Vi's Blog

Vi here, otherwise known as Ultra Violette’s Chief SKINSCREEN™ Queen.   Bold claim, but I’m here to say that my SKINSCREENS™ are the best in the world. (If you won’t back yourself, who will?!) O...

When it comes to baristas, cream blush and SKINSCREENS™, Vi doesn’t believe in monogamy – coz why limit herself to just one, when there are so many top-tier options on offer? That’s why she creat...

After spending the better part of a decade testing products as a beauty editor, I've tried every form of sunscreen that there is. Or at least I thought I had, until Ultra Violette slipped me a sam...

Mineral SPF is now entering a new era with our lightest zinc formula yet, Future Fluid™ SPF 50+ Superlight Zinc SKINSCREEN™. Serving up a fragrance-free formula that’s the skin-perfecting prep step...

Mineral sunscreen has been subject to a lot of gossip over the years. Vi loves spilling some piping hot tea on all days that end with ‘y’, but some rumours you might’ve heard about mineral SPF have...

Your makeup is lying to you. Foundation with SPF isn’t enough to protect your skin from harmful UV rays. There, Vi said it! Sure, it could technicallybe true if you’re using a whole lot of it – but...

Hit snooze a few too many times?  Dw, no judgment – Vi gets it (even tho she doesn’t actually set alarms, she’s always late). But while you might be tempted to rush through your routine to make the...

When beauty journalist Charlotte Bitmead isn’t writing for the likes of Cosmopolitan, Elle and The Sunday Times Style she’s serving up Vi’s go-to nail inspo.  We know by now that nothing future-pro...

Multi-hyphenate Molly is a beauty journalist, broadcaster, and qualified MUA – so it’s safe to say she’s tried a million-and-one primers and sunscreens and knows exactly what’s worthy of a spot in ...

My 3 wishes in life are for sunbeds to be banned globally, to become a backing dancer for Beyonce, and to have bronzed glowing skin, without the skin damage. This year, one of those wishes came tr...

Okay, we get it – we’re gonna be talking science-y stuff so unless you’re regularly donning a lab coat or v. into your ingredients, Vi’s somewhat shaky math says that we’ve probably got about 10 s...

If you haven’t heard, the Queen is back! Ultra Violette's Queen Screen™ SPF 50+ has been reformulated and is better than ever. Not only is it your essential daily sunscreen but it’s also an illumin...