A tinted SPF 50 sunscreen balm designed to provide broad-spectrum sun protection while adding color and coverage to the face.
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Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat 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.
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The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“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.”
Beyond50Skin, watch at 9:46
“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.”
Beyond50Skin, watch at 9:46
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A tinted SPF 50 sunscreen balm designed to provide broad-spectrum sun protection while adding color and coverage to the face.
Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 75%.
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.
In their reviews, experts say Colorescience SPF 50 Total Protection Color Balm Sunscreen is good for redness (1 expert) and skin recovering after a procedure (1 expert).
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