Healthy Defense Daily Moisturizer SPF 30

I am not sure if this is the same product since my tube looks different. I am guessing they changed the packaging. Anyways, I got this product a few weeks ago at Ulta after my Laura Mercier oil-free TM started to look weird on my skin.

The texture of the product is very gel like and it smells like every SPF loaded products. I don't mind the smell to be honest. There are only the untinted and light tint shades but the light tint is pretty dark for anyone in the fair or light skin tone. The color is dark and peachy in the tube and very scary for someone who is fair. However there is NO coverage at all so the color in the tube didn't make your face looks weird. It does even out your skin tone and give you a very healthy glow which I truly love. Once again, it has no coverage therefore if you have acne or scars, this will not cover. I don't have any TM that covers any flaws anyways. Even my Laura Mercier didn't really cover any flaws and that cost a lot more and also feels heavier.

This TM blocks both UVA and UVB rays so that's a yay for me. I live in Texas now and it seems like it only shines bright out here.

Now, the sad part: I think it broke me out. After 2 weeks of using this product, I have been getting those really big painful nodular/cystic acne on my chin, around my mouth, cheeks, forehead and my temples. :(

I got this a while ago, when I first started getting into TMs, foundations and primers. I was so new to TMs that I didn't realize how sheer they could be, and how they were used for more moisturizing/SPF benefits than coverage. I know now how buildable some TMs can be, but have since moved on to BBs and foundations because they provide so much more coverage, as well as SPF and moisture. I liked the clean, minimalist packaging- very chic and clean feeling. When I applied it, I felt this dragging feeling- almost like it wouldn't sink into my skin and made it impossible to blend. I am a huge texture freak, and I like my moisturizers/TMs to be creamy, thick and somewhat wet feeling- all the better to sink into and feed my usually parched and flaky/dehydrated skin. The tint was incredibly sheer and also on the orangey/peach side. That was also part of its downfall in my opinion, yet that didn't even matter much because barely any color showed on my skin. Smell wise, it has a funny chemical smell/SPF smell. I like an SPF essence, but this one smells kinda weird. The SPF of 30 is great, but since the product is so sub par, it doesn't really come into play. The packaging is sleek with the little characteristic twist top and squeezey hole, and it is slim and flat- so easy to store in little makeup pouches/drawers/bags/etc. But sadly, its home is in my reject makeup/skincare wicker basket. But never fear- it has plenty of companions there! I might just mix this with foundations or other TMs/BBs so I get more SPF and the orange tint/draggy feeling is lessened. It is only 1.7 fl. oz, which is pretty much the standard sizes for these types of products, but its a shame this product is so mediocre. I'm too lazy to try this out again before reviewing, so I hope my memory will suffice, and be concise enough. It is endorsed by the American Cancer Society (ACS), but that doesn't guarantee it to be an excellent cosmetic product. If you have a few bucks to spare, and I'm not sure this is that cheap, one could try it out- but there is better stuff out there, including from Neutrogena.