Spending time out in the sun is all fun and games—until you get a sunburn, at least.
Sometimes, no matter how much sunscreen you use, that pesky redness on your skin is simply inevitable. Whether you’ve gotten too much sun after a day at the beach, or turned red following an afternoon hike, we’ve got you covered.
Scroll down for a list of 30 quotes and lyrics to use as Instagram captions for all of your sunburn photos.
For that photo of yourself sunning at the beach:
“Happiness is sand between my toes and a sunburn on my nose.”
For that photo of you and your bestie after a day in the sun:
“But she got a tan and I got a sunburn.”
-“Sunburn,” Owl City
For that photo of your sunburned face:
“Can you tell I forgot to pack sunscreen?”
For (mostly) avoiding a burn because you planned ahead:
“Sunscreen, in the world of beauty, is the ultimate in adulting.”
-Emily Weiss
For that photo of your sunburned back:
“The sun and me don’t mix well.”
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For when both your heart and your skin are burning:
“Scarred and left me, like a sunburn.”
-“Sunburn,” Ed Sheeran
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For that sunburn selfie:
“Had a little too much fun in the sun.”
For that photo of your bathing suit sunburn:
“I’m really mad at whoever invented sunburn.”
For that photo of your post-sunburn tan:
“Two weeks of killer sunburn is worth a lifetime of being gorgeous.”
-Scott Westerfield
For when the sting of sunburn is worth the memories:
“That girl is like a sunburn I would like to save.”
-“Never Let You Go,” Third Eye Blind
For when your burn isn’t helping your summer blues:
“Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely.”
-“Put Your Records On,” Corinne Bailey Ray
For that photo of you trying to make the best of your sunburn:
“A sunburn is very becoming, but only when it is even.”
For when you barely have a burn because you were sure to protect your skin:
“The best beauty secret is sunblock.”
-Christie Brinkley
For when even shading yourself can’t protect you from a nasty burn:
“You throw shade, get hit by rays from the suns.”
-“Sunburn,” Dominic Fike
For trying your best to cover every inch of skin with sunblock:
“‘Cause sunburned skin won’t agree with me.”
-“Monsoon,” Hippo Campus
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For that photo of your vacation sunburn:
“The sunburn was worth it.”
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For that photo proving you don’t care about a sunburn:
“Live in the sunshine.”
For overestimating your ability to tan:
“Thought she can handle the heat now she’s sunburnt.”
-“KISS Grime Freestyle with Rude Kid,” YGG
For when your future’s so bright you’ve burnt your skin:
“This white hot light that I’m under, no wonder I look so sunburnt.”
-“Square Dance,” Eminem
For dealing with a boy who’s as irritating as a pesky sunburn:
“He’s like a sunburn. He’ll always itch you ’til you scratch, you never learn.”
-“Not Anywhere,” Alex G
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For that photo of your skin peeling after a bad sunburn:
“Just shedding my skin.”
For that funny sunburn photo:
“I don’t know what’s hotter—me or my sunburn.”
For when you’ve surpassed your time limit:
“I can only be in the sun for 15 minutes before burning.”
-Julianne Moore
For regretting lasting sun damage:
“I wear it like it’s sunburn. It might disappear but it won’t leave me.”
-“Won’t Let You Down,” Hilltop Hoods
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When you’re going for the vampire look, but your sunburn betrays you:
“I got sunburnt, which is obviously a drag for me, because in theory, the sun is supposed to kill me.”
-Gerard Way
For when it’s clear you’ve been spending all your time under the sun:
“I’m sunburnt lips and summer feet. I’m tattered like these Levi jeans.”
-“You asked for this,” Halsey
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For hoping the relationship lasts longer than your burn:
“When you’re gone like sunburn or you’re here like rain.”
-“Dark,” Dominic Fike
For accidentally burning in paradise:
“Palm trees a-leanin’, sunburn screamin’.”
-“One Margarita,” Luke Bryan
For when dressing light doesn’t protect your reddened face:
“Your shirt was cotton, your face was sunburned.”
-“Big Eyes,” Lana Del Rey
For that photo when you thought you were going to tan, but the sun had a different idea:
“A moment of silence for those who sunburn instead of tan.”
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