Dr. Russo Once a Day SPF50 Sun Protective Face Gel with Parfum 15ml

I'd seen this advertised a lot recently in articles, so decided to try it out, as I wear suncream everyday no matter the weather in the hopes of keeping my youthful looks. To be honest I think the brush on is a sales gimmick, it's a thick gel and it does not spread around equally and I find myself having to use fingers afterwards to pat the product around evenly and use probably twoce the amount for just the face, the brush also stains after the first use and doesn't look attractive. My next issue is the uva rating is only 3 stars, this is adequate, but there are a lot of products with 4 and 5 star uva protection and I can't see any reason a doctor who claims to be a specialist in the field of sun damage would make a product without the fullest of coverage. which also leads me to my next point, the once a day claim, there seems to be nothing to suggest this is safe and dermatologists frequently say that once a day claims are misleading and dangerous. The product does create a film over the skin, which does look shiny and depending on your skin tone this can be a nice effect, but this does rub of, to the point that it makes it look like your skin is peeling however it is not, its the product itself. This does not layer well, it is a stickier feeling which Im not personally against, however I wouldn't use this over anything other than a serum and I'm not sure this would cope well with makeup. I do like that some decent skincare ingredients have been added especially ferulic acid. I won't be purchasing this again.