Reapplying SPF through out the day - advice needed

mood

I've been advised to reapplying SPF through out the day when it's not cloudy. The problem is I wear makeup every day and it's not easy to reapply it and not rub off makeup. Any tips would be great.

fiona-f

Bare Minerals do a mineral powder sunscreen which you can brush on over your makeup. It has UVA and UVB protection. However the range if shades is too limited for me as I'm very pale so instead if I want to top up my sun protection during the day, I use the Spf 20 version of their Mineral Veil powder, which is designed for over your makeup anyway. I obviously use a separate liquid facial sunscreen before I apply make up too, but find the mineral powder great for top ups.

mood

Do you think the mineral top ups really give proper protection equal to the SPF you apply in the morning?

fiona-f

mood wrote: »

Do you think the mineral top ups really give proper protection equal to the SPF you apply in the morning?

Honestly, I'm not sure but I started it in the recommendation of a friend of mine who lives in the Middle East with pale Irish skin. She only uses mineral sunscreen on her face, reapplying during the day, and has lovely skin and doesn't get burnt.

If its genuinely an issue of medical significance, then to be honest you have to go with whatever your doctor advises, even if that means wiping off all your makeup at noon to reapply sunscreen. Maybe you can explore a simpler make-up look to make this easier. But if its just general sun protection, then I'm happy for me that mineral powder reinforces my sun protection in an easy way, to the standards that I require myself - motivated by purely anti-aging concerns rather than anything medical.

mood

Does your friend normally get burnt on her face when not wearing any SPF of any kind?

gossipgirl10

Shiseido do an SPF 30 makeup that I find is good to wear in hot sunny weather. It's really light weight but gives pretty decent coverage and a little goes a long way. It's waterproof too should you want some coverage at the beach / pool

mood

gossipgirl10 wrote: »

Shiseido do an SPF 30 makeup that I find is good to wear in hot sunny weather. It's really light weight but gives pretty decent coverage and a little goes a long way. It's waterproof too should you want some coverage at the beach / pool

But I can't reapply foundation every two hours on a sunny day!

charlietheminxx

I have very fair skin and wear piz buin once a day suncream in factor 30 when it's sunny. It lasts 8 hours, but I just top up my make up (which has spf 15) at lunchtime if I'll be out in the sun.

Hasn't failed me yet!

vibrantblue

I haven't tried it personally but Peter Thomas Roth has a brush on powder sun screen that can be applied over make up and gets very good reviews as well.

gossipgirl10

mood wrote: »

But I can't reapply foundation every two hours on a sunny day!

Good point sorry

Edit:- just came across this... http://www.15minutebeauty.com/2013/05/common-sunscreen-mistakes.html

Point number 14 is interesting about the powder / makeup sunscreen how much you need to use to actually get the SPF called out on the bottle

mood

gossipgirl10 wrote: »

Good point sorry

No worries

_Whimsical_

Have you tried Ultrasun suncream? Its a nice texture,not too whitening and it doesnt need to be reapplied throughout the day,one application is enough.Its also sweat and water resistant and has high UVA and UVA filters.
Comes in spf 30 and spf 50

http://www.ultrasun.co.uk/