Review with Before and After Photos: IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream - My Highest Self

Review with Before and After Photos: IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream

Today I’m excited to share a review with before and after photos of the IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream in Medium. As a long time lover of BB creams, this was the first CC cream I’ve ever tried… and way to start out with a bang!

It Cosmetics CC Cream Review with Before and After Photos - Medium

CC Cream pump

Skin swatch of IT Cosmetics CC Cream in Medium:

IT Cosmetics CC Cream Swatch - Medium

Before and after photos wearing IT Cosmetics YSBB CC Cream in Medium:

IT cosmetics CC Cream Before After Review

According to the brand, this cream is supposed to be a foundation, pore-minimizing primer, sunscreen, anti-aging serum, dark spot corrector, skin brightener, AND moisturizer all in one! I’ll go through each of these claims and see how the product held up.

Foundation: This CC cream offers medium to full coverage, and is extremely buildable. It is a thicker consistency, which surprised me for a CC cream. Another surprise was that it had a nearly matte finish, much like some of my favorite foundations. I honestly think this could have just been marketed as a foundation itself, but I digress. The end result definitely aligns with “Your Skin But Better.” It doesn’t look cakey at all, yet still offers complete coverage.

Primer: The wear time of this product is no joke! I’ve gotten over ten hours of full coverage, and even the most subtle blush/bronzer will stay put on top of it. Each time I wear this CC cream, I omit the extra step of primer because once it’s on your face, this puppy ain’t going NOWHERE! This blended effortlessly over my skin and my pores almost completely vanished on my nose.

Sunscreen: This CC Cream touts a whopping SPF 50 chemical and paraben free sunscreen formula. This is the most SPF I’ve ever seen in one of my face products, and I like it! Put to the flash photography test, the sunscreen does not cause any white cast on the face in photos.

Anti-Aging Serum: I can’t really speak to this claim yet, ask me again in about twenty years! 😉

Dark Spot Corrector: I’ve been struggling with stubborn acne recently, which has left me with dark spots around my chin and forehead. Although the CC Cream did wonders in minimizing their appearance, I could still see them peeking through the product throughout the day.

Skin Brightener: Due to its matte finish, I have a hard time understanding what they mean by skin brightener. It doesn’t give you much of a glow, which is the only way I can interpret that claim.

Moisturizer: I’ve had crazy dry skin lately due to a face product gone wrong, so I need extra moisture these days. I applied a moisturizer underneath the CC cream but still found that even though it dries matte, this product doesn’t accentuate my dry patches.

I’d like to mention that the packaging on this product seriously rocks. I love that the tube has a pump–extra hygienic! You get 1.08 fl oz for $38. Considering this product may help you slash three other beauty products from your routine, that might end up being a bargain for you!  The shade Medium was perfect for my neutral beige skin.  Available in 5 shades.

You can purchase IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream from ITCosmetics.com, $38.

Product received from PR for editorial consideration, all opinions expressed are my own. Affiliate link.

More before and after photos:  Hourglass Vanish Foundation StickOlay CC CreamGarnier BB CreamMaybelline Dream Fresh BB CreamAveeno BB CreamL’Oreal Youth Code BB CreamL’Oreal Paris Magic BB CreamL’Oreal Paris Magic Nude Liquid PowderMaybelline Fit Me! Stick Foundation

Have you tried any CC Creams yet? Are you interested at all?

23 Comments

  1. January 24, 2014 / 4:07 pm

    I use my CC cream religiously! I love it and IT Cosmetics makes amazing products!

    • January 24, 2014 / 6:54 pm

      No no, I said chemical and paraben FREE sunscreen!

  2. January 24, 2014 / 8:33 am

    Great review! your skin looked great after using it.

  3. January 24, 2014 / 7:15 am

    I’m a huge lover of the IT CC cream! So odd though, it is quite glowy on my skin! I wonder why. 🙂
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  4. January 24, 2014 / 7:13 am

    If you didn’t tell me this is a full coverage product I wouldn’t have known – it really does have that “YSBB” look. I love that it sets with a matte finish, too, I think this will be handy for my combination skin. It’s a bit pricey, but what wouldn’t we do for that perfect complexion? 🙂
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  5. January 10, 2014 / 9:11 pm

    I just reviewed this CC cream too, and I think it’s being posted next week. I’ve heard raves from a number of other bloggers so I purchased this CC cream on their reccos. I have used other CC cream prior to this that I liked. I bought shade Light back in September, and now the shade is too dark for me. Should’ve gotten Fair. I don’t love it as much as you do, but the spf 50 is great, especially for summer. I find that it’s a little heavy, takes a long time to dry down. I have very dry skin so I like that it’s hydrating. It covers most though not all of my sun damage, but I haven’t found anything yet that does. All in all, for me, it’s a nice CC cream, but frankly, I prefer my Lumene CC Cream for half the price. But glad you like it 🙂
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    • Tina Bowling
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      January 14, 2014 / 10:17 am

      It’s too bad it didn’t work out for you in a big way. I’m wondering if you have tried different methods of application to see if it acts any differently (a few different brushes, sponge, etc)?

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