sun smarts
e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo CC Cream SPF 30, $15; elfcosmetics.com
Tower 28 SunnyDays SPF 30 Foundation, $30; tower28 beauty.com Honest Beauty CCC Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30, $24; honest.com
Makeup with sunscreen sounds like the ultimate multitasking move. Foundations, tinted moisturizers, CC creams, eyeshadows, and lipsticks with sunscreen filters offer some protection against damaging sunrays—but not enough. “The biggest limitation with SPF in makeup is that people don’t use makeup the same way they use sunscreen,” says Anna Chien, M.D., associate professor of dermatology at Johns Hopkins and spokesperson for the Skin Cancer Foundation. Keep reading for expert advice on the best ways to use SPF makeup.
Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40, $48; iliabeauty.com
WHAT IF I WORK FROM HOME? If you’re spending the day indoors (maybe getting nothing more than a little indirect light from your window), makeup with “broad-spectrum SPF” (label must say this) is better than nothing, says Orit Markowitz, M.D., a dermatologist in New York City. “In fact, a recent study showed iron oxides, a mineral ingredient in a lot of makeup products, offer protection against blue light [emitted by phones, laptops, etc.].” But if you’re going outside, you need more protection.
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BY K R I S TA B E N N E T T D E M A I O P H OTO S K E L S E Y H A N S E N
STYLING: MAGGIE GOLDSMITH
IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Nude Glow SPF 40, $42; itcosmetics.com
isSPF makeup enough?
