Editor’s Picks: Our Favorite Sunscreens

By TueNight Crew

What lotions are we digging this summer for sun protection? Here are four favorites from the TueNight Crew.

“This Water Babies sunscreen stick has been our go-to for the girls (ages 4 and 6) for the past three years. It’s durable and small, I keep it in my purse and the lid doesn’t break or fall off. I also use it myself for my cheekbones, eyebrows and collarbones when I’m too lazy to put anything else on.”

– Adrianna Dufay, Product Manager

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“I just recently started using Supergoop’s sunscreen serum for my face and I really like it. It’s light weight and doesn’t feel too sticky-icky (let’s be honest, sunscreen is sunscreen, no one loves how it feels on their face), and it’s been proving my very fair skin with excellent protection.“

–Susan Linney, Editor-at-Large

Supergoop! 30+ City Sunscreen Serum, $42

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“In my advanced age I seem to have acquired crazy sun bumps/ sun poisoning. Yay! So sunscreen has become de rigeur (or, actually, it was like 40 years ago and I ignored). I don’t have any particular brand of SPF that I use regularly, but I love anything that sprays on, so I can just stick in my bag and spritz wherever I am. I constantly smell like SPF.”

-Margit Detweiler, Editor-in-Chief

Kiss My Face Sun Spray Lotion SPF 30, $13

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“I don’t leave the house without putting on Aveeno Positively Ageless SPF 30. When I go to the beach, I use Alba Botanica’s Green Tea Sunscreen. It smells great and goes on without residue. Of course along with that I’m sitting under an umbrella with a hat and a sun shirt on.”

–Nancy Gonzalez, Acting Art Director

Positively Ageless Lifting & Firming Daily Moisturizer with SPF 30, $18

 Alba Botanica’s Revitalizing Green Tea Sunscreen SPF 45, $12

Originally Published July 8, 2014. Updated April 3, 2021.