I live in Santa Monica where it is nice and sunny all year round, if the fog burns off.  I am very fair and have sensitive skin,  as does my daughter. We both wear sunscreen every day (I sometimes show my age and tell her that we need to put on our “sun tan lotion!”) I like to use the more “natural” stuff, so I am always on the look out for Chemical free broad spectrum sunscreen. I have consistently had a problem where the sunscreen separates.  I get kind of nervous and I wonder, it if still works. Also, my skin is so sticky when I use it.

One of my Mom friends recently turned me on to Dr. Robin Sunscreen for Children. She told me that she used it on her ginger-haired son when they were in Hawaii. Not only did he not get burned, but his skin was softer after using it. So I tried the sunscreen and I have been very happy with it. Dr. Robin is a mom and a pediatric dermatologist based in Beverly Hills. Like they say, necessity is the mother of invention. She couldn’t find a sunscreen that she would recommend to her clients, so she made one up. And the best thing is that you don’t have to be her patient to buy it.

Dr. Robin Sunscreen for Children goes on smoothly and is not sticky. And as a big plus is it easily absorbed. I use it every day now. I will admit that I do look a bit pale, not like I am trying to be Goth, but I am a bit ghostly. I figure that it is better than being beet red and looking like a clown.

Dr. Robin also makes a lotion and shampoo/body wash that are for children and people with normal to sensitive skin and eczema-prone skin. The lotion goes on really nicely and makes my skin feel so soft. I love it. The shampoo/ wash is sodium Laurel Sulfate, Parables, Phthalates free!

All Dr. Robin products say that they are for children, but I figure, if they are gentle enough for my kid, it should work for me. And they do.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, one of the things we strive for here at Paper Culture is fresh, clean modern design. So when our creative director wins a Mohawk Show 11 Award, I feel it’s worth sharing – and celebrating!

The Mohawk Show recognizes both the beauty and brains of design. Judges Marty Neumeier (chairperson), Diti Katona, Bryan Edmondson, and Gaby Brink reviewed almost 1,000 entries for the Mohawk award. Five winners were chosen based on intelligence, wit, virtuosity, and production excellence, including the California Academy of Science for Evolution at the California Academy of Science and Cahan & Associates for TED Program Guide.

Competition is fierce. Finalists in the stationery category included Kate Spade and Rebecca Ward Invitation, both with superb entries. But the winner is (envelope please)….Paper Culture’s The Faces of Stationery. (Now you can clap.)

While the judging for Mohawk Show 11 was held in New York in June 2010, our Paper Culture team was invited to sip some champagne with winners last week in San Francisco. Here’s a toast to Huiling Chen, creative director at Paper Culture for her beautiful note cards and stationery designs that inspire us all!