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101 Zero Feel SPF 50 Day Cream.

Geek & Gorgeous 101 Zero Feel SPF 50 Day Cream
Sunscreen

About this product

A chemical sunscreen with SPF 50 and broad-spectrum protection, designed to feel imperceptible on skin while delivering a matte finish.

Full ingredients

Guru Score

91%

Yay

6 experts · Moderate agreement
Guru Certified
Broad expert consensus
6Gurus
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0Mixed
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What they liked

  • Invisible matte finish without ashiness
  • Feels like nothing on skin
  • No white cast on deeper skin tones

What they flagged

  • Too lightweight for swimming or heavy sweating
  • May feel dry on very dry skin

What the gurus are saying

The weightless, truly matte finish that feels like nothing on skin is what keeps drawing praise from these gurus, and they note it works especially well for oily skin and sits invisibly under makeup without pilling. The formula sinks in within 30 seconds despite feeling substantial at first, leaves a natural powder-like velvety finish, and won't sting eyes or irritate those wearing contacts. One thing to keep in mind: it is not water-resistant, so while it holds around 50 percent protection through sweating, it is not ideal for swimming or intense outdoor sports; dry skin types may also want to pair it with a rich moisturizer since the matte finish can feel drying on its own.
Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take September 2026

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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"It's offering SPF 50 plus sun protection with new generation filters. If you're watching this in the US, buy it and know that it's an SPF 50 sunscreen, even if they're not legally allowed to put it on the bottle. You can get that next level protection without having to worry about irritation, prickling, watery eyes. It's just amazing. It's also dead matte, which I love. If you're somebody that wants matte, you don't want any dewiness, you don't want any gloss to the skin, you want a sunscreen that is dead matte, this is the closest to zero like shine you will ever ever get. Stunning."
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"For years, us oily folk have kind of been conditioned to believe that sunscreen isn't for us. There'll never be one that actually feels nice and enjoyable to use. There are, they do exist, but they are few and far between. Fortunately, a new launch in the last couple of months has kind of revolutionized the sunscreen game for us oily folk, and it's this, the Geek and Gorgeous Zero Feel SPF. Little game changer and has made such a difference to my skincare routine on those super oily days. The reason I love this is it's matte, but not dead pan matte. You know, where sometimes we can wear a sunscreen and it almost appears chalky on the skin. Not at all. This is just a nice natural skin finish with oil under control, not peeking through even after a little bit of wear and just boosting your skin confidence. It feels beautiful. It doesn't clog the pores. It doesn't break you out and it is just the nicest finish for us oily skinned folk. Now, I believe if you have more dryness skin type, you can still use this. You might just want to put a moisturizer on first, then top it off with this. If you're oily, this is a moisturizer and a sunscreen in one. So, it's just one of those dream products. And I think had this style of product existed when I was in my teens, I would have used a lot more sunscreen than I did cuz it's honestly just a pleasure to apply. It's super lightweight. This isn't dewy, greasy, exacerbating the oil, but it's also not chalky and dead looking, which is what some matte sunscreens can give. It's just a gorgeous natural skin finish. So yeah, if you have an oily skin type, promise me you will give this a go this year because it is just a dream. Super affordable, budget friendly sunscreen."
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"If you want to go for a more matte finish on your sunscreen, this is a new launch and a bit of a revelation. This is the Geek and Gorgeous Zero Feel SPF 50. Again, new generation filters. This delivers a beautiful matte finish on the skin. They've disclosed their PPD rating, which is well in excess of 19, meaning this is truly broad spectrum. I love this so much. Both of these broad spectrum sunscreens don't break the bank, super affordable, and they just work. Choose the one that most aligns to the finish that you want on the skin and your protection game is on point."
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"This is the Geek & Gorgeous 101 Zero Feel SPF 50. If you're looking for matte in terms of your sunscreen, this is the best one you will ever use. This is the first truly matte sunscreen that doesn't make you look chalky and ashy, but also genuinely is matte. It just takes away any shine, it controls some of the oil levels in the skin and leaves you behind a beautiful invisible finish. Super lightweight. You won't feel this on the skin. It's in the name, zero feel. Using new generation filters, so you're getting that broadspectrum protection. Geek & Gorgeous have always been one of my favorite skincare brands. When they announced they were working on a sunscreen, I got very excited. It's taken a while, but it's here. I genuinely think this is such a good product. It's now available internationally. It's super affordable. It's a good size. You're getting 75 ml versus the usual 50 ml, which I appreciate. And it's actually matte. For anyone that has an oily skin type that wants a matte sunscreen, this is perfect."
