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SPF 50 Total Protection Color Balm Sunscreen.

Colorescience SPF 50 Total Protection Color Balm Sunscreen
Sunscreen

About this product

A tinted SPF 50 sunscreen balm designed to provide broad-spectrum sun protection while adding color and coverage to the face.

Guru Score

75%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far
2Gurus
1Yay
1Mixed
0Nay

What they liked

  • Adds color and coverage like makeup
  • Soothes redness after procedures

What they flagged

  • Too thick for daily wear

What the gurus are saying

This balm doubles as both sunscreen and makeup, letting people skip separate products and get SPF 50 coverage with a flush of color in one swipe. The trade-off is texture: it runs thick, which makes it less ideal for everyday wear, though those recovering from skin procedures appreciate how it calms redness while you're outside. Not everyone's daily driver, but genuinely useful for the right moment.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take January 2026

What the gurus are saying.

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Mixed
"It's on the thick side. If you've had a procedure done, it's kind of nice to kind of cut down that redness when you're out and about, but it's a little bit too thick for me to wear on a daily basis."
Yay
"What is this? Is this a lipstick? No. Is this a blush? No. Is this an eyeshadow? No. What is it then? Oh, it's an SPF 50 Total Protection Color Balm Sunscreen. This is technically a sunscreen, but do you see how I have just applied a literal blush, literal eyeshadow, and literal lipstick? You know what? I have pretty much applied a somewhat full face of makeup by using none."

Frequently asked.

What is Colorescience SPF 50 Total Protection Color Balm Sunscreen?

A tinted SPF 50 sunscreen balm designed to provide broad-spectrum sun protection while adding color and coverage to the face.

Is Colorescience SPF 50 Total Protection Color Balm Sunscreen worth it?

Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 75%.

What is Colorescience SPF 50 Total Protection Color Balm Sunscreen's Guru Score?

Colorescience SPF 50 Total Protection Color Balm Sunscreen holds a Guru Score of 75%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.

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