The Uniform Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 45
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Merit's Uniform Tinted Mineral Sunscreen SPF 45 provides light, buildable coverage with a natural, blurring finish that smooths pores and texture. Professional makeup artist Lisa J notes it's non-comedogenic and has a soft velvety finish, while several creators praise its easy finger application and ability to reapply over makeup without disruption.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “I think this is one of my favorite tinted SPF in my entire collection”3:12–3:17
- “There's something so smoothing, so beautiful about this product”3:17–3:22
- “I can build it up a little bit and get a little bit more coverage or I can get a sheer coverage”5:12–5:18
- “It is absolutely stunning and so blurring around the pores”
- “The packaging is something that pulls me in a lot”
- “The fact that it has a pump and it's very stable. I've never had issues with it is amazing”4:13–4:20
- “I think the shade 22 is my most used shade”4:22–4:30
- “I think it spreads so nicely”4:39–4:45
- Source: Top 5 best merit products: my most loved & used - May 12, 2026
- “It has SPF in it, so I feel extra covered. I'm not using this as my only SPF, by the way. But I think it's a buildable coverage. It works so well over the pores”24:17–24:23
- “I put a few dots on my hand, pumps, I mean, and I literally just spread it all over my face with my fingers, on my neck, and I never have any issues with this”24:28–24:32
- “It lasts decent throughout the day. It'll fade a little bit because it is kind of light coverage, but it is one of those kind of like this one”24:39–24:43
- “You guys know I love this one so much”24:54–25:04
- Source: May Favorites: Fashion, Beauty, Fragrance & More - Jun 6, 2026
Variant: 22
- “This is such a fantastic product”11:49–11:52
- “It has a very natural finish and very light coverage”11:55–12:00
- “It's very light and it feels very natural on the skin”12:15–12:19
- “It's also non-comedogenic, so it's not going to clog your pores or cause any breakouts”12:17–12:22
- “It has a really soft velvety finish”12:22–12:26
- “This also has powder pigments in it that are going to help blur and soften the appearance of texture on the skin”12:24–12:29
- Source: Allure Best of Beauty 2025: My Real Winners You Should Actually Buy - Nov 4, 2025
Variant: 22 Oak Bisque
- “This has an SPF 50 that's mainly from zinc oxide. This has 15% zinc oxide, so it is a really effective sunscreen”18:10–18:19
- “With this, you can put on enough to get the SPF on the label and it still looks great”18:31–18:35
- “The pigments in this are so lightweight and so beautiful”18:33–18:37
- “Somehow they made it be not shiny, not greasy, not heavy feeling. This feels lightweight. It gives you beautiful lightweight coverage”18:38–18:43
- “It covers what you want to cover, but it doesn't look like a heavy mask of makeup. It's very natural looking”18:45–18:51
- “I had a full face of makeup on and I had been in it for I want to say five or six hours and I was like, 'Oop, I'm going out. It's the sun's still out. I need to touch up the sunscreen.' So, I just put on more of this and it blended right over the top of everything else so beautifully, so seamlessly”18:57–19:02
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 for mature skin from drugstore to high end - Dec 19, 2025
Variant: 28
- “It is so rare to find a tinted mineral sunscreen where you actually can get away with using the two-finger method”9:53–10:01
- “That is how light the coverage is”10:03–10:07
- “They give you the full 1.7 fluid oz of full sunscreen size”10:04–10:10
- “I absolutely still prefer to use my imported sunscreens in the two-finger method and then put something like this on top”10:12–10:21
- “I am thankful Merit sent this over because otherwise, I probably wouldn't have purchased it”10:23–10:28
- “They sent me a shade 28, and it is a good match for me”10:41–10:48
- Source: Sephora Sale Recommendations - Mar 27, 2026
- “Victoria was like, 'Oh my gosh, have you tried the Merit uniform SPF? Like I love it, you have to try it”3:35–3:40
- “Really juicy, really glowy”
- “Looks like nothing on the skin, which is always a good sign”5:16–5:23
- “Not a lot of coverage at all, to be honest”
- “It's got a nice natural finish, so that's fine”9:31–9:36
- “Nope, it really just doesn't add any more coverage at all”
- Source: New summer beauty products I had to try - May 20, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
Variant: 14
- “The first thing I noticed about this one was the smell. I thought this one smelled really gross”14:22–14:25
- “This one, fam, would not rub in”14:23–14:27
- “I could not, for the life of me, even get past like half of the 1/4 tsp”14:33–14:39
- “I would not say this is giving tinted sunscreen. It's still giving tinted SPF skin tint”14:44–14:50
- “For $38, I'm expecting it to be perfect, but unfortunately, I found this a little greasy”15:00–15:04
- “I would use this one as your makeup and still pair underneath it like another sunscreen”15:02–15:08
- “I'm going to give it a slam because at least it was giving mid-greasy, and it was at least not giving white cast with 20 shades”15:14–15:18
- Source: I tested and ranked 13 viral tinted sunscreens on brown skin - Jul 4, 2026
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4 / 5 from 7 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Brown skin tones (1)
- Features
- No white cast (1) · Non-comedogenic (1) · Sheer (5) · Natural finish (4) · Buildable (3)
- ⚠ scent some found off-putting (1)
- ⚠ fiddly to use (1)
- ⚠ can feel greasy (1)
- ⚠ coverage is thinner than expected (1)
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- tinted sunscreen
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