fmarie&co. Golden Hour Skin Tint SPF 35
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
fmarie&co. Golden Hour Skin Tint SPF 35 is a chemical, lightly tinted skin tint relying on octinoxate for daytime UV cover. It wears lightweight with a matte finish, low white cast, and excels as a makeup base, doubling as light coverage. With a single older filter, the measured protection comes out weak, holding the score to 49.0/100. Best treated as a tinted complexion product with light sun benefit rather than a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
11
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 35)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #24
- +1.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Trimethylsiloxysilicate at #8, silicone wax film
- +0.8 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Safe
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #25, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (27)
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 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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7 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 silicone wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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16 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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17 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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20 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Colorant or pigment
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25 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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26 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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27 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Does fmarie&co. Golden Hour Skin Tint work under or as makeup?
Yes, its makeup base is rated excellent. It is a tinted skin tint with a matte finish and low white cast, so it can double as light complexion coverage.
Is the fmarie&co. Golden Hour Skin Tint SPF 35 mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, relying on a single older filter, octinoxate, for daytime UV cover.
Is it good?
It scores 49.0/100, on the weak side. The measured protection reads weak, so treat it as a tinted complexion product with light sun benefit rather than a primary sunscreen.