When you are out at the beach or in the sun in general, there are often times when people forget to put on sun tan lotion. By doing this, they deprive their skin of the protection from the UV rays of the sun. While most sunburns are harmless, there are some that are so bad that most people have to hide away for days in order to avoid the embarrassment of showing their face in public. We have collected pictures of some hilarious sunburn fails that are almost too painful to look at.

Not-So-Happy Birthday

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This is probably the quickest way to ruin a great birthday. She looked thrilled in the first photo, and then probably spent the entire party out in the sun without realizing how she’d look when she came in. Yikes!