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Shiseido: Urban Enviroment Age Defense Face Suncare Emulsion SPF 30

  This is it you guys, I finally found the one! If you are struggling with oily T-zone like me, then you probably understand what am I talking about. Face sunscreens can be so heavy even if they are supposedly made for oily skin. They tend to sit on the top of your skin and ˝deciding˝ if they will sink and be absorbed or not… Urban Environment Age Defense Face Suncare Emulsion by Shiseido  is different. It is lightweight, blends into your skin quickly, without a white cast, and leaves your face with a healthy, but never oily-looking glow. The texture is very runny, almost like a serum, but when you start applying it, it changes into a bit richer texture. It has very mild scent that goes away quickly. It shields your skin from UVA, UVB, and pollution and contains SPF 30. I think this is a great protective moisturizer for all year round. If you are prone to dry patches, especially during the winter months, you will need to add another layer of some product underneath. I had some...

First impressions: La Roche Posay Anthelios - Oil correct with SPF 50

I truly struggle with finding a good daily moisturizer with high SPF for my combo skin. Most of them are just too heavy and I get oily super easy. That is the main reason I often avoid wearing my SPF regularly, which is a bad thing. The most success I had so far was with the brand Olival and their Professional face cream with SPF 50 (you can find my review here ) and different products from La Rocher Posay (my review of Anthelios Anti-imperfections corrective gel cream with SPF 50 is here ).  I loved their Shaka fluid! So this year I decided to try another product from the La Roche Posay Anthelios line - simply named Oil correct . I like that the name is so simple. This is a gel with SPF 50 that supposedly visibly reduces pores and corrects imperfections. Here are my pros and cons after the first week of use: PROS: it is not oily doesn't leave white traces does not irritate my skin SPF 50 blends nicely with my makeup practical packaging CONS: it takes very long to absorb comp...