17 Playful Captions for All of Your Sunburn Instagram Posts

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 quotes 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?"


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For that photo of your sunburned back:

"The sun and me don't mix well."

 

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."

 

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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 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."

-Dominic Fike, "Sunburn"

 

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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 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

 

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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."


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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 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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