Avène Very High Protection Unifying Tinted Fluid SPF 50

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.

Dark spots and post-acne marks2 experts

“This is the most important for people with melasma, hyperpigmentation, and those with darker skin tones.”

The Budget Dermatologist, watch at 12:30

Melasma1 expert

“This is the most important for people with melasma, hyperpigmentation, and those with darker skin tones.”

The Budget Dermatologist, watch at 12:30

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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Dr. Daniel Sugai

723k subs

~Nay

"The tint is so off. It [...] is so thick. It was like throwing clay all over my white shirt. [...] It made my face look orange brown, and I wouldn't buy it again even after they reformulated it."

All 2 takes from Dr. Daniel Sugai

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"Like Avène's tinted sunscreen. It ruined my Spam Musubi shirt in Hawaii. I was so sad about that."

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"The tint is so off. It [...] is so thick. It was like throwing clay all over my white shirt. [...] It made my face look orange brown, and I wouldn't buy it again even after they reformulated it."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Yay

"The tints not too orangy. The nice thing about the tinted mineral sunscreens is the tint may offer some additional protection against visible light which contributes to hyperpigmentation. Now this product is quite underrated although here at Walgreens it's super expensive, but it's a really good product."

Kelly Driscoll

91k subs

~Yay

"I love the tint so much, it's just enough to give you that perk up on your skin. Using it with a primer it lasts a lot longer. This really helps me achieve not having a face of melting makeup, and it's [...] stress-free and saves me so much time. The tint is just so perfect. [...] Now that I've got it down, I'm out the door in just five minutes to perk things up and I'm not worrying about melting, I'm not worrying about caking, I'm not worrying about any of it."

Skin Obsessed Mary

33k subs

~Nay

"It just sort of sat on top of my skin. Plus, super transferable. It came off on everything, my clothes, my phone. No matter what I was doing, it just seemed to kind of rub off. So if it was able to absorb a bit more in the skin, I think it would have been a winner, but I just thought it looked beautiful and I was really really sad with the results because I had high hopes. I did give it a two out of five because it looked so lovely. It just didn't stick around."

The Budget Dermatologist

725k subs

~Yay

"These sunscreen options seem to me to have some of the highest iron oxide concentration that I have tried. This is the most important for people with melasma, hyperpigmentation, and those with darker skin tones. The tinted versions also have niacinamide and skin soothing bisabolol and allantoin. So if you have any of these conditions I mentioned like hyperpigmentation or melasma this is definitely worth the spend in my opinion. So yes for the tinted cream."

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What the evidence says.

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

Frequently asked.

What is Avène Very High Protection Unifying Tinted Fluid SPF 50?

A tinted, very high protection SPF 50 sunscreen fluid from Avène, designed to protect skin from the sun while evening out skin tone with a sheer tint.

Is Avène Very High Protection Unifying Tinted Fluid SPF 50 worth it?

The gurus are split. 3 of the 5 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 69%.

What is Avène Very High Protection Unifying Tinted Fluid SPF 50's Guru Score?

Avène Very High Protection Unifying Tinted Fluid SPF 50 holds a Guru Score of 69%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

What is Avène Very High Protection Unifying Tinted Fluid SPF 50 good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say Avène Very High Protection Unifying Tinted Fluid SPF 50 is good for dark spots and post-acne marks (2 experts) and melasma (1 expert).

Is Avène Very High Protection Unifying Tinted Fluid SPF 50 good for dark spots and post-acne marks?

2 experts who reviewed Avène Very High Protection Unifying Tinted Fluid SPF 50 say it is. The Budget Dermatologist put it this way: “This is the most important for people with melasma, hyperpigmentation, and those with darker skin tones.”