Yet behold, the latest slew of 2025 face-dedicated suncare is here to re-educate us and save our skin – literally. Not only does it protect up to SPF50 from UVA and UVB rays, but it has skincare benefits built in too. The feather-weight fluid texture of the new-gen SPFs doesn’t scrimp on protection but won’t leave you in a sticky mess either. Some have gone so far as to add a tint, allowing you to combine your protection, skincare and base in one savvy step this summer. Here are nine of our favourite trailblazers.
The Tinted One
Sheer, with just a hint of ‘healthy skin’ coverage, this natural looking, yet buildable tinted SPF is perfect for ‘no make-up’ make-up days.
Merit: The Uniform SPF50, £34
The Mineral One
Packed with antioxidants, vitamins and omegas that provide nourishment, protection and renewal, this luxe formula delivers.
Augustinus Bader: The Sunscreen SPF50, £105
The Glow-Giving One
Is it a primer, an illuminator or an SPF Reader, it’s all three. A pearly, dewy finish with vitamin C to brighten, hyaluronic acid to hydrate and a great grip to help make-up stay in place in the heat. A summer hero.
Hello Sunday: The Illuminating One Glow Primer SPF50, £23
The Fluid One
Silky, velvety and as light as air. Another tinted SPF with built-in oil control for a dewy, non-greasy finish, it’s available in a great shade range with no white cast for seamless, summer skin protection.
Beauty of Joseon: Daily Tinted Fluid Sunscreen SPF30, £17
The Skincare One
An SPF that repairs historic sun damage as it protects? This is the future. Shielding and soothing, with calming cotton skin cell extract to calm any sun-induced irritation – goodbye heat rash.
111 Skin: Repair Sunscreen SPF50, £95
The Mist One
A handy travel size for your handbag that you can mist over the top of your make-up for an SPF top up without smudging your look. A great hydrating formula with aloe vera, it’s great in the heat and leaves skin with a dewy glow.
Ultra Violette: Preen Screen SPF Reapplication Mist, £15
The Stick One
Another great one for on-the-go application, this non-sticky gel-formula comes in a clever transparent stick that you twist up and apply where and whenever you need. Great on sensitive skin, with aloe vera to cool and argan oil to nourish.?
Clarins: Invisible Sun Care Stick, £25
The Hydrating One
If you suffer with dryness, a spritz of this award-winning SPF mist could soothe your summer-frazzled skin. With Australian botanicals, it boosts skin’s glow with a shot of hydration and vitamins – with zero white cast.
Naked Sundays: SPF Hydrating Glow Mist, £18
The Pore-Friendly One
If you’re cautious of a facial SPF because you experience blocked pores, this may be the answer. A non-comedogenic formula, its sheer mineral pigments actually help to blur any imperfections. Gentle enough to use on sensitive, break-out prone skin, this formula can help to strengthen the skin’s natural barrier, too.
Kate Somerville: Hydrakate Illuminating SPF50 Drops, £39
