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Glowy Screen SPF 50+ (Face)

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Glowy Screen SPF 50+ (Face)
DARLING
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Benefits
  • Mattifying
  • Anti-Inflammatory
  • Anti-Bacterial
  • Anti-Acne
  • Nourishing
  • Chemical Filters
  • Hydrating
  • Anti-Wrinkle
  • Plumping
  • Anti-Redness
  • Barrier-Strengthening
  • Antioxidant

The DARLING Glowy Screen SPF 50+ is a lightweight face sunscreen that provides invisible broad-spectrum protection against UVA, UVB, Blue Light and pollution, with a natural luminous finish that doubles as a makeup base. Suitable for dry, dehydrated and sensitive skin.

Next-Generation UV Filters deliver stable, broad-spectrum protection while converting UV rays into heat — eco-conscious, reef-friendly and non-irritating. Jojoba Oil and Apricot Kernel Oil nourish and replenish the barrier with essential fatty acids, while Allantoin soothes and softens.

Vitamin E provides antioxidant protection against free radicals and UV-induced damage, reinforcing the skin's resilience. Together these actives leave the skin protected, nourished and luminous with a healthy, radiant glow.

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The DARLING Glowy Screen SPF 50+ is a lightweight face sunscreen that provides invisible broad-spectrum protection against UVA, UVB, Blue Light and pollution, with a natural luminous finish that doubles as a makeup base. Suitable for dry, dehydrated and sensitive skin.

Next-Generation UV Filters deliver stable, broad-spectrum protection while converting UV rays into heat — eco-conscious, reef-friendly and non-irritating. Jojoba Oil and Apricot Kernel Oil nourish and replenish the barrier with essential fatty acids, while Allantoin soothes and softens.

Vitamin E provides antioxidant protection against free radicals and UV-induced damage, reinforcing the skin's resilience. Together these actives leave the skin protected, nourished and luminous with a healthy, radiant glow.

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40 ml

£40 £36

More Info

  • - + Who it is for
  • - + How to Apply
  • - + Ingredients
  • - + Smell & Texture
  • - + About the Brand
  • - + Who it is for
  • - + How to Apply
  • - + Ingredients
  • - + Smell & Texture
  • - + About the Brand
Who it is for
Green tick
For you if

Wrinkles

Loss of Volume

Redness

Barrier Strengthening

Dry Skin

Eczema & Psoriasis

Sensitive Skin

Reactive Skin

Rosacea

Dehydrated Skin

Red Cross
Not For you if
How to Apply
For everyday use. Apply generously and evenly to face and neck as the last step of your skincare routine, before make up and 15 minutes before sun exposure. Reapply frequently to maintain protection, especially after sweating, swimming or towelling.
Ingredients

Scroll down the page for a full breakdown of the active ingredients.

Aqua, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxphenol Methoxphenyl Triazine, Arginine, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, Dimethicone, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Pentylene Glycol, Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone, Cetearyl Alcohol, C15-19 Alkane, Methylen Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (nano), Ethylhexyl Triazone, Glycerin, Lauroyl Lysine, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Allantoin, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Lecithin, Acrylates/C12-22 Alkyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetyl Phosphate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Chlorphenesin, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-4 Stearate, Polysilicone-11, Caprylyl Glycol, Decyl Glucoside, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Propylene Glycol, Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Methyl Benzoate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Amyl Salicylate, Geranyl Acetate, Methyl Salicylate, Linalyl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate, Citric Acid.


Please note: The ingredients listed in this product are subject to change as the formulation is updated. We aim to update the INCI list as soon as possible, but we encourage you to read the ingredient list on the product itself to ensure it's suitable for your personal use.

Smell & Texture

Smells Like: Tropical notes of Coconut, Tiaré and Monoi.

Texture: A lightweight lotion that is easily absorbing and non-greasy.

About the Brand
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Founded in 2018 in Modena by Ilenia Gebennini and Alberto Giacobazzi, Darling set out to make sunscreen desirable and effortless. Blending Italian design with skincare-level nourishment and advanced UV protection, the brand delivers high-performance formulas with a seamless, non-greasy finish. This approach turned SPF into a cult-status ritual celebrated worldwide.

We love Darling for reimagining sun protection as skincare. Powered by advanced chemical filters, their formulas glide on seamlessly, leaving a silky texture and a natural, healthy glow that feels like a second skin. These next-generation filters also provide high, stable protection, making Darling not only effective but also beautifully wearable every day. Unlike traditional sunscreens, it delivers protection you’ll actually want to wear.

