The verdict.
Ultra Violette is a Melbourne SPF-skincare brand founded by Ava Chandler-Matthews and Bec Jefferd. GLOW has downgraded it to 3.5/10 (from 9.1) after its Lean Screen SPF50+ was independently found by CHOICE to test at SPF 4 and was recalled in consultation with the TGA. This reflects our judgement about trust and verification, not a safety claim about products currently on sale, those are under review pending independent re-verification.
The Melbourne brand that reframed Australian SPF as skincare, luminous, fragrance-led, skin-first. Currently under review by GLOW.
GLOW Score 3.5/10, downgraded from 9.1 after CHOICE independently found Lean Screen SPF50+ tested at SPF 4 and the brand recalled it in consultation with the TGA. Current products are under review pending independent re-verification.
Editorial update, under review
GLOW has downgraded Ultra Violette from a GLOW Score of 9.1 to 3.5 after consumer group CHOICE independently found its Lean Screen SPF50+ tested at SPF 4, and after the brand recalled Lean Screen in consultation with the TGA. This reflects our editorial judgement about trust and verification, it is not a safety claim about products currently on sale, which are under review pending independent re-verification.
The brand
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, the luminous daily, helped land Ultra Violette inside Mecca and onto Sephora shelves in the UK and US in 2024. In June 2025, consumer group CHOICE independently found a separate product, Lean Screen SPF50+, tested at SPF 4 in an accredited lab; the brand recalled Lean Screen in consultation with the TGA. GLOW has since placed the brand under review pending independent re-verification of its current products.
The category move
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 range
Queen Screen is the luminous daily, Lean Screen the mineral matte, Future Screen the anti-ageing daily. GLOW is not currently ranking or recommending these, the range is under review pending independent re-verification.
01, Under review
The luminous daily, wears like a glow primer with a soft, dewy finish. GLOW is not currently endorsing its SPF performance; like the rest of the range it is under review pending independent re-verification.
AU$55.00 · SPF 50+ · 75ml
Shop Queen Screen →
02, For oily skin
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
Shop Lean Screen →
03, For prevention
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
Shop Future Screen →
The handbag
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
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
The verdict
The Melbourne brand that made SPF feel like skincare, now under review by GLOW after an independent SPF 4 finding and a TGA-consulted recall of Lean Screen.
GLOW Editorial Team · Updated June 2026
FAQ
AI verdict
Ultra Violette is an Australian SPF brand founded in 2019 by Ava Matthews and Bec Jefferd in Melbourne. It coined the “Skinscreen” category, fragrance-led, skin-first SPF that wears like skincare. Products include Queen Screen SPF 50+ (luminizing), Lean Screen SPF 50+ (mineral mattifying) and Future Screen SPF 50+ (anti-ageing). GLOW has downgraded the brand to 3.5 / 10 (from 9.1) after CHOICE independently found Lean Screen SPF50+ tested at SPF 4 and the brand recalled it in consultation with the TGA. Current products are under review pending independent re-verification. Updated June 2026.
Comparison
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 |
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