Ultra Violette is the brainchild of two beauty industry veterans who have been developing and marketing SPF for some of Australia's biggest companies "We wanted to design a wardrobe of facial sunscreen that looked good, felt nice to wear, and didn't bore us to tears," co-founder Ava Matthews said via press release. "Of all the anti-ageing products available on the market, sunscreen is the single most important one," added co-founder Bec Jefferd. "It's about future-proofing your face from the daily toll of UV rays, and having a suite of products that can be adapted for every occasion to do this."
Beautifully packaged with broad spectrum SPF protection (that's not oxybenzone, by the way), the formulas — which the brand calls "Skinscreens" — also contain a host of skin-protecting, antioxidant-rich ingredients native to Australia. We're obsessed with the entire range, which includes a hydrating SPF 50+ sunscreen for the face, a hydrating SPF 50+ for the hands and body, a fragrance-free SPF 30 gel for sensitive skin, as well as an SPF 50+ Zinc sunscreen and SPF-laced tinted lip balms. However, we're particularly impressed by the Ultra Violette Clean Screen Queen Screen Luminising Sun Serum SPF 50+ (£32), which is a silky, serum-like sunscreen (it's not as watery as say, a hyaluronic acid serum, though) that leaves your skin looking dewy (not greasy) and smells like roses.