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Sunforgettable® Total Protection® Face Shield Flex SPF 50 — Reddit Reviews
Updated October 14, 2026
Tinted mineral SPF 50 delivers foundation-level coverage; holy grail status, acne risk.
What the community says
This tinted mineral SPF 50 doubles as foundation, giving redness-prone users genuinely buildable coverage instead of sheer evening-out. It suits people who want one morning step, though niacinamide can sting or trigger breakouts, and the finish may turn cakey.
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- Niacinamide triggers acne or stinging for a vocal minority
- Breakouts and whiteheads can follow an attractive glow
- Can dry skin out, look greasy, or cake down by day’s end
Product details
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Real Reddit threads — 51 mentions across 27 threads
Colorescience Sunforgettable® Total Protection® Face Shield Flex SPF 50 on Reddit, in one place — 27 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...”
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“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.”
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“products that work for me.”
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“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”
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“I use the Colorscience one and have done now for a few years. It’s really lovely”
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“often enough with a little concealer to not need any further face makeup”
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“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.”
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“the coverage is amazing. i only use that and a concealer to cover my redness”
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“Colorescience Flex is amazing”
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“colorscience sunforgettable flex”
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“Both are spf 50.”
Positive
Dupes & Alternatives
EltaMD
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