Like actually. Why did I waste YEARS of my life using sunscreens that smelled like regret and felt like I was spreading school glue on my face?

This one? This one is different. This one is that “main character energy,” SPF edition.

The texture is basically a milky, lightweight lotion that glides on like a dream and absorbs in seconds. Not minutes. Seconds. No white cast, no stickiness, and zero chances of looking like a reflective traffic cone under sunlight. And let me tell you, as someone who wears makeup almost every day—this layers better than my emotional trauma.

Hydration? Check. Glow? Check. Protection? SPF 50+ PA++++, baby.

Bonus points for not smelling like artificial citrus sadness. Honestly, it smells like… almost nothing, and that’s a win in my book.

I’ve tried sunscreens that made me break out, sunscreens that left me looking ghostly, and sunscreens that pilled so badly I looked like I had a skincare snowstorm on my face. 

This one said: “Not today.”

And listen, I know everyone and their dog has recommended this, but there’s a reason. This isn’t overhyped, it’s appropriately worshipped.

Will I repurchase? Already did.

Will I gatekeep? Absolutely not.

Will I finally stop dreading sunscreen step? Yes. Yes I will.

Dear Round Lab Birch Sunscreen, I’m so sorry it took me this long. Please never leave me.