Me: 24, sensitive combo/oily.

The product: $12 or so plus shipping at Sasa.com. This is a 50g bottle, which is about 1.5 ounces, so it's quite small for those of you aren't familiar with buying sunscreen from Japan and China (their bottles are usually around that size or smaller.) This sunscreen is totally unscented and very watery. The filters are zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, octinoxate, and Uvinul A Plus. You can find full ingredient information at MUA member Haruka's website, ratzillacosme.com.

My experience: This is quite difficult to apply because it's VERY runny. I've used milky sunscreens before, but this has almost no thickness to it at all, so some is going to run down your fingers no matter what you do. To apply, I shake the bottle and then squeeze out 1/4 teaspoon into my measuring spoon. Then I pour a small amount from the spoon, onto my fingers, and apply it to a small area of my face. There is no way you could apply 1/4 teaspoon of this stuff without using an actual spoon, in my opinion.

It looks like a sheer, bluish-white liquid when you apply it, and it takes a few minutes to sink in. I apply it, go do something else for a few minutes, then return to rub in whatever is left (which is usually just a streak here or there - I would never wear any sunscreen that took intense rubbing to sink in.) I like that this has no alcohol and no scent. It has a lot of silicones, and so it feels very weightless on your face - nor does it leave a residue when you touch your face, which is always nice. Despite the titanium dioxide, it isn't whitening. However, this does have "light diffusing particles" in the formulation. It's not glittery, like I feared, but it does look dewy. So, while it FEELS matte, and would make a good makeup primer, it doesn't LOOK matte. It imparts somewhere between what I'd term a "glowy" finish and a "shiny" finish. That's a very fine line, but the Protect Face Milk is enough on the "glowy" side for me to feel comfortable wearing it out of the house. However, in the end, I prefer a sunscreen that looks closer to 100% matte, so I probably will not repurchase it. continued >>