Buzz·Posted on Aug 17, 201519 Truths About Being Goth In The SummerIt's a cruel, cruel summer.by Alex AlvarezBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Wearing a lot of black, sleeveless clothes means deodorant streaks are a summer goth's natural enemy. 2. People constantly ask you whether you're hot. View this post on Like, figuratively hot? Always. 3. Getting sunscreen under your perfectly manicured nails is a total pain. View this photo on Instagram 4. People are always joking about how goths avoid the beach. View this photo on Instagram 5. Not everyone is going to get it, but that's the fun of being unique. 6. Besides, what better opportunity to get creative with sun protection? View this photo on Instagram 7. Of course, then there are all the jokes about pale, sunburned goths. View this video on YouTube youtube.com Goths comes in all shades. 8. Giant hats offer great sun protection, but they can also be hot as hell. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. And people never seem to realize that goths don't wear, like, velvet cloaks during the summer. View this photo on Instagram 10. ...And they never seem to understand that being goth doesn't mean ALWAYS wearing black. View this photo on Instagram 11. ...And that no one understands this better than pastel goths. View this photo on Instagram 12. You know you can always go "TropiGoth" in the summer, because tropical prints + black = great. View this photo on Instagram 13. Of course, it's just a simple fact that beachwear looks cuter in black. View this photo on Instagram 14. Your sunglasses are cuter than most people's. View this photo on Instagram 15. And summer is always better with some fashionably like-minded friends. View this photo on Instagram 16. Black lipstick + a cool summer drink = this travesty. View this photo on Instagram 17. And heat + heavy eyeliner = NO. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. And it's not like this look just happens on its own. View this photo on Instagram 19. This is all to say: Being goth in the summer is not for the weak. View this photo on Instagram