Darling is powered by next-generation chemical filters, including Uvinul T150, Uvinul A Plus, and Tinosorb S. These advanced actives convert UV rays into heat, delivering stable, broad-spectrum protection against both UVA and UVB damage. Lightweight and sheer, they blend seamlessly into the skin and are suitable for even sensitive types. Non-irritating and environmentally friendly, these filters make Darling’s suncare both high-performing and effortlessly wearable.

The Benefits

  • - + Sebum Regulating (Mattifying)
  • - + Anti-Inflammatory
  • - + Anti-Bacterial
  • - + Nourishing
  • - + Non-Comedogenic
  • - + UV Chemical Filters
  • - + No White-Cast
  • - + Reduces Trans Epidermal Water Loss
  • - + Hydrating
  • - + Anti-Wrinkle
  • - + Plumping
  • - + Anti-Redness
  • - + Skin Barrier Strengthening
  • - + Antioxidant
Sebum Regulating (Mattifying)

Sebum regulation involves normalising oil production in your sebaceous glands to reduce shine, oiliness and breakouts, restoring your skin's natural balance. Overactive sebaceous glands can be triggered by internal factors like genetics, hormonal changes and stress, as well as external factors such as using stripping or overly active skincare, climate, pollution and diet. Excessive sebum production can lead to enlarged pores, acne and an oily, shiny appearance. Effective sebum regulation means using skincare products that balance oil levels without over-drying your skin, helping you achieve a clearer, more matte complexion.

Anti-Inflammatory

Anti-Inflammatory skincare soothes, heal, and balance your skin, the targeted actives are designed to reduce inflammation. Inflammation is your body's natural response to injury or irritation, but continuous inflammation can lead to troublesome skin conditions like acne, rosacea, or eczema. Our anti-inflammatory skincare solutions work to soothe and calm your skin, reducing redness, swelling, and discomfort to provide much-needed relief. By strengthening your skin's barrier, these products help protect against further irritation and damage. Additionally, the anti-inflammatory actives support your skin's natural healing processes, leading to a more balanced and resilient complexion.

Anti-Bacterial

Anti-bacterial action targets and inhibits the growth of bacteria on your skin's surface. Anti-bacterial ingredients work by disrupting essential bacterial processes like cell wall synthesis or protein production, reducing the risk of skin infections and inflammation. They are especially effective for treating acne by controlling the acne-causing bacteria known as Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes). This anti-bacterial action helps diminish imperfections, prevent new breakouts, and reduce irritation, giving you clearer, healthier skin.

Nourishing

Nourishing skincare focuses on replenishing the skin with essential lipids, nutrients, and bioactive compounds to restore comfort, resilience, and optimal function. When the skin is depleted—whether through environmental stress, over-exfoliation, or natural ageing—it can become dry, fragile, and less able to protect itself. Nourishing formulations work to rebuild the lipid barrier using ingredients rich in fatty acids, vitamins, and antioxidants, helping to reinforce the skin’s structure while supporting repair and reducing moisture loss. By restoring what the skin lacks, this approach leaves it softer, stronger, and more supple.

Non-Comedogenic

Non-comedogenic skincare is specifically formulated to avoid clogging pores, making it ideal for skin prone to congestion, breakouts, or excess oil. These formulations are carefully designed using ingredients that do not block the pore or contribute to the build-up of sebum and debris within it, allowing the skin to function normally without obstruction. By maintaining clear pores and supporting a balanced skin environment, non-comedogenic products help reduce the likelihood of blackheads, whiteheads, and blemishes.

UV Chemical Filters

Chemical sunscreens provide comprehensive protection against UVA and UVB rays by converting UV radiation into heat, preventing it from penetrating your skin. Next-Gen filters like Uvinul T150, Uvinul A Plus, and Tinosorb S are known for their exceptional stability and broad-spectrum protection, making them perfect for all skin types, including sensitive skin. These filters are also environmentally friendly and non-irritating.

Broad-spectrum protection is crucial for maintaining healthy, resilient skin and slowing down the ageing process. UVA rays penetrate deep into the skin, causing premature ageing, while UVB rays cause sunburn and damage the skin barrier. Unlike physical sunscreens that sit on the skin's surface and reflect UV rays, chemical sunscreens offer a lightweight, invisible finish, making them ideal for daily use and layering under makeup.

No White-Cast

No white cast formulations are designed to blend seamlessly into the skin without leaving any visible residue, ensuring a natural, undetectable finish across all skin tones. Traditional mineral-based textures can sometimes sit on the surface and create a pale or ashy appearance, but advanced formulations use refined particle technology and optimized dispersion to eliminate this effect.

