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Rain on your wedding day, ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife….and putting on lip gloss right as you read a new article on MSNBC saying lip gloss invites skin cancer.

Behold my new definition of ironic, followed by my newly invented dance of panic. No lip gloss? Is this bad joke? Benefit just came out with a whole new line of Her Glossiness colors and I haven’t even had a chance to wear Talk To My Agent in front of actual agents. Please!

Turns out, buried at the end of the article are scads of disclaimers (aren’t they always?). Only a few doctors link the magnifying shine of gloss to increased sun exposure and therefore increased risk. Guess what? All those docs say a broad-spectrum SPF takes care of this issue.

Still, I’m sure I’m not the only girl who flipped over this, and there’s a good chance I wasn’t the only one wearing gloss when that flipping happened. So starting today, I’m launching The S.O.G. Campaign: Save Our Gloss!

Here’s why you should join: Layering extra SPF on your lovely lips is smart no matter what gloss you're wearing. Plus! Unlike the presidentials, my campaign is scented.

A beauty betcha-didn't-know: UVA and UVB protection doesn't have to come in the form of a lotion or spray. In the case in of PTR's new Instant Mineral SPF 30, it comes by way of a silky smooth, finely milled mineral powder. Ya heard right! This ingenious brush-on powder serves up immediate, any-time UVA/UVB sun protection—plus helpings of willow bark extract, vitamins A, C, and E. (Peter, Peter, sunburn defeater...)

I took it for a test drive in the park the other weekend. Not only did it keep my skin from getting singed, it also provided a welcome matte finish when I started to "glow." What's even more SPF-eriffic is that this portable product can be applied over makeup, as opposed to liquid versions that will smear and melt it. Accordingly, we're inaugurating this innovation into our day-bag must haves. Trust us, this block is no crock.