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"It's a chemical sunscreen, which means it won't leave any ashiness or white cast even on deeper, darker, and richer skin tones. For most people, I think this is going to be absolutely great even on oily, acne prone skin. It is just a wonderful, wonderful sunscreen that I think is genuinely going to be welcome in just about everyone's skincare routine. Honestly, 10 out of 10, no notes. And what I think is really rare and great to see is that Geek and Gorgeous have released all their data, all their testing, the SPF values of the product, and most importantly, the UVA protection values, too. All there front and center. As consumers, we can make an informed choice and know what we're buying. This is really rare. Very few brands actually do this. We need to know exactly what we're putting on our skin and have faith that it's delivering the right level of protection."
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"I also love the Geek and Gorgeous Zero Feel sunscreen."
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"I did also try the new Geek and Gorgeous sunscreen, which isn't out for quite a bit of time. Which honestly is amazing. I would have thought it would be because I love everything that brand creates. It's amazing. It's also half the price of the ordinary one. So, I love a bargain."
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"This is the Geek and Gorgeous Zero Feel sunscreen, super affordable, one of the two most affordable of these longwear sunscreens. It's only just been launched, and true to the name it has zero feel application, you don't know you're wearing a sunscreen. You get four hours of wear on it under standard conditions, though they're still testing to see if it can withstand longer application windows and should release that data soon. It gives a nice matte finish, hydrating but you don't know it's there, truly the first creamy but matte finish I've ever found in a sunscreen. Geek and Gorgeous do so much right, and this is probably one of my favorite products from one of my favorite skincare brands."
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"It's offering SPF 50 plus sun protection with new generation filters. If you're watching this in the US, buy it and know that it's an SPF 50 sunscreen, even if they're not legally allowed to put it on the bottle. You can get that next level protection without having to worry about irritation, prickling, watery eyes. It's just amazing. It's also dead matte, which I love. If you're somebody that wants matte, you don't want any dewiness, you don't want any gloss to the skin, you want a sunscreen that is dead matte, this is the closest to zero like shine you will ever ever get. Stunning."
Yay
"I discovered an amazing new sunscreen that I'm absolutely in love with, the Geek and Gorgeous Zero Feel SPF 50. It has a PA++++ rating, which means it's the highest UVA protection. This is the first sunscreen I've ever tried that I could put on my face and not have to do anything else, just go about my day without looking weird. With every other sunscreen I've tried it's either a white cast, the tint doesn't match me, it's super shiny, it makes my pores look huge, it feels super greasy, I need to powder it or put makeup over it. It comes out of the tube basically white, rubs in quickly and easily, and dries down to the most beautiful finish that just looks like your skin. It's an amazing sunscreen, I absolutely love it, and it plays really well with makeup."
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"I just discovered a new sunscreen that I'm really excited about, from Geek and Gorgeous, their Zero Feel Matte sunscreen or face cream depending on what country you buy it in. It's an SPF 50 sunscreen with no white cast and a matte finish. It's one of the first sunscreens I've ever tried where I didn't have to put some kind of makeup or powder on over it to take down the shine, reduce the look of the white cast, or make it look more normal on my skin. So this is an amazing sunscreen, I highly, highly recommend it."
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"I discovered an amazing new sunscreen that I'm absolutely in love with, the Geek and Gorgeous Zero Feel SPF 50. It has a PA++++ rating, which means it's the highest UVA protection. This is the first sunscreen I've ever tried that I could put on my face and not have to do anything else, just go about my day without looking weird. With every other sunscreen I've tried it's either a white cast, the tint doesn't match me, it's super shiny, it makes my pores look huge, it feels super greasy, I need to powder it or put makeup over it. It comes out of the tube basically white, rubs in quickly and easily, and dries down to the most beautiful finish that just looks like your skin. It's an amazing sunscreen, I absolutely love it, and it plays really well with makeup."
Yay
"Geek and Gorgeous came out with a sunscreen and I've been using this one a lot too, it's almost finished."
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"Today I'm going with the Geek and Gorgeous sunscreen. I've been on a kick with this stuff, I love it. It just feels so nice on my skin."
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"I love that they did this. I wish every brand would do this. They've got four different sunscreen filters: Avobenzone, Octinoxate, Tinosorb S, and Enzacamene, which is a chemical UVB filter. And then other beneficial ingredients, we've got vitamin E. It's a pretty short ingredient list, but I'm really loving this stuff."
