theskincarewitch review for SoonJung Director's Mineral Filter Sun Cream SPF50+ PA++++

A sunscreen with probably one of the worst textures I've tried from a Korean brand - Etude House Soon Jung x Director's Mineral Filter Sun Cream SPF 50+ PA++++. This is a physical, inorganic sunscreen that was released fairly recently in colaboration with Director Pi. I only know Director Pi from her youtube video channel. She was a Korean beauty editor and has hosted beauty related tv shows like Get It Beauty (WHICH I LOVE AND WISH I COULD FIND NEWER EPISODES WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES 😭). There was a sunscreen "scandal" in Korea that involved false testing of sunscreen SPF values and she was apparently outspoken about it. This is a sunscreen that she worked to develop with the brand Etude House. The "tested" on the bottle means that it was tested and proven to be SPF 50 and PA++++. Since my favorite sunscreen from Make Prem was reformulated (right around the time the sunscreen testing/ labeling issue happened) I have been trying to find a mineral filter based one that I love. This was cheap on Jolse so I figured I'd give it a try. Thankfully the bottle is almost empty because I really dislike it. I like mineral-based sun filters because they don't irritate my rosacea and help to keep my skin matte throughout the day. This is thick, greasy, makes my face look like a glazed donut and feels SO heavy. It's almost everything I hate about American mineral sunscreens. There is no fragrance which is nice for sensitive skin but I've found that even this can sting my skin a bit if I use it after using a chemical peel the evening before. I am on a mission to empty products and not hoard and waste them so I am forcing myself to finish this but I will absolutely not repurchase. The only positive thing is there is very very minimal, if any, white cast after application. Keep in mind that I am very fair, and this takes a lot of blending to get it to disappear on my skin. Like so much blending. It tugs the skin because of how hard it is to blend. No thanks. If your skin is super dry and doesn't mind a ton of aggressive blending then I could see this working out for you.