During the incident of the patchwork face I also picked up Clinique City Block Sheer. The box proclaims it to be an “oil-free daily face protector”. Much like the Superbalanced Foundation it claims to absorb oil in oily bits and provide moisture to dry bits making makeup look better for longer. A ha, a primer then? Actually it works pretty well as a primer. Not as well as GOSH Velvet touch for me but pretty darn well nonetheless.
It has antioxidant properties and also specifies that it is safe for use around the eyes (I certainly haven’t experienced any problems). Importantly it has broad spectrum (UVA and UVB) sun protection at SPF25. There is apparently an SPF40 but it wasn’t available.
As you can see the cream is actually a thick beige colour. Whilst it blends away pretty much invisibly on my skin I can imagine it might give dark skin tones a bit of an ashy cast. Correct me if I’m wrong though! It is a very thick cream but it spreads well so your 40ml tube should last a fair while. I haven’t had any breakouts or anything whilst using this and to be honest this combined with the Clinique foundation is all the moisture my skin needs on these sweaty summer mornings.
I would repurchase this. In summer my skin cannot cope with moisturiser, sun protection, primer and foundation. I can wear this alone on a good day and my skin looks fine, not oily or shiny. The only thing I’m not keen on is the very slight biscuit smell. It goes very quickly but it reminds me of fake tan.... ew. At £15 I thought it was a little pricey until I saw that Boots own brand sunscreen wasn’t miles off that price either. I actually consider it very good value for money!
Stay safe in the sun folks :-) xxx
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