Beauty

[dvbusa]

I've been using It Cosmetics CC+ Your Skin But Better and it seems to be my HG. There's been a lot of buzz about It Cosmetics Celebration, however, and I'd love to know how the It Celebration powder looks on the face compared to the original Bare Minerals, as I'm familiar with that. I'm 58 and like a natural look where my skin doesn't look like a mask. Less is more for me, but I do have some slight redness around the nose area that I'd like to cover ... easily but as naturally as possible. In your opinion, which is better, It Celebrations or the original Bare Minerals? Or am I better off staying with my It CC+ ? Thanks !

[susan_ca]

When I use BE, I can stop there. When I use any other line, I always have to use something else to even out the color or it is too shiny...... it is always too something. BE so far has not done me wrong.

[dvbusa]

Thanks, Susan. So you have used the IT CC+ cream and/or IT Celebration powder?

[foundinlv]

dvbusa.....I've used all three and found the IT CC cream to work best. The Celebration powder was drying on my skin and the original Bare Minerals had a metallic look....think the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz which was a description used by another person and I agree 100%!

[susan_ca]

On 6/24/2014 dvbusa said: Thanks, Susan. So you have used the IT CC+ cream and/or IT Celebration powder?

Yes. I still have them and keep them as backup when I run out of my BE (original). I even have Smashbox, and Bobbi Brown. Nothing works for me as well as BE. Everyone is different, though, so keep that in mind.

[Jacie]

It has been about a year since I switched to IT Cosmetics CC Cream and/or Celebration Foundation. I had used BE for 20+ years. I just turned 59 and prior to switching I was hearing a lot of my friends, and my physician, saying that I was looking "dry". Currently I have to say that my skin is looking great, getting compliments on my complexion, which at my age, makes me feel great. The best was when I was told I looked so "refreshed and dewy"! I was never told that when I used BE! I owe the compliments to IT Cosmetics. I have been using the CC Cream for the summer, and generally use the Celebration when I need more coverage or am heading out to a special event when I need to be glammed up. Less IS more after a certain age, and this seems to be brilliant for me. I have also used the bronzer, highlight, bye-bye pores and under eye. My newest favorite is the waterproof tight-liner primer. The best. Good luck and I hope you fare well with IT!

[haleypie]

I was a BE girl for years, but never could get the results I liked with the original foundation on its own (I mixed it with primer to get a more natural finish). Matte was a little better and Ready was even a little better but it was never still quite right, always a little dry and patchy. Oddly enough, the liquid "serum" foundation leaves me feeling dry too! I love a ton of their other products, but the foundations never won my heart. I revisited It cosmetics with the TSV that contained the CC cream and about lost my mind. I LOVE this stuff. It gives me such a perfect finish, smooth and natural and non-creasy or greasy. It gives a little more sheen than I like on some days (although I've never let it fully dry down on its own to see if it would take care of itself) but that's easily managed by a little bronzer or powder of any kind. I picked up the Celebration foundation in the most recent TSV and love it too, in a different way than the CC cream but more than I ever loved BE foundations. I haven't tried them in combination yet but love the idea.

[glmama]

I tried the IT foundation and was really hoping I'd love it. I'm a long-time lover of powder foundations (primarily b/c of their ease of use) and I needed something new. This was the first product I can recall that my DH actually said something to me about -- said, did you do something different to you face? And that I looked really weird. It just did not lay correctly on my skin, and gave my complexion a weird cast.

OTOH, I've used BE foundation on and off over the years. Is it perfect for me? NO. However, a tiny bit, on a nicely moisturized face can work well for me. And no one has ever said that I look "weird" when wearing it!

[Campion]

I just received the TSV from IT Cosmetics, which is my first purchase --looking for something without liquids that can travel.

I was pleasantly surprised. The foundation does cover fairly well, the light was the correct shade more or less, and the concealer is pretty good as is the eyebrow pencil. The palette is not my favorite but it's convenient to throw in a bag for travel if you only want one blush, bronzer and highlighter.

I'm very happy! I usually use Shiseido powder foundation which is not the most beautiful, but it has a lot of SPF so I use it on vacation. This is a lot nicer except it has no SPF. I might try it over the Shiseido or an SPF moisturizer.

[ginabfly]

I've used both and prefer BE, it matches my skin tone much better, looks more natural but still covers. The It was okay, but it didn't match completely, and didn't look or feel right on my face. Once I went back to BE, I realized how well it works for me.

Some do love It Cosmetics Celebration Foundation, it was just okay for me.