'My boyfriend and I both use this £15 non-greasy Boots face sunscreen on holiday'

Whether you're on holiday or not, you should be wearing every day, but it's not always easy to find a nice formula that doesn't feel too heavy or greasy – and that men, who perhaps typically aren't used to using as many skincare products on their faces as women, like the feel of too. However, here's one that recently got the thumbs up from both me and my boyfriend.

On a recent short holiday to Italy, where the temperatures reached around 22°C every day, we decided to streamline our suitcase by bringing just one facial sunscreen for us both to use, and the one we chose was , which costs £14.99 from Boots. Here's why it was such a hit for use both...

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First up – and useful to know if you're thinking of packing it on holiday – yet easy to squeeze (shake it up first), meaning it'll take up hardly any space in your toiletries bag.

– SPF 50 and broad spectrum UVA and UVB protection – meaning you're defending your skin from the sun's harmful rays as much as possible. It also contains hyaluronic acid, antioxidants and something called 'cera-sun techonology', which helps to calm redness from sun exposure. It's also fragrance-free and non-comedogenic, meaning .

What we both loved most about it, though, was, despite this high factor, , leaving skin feeling moisturised yet not at all greasy. There's also no white cast whatsoever, which my boyfriend especially appreciated, as this can sometimes be more noticeable in beards.

Boots shoppers have been loving it too, awarding it an impressive 4.6 stars out of five from dozens of reviews. "I've highly enjoyed using this SPF!" one person wrote. "It has a really great applicator which means I can apply straight to the face and not onto my palm first., and it absorbs nicely without leaving me feeling greasy."

"I am very happy with this. I have quite oily, reactive skin, and sunscreen often makes me break out. This one does not," another review reads. "I find it works best if I apply it on top of the , my skin does not seem to like it if I use the sunscreen instead of moisturiser. without looking or feeling too greasy."

A third agreed: "This is fab, , it's easily absorbed with great coverage. I'm taking this on holiday as its a great size for me to keep in my handbag."

One shopper, however, found that it pilled a bit under make-up, writing that "it doesn’t absorb very well in my skin and kind of flakes off (like the texture you get if you rub off glue from your skin). Definitely isn’t suitable for under make-up. Very disappointing as I love all the other Byoma products I have but will not be repurchasing this one." One other user, however, suggested that it's a good idea to wait five minutes after applying it before putting make-up over the top.

Here at we've few a few other face SPFs that have also impressed us recently. I'm obsessed with , £38, (probably not one for guys though, as it does give a slight skin-evening effect), while our senior shopping writer has been putting to the test.