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It Cosmetics CC + Illumination // Foundation Review

It Cosmetics CC + Illumination // Foundation Review



I've been trying out this CC cream for a couple months now and I'm loving it! I've never been a huge fan of CC creams in the past because of the lack of coverage. I also wasn't all about taking care of my skin like I am now. This spring I made the decision to cut back on foundations and heavy wear products for more lightweight and skin friendly products at least for the summer time. Who wants such heavy makeup or the feeling of a full coverage foundation melting off your face in the heat? Not me. That's when I looked more into this product. Disclaimer, I haven't tried out their original CC cream. I definitely want to now, but I went with the illumination for more luminosity and dewy looking skin. This is the highest coverage I have ever gotten from a CC cream! It really is there! You can wear this product as light coverage that builds to full coverage depending on how much product you use. Which you don't have to use that much to get full coverage. I want to spend a moment on the shade range because honestly it isn't great. All of It Cosmetics products are about the same in that department and it is a bummer. I have the fairest shade (fair) and I would say it is still 1-2 shades darker than my actual skin tone. At least without my fake tan on. I can pull it off (dragging the product down my neck), but I go through a whole lot more of the product. That is a let down. This is at a high end price point. For a normal full coverage look I go for 3 pumps and thats including my neck. I have also went through about half of this bottle in just a couple months. This is in my everyday makeup drawer at the moment so that is why also, but if you were to buy this for everyday wear be prepared to repurchase (if you have the same struggles as me) every 3 months. That doesn't seem too bad though. What I love besides the coverage is that this is better for my skin than a foundation and there is a SPF 50 in the product! That's great for the summer time, but also all year round! Taking care of your skin really is the first step to amazing makeup application. The wear time CAN be good. I say that because this is verrrry dewy. I use a typical loose setting powder under my eyes to set my concealer, but for the rest of my face I want a more dewy look. I don't want to take that away by adding a powder that will make me matte. That is why I've been loving a glowy satin finishing powder (I use Flower Beauty Miracle Glow Satin Finishing Powder) for the rest of my face. If you are an oily person you might want to stick to their original (like I said I haven't tried it yet) or their new Bye Bye Foundation that I haven't tried either. If you're dry (or combo to dry like me) you'll love this, but for long-wear a setting powder is still a must! IF you don't set it be prepared to look more oily than dewy and have separation and creasing by the 5 hour mark. If I use the satin powder I get a good 8-9 hours. I also have been loving using a matte primer for dewy foundations and/or CC Creams to help cancel out any unwanted oils. The last part I wanted to discuss is the fact that if I wear this too often I get a breakout. I believe it is just my sensitive skin, but it's something to keep in mind. It doesn't always happen, but if I wear it without a break from makeup in general or switching up my foundation I do. That bums me a little, but I still love this! 
I give this CC cream a 9/10 for me! 
(only because of the shade range and random breakouts.)

It Cosmetics CC + Illumination $38
You can find it at Ulta  ,  Sephora , Beautylish , and of course It Cosmetics


Other Products Used in this Look:
Murad Skin Perfecting Lotion
Too Faced Primed & Peachy Cooling Matte Primer
Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Concealer (fair neutral)
Laura Mercier Setting Powder (translucent)
Flower Beauty Miracle Glow Satin Finishing Powder
Tarte Tarteist Pro Glow To Go Palette
Pretty Vulgar Make Them Blush (18 hush blush)
Colour Pop X Kathleen Lights Dream St. Palette
It Cosmetics Universal Brow Pencil
Nyx Control Freak Clear Brow Gel
Urban Decay Perversion Mascara
Mac Fix +
Tarte Quick Dry Lip Paint (rose`)


Brushes Used:
Morphe Sponge (CC cream & concealer) not pictured
It Cosmetics Chic Powder (setting powder)
Tarte Artist Collection (contour)
It Cosmetics Chic Blush (blush)
SL Miss Glam L36 (highlight)
Luxie Beauty 205 (crease)
Elizabeth Mott Blending Brush (lid & crease)
finger (lid)
XO Beauty Vegan Eyeshadow (brow bone & inner corner)













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