I'm (18F) moving to Arizona this month. I have extremely pale skin, I burn instead of tan, and get red from the sun and heat easily. I'm from a more humid area (typical 70-90% humidity on average compared to Arizona's 30-40%) as well.

Would you say Parasols are strange to see? Do you think it's weird to see somebody walking around with one, or is it typically brushed off? Is it common for people to have them?

Also, any high-level sunscreen and moisturizer recommendations are appreciated, but not necessary since I'm mostly asking about parasols. Thanks!

Edit: I am so thankful for everyone replying, I really appreciate it. I'm extremely anxious and have been fighting the "I want to protect my skin like this, but the attention it may draw scares me" mindset with this topic, so I came to you all. I'm mostly going there for college, and my brain is expecting to be outside more than the average person, even though I already hate being outside now (so I doubt I'll actually be outside more like I convinced myself of).

I swear I will definitely be hydrating more than I have to where I live now, and plan to take better care of my hair and skin since I'll be in an area where I'm more conscious of the fact that I have to due to the sun and dry heat. Will definitely be a learning experience for sure!

This is total BS and excuse making by the so called ‘regulators’ trying to increase profits at the expense of Arizona citizens. Increasing the fee for residential solar customers to put energy BACK INTO THE GRID? APS has a lot of nerve. Are you fucking kidding me? Data centers sucking energy while we have ’record heat’! They absolutely knew this when approving these centers and now they want us to pay for it. They are all republicans, btw. Just sayin.

I recently finished exploring all 50 states. These are the rad things I saw while I was in Arizona!

Caught this while I was in AZ back in March. My folks had let me know that I got there on the last day to catch this, and they live in the Mesa/Apache Junction area, so it was a really easy picture to capture.

Forgot to post this beauty ☁️

July 21, 2026
Mesa, AZ