I give the sunscreen about 10 minutes to sink into my skin (something I do with all skin care that goes under my makeup) before I apply concealer, contour, blush, and powder on top. The cream products glide over it effortlessly, and the powder tamps down the shine to my ideal amount of dewiness. The whole application process has become the easiest part of my morning routine.The finishSun Glow comes in two shades: Fair-Medium and Medium-Deep. No one in the history of forever has referred to my very pale skin as “medium,” so I was skeptical about how Fair-Medium would look on me. But swatching it on my skin, it’s a perfect match—and more importantly, it blends right in with zero white cast. (Reviewers with deeper skin tones say the same about the Medium-Deep shade.)I don’t need my sunscreen to provide coverage (I get that from my concealer), so I don’t mind that its translucent finish lets my freckles and blemishes show through. The transparent finish also makes it super easy to apply: If it had extra coverage, I’d have to be more precise with how and where I spread it—or at least look in a mirror while doing so.Because of its name, I thought this SPF might look slightly shimmery, kind of like Supergoop’s similarly titled Glow Screen. But it actually gives a subtle, healthy sheen to the skin instead, which I prefer (no hate to Glow Screen, though—she’s great).The resultsJessica Kasparian/Laneen WellsAll the good stuff is moot if the SPF doesn’t actually protect my skin from the sun, so it’s probably a good time to mention that, yes, it works! I’m not looking at my skin under a microscope (would be cool, though), but I haven’t noticed any burns or signs of sun damage after spending hours outside, aside from a slight tan. Along with zinc oxide, the formula includes brown rice extracts, which have “antioxidant properties that can be helpful against free radicals and environmental exposures like pollution,” Farah Moustafa, MD, board-certified dermatologist and director of laser and cosmetics at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, tells SELF.