The 10 Best Face Sunscreens To Use If You’re Over 40 And Just Want Something That Works
It's taken (literally) decades of trial and error, but I’ve found a handful of sunscreens that both protect and look great under makeup.
by Abigail Bassett
I’m a sunscreen junkie. Not by choice. More out of necessity.
After all, most sunscreen is greasy, sticky, smelly, white-casty, stingy, and slippery all at once. You’d think that nearly 40 years of scientific development would have changed that, but the truth is, there is a lot of BAD sunscreen on the market.
Yet, in the interest of avoiding skin cancer and not looking like a leather shoe by the time I hit menopause, I have doubled down on my commitment to finding the holy grail of sunscreen, and lo-and-behold, I’ve found a few that work.
Here are 10 options that I love under makeup that don’t run, sting, burn, or pill.
Here I am with just the sunscreen and zero makeup layered over it:
Price: $27.50
Here, you can see me (again makeup-free) but with that little bit of glow provided by LA Sol.
Price: $25
Here you can see me in the sunscreen. On the left, barefaced. And on the right, under full makeup.
Price: $23
Here I am wearing it with and without makeup. It’s so light, it’s like softest glow you get from sitting in the sun.
Price: $13
And, of course, here it is under makeup, so smoothing without being sticky or shiny.
Price: $48
Here I am, glowing after application.
Price: $50
A natural matte finish, both with and without makeup.
Price: $50
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