ColorescienceSunforgettable Mineral SPF 30 Sunscreen Brush Colour: Fair

Read some reviews mentioning the problem with the dispenser and thought to try my luck...well an expensive fail.No matter how you shake or push the brush, nothing comes out.

I use this sunscreen daily on myself and my fair-skinned children. We're blonde and blue-eyed and can tan lightly -- the fair is perfect for us. Attaching a picture for reference as to how fair "fair" works for. It goes on in an invisible layer but really works; if you have a white face, you've applied too much! We live in Bermuda and I trust this stuff to protect us at the beach for 2-3 hours. It seems about as water resistant as a normal lotion sunscreen. It is the only sunscreen the kids don't yell about having to put on, it never melts into their eyes, and one little tube lasts forever. Please don't ever stop making this stuff! It's truly a game-changer.For those having problems with dispensing, it works great after you get it started. When you get a new tube, just squish the brush around on the back of your hand until it starts showing powder. It can take a while, but I've ordered three from Amazon and they all eventually worked well. After it starts working, a little shake is all it takes to dispense again. I do have the kids tip their faces up, so I apply it to them sort of from above, which probably helps the even flow of powder.

This is still not the right color though I purchased the Fair, and it was too light, and this one is too dark. Neither one is an exact match with the previous one I had so I don't know if Colorscience has changed their tinting in the past year. In any case, I usually put the powder on as an extra layer right on top of an SPF moisturizer which I apply immediately before, and there is no problem with it staying in place because my skin is already damp from the moisturizer. I do use the mister sometimes on top of the powder if I really need it to lock in. The best thing though is that the powder stick is portable and I can apply it whenever I need it in a pitch (Find myself in the sun at lunchtime).

I love this powder. It's very fine and it takes only a small amount to get great coverage. The one problem is not being able to tell how much product will come into the brush as you twist to use it. I simply opened the cap and emptied the powder into another container. The cap comes off the bottom by twisting. Then I lightly dip the brush into the powder and tap off the excess powder back into the container. This powder has a very slight shimmer. It gives a vibrant glow to the skin. It doesn't settle into wrinkles. It can be used alone or over foundation. This powder works great with IT, Cover FX, Sephora, and Revlon coverstay foundations. I have extremely sensitive skin that is prone to irritation or break outs when exposed to most makeups. But this powder and the foundations above have caused no problems for my skin. I love this powder!

I wondered if I received a defective product because no matter how many times I tapped the two to get the powder flowing…. Nothing.I got this for the drive home after work when th sun is still out in full force.I swirled and swirled the brush and…. nothing.I parted the brush hairs and found a gold mine of powder just kind of trapped in the very base of the brush.I used a safety pin to “comb” through the bristles and release the powder. A big cloud of the stuff went out into the air.In order to use this at all, I have to tilt my head back so the brush is pointed down, part the bristles and “encourage” the powder from the base with my fingers.Usually a big spot of powder lands on my Cheek and I swirl that, but how much coverage am I getting really after that initial powder “dump?”Nothing comes out if I just tap and swirl, leaving your skin unprotected.And for $69?? What a rip.

It's ok and the idea behind it is great. But it is hard to get enough product out at the angle used when putting it on the face.