Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsProbably great for medium-dark color skin; not for super pale folk
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
Loved the texture and as someone who is super sensitive (so sensitive that I have had courses of prednisone/steriods to survive the rashes and reactions to things labeled ‘sensitive skin’ et al…), this one refreshingly did not cause my skin to react BUT… it unfortunately is too dark and orange-y for very light skin like mine.
Also, as one who is by profession very picky about color and accuracy (literally, this is what I teach and do as a professor teaching and in my work as a long time professional in the entertainment and creative industries), they over compensated re color on this one. This one (like some of the other new similar ones by these better manufacturers) is too dark AND incorrectly undertoned.
For so long, these manufacturers made these tinted mineral sunscreens way too light making it impossible to use for darker skin. Now more than a few have begun to try and fix that but they now have overcompensated AND ended up as well making the same mistake makeup manufacturers of the past made (incorrect undertone). So, as wonderful as this product’s texture and purity is, the color is just not good enough for me and the undertone is too warm (they failed to consider how the skin would look as the product sat on it for awhile and warmed up).
Warm undertoned skins may therefore end up looking orange after some hours wearing this and very light colored skin and those who are prone to redness may especially find themselves looking like they just spent a day in the sun.
Very disappointing as the texture is fabulous indeed and it truly is one that at least for me did not cauxe my skin to ‘scream’ and complain! I hope they really humble themselves and take some advice from truly expert colorists and makeup artists such as Ms. Brown, Nars, and we who actually have MFAs and Ph.D’s in such stuff. If the manufacturer is reading this, I hope it truly reaches out and accepts help getting this color issue right. It is possible but you need to take advice from the color experts vs. just whoever thinks they’re the expert du jour.