Anthelios XL Anti-Shine DryTouch Gel-Cream SPF 50+ Reviews

I have very oily and acne prone skin and have recently started using a retinoid. I was told that sunscreen is super important when using retinoids so I did a massive search for one that would suit me. All the reviews pointed me towards this sunscreen which is super well rated and it did indeed sound like the sunscreen of my dreams.

I purchased this when it was 30% and I am glad I did not pay full price. Let's start with the positives: the packaging is excellent, I love the pump and the actual bottle. The UV rating is great, seems to protect from everything I need it to.

Now to the negatives: I pumped some on to my fingers and started spreading it immediately on my face after washing and moisturising. I was left absolutely horrified. It would stick to one area and become patchy no matter how fast I moved, it made me look like a ghost, it dried down and started flaking right away (mind you I have oily skin AND I moisturised). It made my pores look MASSIVE and irritated the crap out of my face. I was left with red, itchy and flaky skin. Suprisingly, it works perfectly fine on my neck which has normal skin. I will not repurchase.