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Sunforgettable® Total Protection® Face Shield Flex SPF 50 — Reddit Reviews
Updated October 14, 2026
Zinc-oxide SPF 50 delivers buildable foundation coverage; holy-grail tint for redness.
What the community says
A tinted 12% zinc-oxide SPF 50 that doubles as foundation, with iron oxides adding visible-light coverage for discoloration and redness. It suits people wanting one-step morning coverage, but niacinamide sensitivity, breakouts, transfer, and late-day caking are real dealbreakers.
What this means for you
What people love
- Mineral SPF 50 with rosacea-community HG status
- Buildable, foundation-level coverage
- Tint visibly reduces redness
Watch out for
- Niacinamide triggers acne or stinging for some
- Can turn greasy, dry, or cakey by day's end
- Transfers, pills, or breaks down with layering and sweat
Product details
Use caution
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Real Reddit threads — 51 mentions across 28 threads
Colorescience Sunforgettable® Total Protection® Face Shield Flex SPF 50 on Reddit, in one place — 28 threads from r/koreanskincare, r/Rosacea and 4 more, summarized.
“I have been trying mineral sunscreens recently (Colorscience clear mineral, Colorscience flex, Supergoop mineral glowscreen,) but they all make my skin feel a bit dry...”
Cautionary
“...my face is starting to get a little flaky...”
Cautionary
“This is my second year in a row trying a ton of sunscreens looking for my perfect spf.”
Cautionary
“ColorScience Flex - mineral tinted”
Positive
“sharing products that work for me.”
Positive
“products that work for me.”
Positive
“I have had some success with the Colorescience Flex sunscreens because they have good coverage”
Positive
“I wear the sunscreens during nighttime events too because no other foundation manages to stick”
Positive
“Colorescience Flex sunscreens”
Positive
“Colorscience Sunforgettable Total Protection Face Shield FLEX SPF 50 . Expensive but worth it”
Positive
“Personally I'd avoid the color science flex one unless you want to look more greasy than glowy.”
Positive
“My skin is very dry and this is one of the few products that make me look super oily.”
Positive
“Colorscience flex is great on days I don’t want to do full make up but want more coverage than the tinted UV Clear”
Positive
“I use the Colorscience one and have done now for a few years. It’s really lovely”
Positive
“often enough with a little concealer to not need any further face makeup”
Positive
“i actually use one layer of elta MD & then a layer of colorescience tinted spf!”
Positive
“if you aren’t sensitive to niacinamide, it’s truly a holy grail.”
Positive
“the coverage is amazing. i only use that and a concealer to cover my redness”
Positive
Dupes & Alternatives
EltaMD
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