“I Trusted This Brand — But It Doesn’t Travel With Me”
I’m currently living in the United States and have been trying to find one of my favorite products from your Brazilian line: the Anthelios Ultra Cover SPF 60 – High Coverage Tinted Sunscreen, in shade 3.0. This product is perfect for my skin — it offers excellent sun protection while also working as a foundation with truly high coverage. The texture is rich, and the finish is flawless, just like makeup. I’ve tried the Light Cover version, but unfortunately, I didn’t like it — the coverage is too thin and doesn’t give the result I’m looking for. What I love about the Ultra Cover is exactly that fuller texture and makeup-like effect. Since I moved to the U.S., I haven’t been able to find this exact version — not in stores, not online. I would love to continue using this same product and the same shade (3.0). Could you kindly let me know: – Is this product sold in the U.S. under a different name? – If not, is there any way I can purchase it from here (via international shipping, for example)? – And if it’s not available here, is there any U.S.-based product that truly offers the same level of high coverage and performance? One thing I find puzzling is that, in such a diverse country like the United States — with people from all ethnic backgrounds and skin tones — the range of tinted shades is more limited than in Brazil. I would have expected more diversity here, not less. The world is highly globalized today — people no longer spend their entire lives in the same country. We travel, we take sabbatical years, we relocate constantly. That’s why, when a brand presents itself as international — like La Roche-Posay — it becomes essential to offer the same products worldwide. With global brands like Chanel, Dior, Sisley, or Saint Laurent, I can buy the exact same makeup products whether I’m in Brazil, the U.S., or anywhere else. That kind of consistency shows a truly international standard — and it’s something I expected from La Roche-Posay as well.
By M J.