u/Intelligent_Sun8585

Okay so I have finally gotten into the habit of applying sunscreen every morning and I was feeling pretty good about myself and then monsoon hit and now I have no idea what I'm doing so bear with me pls.

Like do you reapply over sweat? After stepping in from the rain? Every two hours regardless? i've been trying to keep up but it feels messier and more complicated than it did in summer.

I've also been wondering whether certain sunscreen formulas hold up better through humidity and light rain than others the lakme dry matte fluid one I'm using rn seems to do well because of the matte finish but I can't tell if I'm just imagining it.

Would love to know how people actually handle reapplication during this season especially if you wear makeup over it. Do you just blot and reapply? I feel like nobody talks about this enough considering we have like three months of monsoon every year lol.

So I need some help because I can't really tell if i'm doing something wrong lol.

I know sunscreens are supposed to blend in completely and not leave a cast and I've been using this lakme one for a few weeks and I don't really have any complaints about the texture or how it sits on my skin. But because it spreads so easily and disappears so quickly, I keep second guessing whether I'm actually getting the full SPF 50 protection or just using too little without realising.

I follow the two finger length rule but with fluid formulas it's hard to guess for me personally. Is this just how lightweight fluid sunscreens work in general? Would love to hear from people who've used this one for a while or have experience with similar formulas. Also curious if anyone has a better way of measuring the right amount beyond the two finger length method what with this economy.

Been thinking about this after a conversation with a friend who swears by her cleanser purely because it just "feels nice" even though it's probably doing nothing special lol

My answer is sunscreen, honestly. An uncomfortable sunscreen is one you skip and a skipped sunscreen is useless no matter how good the filters are. So texture and finish aren't just cosmetic concerns they directly affect whether you're actually protected. but i'd also argue moisturisers fall into this category? like at some point most decent ones do roughly the same job and what keeps you consistent is whether it feels good on your skin. Not too heavy, not too greasy, absorbs well, that sort of thing.

eye creams too maybe? genuinely not sure the performance differences are massive enough to outweigh just finding one that doesn't irritate you.

What do you all think is there a product you chose (or kept using) purely because it felt good or looked good rather than because it was the best option?

ngl dry matte always sounded like code for chalky, tight, and miserable to me so I steered clear for the longest time. but I grabbed this one on a whim (it was literally just sitting at the medical store near my house) and omg the way Ive been humbled. Zero white cast, doesn't pill under makeup, and my face doesn't look like a ghost by 3pm??

it's not perfect or anything and reapplication is still a whole thing and I wish the bottle was bigger but for an everyday wear it genuinely slaps. Has anyone else had a sunscreen that completely changed your mind about a formula you thought you hated? drop your recs below I'm curious.