“First I need to say that I am probably biased because Dr. Sam’s advice on Rosacea (youtube channel) saved my face and turned a blotchy, red balloon that hurt when touched into a normal face again! I have been using the Acelaic Acid Booster from PC for more than a year now thanks to her as well as the Dermo Cleanser from the Toleriane range, the Niacinamide from PC and the Avene Tolerance Emulsion if needed. I am also using The Medik8 Crystal.. (retinal) once a week, and it doesn’t aggravate my skin. From Dr. Sam I am using the Sunscreen, Brightly in the morning and Nightly, and I am in love.
Flawless Gossamer, tinted: I have now bought my 4th bottle!!:) I am 35, have sensitive, oily skin, very sensitive to the sun and the colour 1 (I am quite pale, think embarrassed ghost) fits my complexion perfectly. I use it like makeup. The only complaint is that it is a bit shiny on my oily skin, but with Brightly underneath, which mattifies my skin a bit too much , it’s the perfect combination, the two balance each other out. I also love her nightly serum, I use it on some nights when I don’t use the retrinal, and no irriation whatsoever. The only complaint about the sunscreen: 6 heaps are impossible, I look like I’m wearing too much makeup after this. But 4-5 are feasible, applied in two thin layers. Thanks Dr. Sam! :)”
“This is my favorite SPF, in terms of how it goes on and never irritated my skin. Very moisturizing and glides smoothly onto the skin. However, the packaging is not the best, especially when running low. I have also been waiting so long for the tint 02 to become available. It has what has kept me from buying more! Would also love option of having it in a bigger size.”
“Fantastic tint. Very hydrating. Doesn’t pill.
Overall great sunscreen. Wish this came in a matte formula as well because it is too greasy/shiny for my oily skin so I won’t be repurchasing.”
“I found this sunscreen stung and really really dried out my skin. I bought the tint 01 as I am quite pale but it still left a white cast. Disappointing for the price”
“Update of my previous 4* review.
I still love the product. I use tint 1 which I'm juuust pale enough to get away with, but would love to try no. 2 if it was ever available (it literally never is).
My main issue is this goddawful packaging. The pump works as intended for about a week - if that. Then you start to get less and less out of a single pump (meaning that as a means of measurement it becomes totally useless). You get mixed success with trying to expel the air, that will give it maybe another week where the pump 'works' but you are fighting to get anything substantial out of it.
Eventually, the pump gives up the ghost entirely and you literally have to cut the packaging open - with scissors - to reveal the boatload of product left completely inaccessible at the bottom. This is sadly not a one-off dud - I'm on my third bottle of this stuff. It's embarrassing that such an expensive product can be packaged so awfully and they appear to be doing nothing about it. Not to mention the excessive plastic waste.
As it stands I wouldn't recommend, at this price range, given most of the product is inaccessible.”
“As others have said, and I should have heeded the warnings, the pump has stopped working, the tube is 3/4 full and I've had to cut the tube to get the product out. This defeats the purpose of dosing and it's just too expensive and very inconvenient for this to happen. Disappointing. Stick with the original sunscreen.”
“I was so excited when I found this suncream, and REALLY wanted to love it because on paper it ticked all my boxes - cruelty free, rosacea/mature skin friendly, mineral but no white cast, high SPF...
But. While the tint 1 is perfect for my fair Scottish skin, I have found it a bit too sticky and shiny. I realise that's a matter of personal preference - one person's 'glow' being another's 'too shiny'. And my husband says he thinks it looks fine - like a natural healthy shine, not greasy! But it feels a bit rich and tacky on my skin, and I have to be careful not to use it every day. The one week I did use it daily, I broke out in a few spots. So now I use it 2 or 3 days a week, on a day when I do indeed want a slightly more 'perfected skin' look (I generally use tinted SPF and concealer only, no foundation). The real dealbreaker though, which means I will use it up but not purchase it again, is the packaging. I get the idea of a pump to dispense an accurate dose, but in practice the pump has been an absolute pain - right from the start, it was very erratic, sometimes working instantly, sometimes after several pumps, sometimes not at all even after 20 pumps (then me running out of time and grabbing my old suncream to put on instead, before I had to head off for work). And of course, you can't seem to get the top off the tube. I finally got really frustrated and cut the tube in half, thinking perhaps the cream was running lower than I'd realised. But no. It was still very full - I used it for a few more days, then realised it was going to dry out long before I finished it. So I scraped out the contents into an airtight container. At that stage, I also realised I should weigh the remaining contents, so you know how much was left when the pump had basically given up - and it was still just over 25g.
So. I'm sorry to leave this review, but I hope it will be helpful, and you might reconsider the packaging in future.”
“It is one of the best sunscreens I have used! It is very hydrating and gives my face a nice glow. The two things I do not like is my hair always got stuck on my face while I was wearing it and the pumps are not working properly. It is almost impossible to get 6 pumps out at one time.”
