Outstanding HG sunscreen that ticks every box

This is a faultless sunscreen. High protection, combination of physical and chemical filters, fragrance and alcohol free so excellent for sensitive skin and feels fantastic on the skin. It leaves no white cast that I can see, is excellent under makeup and extremely lightweight. Moisturising, yet not greasy or sticky feeling. Dries more slowly than high alcohol Japanese sunscreens, but still extremely fast compared many others. It has a bit of a glossy finish (perhaps where the Mermaid comes from in the name) but that's visual, not textural as it is quite matte on the skin. The bottle is small and I wish it were bigger, but it is a convenient and elegant size for the purse or bag for reapplying and I use cheaper sunscreens on the body anyway and reserve this for my face as is my practice with any cosmetically elegant formula. It works out to be nearly twice the price of comparable Australian facial "drugstore" sunscreens when you consider product amount but I'm more than happy to pay it as it is so much better.Read full review

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