Ciele Prime and Protect SPF 30 Primer: a Guru Score of 77%

What the gurus are saying.

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"I recently fell in love with this. It's so nice. This is their Prime and Protect primer. It adds a little bit of a glow to the skin and it also has SPF, which is so nice."

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"I recently fell in love with this. It's so nice. This is their Prime and Protect primer. It adds a little bit of a glow to the skin and it also has SPF, which is so nice."

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"I have been loving this. It has such a beautiful texture. It has a slight glow to it, but it's not greasy glowy. It's also a mineral SPF with a SPF 30 in here. The texture is a little bit thicker at first, kind of has a bit of a moisturizer feel to it. And then when you buff it into the skin, you can see how healthy it makes your skin look. Gives a nice glow. It absorbs. It's not greasy feeling, which is fabulous. And I love that all of Ciele's products have a mineral sunscreen as well. I'm very particular usually with that stuff. I prefer mostly mineral sunscreen. It just hydrates the skin beautifully, preps the skin beautifully. I've noticed my makeup, like no matter what foundations I wear on top of this, it sits over top really beautifully as well. I'm obsessed."

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"I felt like this felt drying throughout the day. At the 4-hour check-in, it still looked pretty good. It was mainly still in place, but looking just a little shiny by the sides of my nose. At the 8-hour check-in, the makeup was pretty worn off everywhere, and my skin looked really dry, especially under my eyes, making it look crepey under there. I'm giving this a three out of five as a standalone sunscreen and a three out of five under makeup."

Dr. Sam Ellis

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"Another sunscreen that I absolutely love for my acne prone patients is actually marketed as a makeup primer. It's by the brand Ciele and I love Ciele for their foundations and their blushes, but they also make an amazing makeup primer with SPF 30. It's a mineral-based sunscreen. And what I love about it is that it feels very lightweight on the skin for being zinc based. And this brand really prides itself on being an acne safe makeup brand and being very skin friendly. And I've had many patients over the past couple of years who have really fallen in love with this formula. And because this is a makeup primer, this also works really well under makeup. So it's very dual purpose. And I find that a lot of my patients who are prone to acne want to be wearing a little concealer or foundation while their skin is sort of healing, and this really lends itself well to that."

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All 3 takes from Dr. Sam Ellis

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"Another sunscreen that I absolutely love for my acne prone patients is actually marketed as a makeup primer. It's by the brand Ciele and I love Ciele for their foundations and their blushes, but they also make an amazing makeup primer with SPF 30. It's a mineral-based sunscreen. And what I love about it is that it feels very lightweight on the skin for being zinc based. And this brand really prides itself on being an acne safe makeup brand and being very skin friendly. And I've had many patients over the past couple of years who have really fallen in love with this formula. And because this is a makeup primer, this also works really well under makeup. So it's very dual purpose. And I find that a lot of my patients who are prone to acne want to be wearing a little concealer or foundation while their skin is sort of healing, and this really lends itself well to that."

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"This is truly an SPF 30 makeup primer, and it is fabulous. This is a mineral sunscreen. It has a super faint neutral toned tint to it that I think is really there more to like balance out a white cast. But the way this applies, it just feels like a nourishing moisturizer without feeling heavy. And then as it sets up on the skin, it fully dries down, which I appreciate. I hate when my sunscreen stays wet throughout the day. And it has a little bit of grip to it, which is why it makes such a fabulous makeup primer as well, because then when I go in and apply makeup on top of it, I just get a super flawless finish. Even if you don't wear makeup, I think this is such a great sunscreen. It has the most natural skin-like finish. So, I think this would work for normal skin, dry skin, oily skin. It's also acne safe. So, just a very versatile, impressive sunscreen."

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"The first is the Ciele Prime and Protect SPF 30. This is a mineral sunscreen. I talked about this in like my favorite new SPFs video. Ciele is a makeup company. They're going to do a primer well, and this just sits so nicely. It's quite grippy without feeling sticky. So, if you struggle with makeup kind of sliding around on your face, this might be worth a try."

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Frequently asked.

What is Ciele Prime and Protect SPF 30 Primer?

A mineral SPF 30 primer designed to function as both a makeup base and daily sun protection in one formula.

Is Ciele Prime and Protect SPF 30 Primer worth it?

Mostly yes. 2 of the 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 77%.

What is Ciele Prime and Protect SPF 30 Primer's Guru Score?

Ciele Prime and Protect SPF 30 Primer holds a Guru Score of 77%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.