IT Cosmetics SPF50 CC Cream

IT Cosmetics SPF50 CC Cream

The addition of SPF in bases obviously isn’t new, but it’s technically been quite a feat to get the really high SPF levels into coverage without it being heavy and giving a white ‘sun cream’ cast. The IT Cosmetics SPF50 CC Cream is a bit of everything – skin care, coverage and SPF50 all in a formula that feels no more weighty than an average foundation.

When I tested it on my skin (I have shade Medium here which is just right for me). I didn’t use the white brush that comes with this value set, I used one of my usual oval brushes. It goes onto skin perfectly – the blend was seamless but I felt the coverage was light/medium rather than high. Although it contains collagen, peptides, niacin, hyaluronic acid and vitamins, I didn’t particularly get a ‘skin care’ feel from it which I did expect because of the ‘serum’ claim, but neither did I get any kind of ‘sun cream’ feel from it which is pretty impressive.

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IT Cosmetics SPF50 CC Cream isn’t highly fluid like some of the newer SPFs that you’ll see and somehow that made me believe in it a bit more – but on initial testing, I did see a little sun screen ‘cast’ on the finish that disappeared after a few minutes. This does change when it’s on the skin – it doesn’t oxidise but it does settle to something less than it appears on first application. This is good for those who don’t really want a high coverage for summer so don’t be put off by the ‘high’ coverage claim. It starts medium/high and ends up medium/light. As you can see, it carries CC in the title – that’s Colour Correct – and without a doubt, it did even out my skin tone. I’d be happy to use this any day, but I think the real story will be how it feels when it’s high summer heat. That’s impossible for me to tell right now but if you want a high SPF, mid/light tone corrective coverage with some skin benefits, I would happily recommend it.

Your Skin But Better CC Cream SPF50+ is on offer at the moment (basically making the brush free) at £31.92 (no P+P) HERE.

NB: This product contains snail extract.

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12 responses to “IT Cosmetics SPF50 CC Cream”

  1. Sinead

    I have been using this for about a month and I honestly can say it is probably the best foundation I have ever used. I adore it and use the brush that comes with it. Also, their concealer is outstanding. Love this range x

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  2. Jaclyn

    Beware – this product contains snail mucus. See Caroline Hirons’ recent post on how this is extracted.. no thank you!

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    1. Jane

      oh my… does it really? So sorry, I didn’t know otherwise I would have flagged it.

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    2. Lesley

      Reading about this last week on Caroline Hirons last week made me even more relieved that I’d returned my purchase to QVC.

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      1. Jane

        I’ve just read Caroline’s piece (I will add in at the bottom of the post that it contains snail extract) and feel the same way about bee venom (bees will not naturally product venom, they have to be stressed out in order to do it and this is usually done by small electric shocks) and also mink lashes .. the popular tale is that hairs are gently brushed from the mink to make lovely lashes for us. Obviously, this is really NOT true – I’ve taken many PRs to task over it when they suggest the picture of a friendly mink being lovingly brushed but stores won’t stop selling them. I don’t feature either. I struggle more and more with real hair brushes as well.. on the one hand, it’s not really my place to demand of readers that they don’t use certain things, but I can make my point by omission on that one. It’s rare for me to feature, although they don’t usually come with a ‘yes my pet willingly gave up its hair for this’ lie like mink lashes.

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        1. Jaclyn

          Thanks for adding the note. I wish QVC included ingredients so people could see for themselves. Or included a link out to the ingredients list on IT Cosmetics’ website. I wonder why they don’t…

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  3. Lesley

    Jane, this was the worst thing I have EVER purchased from QVC – there’s a great deal of air in the tube – by the time you’ve managed to get it to come out of the tube it looks half empty. Its thick, cakey and has a thoroughly unpleasant feel. I purchased the fairest and looked as if I’d been tangoed. It’s also the only foundation that QVC has not swatched all the colours on someone hands during presentation and they couldn’t even rustle up a model for the last TSV presentation to show what the palest shade looked like. I have very slight rosacea and it provided none of the promised coverage. Thank goodness for the money back guarantee.

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    1. Jane

      Well, yes.. I am glad you got your money back. I have it in my hand right now .. the product is 32ml and my tube doesn’t seem to have much air – there’s a bit of space at the top but not enough to make me doubt the actual amount stated. I do think, as I mentioned, that the proof of this would be on a hot day to see whether it feels heavy. It certainly isn’t ‘full’ coverage I agree completely. I wonder if there was something wrong with your product – mine isn’t cakey for sure, although it is a bit thick which I think I might expect from something with SPF50 not using the fluid technology (i.e Cane & Austin etc). I’m really glad you sent it back though – it’s so disappointing when products don’t live up to expectation.

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  4. Fin

    I actually like this stuff and I’m in a not-very-catered-for category of super pale plus oily plus mid 40s. It covers decently and doesn’t settle into expression lines, cake, make me more oily or disappear too much during the day. The setting powder is nice on top too.

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  5. Sarah

    Thanks Jane for the heads up I have been waiting for this to be relisted on QVC for a while, just purchased.

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  6. Claire L

    That is actually the CC cream with anti-ageing serum. I have only tried the normal one without the serum added and I do like it a lot. It needs to be applied with a brush for me, just putting it on with my fingers doesn’t quite cut it. I am fair and the Fair colour suits me in summer.

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  7. Nicola

    Ordered this after reading your review & can’t wait for mine to arrive as been wanting to try it for ages, esp since hearing Anna & Lily rave about it continually x

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