La Roche-Posay® Anthelios XL Ultra Light SPF50+ Reviews

I was excited to get a sample of La Roche-Posay® Anthelios XL Ultra Light SPF50+ to review. I have fair, freckled, sensitive skin, so a high SPF product designed for skin like mine appealed.

At 50ml, the trial container is small enough to fit in your handbag, and a little goes a long way. The product is a thin liquid consistency, but felt slightly gritty and greasy when it went on. The feeling did linger and I probably wouldn't purchase this product because of that.

I used this on several sunny days and didn't burn, so it's more effective for me than normal sunblock products.

All in all, I did find this product effective, and for sensitive skin it's great to have options, but I didn't think the downsides were worth it.

I don't really have much to say about this product. Good or bad. I used it for about a week. It's a good sunscreen I guess. I liked the fact that it doesn't have that usual sunscreen smell and that it doesn't seem to sit on top of the skin. The packaging annoys me because its so runny that way more comes out when you use it than you actually want or need, so there wastage.

I have had outstanding results from other La Roche Posay sunscreen, so had high hopes for this.

50ml is the standard size offered by LRP for all their facial sunscreens, but the price is still relatively high compared to other sunblocks available at the pharmacy.

The product instructs you to shake the bottle vigorously before application. I’ve found I have to shake for at least two minutes to guarantee I won’t get white patches which then ball up and rub off my face! This would be extra annoying if you have a dark or tan skin tone.

It claims to be ultra lightweight, but I found the product very oily. I like a moisturising element to my sunscreen but this would definitely not work well for oily skinned individuals.

Overall, I won’t repurchase. However the LRP comfort sunscreen range is absolutely worth investing in.

I am really impressed with this ugh it does have a “sunscreeny” odor it is not offensive and not overwhelming. The consistency is very thin and does tend to separate a touch and I would suggest giving it a good shake before opening. I quite often react or break out with sunscreen on my face but I had no issues with this at all. The product sat nicely under my makeup and I actually used it instead of a primer or moisturiser and it held up well. Though summer has not quite hit yet I am very fair and burn basically at the sight of sun but this was lovely to use and worked well in the lead up to summer. The packaging is very clean and crisp, thought the bottle is very small. I do think a little will go a long way however so this should last you a season at which point you would probably want to buy a new bottle any. One small gripe is that I could not easily find an expiry date on this which when it comes to sunscreen is important. On further inspection there is an expiry indicator but it means downloading a QRcode scanning app and scanning said code before being able to determine the expiry. On attempting to scan the code it was also too small to even be able to read it. Saving grace is that there is an expiry on the box however you would have to keep the box which is also impractical.

I *thought* I shook the bottle really well, might be just me.

It says "New Ultra-light texture. Nude-skin effect fluid. Non-greasy, invisible finish."

I found the texture to be similar to runny PVA and even smells a bit like it. (It claims to be fragrance-free so it might just naturally smell like that?)

On first application it does feel slightly greasy - to be honest all sunscreens feel greasy to me. But after being outside for a bit that sort of disappears. Probably needs time to work itself into the skin. The slight shine from application will disappear too and it does feel light.

I used this whilst on holiday as I needed a great sunscreen which wouldn’t clog up my pores. But boy wasn’t I in for a treat, this item didn’t protect me from the skin as well as my regular nivea. But also it didn’t prevent clogged pores. If you use your this you’ll get breakouts which isn’t ideal. I thoroughly regret buying this and do not recommend.