Beauty · 1 tested · 1 buying guide
Sunscreen reviews: worn under makeup, in 30 °C+
Which sunscreens pill under foundation, which leave a white cast, and the one I actually reach for — from weeks of wearing them every morning in Limassol heat.
Sunscreen — SPF, sun cream, whatever you call it — is the product I never skip, and the one where the marketing is furthest from real life. “Invisible”, “no white cast”, “wears beautifully under makeup”: every tube promises all three, and the only way to know is to wear it. So every SPF here has been worn the way I actually wear it — every morning, under makeup, in Limassol, where 30 °C+ is normal from June to September and the sun is strong for much of the year.
What I’m checking is simple. Does it sit under foundation without pilling? Does it leave a white cast? Is the finish right for your skin, or too much? And how fast does the tube really run out when you use it properly every day? Each review answers those, with the price I paid.
The first one through the test is Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun SPF50+ — a month of mornings, no pilling, no white cast — and the buying guide to sunscreens under makeup sets it against the ones people cross-shop it with. Everything is labelled Tested or Researched, and only the ones I’ve worn get a score.
Tested
Every sunscreen review, newest first
Buying guides
Compared, with the labels on
Questions people ask
Before you buy
Does sunscreen pill under foundation?
Some do, and it usually shows as soon as foundation goes on top — so that’s the first thing I check, and every sunscreen review here says whether it pilled under my makeup. Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun went a month of mornings without pilling once.
What SPF do you wear in Cyprus?
The one I’ve worn most is Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun, which is SPF50+ — every morning for a month, with no white cast and my makeup sitting perfectly on top. Two honest downsides: the dewy finish is too much for oily skin, and the 50 ml tube runs out faster than you expect.
Why test sunscreen under makeup?
Because that’s how most of us wear it on a weekday. A sunscreen can be lovely on bare skin and still ruin your foundation, so every review says what happened once makeup went on top.
Why do only some sunscreens have a score?
Because I only score what I’ve worn. Tested means weeks of every-morning use on my own face; Researched means it sits in the buying guide because people cross-shop it against one I have tested. A researched pick earns a score the day I actually wear it.
