Re: Dr Denese Day Cream vs It Cosmetics CC Cream

Bella Carro · ‎10-01-2011

On 3/24/2014 samiam2 said:
Thank you so much! This is just what I wanted to know. Today I'm wearing Dr. Denese cream all by itself and I it has a real job on its hands. My face is red from crying all night and most of today as I lost one of my best friends last night. I will try the It CC cream by itself tomorrow and see how it holds up. I might be doing something wrong. I like that the DD is Matte but I use the hydroshield underneath it. I use it under the CC cream also so maybe that is why I'm not a fan. I do love It's Celebration powder and have used that a lot with her primer. Again Thank you for your time to give me your thoughts on both of them.

Sorry for your loss.

olewoman · ‎03-10-2010

Im 63 love love the it cc cream,dr denese was to drying and too orange on my face.

Lovemyboots · ‎03-12-2010

I have used both & did not like the CC cream at all! It looked weird on me. Seemed watery too. Anyway I also have used Dr. Denses's tinted day cream & I absolutely love it! I find it is so moisturizing during the day plus it makes my skin look so nice. I only used about half my CC cream & hated it so bad that I tossed it! I am 63 also. Dry skin.

Maltichonmom17 · ‎04-22-2010

On 3/24/2014 virgosun said:
I have both and love the It CC in light for my fair skin. I use it several times a week and use one of my own foundation brushes to apply it. It goes on smoothly and gives me very good medium coverage and leaves my skin feeling moist. Sorry you had a problem with the color. I never use the Dr D cream and would throw it out if it hadn't been so expensive! I find it very drying, hard to apply because it has the consistency of paste and it gives me almost no coverage at all. Have tried mixing it with the serum and it just doesn't look good or feel good on my skin. I really wanted to like it. It has gotten so many raves on here but not from me. It's not anything like the CC at all. Stick with what you have.

I had the same experience with the Dr. Denese day cream. Very thick, very drying and no coverage. I could not get it to glide over my skin at all. My first experience with the IT cc cream was also not good. It also did not spread well, seemed drying and appeared to accentuate my lines. However, after experimenting, I found that I needed to use a moisturizer or primer underneath and also found that I needed to use more product to get it to smooth over my face. After finding my IT cc groove, I found the product to glide well over my skin and provide a decent coverage and a dewy finish.

Samiam2, I am sorry for the loss of your friend.

Buck-i-Nana · ‎09-28-2010

I tried Dr D's day cream and my facial skin started to burn so badly the moment I started spreading it over my skin. I stopped and immediately wash it off, but my skin continued to burn for hours after and was extremely irritated. I have been using the IT cc cream now for quite a while and love it and have had no adverse skin reactions to it.

samiam2 · ‎03-10-2010

Thank you all for your personal experiences with the products. I will give the IT CC cream a go tomorrow on it's own.

Thank you also for your kind words regarding the lost of my friend. She was an amazing person and died way too young and showed pure grace in her battle. I'm numb to think of life without her in it.

KateChopin · ‎04-03-2010

Apples and oranges, I would say. The CC is more of a foundation, while Dr. D's tint disappears.

gotpaw · ‎03-10-2010

On 3/24/2014 Happy Elizabeth said: They are very different. I have and use both. For SPF, I would use the Dr. Denese, because you can apply enough to get the coverage. I would look like a mime if I applied enough IT cc cream for proper SPF coverage. I use the IT sparingly as my makeup/foundation. I use Denese when I want a single step product with SPF protection, but I think there are better ones out there. Also, the Denese is more drying than the IT cream, in my opinion. I returned the IT TSV because I liked the cc cream but am in between the light and fair. Went to ulta and bought one of each shade and got a nice GWP.

Happy Elizabeth ~ I have both colors, too, as I am in between. Can you tell me your ratio and/or method for mixing?

samiam2 ~ I have only used IT CC and really get smooth coverage. My skin is combo oily and I get a beautiful finish. I really like both colors as I stated above as I use the fair to conceal, eye prime, etc., but need a better ratio/method for overall color. Sorry, I'm unable to give a comparison as I haven't used Dr. Denese.

I, too, am sorry for your loss. It sounds like you enjoyed a wonderful friendship.

wannabe · ‎08-27-2010

I have both, as well. I don't use either of them as my main moisturizer. I use Josie Maran's daily moisturizer with spf and then use one of these on top. I'm not a big fan of Dr. Denese's Day Cream. For me, it's not much coverage and I don't like to put tinted stuff on top of tinted stuff! I really like the It CC cream. I put a pea size amount on my face after my moisturizer sinks in. But on the recommendation of someone on this board, I also use Physicians Formula CC and BB creams. Honestly, they are just as good. But back to the OP's original question, definitely the IT CC cream. Makes my skin look great.

Happy Elizabeth · ‎10-01-2012

On 3/24/2014 gotpaw said:
On 3/24/2014 Happy Elizabeth said: They are very different. I have and use both. For SPF, I would use the Dr. Denese, because you can apply enough to get the coverage. I would look like a mime if I applied enough IT cc cream for proper SPF coverage. I use the IT sparingly as my makeup/foundation. I use Denese when I want a single step product with SPF protection, but I think there are better ones out there. Also, the Denese is more drying than the IT cream, in my opinion. I returned the IT TSV because I liked the cc cream but am in between the light and fair. Went to ulta and bought one of each shade and got a nice GWP.

Happy Elizabeth ~ I have both colors, too, as I am in between. Can you tell me your ratio and/or method for mixing?

samiam2 ~ I have only used IT CC and really get smooth coverage. My skin is combo oily and I get a beautiful finish. I really like both colors as I stated above as I use the fair to conceal, eye prime, etc., but need a better ratio/method for overall color. Sorry, I'm unable to give a comparison as I haven't used Dr. Denese.

I, too, am sorry for your loss. It sounds like you enjoyed a wonderful friendship.

I mix about 2/3 fair and 1/3 light. I could use more of the light if it weren't for the yellow. I got a sample of medium and I'm actually thinking I'd be better off mixing medium and fair, because medium has much less yellow than the light, even though it's darker. I so wish she would come out with more shade choices!......as far as method - I just use my finger on the back of my hand (I sometimes use a q-tip with the cotton broken off). I loved the brush that came with the TSV, but it was kind of a pain to wash all the time, so I've been using a beauty blender sponge to apply, but probably any sponge would work. The cc cream doesn't have enough slip for me to use my fingers and apply a small amount......I've actually mixed the IT cc cream with Dr. Denese cream, and that is a very good combo, because it makes the It more of a lighter texture and not so "makeup like".