Summer-Proof

Seasonal swaps for my big red face

By Claire

I am an Autumn/Winter sort of person, undoubtedly. I just feel so pink and clammy in the heat, like a big prawn on the barbie. I know lots of women who look completely in their element when the sun comes out, all tawny limbs and slender feet in Roman sandals, but it ain’t me babe. This girl was genetically built to farm pigs and make Sauerkraut. I do also think being a Summer girl goes very hand in hand with being quite thin? Is that just me? It’s hard to feel like a siren when your thighs are chafing (more on this later).

SO like Squirrel Nutkin in reverse, here are the preparations I make for the warmer months, so that I can feel slightly less like Dr Zoidberg when some arsehole invites me to a hot waspy picnic.