So, you may remember my post on Festival Season necessities, which included a section on SPF? It seemse the Elle News Blog just found out about the “miracle” of Powder-Perfect SPF – or mineral SPF brushes.
The beauty of mineral SPF, as they point out, is “when the mercury soars and humidity, perspiration, oil, and—for New Yorkers, at least—general urban ickiness kick into overdrive, the last thing you want to do is apply another greasy layer.” They are completely right – sunscreen under your makeup only does so much, for so long. It’s important to remember to apply every 3 hours, or so to make sure your gorgeous visage doesn’t get the burn.
The editors at Elle recommend the ColoreScience Sunforgettable SPF 30 – available at Amazon.
Which seems great, until you find out the price is $50 for 0.23 oz …
So, I firmly stand by my recommendation for the Peter Thomas Roth Mineral SPF 30 or 45 which is .32 oz for only $30 – available at Amazon (click that link) or at your local Sephora.
And to the Elle News Blog ladies – 
i would just like to point out that the Peter Thomas Roth SPF sunscreen is not waterproof, therfore you must reapply after everything – drying off, swimming and sweating. I’m an avid user of sunforgettable, it’s waterproof up to 6-hours, even if you’re swimming or sweating. in my opinion, that alone is worth the extra $20. seems like you’ll end up spening more with the PTR SPF as you have to reapply constantly. just my two-cents : )
Thanks for the tip Melanie! I wonder what ingredient in a powder/mineral sunscreen makes it waterproof.
It’s rarely hot enough here that I sweat my sunscreen off. The Melanoma Research Foundation says, though, that even if the bottle says your sunscreen is long lasting/waterproof, you should STILL reapply every 2-3 hours or after swimming or sweating. I generally reapply sunscreen every couple hours regardless of what the bottle says, and with that advice, it seems like the PTR sunscreen is STILL the best value.
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