Sun Shield Stick SPF 50 Tinted - Mineral Reef Safe Sunscreen for Face

I've been using this sunscreen on and off for few years, and always get back to it, even after trying different brands and solution, so it remains one of my favorites. I had tried several different brands of mineral sunscreens - both sticks and creams, and this one is my go-to for 80% of use cases such as outdoors, beach time, city walk, even office on some days. It is not without drawbacks, but once you learn what to expect, with enough planning, it works.Color: it is a perfect match for my skin tone, none of the other sunscreens that I tried came even close to that (they are either too orange or too white). My skin is between neutral and warm on scale 2 (1 would be the lightest), it is Caucasian mostly.Texture: as with many mineral sunscreens, this one will often have some shine when put on my face, but I don't mind it at all. To me that looks like a "healthy glow" makeup. Sometimes I would gently use a napkin throughout the day to wipe sweat, and that helps a lot. I don't wear my hair open on windy days as they might get stuck. I have this problem with other mineral sunscreens, so it is expected. I have other type of sunscreen for those types of days, but it dries my face, so I always plan what hairstyle to wear vs what sunscreen to use. It might get some time to understand how to spread the sunscreen, as it is somewhat thick - it is easier once you warm it up a bit against your skin.Sun protection: never had problems. I have rosacea, so even short amount of time would create red spots the next day, I am that sensitive even during winter time. This sunscreen always protects me, and I never have problems with it.Skin comfort: it feels very comfortable on my skin throughout the day, I believe my skin is mostly normal or somewhat dry, not sure how that would go with oily skins. A lot of cream based sunscreens make my skin feel dry or sometimes even burn - all for the comfort of being non-sticky; so the choice is often obvious to me in this regard. A big bonus is it never irritated my rosacea; must be all the minimal ingredients.Removal: hydrophilic oil is the best way to remove, as is with other mineral sunscreens. A gentle wash afterwards, and then MLE-based minimal cream to get my skin moisturized.Overall, this is an excellent product in my opinion, but it comes with understanding how to make it work for your lifestyle and use cases. What I had learned is it might be impossible to find the perfect product that works all the time, but this one gets the job done for me for most of my use cases.

I’m a water baby and spend hours in the pool, lake and ocean. I’m surprised how well this works! I’m a fair skinned ginger…my go to sunscreen.

I thought this sunscreen would fit my skin tone as I’m fairly light but it made me look extremely pale. Ghostly, even. Reminiscent to James Charles’ white face. Not sure if it’s white cast or if it’s the tint but even your average light skin color does not match this. The texture is also a bit sticky and dry.

I love this product! It did not smear, perfect skin tone match and used it as a makeup. Used it a lot during my recent tropical vacation.

Like I said above, this definitely wouldn’t be a substitute for me for foundation but it did kind of have a smoothing, blurring effect that I really liked.It felt great on my skin and kept me protected from the Costa Rican sun