Sunforgettable Total Protection Face Shield Classic SPF 50 — Reddit Reviews
Updated October 3, 2026
Tinted mineral SPF 50 with real coverage and low white cast; pricey.
What the community says
A tinted zinc oxide SPF 50 that acts like a sheer base and layers well under makeup. It fits people who want coverage plus sun protection, especially rosacea or melasma folks. The trade-off is the price, and some acne-prone skin hates it.
What this means for you
Backed by 15 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/30PlusSkinCare and 2 more.
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Real Reddit threads — 59 mentions across 15 threads
Colorescience Sunforgettable Total Protection Face Shield Classic SPF 50 on Reddit, in one place — 15 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/30PlusSkinCare and 2 more, summarized.
“I loved the coverage of color science flex but it gave me terrible cystic acne”
Cautionary
“Check out Colorescience.”
Cautionary
“I actually stopped using the face shield Flex because it had a little too much coverage and was not sheer like I wanted”
Cautionary
“Colorescience Total Protection face shield SPF 50. I have melasma too.”
Positive
“It’s not chalky white and gives a nice glow.”
Positive
“Colorescience Total Protection face shield SPF 50.”
Positive
“Stock up on essentials like Colorscience Sunscreen and Dennis gross peel pads on Christmas.”
Mentioned
“The Colorescience has niacinamide unfortunately.”
Mentioned
“Stock up on essentials”
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“Mornings are moisturizer (Vanicream) and sunscreen only (Colorescience)”
Positive
“sunscreen only (Colorescience)”
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“She gave you excellent advice”
Positive
“Colorescience Sunforgettable total protection has been my favorite go years since my dermatologist gave me a bottle.”
Positive
“This one is tinted.”
Positive
“Second Colorscience”
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“Here are the only two safe sunscreens I’ve found in the entire world”
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“Colorescience sunforgettable CLASSIC ONLY! None of the tints. This is my holy grail.”
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“It’s pricey but always goes on sale and a bottle lasts sosososo long”
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