Colourette Blur Base Everyday Powder Foundation SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Colourette Blur Base is an everyday powder foundation with SPF 15 from zinc oxide, a pure mineral filter. It has a matte finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, and it works well as a makeup base. SPF 15 in a powder gives only weak protection in practice, since powders are hard to apply thickly enough. Its score of 49 reflects that it is a finishing makeup product, not a standalone sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
22
- +24.6 Zinc Oxide at #16, UV filter (UVA1 +10.8)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Talc at #2, inhalation-route contamination concern (powder/spray form)
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Zinc Oxide at #16
- −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #3
- +7 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.5 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Methicone)
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil)
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Fabric stains
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #13, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −2 Zinc Oxide at #16, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 21 4 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Kaolin, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, …)
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #25, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 18 4 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc, Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, …)
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (28)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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1 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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2 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- ↓ 12 inhalation-route contamination concern (powder/spray form)
- light ← 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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5 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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9 Kaolin
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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11 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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13 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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14 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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15 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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16 Zinc Oxide
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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20 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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21 Methicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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26 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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27 Azelaic Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is Colourette Blur Base mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral product. Its SPF comes from zinc oxide, with no chemical filters.
Does the Colourette Blur Base Everyday Powder Foundation SPF 15 work as a makeup base?
Yes, it is a powder foundation, so it works as a makeup base or finisher. The finish is matte with low white cast and a lightweight feel.
Is the SPF 15 in this powder enough?
Protection is rated weak. SPF 15 in a powder gives limited real-world coverage, since powders are hard to apply thickly enough. With a score of 49, it is best used over a dedicated sunscreen.