Ingredients: It's a physical sunscreen with Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide providing protection, in a mostly silicone base.
Texture: it's a thickish white cream.
The other hand, without sunscreen, for comparison.
The Dr Sebagh gives a very matte finish; it's actually too matte for my skin in the winter and I found my skin was a bit dry on my forehead and cheeks by the end of the day, even with moisturiser layered underneath. I also found that I had to cleanse very carefully to remove it all; it required a thorough massage with a balm or oil cleanser to remove it.
Summary: this isn't for me for everyday use, but an oilier skin might get on very well with it. I'd use in high summer if I was going to be outside a lot on any particular day, but for everyday summer use with only incidental sun exposure I will stick with the Chantecaille Firming Sun Cream.
Dr Sebagh is available at Selfridges and Space NK.
Disclosure: samples provided by PR for brand without charge.
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I love a good sunscreen, I feel as if they are multipurpose and the white cast sort of knocks out the redness in my skin and fills the pores and generally makes my skin look better - they don't negate the need for makeup but for a nano second I feel as if I am truly blessed. This looks like a good option but agree that they can be a b**ger to remove. Thankyou Grace another one for the everlengthening list. Jan x
ReplyDeleteThe matte finish is really interesting. I don't think I've come across sun protection that does that. Thank you for the review.
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I got this as a gift with purchase last year and even though it's ok, the texture feels a little too much like ordinary sunscreen initially so I don't enjoy using it as much. I prefer the Invisible Zinc one as the cream has a more airy feel to it and is matt or iS Clinical as that helps with slight redness.
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