Following the sun
ENJOYING SUMMER WITH THE BRAND NEW PHFORMULA PRO SHIELD U.V. PROTECT SPF 50⁺
I’ve realised over the years that some of life’s greatest luxuries are incredibly simple. Long days. Fresh air. Time around a table. Sunlight on your skin. It could be somewhere in Europe, sitting at a table that slowly disappears beneath fresh bread, olive oil and plates shared among friends. Or back home in South Africa, where the sun arrives with a different kind of energy altogether. But there is always a moment where I stop and think: this is exactly where I should be.
As a chef, people often think wellness begins and ends with food. They ask what I eat, what ingredients I choose or what habits I follow. And yes, I care deeply about what I put into my body. I believe nourishment should be beautiful and intentional. But wellness, for me, has become something much bigger than that.
IT’S IN THE RITUALS
It’s in the small things you do every day without thinking too much about them. Drinking water before coffee. Going for a walk before the day begins. Preparing food with care. Looking after your skin with the same thoughtfulness you bring to everything else.
BECAUSE OUR SKIN REMEMBERS TOO
For years I treated sun protection like a necessity, something practical to tick off a list, but now I see it differently. I spend much of my life outdoors, wandering through markets, visiting farms, walking through gardens, travelling. As a result, I’ve learned to appreciate products that fit quietly into life rather than feeling like part of a chore list. Products that simply become part of my rhythm, and a small act of care that allows me to spend more time doing the things that matter.
WELLNESS WITH EASE
The older I become, the more I understand that caring for yourself is often about prevention. It is about respecting the body you live in every day.
That is what I appreciate about pHformula U.V. protect SPF 50+ PRO SHIELD. Created for long periods of sun exposure, it offers very high broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection while feeling incredibly lightweight on the skin. It creates an invisible shield that protects against photo-ageing and UV-induced damage, without heaviness or that feeling that you’re wearing something at all.
And that matters, because the best summer days are never spent indoors. They begin unexpectedly and end much later than you planned. One coffee becomes lunch, lunch becomes an afternoon by the water, and suddenly the light has softened and evening has arrived.
Essentially I’ve learned that wellness isn’t about perfection. It’s simply about creating a life where you feel good enough to enjoy the days a little longer under any sun.