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"We've got silica, which is an oil absorbing ingredient. We've got vitamin E, which is a great antioxidant. And then we've also got carnauba wax, which is a great emollient. Once this soaks in, it feels like silk on my skin, actually. Not tacky at all. Feels really nice. For acne prone skin we've got a few ingredients of note: demethicone, carnauba wax can be somewhat comedogenic, we've got cetearyl alcohol which is a fatty alcohol, and then carbomer. Nothing hugely concerning for acne prone skin. If you have oily skin, this is going to be very appreciated because there's not a lot of sunscreens that really have this nice of a finish with this good of ingredients that works well for oily skin."
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"I'm loving the Geek and Gorgeous sunscreen. It feels like a nice sunscreen that's easy to apply liberally. We've got all the good chemical filters in here. We've got vitamin E, we've got ectoine, sodium hyaluronate, we've got the PDRN in here, which is great. There are studies showing it's great for wound healing and skin soothing and anti-inflammatory. If you do lasers or microneedling or peels, I think PDRN is a great product ingredient."
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"I've got Tinosurb S, great UVA UVB filter. It feels really nice. I used it all day yesterday when I was outside doing my gardening. And it just feels great. It doesn't look greasy or anything. I love it. I can't say enough good things about it so far."
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"I will mention a few sunscreens I'm loving, absolutely loving. So far this summer, I've been using the Geek and Gorgeous sunscreen a lot."
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"Their sunscreen is great too. I gave it to a friend at the cabin who forgot her face sunscreen, and afterward everyone wanted to know what it was. I tell them how great it feels, that it's not greasy and it doesn't smell. Everyone needs to buy it, it's amazing, it's great sunscreen."
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"Geek and Gorgeous came out with a sunscreen and I've been using this one a lot too, it's almost finished."
Yay
"For days when I'm just commuting by bike and spending the day indoors, I reach for more lightweight sunscreens that aren't water resistant but feel like nothing. One of the two I have on rotation is the Geek and Gorgeous Zero Feel SPF 50 plus. You can feel it when you apply it, but then it just disappears, you don't feel anything, and it has a very natural finish."
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"If you're normal to oily, if you prefer your skin to be more matte, like in a natural matte, and you want a good protection with something that you really don't feel, this is as good as it gets right now. I can see myself reaching for the zero feel in the summer quite a lot. But if you are really dry and don't want to slather yourself with a very rich moisturizer or if you need something that survives swimming or sweaty outdoor sports, this might not be the one for you. It might also not be the one for you if you're looking for a very very dewy finish because that's just the look that you like."
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"Geek and Gorgeous released a new sunscreen, the 101 Zero Feel SPF 50. I have already used it and really enjoyed it. Right now, in the heat, it is what I reach for every day."
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"For days when I'm just commuting by bike and spending the day indoors, I reach for more lightweight sunscreens that aren't water resistant but feel like nothing. One of the two I have on rotation is the Geek and Gorgeous Zero Feel SPF 50 plus. You can feel it when you apply it, but then it just disappears, you don't feel anything, and it has a very natural finish."
Yay
"The Zero Feel Daily Mattifying Day Cream is fourteen dollars and ninety cents for two point five fluid ounces, which is an amazing price for a mattifying moisturizer. I still cannot get over the size, the price, and the lack of alcohol and fragrance in it. It is such a non-irritating, sensitive skin friendly day cream here in the US."
Yay
"This is a European sunscreen, and it is very lightweight for a European sunscreen, with a filter list that almost looks like a Korean sunscreen. It dries down super matte, I think it is probably the most mattifying sunscreen I have ever tried. It made my skin less shiny than it ever naturally is, and I didn't notice much shine returning for a full day, which is pretty impressive even in winter. It also makes the makeup I put on top more matte as well. There's no eye sting for me and no peeling issues. It has a UVA protection of over 30, which is really high, and it's 40 minutes water resistant, although I probably wouldn't recommend something this lightweight for swimming."
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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.

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 Geek & Gorgeous 101 Zero Feel SPF 50 Day Cream?

A chemical sunscreen with SPF 50 and broad-spectrum protection, designed to feel imperceptible on skin while delivering a matte finish.

Is Geek & Gorgeous 101 Zero Feel SPF 50 Day Cream worth it?

Yes. All 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 91%.

What is Geek & Gorgeous 101 Zero Feel SPF 50 Day Cream's Guru Score?

Geek & Gorgeous 101 Zero Feel SPF 50 Day Cream holds a Guru Score of 91%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.

Who is Geek & Gorgeous 101 Zero Feel SPF 50 Day Cream best for?

Geek & Gorgeous 101 Zero Feel SPF 50 Day Cream is generally suited to oily skin and combination skin.

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