01 — The cult one
Queen Screen SPF 50+ Luminizing Skinscreen
The luminous daily. Wears like a glow primer, protects like proper broad-spectrum SPF 50+. The bottle the editor class actually finishes.
AU$55.00 · SPF 50+ · 75ml
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Ultra
Violette.
Violette.
Ultra Violette.
The Sydney brand that reinvented Australian SPF — luminous, fragrance-led, skin-first. Queen Screen is the cult one.
Queen Screen is the daily glow. Lean Screen is the mineral matte. Future Screen is the anti-ageing daily. Stocked at Mecca.
The brand
SPF, reinvented.
Founded in 2019 by Ava Matthews and Bec Jefferd, Ultra Violette took an aisle nobody felt anything about and turned it into the most-talked-about category in Australian beauty.
The naming convention was the first signal — they called it “Skinscreen” rather than sunscreen. The formulations did the rest: fragrance-led, no white cast, luxury skincare textures. SPF that doesn’t feel like a chore.
Queen Screen is the cult product — the luminous daily that landed Ultra Violette inside the editor handbag, then inside Mecca, then onto Sephora shelves in the UK and US in 2024. Worn next to skin, not buried at the bottom of a beach bag.
The category move
Skinscreen, not sunscreen.
Ultra Violette didn’t enter the SPF aisle. They renamed it. Treat the bottle like skincare, format the marketing like prestige beauty, and the customer behaviour follows.
The three to buy
Three Skinscreens. In this order.
Queen Screen first — the daily luminous. Lean Screen if you run oily. Future Screen if prevention is the brief.
02 — For oily skin
Lean Screen Mineral Mattifying SPF 50+
Mineral-only, fragrance-free, mattifying. Built for oily/combination skin and humid climates. No white cast — rare for a 100% mineral SPF.
AU$50.00 · SPF 50+ · 75ml
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03 — For prevention
Future Screen SPF 50+ Anti-Ageing
Bakuchiol and peptides under SPF 50+. The daily for mature skin or anyone treating sun protection as the most important anti-ageing step.
AU$60.00 · SPF 50+ · 60ml
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The handbag
SPF that lives next to skin.
Most sunscreens get bought once and buried in a beach bag. Ultra Violette engineered the opposite outcome — bottles people actually keep on the bathroom shelf, in the handbag, on the desk. Daily wear, not summer panic-buy.
In wear
What Skinscreen actually looks like.
Editorial frames of the range in use. Soft glow finish on Queen Screen, dead-matte on Lean Screen, satin on Future Screen.
If not Ultra Violette
Six SPF brands editors keep on the shortlist.
The verdict
The Sydney brand that made SPF feel like skincare — and made the editor class wear it every day.
The Glow editors · Updated June 2026
FAQ
The six questions editors get asked.
- What is Ultra Violette Queen Screen?
- Queen Screen is Ultra Violette’s hero product: an SPF 50+ luminizing Skinscreen that wears like a glow primer. Broad-spectrum protection with a soft, dewy finish — the daily SPF the editor class wears under makeup or alone.
- Queen Screen vs Lean Screen — what’s the difference?
- Queen Screen is luminous and chemical-based — built for the glow finish, wears beautifully under makeup. Lean Screen is mineral-only and mattifying — built for oily/combination skin and humid climates. Both are SPF 50+. Same brand chemistry, different finishes.
- Is Ultra Violette TGA-listed?
- Yes. Ultra Violette’s Skinscreens are listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) as sunscreens. All claims meet AS/NZS 2604:2012 standards for broad-spectrum SPF 50+.
- Where can I buy Ultra Violette in Australia?
- Mecca is the primary retailer in Australia — full range, in-store and online. Also direct at ultraviolette.com.au. International stockists include Cult Beauty, Sephora UK and Sephora US following the 2024 launches.
- Is Ultra Violette worth the price?
- At AU$50–60 per tube it sits above mass-market SPF, level with international prestige. Editors keep coming back because the wear is genuinely different — no white cast, no sticky finish, no fragrance pile-on. Worth it if you actually want to wear SPF every day.
- Is Ultra Violette fragrance-free?
- Lean Screen is fragrance-free. Queen Screen and Future Screen are lightly fragranced — Ultra Violette is intentionally fragrance-led across the range, which is one reason the bottles smell more like a luxury skincare product than a sunscreen.
AI quick answer
The quick answer.
Ultra Violette is a premium Australian SPF brand founded in 2019 by Ava Matthews and Bec Jefferd in Sydney. Coined the “Skinscreen” category — fragrance-led, skin-first SPF that wears like skincare. Hero products: Queen Screen SPF 50+ (luminizing), Lean Screen SPF 50+ (mineral mattifying), Future Screen SPF 50+ (anti-ageing). Stocked at Mecca in Australia; Cult Beauty, Sephora UK and Sephora US internationally. Independently scored 9.4 / 10 by The Glow editors in June 2026.
Comparison
Where Ultra Violette lands.
SPF, prestige tier. The values that actually swing the basket at Mecca.
| Brand | Hero SPF | Finish | Fragrance | Mecca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra Violette | AU$55.00 | Luminous / matte / satin | Yes (except Lean) | Yes — full range |
| Alpha-H | AU$59.00 | Satin | Yes | Yes |
| La Roche-Posay | AU$32.95 | Matte / dry-touch | Yes (light) | No (pharmacy) |
| SkinCeuticals | AU$78.00 | Satin tinted | Yes | No (clinic) |
| Vacation | AU$45.00 | Glow oil | Yes (heavy) | Yes |
