Serious about anti-ageing? You need this in your beauty arsenal

When it comes to repelling the signs of ageing, it's hard to go past good ol' sunscreen. Sure, your vitamin A-infused lotions and potions do a great job, but if you want an affordable way to protect your skin from looking like a cheap, over-used, faux-leather handbag long-term, sunscreen needs to be a non-negotiable.

Ask any skincare expert and they'll tell you, you're a bloody fool if you think you don't need to apply a quality sunscreen to your skin every single day.

Anyway, enough ranting. Meet the highly anticipated…

Ultra Violette Extreme Screen Hydrating Body + Hand Skinscreen SPF 50+

We call it "highly anticipated" because it follows the Aussie brand's impressive 2018 launch of the super popular Queen Screen SPF 50+ Luminising Sun Serum and gang, also known as the 'skinscreens' that changed the SPF game in Australia.

Since Ultra Violette burst onto the market, we've been blessed with sun protection for our face that's a pleasure to wear and full of skin-loving ingredients. We've also spent this time lathering Queen Screen all over our bodies while praying to the sunscreen gods for Ultra Violette to release a body version. So, when Extreme Screen dropped earlier this month we knew it would be one of the biggest beauty releases of the year (also a miracle).

As far as sun protection goes the hype around this is real. Snazzy, shelfie-worthy looks aside, this skinscreen is so lovely to apply. What you get is a super-hydrating, lightweight cream that glides along your skin and absorbs like your favourite moisturiser — you definitely won't get that greasy, sunscreeny residue synonymous with an Aussie summer.

It's SPF 50+ (important!), water resistant for up to four hours and guarantees to offer "protection from the whole solar spectrum of environmental damage including UVA + UVB." But the beauty lies in the 72-hours hydration your skin gets, thanks to the super-active Pentavitin inside this glorious formula — P.S. Pentavitin's goal is to hydrate dehydrated and sensitive skin, so it makes sense that it's included in a sunscreen. Aloe Vera and vitamin E also have a starring role in this skin-changer — Aloe Vera to cool and calm, and it's antioxidant pal vitamin E to keep your skin looking youthful.

You'd think the inclusion of all that goodness — and the exclusion of nasties like parabens and oxybenzone — would be enough, but no, this juicy 'screen also offers a little shimmer. Not in an annoying school disco body shimmer way, rather a subtle 'look at me glow!' way.

In short: it's the body cream to you need (and will want) to be applying daily.

There are two sizes available — 150mL ($35) for your beach bag and a cute 30mL-er ($15) for your handbag — and both are available to buy (in bulk!) from ultraviolette.com.au, Sephora stores nationally or adorebeauty.com.au.