I give the sunscreen about 10 minutes to sink into my pores and skin (one thing I do with all skincare that goes below my make-up) earlier than I apply concealer, contour, blush, and powder on prime. The cream merchandise glide over it effortlessly, and the powder tamps down the shine to my very best quantity of dewiness. The entire software course of has develop into the simplest a part of my morning routine.
The end
Solar Glow is available in two shades: Honest-Medium and Medium-Deep. Nobody within the historical past of ceaselessly has referred to my very pale pores and skin as “medium,” so I used to be skeptical about how Honest-Medium would look on me. However swatching it on my pores and skin, it’s an ideal match—and extra importantly, it blends proper in with zero white solid. (Reviewers with deeper pores and skin tones say the identical concerning the Medium-Deep shade.)
I don’t want my sunscreen to offer protection (I get that from my concealer), so I don’t thoughts that its translucent end lets my freckles and blemishes present via. The clear end additionally makes it tremendous simple to use: If it had further protection, I’d should be extra exact with how and the place I unfold it—or at the least look in a mirror whereas doing so.
Due to its title, I believed this SPF may look barely shimmery, form of like Supergoop’s equally titled Glow Display screen. However it really provides a delicate, wholesome sheen to the pores and skin as an alternative, which I favor (no hate to Glow Display screen, although—she’s nice).
The outcomes
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All the great things is moot if the SPF doesn’t really shield my pores and skin from the solar, so it’s most likely an excellent time to say that, sure, it really works! I’m not my pores and skin below a microscope (can be cool, although), however I haven’t observed any burns or indicators of solar harm after spending hours outdoors, except for a slight tan. Together with zinc oxide, the formulation consists of brown rice extracts, which have “antioxidant properties that may be useful in opposition to free radicals and environmental exposures like air pollution,” Farah Moustafa, MD, board-certified dermatologist and director of laser and cosmetics at Tufts Medical Middle in Boston, tells SELF.