I have had the chance to test out the Olay Total Effects CC Cream – 7 in One Tone Correcting Moisturizer with Sunscreen (Light to Medium) a number of times and would like to share my thoughts. Is it me or are these product names getting longer and longer??
The Olay CC cream has an SPF 15 and sets out to fight the 7 signs of aging: 1 reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkes, 2 balance and even out tone, 3 reduce the appearance of discoloration, 4 improve surface cell turnover, 5 provide nourishing moisturization, 6 strengthen skin’s natural defense against moisture loss, 7 recapture youthful luminosity.
The Olay CC Cream is an all-in-one triple stream formula that combines a daily anti-aging moisturizer, SPF 15 sunscreen and sheer tint.
Below you can see a skin swatch of the Olay CC Cream (Light to Medium), this shade completely disappears into my skin:
The Olay CC Cream feels lightweight as you apply and blends easily. It does not have much of a scent, a very simple foundation-type scent. I am not a fan of using my fingers to apply any type of foundation, so I used my favorite foundation brush to apply.
Below you can see my BEFORE and AFTER photos. The first photo is me without any makeup at all (obviously), clearly showing all my imperfections and discolorations. In the second photo, all I have on my face is the Olay CC Cream.
In these photos you can see that the Olay CC Cream really does not do much of anything as far as reducing the appearance of discolorations or fine lines. To me, it barely shows a difference from bare skin. Besides that, my main issue with this CC Cream is that it made my face shinier than I can even articulate! It reminded me of when I used to wear regular old sunscreen on my face and you just have this awful glare on your skin. I guess that’s Olay’s idea of luminosity?? No thank you, not for my oily, acne-prone skin. I did not find it comfortable on my skin either, it even felt a little irritating under my eyes. Again, it reminded me of pure sunscreen on my face.
The photo above shows me wearing ONLY the Olay CC Cream so you can see what it looks like all on its own. I have also been wearing the CC Cream with all of my regular makeup (concealer, bronzer, blush, highlighter, eyeshadow, etc.). I did not have better results using the Olay CC Cream with my full face makeup. My face did not look much less shiny/oily and after one hour, it looked even worse!
Left to right: Olay CC Cream with full face makeup, then after one hour
Hopefully, you can see that the photo on the right shows how much shinier my face was after one hour. I blotted the oil and then by the time another hour had passed my face was beyond shiny again. I simply cannot wear something like this with my oily skin. Maybe this would work for someone with very dry skin?
I noticed it contains 3 different sunscreens: Avobenzone 2%, Octisalate 3%, Octocrylene 3%. I think maybe Olay bit off more than they could chew with the expectations of this CC cream. I’d say ease up on the sunscreen and add more tinted moisturizer to this product.
Overall, this product did not work for me and I would not recommend it for someone with oily skin.
Olay CC Cream is available in Fair to Light, Light to Medium, and Medium to Dark at Walmart, $23.99.
More before and after photos: Hourglass Vanish Foundation Stick, Garnier BB Cream, Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream, Aveeno BB Cream, L’Oreal Youth Code BB Cream, L’Oreal Paris Magic BB Cream, L’Oreal Paris Magic Nude Liquid Powder, Maybelline Fit Me! Stick Foundation, IT Cosmetics CC Cream
I received a complimentary product as a member of the Vogue Influencer Network, all opinions expressed are my own. Post contains affiliate link.
Will you be trying the Olay CC Cream?
I stopped using Olay because I saw more results with the Somaluxe Moisturizer in one week than I have seen in years of Olay. I am 44 and my skin has SOME wrinkles, and considerable discoloration from redness(no porcelian skin like when I was young). My skin is also extremely oily, prone to adult acne and I am beyond pale but otherwise think my skin has faired pretty I have become pretty skeptical of skin products and stuck with Olay.
After several days of using the Somaluxe Moisturizer – even the big crease between my eyes isn’t as deep, and the discoloration has lessened almost to the point I can go without foundation!
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Thank you for sharing your story and your recommendation!
This cream is not good
Gives you itching on your face badly.
I bought from boots.
I won’t recommend cause it’s awfull itching on my face when ever i use.
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Sorry to hear you did not like the cream, I know each product works differently for each person!
I just discovered your blog and have spent the last few days catching up! I love all things beauty and fashion, so I devouring all of your reviews. I just read this one and had to comment.
I have been wanting to try the Olay CC cream for quite a while and recently found it on sale at Costco of all places! I was having a bit of buyer’s remorse when I read your review (but hadn’t tried the cc cream). I have oily, acne-prone skin even though I’m 35 and was worried that I wouldn’t like the product.
Thankfully, I love this stuff! It’s strange, but I have actually had less oil and shine since I’ve been using the cc cream. A coworker even commented how great I looked! I just wash my face with a generic brand of Noxema and use the cc cream in place of moisturizer and foundation. I barely have to use any powder to cover shine, something I had to do quite often prior to using the cc cream.
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Hi Alicia! Thank you so much for reading and for your wonderful comment! I am SO glad it worked for you. It just goes to show each person is different and we all react to products in a unique way. I love that you are getting compliments on your skin, it must be the best feeling :). Again, thanks for leaving this great review hope to chat more soon!
try to launch anti age cream 4 oily skin
I now have skin that looks burned after using this product. Very dissapointed and wondering how long till my skin is ok again??? i have quit using it and dont know if i should use anything else now.
but would really like to cover up this red rash, and get rid of the itching burning sensation. it says if you get a rash to see a doctor. so now add that to the expense. this stuff was like 19.00. there should be a big warning on it. so disapointed with Olay. never use again.
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Donna I am so sorry to hear that you had a bad reaction from this! I would certainly go to the doctor to get checked out. I would also call the Olay customer service number and let them know what happened to you.