Colorescience Total Protection Face Shield SPF 50

This is a great mineral-based sun protection option! No white coloring, Feels a little thick when first applied, but then settles in and feels good. Looks great on and you can use instead of a foundation, if you wanted. I think it's a bit heavy on the shine, so I like to mix it with the "flex" product to even it out just a bit. But, you can still just wear the "Glow" for an after workout look. I apply this every morning when I wake up!

I struggle with sensitive skin, so when I introduce a new product to my routine I am always hesitant, but with this tinted sunscreen the experience has been completely positive. It’s not oily but it does give the most beautiful glow to your skin. A little truly goes a long way, so totally worth the investment.

This product matches my skin tone and does not leave a whits cast on my face. My skin also absorbs it easily.

I only deducted a star because it was not perfect for “all skin tones”. I am very pale with cool pink undertone. Where it does give me “healthy color” without being orange (after waiting 15-20 minutes for the color to settle.), which is something I have never had before with a bronzer. I’m impressed. But… as you can see I the photo, you can clearly see where the spf ends and my shoulders begin. I prefer something more subtle so if I decide to take change my top or if my strap moves you don’t see the stark alabaster skin line. That said, if I was going to be fastidious about where my close rest on me, this would be wonderful.Ok now the pros:Goes on like a dream. Unscented, but the smell of the ingredients is subtle (maybe some Shea butter scent? It’s so light I can’t place it) and goes away after about 20 minutes. I have very dry, extremely sensitive skin. I mean… VERY sensitive. This feels like a high end thicker moisturizing cream/balm, but had zero stickiness or oily feeling. When I first saw the deep brown bronze color in the drops j put on my fingertips and then the orangy tint as I first put it on I started to panic. Thankfully it blended in quite well. I have NEVER had a bronzer look natural or not orange on me. So the product base is exquisite. I have bought over 27 face sunscreen products this year trying to find anything my skin would play nice with and my skin actually LOVES this. I further I have it on and I hugged my nesting partner who was wearing a light t-shirt and there was no transfer or oily blotches on his shirt as I have had with most others. I used the original version of this that has a neutral beige tint, the formulas feel identical, though I have not checked the ingredients. What is important here is it layers beautifully! I had the bronze on and because 2 hours had gone by I put the original over it and wow, I love the effect! I still can’t feel it on and it hasn’t pilled or left creases of product on my neck (unlike Elta MD Clear’s 2nd and 3rd 2hour reapplication layers.)Here is what I am squealing with excitement about. Not only does my skin adore this product feel and formulation, but it layers! I am going to try to contour myself with the bronze. Use the Original first, and add contours under my jaw, where blush would go and my temples, blending before the product dries. Because of the way the bronze didn’t shift when I applied the original on top, it is likely that when I apply the other layers of just the original every 2 hours, it should still look beautiful.I WILL be experimenting with how this works and how well it holds up to being outside, then update you here. (Currently I am outside less than an hour, but have enough windows o still get sun burned and sun angry red skin within 2 hours inside my home. So I still want to check for outside direct sunlight efficacy too.)(Before this I was using SuperGoop Unseen Sunscreen, but my face still got red/irritated and EltaMD UV Clear, which had less redness/irritation, but was still causing me mild redness. Everything else was either tacky, oily or had an unacceptably white cast. The closest to 3rd runner up was the “No more foundation” it’s cosmetics moisturizing spf cream. It moisturized with zero skin irritation and had fantastic spf, but I did look like I had a plastic mask which is jot my thing. It appears I have the best of what I adored about “No more foundation” and a clear or unnoticeable tinted spf that looks plausibly natural!)

Ive been using this daily for a few years now. It is hands down my top favorite product for my skin and I've recommended it to several friends. I love the very slight dewy finish and tiny bit of color/coverage just enough to even out my skin tone. I don't use any foundation or anything else this does it all for me!! Total game changer. It goes on so smooth and nice with no pilling. And the consistency is pretty thin so a little goes a long way! The only thing is I am very fair skinned (redhead) and the color is great for me but not sure how it is for tanner or darker folks.

Colorescience Total Protection Face Shield SPF 50 is one of my favorites. It is lightweight wears very well under make-up. Doesn’t have a crazy smell and the tint is nice enough with or without make up. Top shelf ingredients very well-made sunscreen.

I wanted to be obsessed with this..but I am not. First off, is accentuates any dryness on my face (I have combination skin). And when they use the term "Glow", they really mean sparkle. This is VERY iridescent on my skin and not in a good way. I can always appreciate a dewy look, but this is not dewy. I put his one and my husband was like "why does your face look shimmery", so I looked in the mirror and was like..ummmm, I can't leave my face looking like this. So I put some pressed powder over my whole face and it tamed the iridescent look down. So with this product, I can not wear by itself AT ALL, it requires a powder over top to make me not look like Edward in Twilight.I would return this, but I have already used it twice and don't feel right about returning a cosmetic product I have already used a couple of times. Sadly, I will not be repurchasing and will still to my Intellishade.

I have this is in all it's color options: bronze, glow, fair and medium and I also have one of the Flex foundations but this one here is my absolute favorite all year long (and I'm olive skin tone Italian/Yugoslovian with black hair) but after years actually close to two decades of tanning (not excessive, but maintaining a slight sun-kissed color) I really begin getting into skin care and as much as I love the look of a nice tan I became determined to follow a healthy skin regimen (which as anyone who has done this nows it takes years and a million tries - and dollars to figure this out! It is a light coverage but that is what I love about it, I don't like to wear makeup, I don't like the feel of it on my face but whenever I know I'm going to be outside, no matter what season it is, this is what I wear for sunscreen and when I do go in the evening type plans, this is what I use along with the color science blush and bronze sticks. Fabulous products and definitely worth the cost not just for their supreme quality but a bottle of this lasts me forever, seriously a full year or more!