Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk: a Guru Score of 71%

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Yay

"It's a combo sunscreen, which is great because it contains titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, which are two great mineral filters. And then it's got chemical filters, Avobenzone, UVA/UVB T150, and Tinosurb S, which are all great chemical filters. So this one covers a broad spectrum of rays and filters. [...] It's great, and it's fragrance free and denatured alcohol-free. I highly recommend it if you haven't tried it. It's great and really wonderful. This one is one of my favorites."

All 5 takes from No BS Beauty

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"It's a combo sunscreen, which is great because it contains titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, which are two great mineral filters. And then it's got chemical filters, Avobenzone, UVA/UVB T150, and Tinosurb S, which are all great chemical filters. So this one covers a broad spectrum of rays and filters. [...] It's great, and it's fragrance free and denatured alcohol-free. I highly recommend it if you haven't tried it. It's great and really wonderful. This one is one of my favorites."

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"It is on the more expensive side, [...] generally most of these are around 30 bucks or so, so they're not super cheap but if you're just using them on your face and using them liberally it's still in my opinion sunscreen's the best anti-aging and health protecting product that you can get. I really enjoy this stuff and it's really nice."

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"However, they own Anessa, which is a sunare sunare line, and their sun products are really, really wonderful, well thought out, great."

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"A lot of their sunscreen is formulated so if you get sweaty, if you're out and it's hot out, the sunscreen actually ends up starting to work harder versus sunscreens where you get sweating, they start to get reduced in terms of how efficient and effective they are. If you get sweaty wearing Anessa, apparently the technology and the mesh that they use helps it work better. You still need to reapply it, all of that. But it's really nice. There's no scent to it."

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"I love this stuff. It does contain fragrance. Anessa also has several that are fragrance free, so if that's a big thing, look for a lot of them are mild, have mild in the title, and a lot of those are fragrance free. This one is a chemical mineral combo and it actually contains eight different filters. When I wear this stuff, there's nothing, nothing getting through."

Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

~Yay

"This is one of the OG Shiseido Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk, SPF 50 and PA4 pluses. It gives you broad-spectrum UV protection, which is really ideal especially if you have more sun out now. It's an ideal sunscreen that contains hybrid chemical and mineral filter, so it's going to protect your skin, feel and look elegant without leaving a white cast."

All 2 takes from Dr. Jenny Liu

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"This is one of the OG Shiseido Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk, SPF 50 and PA4 pluses. It gives you broad-spectrum UV protection, which is really ideal especially if you have more sun out now. It's an ideal sunscreen that contains hybrid chemical and mineral filter, so it's going to protect your skin, feel and look elegant without leaving a white cast."

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"This is fragrance and I find the scent to be quite strong. I personally don't like it. If you're not bothered by it, certainly then you know it's fine, but if you have allergies or fragrances then you may want to avoid it. It's got this kind of like a strong fruity floral scent. So that would be the only thing I don't like about this sunscreen. Otherwise it's really lightweight, not sticky. It does not feel like you're wearing anything at all. So one that is great for face and body."

Doctor Anne

56k subs

~Mixed

"I was impressed by the initial smooth application and especially the finish, but I found it way too drying on my combination skin in winter, and it had a tendency to pill on me when layered. [...] As it offers a good selection of filters and claims to be sweat and water resistant, it might be a great option for the warmer months, but you have to be aware of its tone up effect, which made my already pale skin look even lighter and might be problematic for those with a deeper skin tone."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Yay

"It has a really nice finish to it. It's a hybrid sunscreen so it has zinc, it has titanium dioxide, but it also has octinoxate, octisalate, avobenzone, avobenzone, homosalate, and oxybenzone. The cast to this is significantly less than the other hybrid sunscreen, Sun Cut. [...] This one the cast is significantly less and it goes on really easily, it's really comfortable. I was reading this is really interesting, it has this Auto Repair technology. [...] What this is, is great in a humid climate."

Gothamista

683k subs

~Yay

"This is probably the best upgrade yet. This now has better protection, is even more resistant to elements, sand, water, everything. The texture is even lighter, it's smoother, it's actually just plain old silky and weightless and it is great under makeup. For those with darker skin tones who may have experienced a cast using the previous versions of this, this has also become more blendable."

Doctorly

3.59M subs

~Mixed

"I found that it started to become more mattifying, so I don't know if it has something in it that's absorbing oils throughout the day. It went from dewy to matte pretty quickly, and I think that's that grit that we're feeling in it. I didn't love it despite all the billboards, to be honest. It has a weird balance of like grit, greasy, and now you're telling me it's going to mattify over time. It's just a weird combination. For someone with oily skin I don't think this is going to be a win."

Tina Tanaka Harris

277k subs

~Nay

"When I finally tried it, I was kind of let down. [...] It is a semi-matte, almost powdery finish, and since I have dry skin now, I want more nourishment and moisture. It also contains fragrance and ethanol, so it can be sensitizing. If you want ultimate protection and something waterproof, especially for a beach day, this is the sunscreen I would wear on my face, but for an everyday sunscreen, not for me."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk?

A lightweight face and body sunscreen milk with SPF 50 and PA++++ that combines mineral and chemical UV filters for broad-spectrum protection, designed to be water and sweat resistant.

Is Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 71%.

What is Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk's Guru Score?

Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk holds a Guru Score of 71%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 7 expert reviewers we have collected.