><p>$10, <a href="http://rstyle.me/n/bwanjebqb8f" target="_blank">target.com</a>.</p>

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Burt's Bees

Has been deemed the Holy Grail of aftersun products, plus you can get it for a tenner.

$10, target.com.

<p>The bottle's great, but not as great as the fact that this actually *extends* your tan while treating your sunburn. Technology, man. </p><p>$37, <a href="http://rstyle.me/n/bwanshbqb8f" target="_blank">macys.com</a>.</p>

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Clarins

The bottle's great, but not as great as the fact that this actually *extends* your tan while treating your sunburn. Technology, man.

$37, macys.com.

<p>Key words: "minimizes peeling." 🙏🙏🙏<span class="redactor-invisible-space"></span></p><p>$24.50, <a href="http://rstyle.me/n/bwanhrbqb8f" target="_blank">saksfifthavenue.com</a>.</p>

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Clinique

Key words: "minimizes peeling." 🙏🙏🙏

$24.50, saksfifthavenue.com.

<p>The active ingredient here is agave, which means, to be on theme, you should have some tequila while you recover. </p><p>$32, <a href="http://rstyle.me/n/bwantrbqb8f" target="_blank">sephora.com</a>.</p>

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Coola

The active ingredient here is agave, which means, to be on theme, you should have some tequila while you recover.

$32, sephora.com.

<p>Bet you'll use this even when you're not lobster-boil red because the menthol's so ~refreshing.~</p><p>$28, <a href="http://rstyle.me/n/bwanmvbqb8f" target="_blank">net-a-porter.com</a>.</p>

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Hampton Sun

Bet you'll use this even when you're not lobster-boil red because the menthol's so ~refreshing.~

$28, net-a-porter.com.

<p>Pro tip: Store this aloe vera, mint, and lavender concoction in the fridge for extra relief when your hip (HOW? WHY THERE?) is in so much pain you can't sleep. </p><p>$20, <a href="https://www.herbivorebotanicals.com/collections/body-1/products/after-sun-body-mist" target="_blank">herbivorebotanicals.com</a>.</p>

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Herbivore Botanicals

Pro tip: Store this aloe vera, mint, and lavender concoction in the fridge for extra relief when your hip (HOW? WHY THERE?) is in so much pain you can't sleep.

$20, herbivorebotanicals.com.