Reduces Trans Epidermal Water Loss

Reducing Trans Epidermal Water Loss (TEWL) is key to maintaining your skin’s optimal hydration levels. By strengthening your skin’s natural barrier, these ingredients prevent water from escaping, keeping your skin well-hydrated and plump. The result is a smoother, more supple complexion with improved texture and resilience, giving you a healthier, more radiant look.

Hydrating

Hydration is a fundamental part of healthy skincare, focusing on maintaining and restoring the skin’s water content. Well-hydrated skin appears plump, smooth and radiant, while dehydration can lead to dullness, tightness, fine lines and increased sensitivity.
Hydrating the skin can work through a fascinating mix of ingredients with different roles. Humectants like hyaluronic acid and glycerin act like water magnets, pulling water into the skin to instantly plump and smooth, while Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMFs)—such as urea, amino acids and sodium PCA—mimic the skin’s own hydration system, helping it hold onto water and stay balanced from within.
Adding humectants like hyaluronic acid to your routine will restore your skin's healthy glow, minimize fine lines, and provide a plumping effect.

Anti-Wrinkle

Anti-wrinkle skincare is focused on both preventing and visibly reducing the formation of lines by targeting the structural and dynamic causes of wrinkles within the skin. Fine lines and deeper wrinkles develop as collagen and elastin decline, cell turnover slows and repeated facial movements create creases that become etched over time. Advanced formulations address these mechanisms through a combination of elastin-stimulating actives, smoothing peptides that help relax the appearance of expression lines, and deeply hydrating ingredients that plump the skin from within. By reinforcing the skin’s architecture while softening surface contractions and improving elasticity, anti-wrinkle skincare delivers a visibly smoother complexion.

Plumping

Plumping involves using active ingredients to boost the production of key structural components like collagen, the dermal-epidermal junction and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), giving your skin more volume and density. Collagen provides structural support and firmness, while the dermal-epidermal junction, a thin connective layer, ensures smooth, wrinkle-free skin by facilitating cell communication. GAGs, like hyaluronic acid, keep your skin hydrated and plump from within. By stimulating these components, active ingredients help restore your skin's plumpness and radiance.

Anti-Redness

Anti-Redness skincare is all about reducing and preventing facial or body redness, which can result from irritation, skin conditions, compromised barriers, and hormonal changes. A targeted approach with multiple strategies works best for tackling redness. Anti-Redness formulations include active ingredients that soothe and strengthen your skin barrier. Their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties calm inflammation and protect against environmental irritants. Additionally, these ingredients have vasoconstrictive properties, meaning they reduce blood vessel dilation to lessen redness. Together, these actions help achieve a more even-toned, balanced complexion that's less prone to redness flare-ups.

Skin Barrier Strengthening

Strengthening your skin barrier involves replenishing the key elements in the top layer of your skin (stratum corneum), leading to a stronger and healthier barrier. These essential elements include lipids (ceramides, fatty acids, and cholesterol) and Natural Moisturizing Factors (amino acids, hyaluronic acid, etc.). Various factors, such as incorrect skincare use, seasonal changes, and aesthetic treatments, can damage your skin barrier. When this happens, your skin loses excess water through Trans Epidermal Water Loss (T.E.W.L) and becomes less capable of defending against environmental stressors, resulting in dryness, sensitivity, and irritation.

A healthy skin barrier is crucial for overall skin health as it helps prevent hydration loss, protects against environmental damage, and reduces the risk of skin conditions like eczema and acne. By strengthening your skin barrier, you ensure your skin remains well-hydrated, resilient, and protected.

Antioxidant

Antioxidant skincare is dedicated to protecting the skin against oxidative stress—one of the primary drivers of premature ageing and cellular damage—while preserving overall skin integrity and vitality. These formulations rely on potent molecules such as vitamin C, vitamin E, and polyphenols, which neutralize free radicals generated by UV exposure and environmental aggressors before they can compromise cellular structures like lipids, proteins, and DNA. Beyond defence, many antioxidants also support repair processes and enhance collagen stability, contributing to improved firmness, brightness and resilience. The result is skin that is not only shielded from ongoing damage but maintained in a healthier, more luminous state over time.

