Sunforgettable® Total Protection® Face Shield Flex SPF 50 — Reddit Reviews
Updated September 22, 2026
Tinted mineral SPF 50 with foundation-level coverage; can run greasy on dry skin.
What the community says
A zinc oxide tinted sunscreen with niacinamide, iron oxides, and a foundationy finish. It suits people who want coverage plus daily SPF, especially redness or melasma coverage. Dry skin can look oily, and some users get pilling, stinging, or breakouts.
What this means for you
What people love
Watch out for
- Dry skin can look greasy, cakey, or flat
- Niacinamide and tint trigger some reactions
- Transfers easily and can stain fabric
Product details
Use caution
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Real Reddit threads — 45 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 3 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.”
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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”
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
“Colorescience Flex is amazing”
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“colorscience sunforgettable flex”
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“Both are spf 50.”
Positive
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