perfect just perfect....as I am very fair and have a acne prone skin I was afraid of all the sunscreens because they are all oily and made me break out..but this is perfect since I have switched my mustela oil free lotion to this and first you do not feel the product on your face it is better any kind of a moisturizer and gives you sun screen..it is not ithcy or caused any redness and made my skin oil free.also it not expensive ..totally a HG

This is a nice matte sunscreen, but it balls up under makeup. I'm keeping it, as it will be good for summer due to its matteness/light feel and with a powder foundation, but it does not work with liquid foundation - makes me look as if I have face dandruff. Yuck.

This is in my top 2 sunscreens. It really does leave a matte finish and does not feel greasy at all on my skin. I've used two bottles of this so far and have had no issues with breakouts. It doesn't ball up on me when layering over moisturizer and wears great under makeup. There's a good amount of product for the price too so it lasts a long time. The only reason I don't give it a 5 is because I prefer a higher PPD and I only use this in the winter and use higher protection in spring/summer. Definitely recommend and will re-buy.
EDIT-Downgrade to 2 since I found out this is not stable s/s. There's no octocrylene to stabilize the Avo in this. Too bad, I love the texture and finish of this one, but I want my s/s to protect me :-(

I was initially against trying this sunscreen because of the negative reviews but I decided to give it try after I stood in Sephora trying every sunscreen they had and getting a whitish cast on my skin.

Of course I was trying them on the back of my hands but I digress.

This was the only one that didnt leave me looking like I had ashy hands so I purchased it.

I'm really glad I bought this sunscreen. Its really mattifying and leaves no ghost shadow on my face. I have super oily skin and all the other sunscreens I've used leave me super greasy and ghostly.

Even Neutragena Dry Touch left a little shine but that was the best I could find until now.

This is my new sunscreen.

This product is better than other sunscreens for oily skinned people like myself but still leaves me quite oily. Sometimes I think this works for me and other days it's appears very greasy like I put butter on my face. I'm going to finish the bottle I have now and then will try something else as I am looking for the perfect sunscreen for super duper oily skinned people like myself.

This stuff definitely balls up under makeup as other reviewers have noted, even when used sparingly. Back it goes to Sephora.

I bought this sunscreen last autumn in the US, but it wasn’t until now that I started using it. My initial reaction was positive: no unpleasant scent, lovely texture that absorbed quickly leaving a nice matte finish. After an hour or so, however, I noticed little flakes on my arms. The sunscreen had started to peel off! So annoying… After a few days’ use I’d also developed a bad rash on my face, arms, and neck, all the areas where I’ve applied the product. I suspect it was a photoallergic reaction, because the rash seemed to develop out in the sun when wearing the lotion. The culprit might be avobenzone, oxybenzone, or the combination of the two... Also, I’ve become very critical towards sunscreens that contain oxybenzone; In the EU, sunscreen products with 0.5% or more oxybenzone must be labeled with the warning "Contains Oxybenzone", because of it being a possible carcinogen. I’d take that as a definite warning sign... Oh and one more thing: correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the avobenzone in this isn’t photostable (there are no stabilizers in the ingredient list).

Initially I loved this for the following reasons

1) Had a SPF of 30
2) Left my skin matte
3) did not irritate my skin
4) did not break me out
5) has antioxidants in it

However, lately I find it smells like stinky feet and I don't recall it smelling like that before. I'm not usually picky about smells but who want's to smell feet?!

I'm on my 2nd bottle and I will repurchase; However, if I smell the feet again it's over.

I started using this after my disastrous experience with the new Shiseido SPF 60 lotion (see my separate review). I was looking for a fairly decent SPF, one that left a matte finish, was light and invisible on my skin, controlled oilies, acted as a makeup primer, which wouldn't break out my acne-prone skin. Sounds like a tall order, but basically these are all the qualities my old staple Shiseido SPF 55 lotion had. After reading the great reviews on MUA and loving several PTR products already, I couldn't resist buying the PTR Uber Dry.


My opinion after 2 months? It's a decent s/s. A solid 3 1/2, if MUA gave half lippies, but definitely not a 4. Here's the low down according to my original conditions:


PROTECTION FACTOR: While the formulation is no where near as strong as Shiseido's sun protection, it is good enough for the mostly-indoor-person-navigating-only-the-urban-jungle (me).

TEXTURE: It isn't the milky, thin, runny texture of Asian sunscreens like Shiseido and Sofina, it has the usual thick creamy texture characteristic of US and European formulations.

FINISH: Once smoothed over the skin and left for 1-2 minutes, it leaves a nice matte finish as promised. Does a fairly decent job at controlling my raging oilies, and it isn't as drying as Shiseido SPF 55 lotion (PTR is better for combination/dry skin types).


PRIMER QUALITIES: It just doesn't cut it if like me you're looking for a dual-purpose sunscreen/primer. It had a minimal to zero effect on keeping my makeup on.


SUITABILITY FOR ACNE-PRONES: Didn't break me out, so that was a major plus.


VALUE: 4 oz at $26 at Sephora, a definite win over Shiseido which is 3.3 oz $34.


It's definitely a great s/s, but unless you have chronic dry skin, it just isn't as good as the Asian sunscreens like Shiseido and Sofina. I've tried 'em all too. Hopes this helps! continued >>

to the best of my understanding, having read all the ss notepads, this ss is not photostable and will therefore break down and not provide the protection promised.

that's too bad because as everyone else has said, the texture is really nice and matte, which is hard to find in a ss.

someone please correct me if i'm wrong, but if it's not photostable, i don't see the point in purchasing it. why not just use a matte moisturizer?