  • - + Sebum Regulating (Mattifying)
  • - + Anti-Inflammatory
  • - + Anti-Bacterial
  • - + Nourishing
  • - + Non-Comedogenic
  • - + UV Chemical Filters
  • - + No White-Cast
  • - + Reduces Trans Epidermal Water Loss
  • - + Hydrating
  • - + Anti-Wrinkle
  • - + Plumping
  • - + Anti-Redness
  • - + Skin Barrier Strengthening
  • - + Antioxidant

Active Ingredients

  • - + Jojoba Oil
  • - + Next-Gen UV Filters
  • - + Apricot Kernel Oil
  • - + Allantoin
  • - + Vitamin E
Jojoba Oil

Jojoba Oil has a similar oil composition to human sebum (oil) This similarity allows it to replenish the hydro-lipidic film and regulate sebum overproduction, without clogging pores or creating a greasy feel. When applied to the skin, Jojoba Oil can trick the skin into thinking it has produced enough oil, thereby reducing excessive oil production. Additionally, it has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, making it ideal for congested, oily, and blemish-prone skin.

Next-Gen UV Filters

Next-generation UV filters represent a new standard in sun protection, delivering high-performance, broad-spectrum defence with exceptional photostability. Advanced filters such as Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate provide long-lasting, reliable protection against both UVA and UVB rays, helping to prevent premature ageing, pigmentation, and cellular damage. Their high efficiency allows for lightweight, invisible formulations that sit seamlessly on the skin without heaviness, greasiness, or white cast—offering a more refined, comfortable approach to daily SPF with improved tolerability, even for sensitive skin.

Apricot Kernel Oil

Apricot kernel oil is used in skincare for its nourishing, soothing, and protective properties. It effectively restores the skin barrier, reducing water loss and promoting lasting hydration. Its lightweight texture ensures quick absorption, while natural vitamins A and E promote skin cell renewal, offering anti-ageing benefits. This versatile oil is ideal for maintaining smooth, healthy skin and rejuvenated complexion.

Allantoin

Allantoin is a natural plant derivative, widely used in skincare for its soothing, hydrating, softening and healing properties.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is a powerful oil-soluble antioxidant renowned for its excellent skin-protecting and replenishing properties. It helps prevent premature ageing by safeguarding skin cell membranes from damaging free radicals. Its nourishing qualities strengthen the skin barrier, enhancing resilience against environmental aggressors and improving water retention by reducing trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL). Additionally, Vitamin E has soothing effect thanks to it anti-inflammatory properties.

  • - + Jojoba Oil
  • - + Next-Gen UV Filters
  • - + Apricot Kernel Oil
  • - + Allantoin
  • - + Vitamin E
Next Gen UV Filters

Next-generation UV filters represent a new standard in sun protection, designed to deliver high-performance, broad-spectrum defence with superior stability and skin compatibility. Unlike traditional filters, these advanced molecules—such as Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate—provide consistent, long-lasting protection against both UVA and UVB rays without breaking down under sunlight. This photostability ensures reliable defence against premature ageing, pigmentation, and cellular damage, while allowing for lighter, more elegant formulations that sit seamlessly on the skin.

Beyond protection, these filters are engineered with skin experience in mind. They enable ultra-light, invisible textures without the heaviness, greasiness, or white cast often associated with older sunscreen technologies. Their high efficiency means lower concentrations are needed to achieve optimal protection, reducing the risk of irritation and improving overall tolerability—even for sensitive skin. The result is a new generation of SPF that not only protects at a higher level, but does so with a refined, weightless finish that integrates effortlessly into a modern skincare routine.

Spotlight

Next Gen UV Filters

Next-generation UV filters represent a new standard in sun protection, designed to deliver high-performance, broad-spectrum defence with superior stability and skin compatibility. Unlike traditional filters, these advanced molecules—such as Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate—provide consistent, long-lasting protection against both UVA and UVB rays without breaking down under sunlight. This photostability ensures reliable defence against premature ageing, pigmentation, and cellular damage, while allowing for lighter, more elegant formulations that sit seamlessly on the skin.

Beyond protection, these filters are engineered with skin experience in mind. They enable ultra-light, invisible textures without the heaviness, greasiness, or white cast often associated with older sunscreen technologies. Their high efficiency means lower concentrations are needed to achieve optimal protection, reducing the risk of irritation and improving overall tolerability—even for sensitive skin. The result is a new generation of SPF that not only protects at a higher level, but does so with a refined, weightless finish that integrates effortlessly into a modern skincare routine.

Why I love it

  • 'Beautifully fragranced, silky to apply and matt at absorption. Darling suncare is a complete pleasure to use on a daily basis!''

    X Natalie K-F

    Founder, Embassy of Beauty