Brightening Up Sun+ SPF50+ PA+++ — Reddit Reviews
by Dr. G
Updated September 28, 2026
Hybrid SPF 50+ with a matte, half-shade tone-up finish; breaks some dry patches.
What the community says
A tinted hybrid sunscreen with zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, and niacinamide that leans matte and blurs skin. Combo and oily skin folks love it under makeup, but dry patches can catch and the tone-up can read white on deeper tones.
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Real Reddit threads — 16 mentions across 12 threads
Dr. G Brightening Up Sun+ SPF50+ PA+++ on Reddit, in one place — 12 threads from r/AsianBeauty and r/koreanskincare, summarized.
“Currently using haruharu wonder airyfit sunscreen & finishing Dr. G Brightening Up Sun.”
Positive
“Measure out half of the sunscreen (aka one generous finger length)”
Positive
“repeat with the other half of sunscreen”
Positive
“Aestura, Physiogel and Dr.G sunscreen makes sense.”
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“Dr.G sunscreens (Green Mild Up Sun & Brightening Up Sun) have been consistently ranked in the top 10”
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“They're very popular in Korea.”
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“Dr. G Brightening Up Sun”
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“mildly tone up/tinted ... AND matte AND works great under makeup”
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“It does sometimes settle around my dry skin patches”
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“Dr.G Brightening Up Sun+ – 7/10”
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“Again, no breakouts, but it has that thick, sticky feeling too.”
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“Also leaves a bit of a white cast on my medium skin tone.”
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“Dr. G Brightening Up Sun will be a repeat purchase for summer use”
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“will be a repeat purchase”
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“replacing BOJ Aqua Fresh”
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“I recently tried Dr. G Brightening Up Sun and am really surprised by it.”
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“It has been perfect for the heatwave in SoCal so far, kept my face pretty matte/natural looking.”
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“...wanted something that could offer some tint on my lazy/no makeup days.”
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