If you already like the sunscreen, the rest of the Tatcha shelf makes a very calm routine. The Rice Wash is a cream cleanser with a pH-neutral amino acid base that removes dirt without stripping. The Matcha Foam is a gel cleanser that lathers like whisked matcha and is aimed at oily and combination skin. The Rice Polish is a water-activated enzyme powder made from Japanese rice bran, and it turns creamy when you wet it.

After cleansing, The Essence is 100 percent Hadasei-3, the brand's blend of fermented rice, green tea and algae. The Dewy Milk is a lightweight moisturizer that balances excess oil, and the Indigo Overnight Repair cream is fragrance free and endorsed by the National Eczema Association. The Vitamin-C Serum with Ferulic Acid uses 12-hour time-release vitamin C and belongs in the morning, under your SPF. The Kissu lip mask is the small one I keep near the bed for dry lips.

Pairing tip: sunscreen goes on after moisturizer, with about 15 minutes before you head out, and it needs to be reapplied every 2 hours, as Tatcha states on the product page.

What I would skip: the Rice Polish on a day after too much sun. Irritated skin wants the soft cleanser and the Indigo cream, not another round of exfoliating.

Sunscreen and makeup do not always get along, so this row is about layers that leave it alone. HUDA BEAUTY Easy Blur in Bronze Fudge is a silicone-free jelly primer with a bronze tint that smooths texture and blurs pores. Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder is a colorless balm-to-powder primer that absorbs sweat and oil, and the brand's Soothing Serum Skin Tint in 6.5 is a light, radiant tinted serum with peptides and ceramides. The Underglow Blurring Primer adds a subtle glow with vitamin C and soft focus powders.

For tints, Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop in 12 is light and natural, and you build it drop by drop. Hourglass Veil Hydrating Skin Tint in 7 is a radiant sheer veil, and MILK MAKEUP Hydro Grip in 3 is a gel tint with hyaluronic acid that keeps makeup gripped for up to 12 hours. MERIT The Uniform in 21 is the only true sunscreen here, a tinted mineral SPF 45 with a natural finish.

Pairing tip: let your sunscreen set for a couple of minutes, then press the primer or tint on with fingertips instead of sweeping it across.

What I would skip: dragging a balm powder over wet sunscreen. It moves your SPF around and leaves patchy spots. Also remember that none of the tints besides MERIT are sunscreens, so the mineral layer underneath is doing the sun work.

Choosing a mineral SPF is mostly about finish and skin type. If you run dry, a cream or hydrating liquid like Tatcha, Biossance or RANAVAT will feel comfortable. If you flush, innisfree with its green tint is the one to try. If you get oily or breakout prone, the serum-like Ultra Violette Future Screen and the non-comedogenic Tower 28 tint are the ones I would read up on. Whatever you choose, apply it as the last skincare step, give it a few minutes to settle, and reapply through the day. The best sunscreen is the one that feels nice enough that you do not skip it on a cloudy Tuesday.