The Greatest Sunscreens to Wear Under Cosmetics

As someone who falls into the fair-to-light skin tone category, I have tried plenty of sunscreens over the last few decades.

It’s wild to see how far sunscreens have come from the days of my childhood, wearing those thick white creams! My preferred texture for sunscreens is lightweight, with a dry-touch finish, aka: feels like nothing. Learn more

Here are my favorite sunscreens that I’ve found have really protected my skin, have a lightweight texture, and have been gentle on my sensitive skin. Learn more

This was my first Korean face sunscreen I tried and the one that hooked me! The formula is light, never clogs my pores or causes breakouts and it wears easily under makeup.

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It has a bit of sheen that gives your skin an amazing light, lit-from-within glow. When I wear this sunscreen, my skin looks super healthy and slightly dewy.

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This is an incredibly lightweight sunscreen! If you like the feeling of nothing on your skin, this is a great pick.

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This has a dry-touch finish, which is really nice! It also has a light floral scent.

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I LOVE bringing these Derma-E powders with me to the beach and pool! They are great for “setting” my liquid sunscreens before I leave the house. Then I bring them with my to touch up my nose, chin, tops of ears, behind my ears, chest etc throughout the day.

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The Greatest Sunscreens to Wear Under Cosmetics

As someone who falls into the fair-to-light skin tone category, I have tried plenty of sunscreens over the last few decades.

This was my first Korean face sunscreen I tried and the one that hooked me! The formula is light, never clogs my pores or causes breakouts and it wears easily under makeup.

Missha Essence Sun Milk

FACE SUNSCREENS

It has a bit of sheen that gives your skin an amazing light, lit-from-within glow. When I wear this sunscreen, my skin looks super healthy and slightly dewy.

Canmake Mermaid Skin Gel UV

This is an incredibly lightweight sunscreen! If you like the feeling of nothing on your skin, this is a great pick.

Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence

This has a dry-touch finish, which is really nice! It also has a light floral scent.

Hera Sun Mate Leports Pro Waterproof

I LOVE bringing these Derma-E powders with me to the beach and pool! They are great for “setting” my liquid sunscreens before I leave the house. Then I bring them with my to touch up my nose, chin, tops of ears, behind my ears, chest etc throughout the day.

Derma-E Sun Protection Mineral Powder

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