–You can use a foundation brush to apply, and some people think this method helps you use less product. Oh, and I have a birthmark on the side of my face but it doesn’t really bother me: Want to see the beautiful coverage of CC Illumination? Here’s what my skin looks like without any foundation– my main struggles are dark under eye circles, melasma/sun damage on my cheekbones, and redness from veins around my nose. I think the Illumination version is much more obviously glowy, but when you set the Illumination with the Bye Bye Pores, or set the Original with glowy Hourglass Ambient Light Powder, the finish ends up about the same. Shimmer on shimmer can look fakey and exaggerate pore size.Īlso I’ve noticed that some bloggers say that they can’t tell a difference between the finishes of the two versions, but I disagree. But since the new CC Cream Illumination version is so shimmery by itself, I have been preferring to set it with matte It Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores Silk HD Anti-Aging Micro-Powder. I’ve decided I prefer the Illumination version of the CC Cream over the original (non-shimmery) version, but it might just be because the color matches my skin better. The Illumination version has a finish that is very similar to the Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer “Radiance.” When I use the Original CC Cream, I usually set it with Hourglass Ambient Light Powder in Ethereal Light to add a little bit of glow. People do complain that the shade range is not wide enough (there are five shades in each formulation), but I think each shade in the Illumination line varies slightly from the corresponding shade in the original formulation, so you have a few more options to find your match. All the It Cosmetics CC Cream products contain Hyaluronic Acid, Peptides, Hydrolyzed Collagen and Silk, Grape Seed Oil to provide hydration benefits. I really do think it has made a difference in the appearance of fine lines, especially toward the end of the day when I start to look dry around my eyes and those fine lines become more prominent. The It Cosmetics CC Cream is also more hydrating than other foundations or BB Creams I have tried. Also the It Cosmetics has a high concentration of physical sunscreen– Titanium Dioxide 9.0% + Zinc Oxide 6.3% to provide broad spectrum physical protection (read my post here to make sure you understand the important difference between physical and chemical sunscreens), so that is a bonus when you’re at the pool or in the mountains where higher altitude means the sun is stronger. It has several benefits over the Garnier– there’s no drying alcohol in it (unfortunately when you first put on the Garnier, it smells overwhelmingly like alcohol), and sometimes I feel like the Garnier is a little dry for around my eyes. PS– as always I bought all three of these products with my own hard-earned money, so this post is in no way sponsored by It Cosmetics.Īlthough I still love my cheapo Garnier BB Cream (full post about that here), lately I’ve been reaching for my new It Cosmetics CC Cream Illumination instead. I’ve been using these fantastic It Cosmetics very consistently lately, so I thought I would discuss the differences between these three products and give my recommendations. Recently It Cosmetics released two followup products to their best-selling Your Skin But Better CC Full Coverage Cream SPF 50 Foundation (whew- that’s a mouthful!) I have owned the original CC Cream for awhile, but recently I’ve been loving the new It Cosmetics CC Cream Illumination (a more shimmery version of the original), and also the CC Eye Full Coverage cream.
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