Long story as brief as possible) Lupus, rosacea and couperose skin, finnicky, highly reactive, uneven skin tone. At the same time grieving for my beloved mom who passed right before the holidays. Feeling yikes in every way. After watching Ingy's great sunscreen video which was a total eye opener--(last year, I started using new generation chemical sunscreens from my local pharmacy which made my skin so much worse and I didn't know why), I heard Ingy explain that these store heat ( if I remember correctly) rather than reflect the sun with zinc which cools, heals inflammation etc, so I then reached out to the lovely team here about which sunscreen to use. This one came highly recommended in my case, and no kidding! I was on the fence a bit as loved the Ilia tint, but it is too shiny, slippery, still showed uneven skin tone, plus needed powder in order to even apply the lovely Hiro Blush that was also recommended to me and is beautiful. This one is so uncomplicated, one really doesn't need any powder whatsoever, quick, practical, just a hint of blush and ready to go. I don't mind the bit firmer consistency, and if I apply the FYI Squalane underneath, it doesn't even settle in small lines or the like. Less really is more--thank you, dear lovelies, I would have never found this one by myself--you really rock!

This is one of the best tinted face sunscreens I have tried so far. The reason for the 4 stars on "Results" is the limited shade range. It's not very inclusive and I hope they add more shades.

I use this instead of foundation in the summer, and it looks great. I always start by using the Nuori face and body SPF 30 on both my body and face. That one is not tinted, however, and so after having let the layer of Nuori SPF dry down I add a layer of this one from Alga Maris on my face. It also matts it down a bit, since the Nuori one can look a bit greasy/glossy on my face.

I only use one pump of the Alga Maris one, and so had I not used any other sunscreen in addition, that would not have enough for SPF protection. I think this one from Alga Maris looks a bit cake-y if I add more layers, though. But with just the one pump/layer, I am very pleased with how it looks.

In the evening I just remove it with a watermelon seed oil, which works very well for me. It comes right off.

I had considered trying the Alga Maris tinted sunscreen SPF 30 as well, but apparently that one has a scent to it. This one, the SPF 50, does not have any scent to it which is what I prefer since I'm a bit sensitive to scents and fragrances.

So far I have only tried the shade "Beige", but I'm considering getting both a "Beige" and a "GoldenDorée" one and try mixing them. I recommend this product!