Hello lovelies, another lengthy makeup talk today. I think EVERY girl should know about IT cosmetics. It really has changed my life as far as makeup is concerned. I get so many compliments when I wear it, and their products are more than satisfactory. (See finished look at bottom of post) I actually get compliments on my skin rather that my makeup. I love those compliments the most, nothing boosts your confidence more. Below is a list of the products that I have, and my honest opinion of them. I hope you enjoy. Let me know if you have used any of these products, and what you think of them. I also would love to hear about any that I have not mentioned. I hope to try them all.
IT's All About You! Customer Favorites Collection - I would love to start with the newest addition to my collection: the customer favorites collection. Honestly, there is a reason that it holds that title. I absolutely love everything in it. It is a seven product set that you can order through QVC, and totally worth it. You can get each product separately and in its own package, but I personally think the palette is much more convenient. I just wish that each product was interchangeable. It would be so great to be able to get refills or to be able to customize it. I totally recommend getting all of the products through QVC because it will save you major bucks. Sometimes you can get several products for the price of one retail anywhere else. If you do not believe me, just shop around and price compare. You will see what I mean. The set comes with the:
- Celebration Foundation SPF 50, 0.30-oz , in choice of Fair, Light, Medium, Tan, and Rich
- Bye Bye Under Eye concealer, 0.28-fl-oz
- IT's Your Beauty Palette, 0.78-oz including Vitality Matte Bronzer, Hello Light Creme, Bye Bye Pores Pressed Blush, and Bye Bye Pores Pressed Powder
- Dual-ended foundation/concealer brush
I LOVE every product in this set. You can do your whole face with one set. I love the Celebration Foundation. It makes my skin look as though I am not wearing makeup. It hides the redness I have in my cheeks and does not dry me out. I can actually use this foundation without anything else and it is like I just put a filter on my face. It smoothes all of my imperfections. If you are a powder foundation type girl, I highly recommend it. The Bye Bye Under Eye Concealer rates in my top three favs. It really does conceal ALL of my dark circles. It really makes a huge difference. It instantly opens my eyes and makes me look so fresh and awake. Usually I like a concealer that dries into a powder feel, but this one stays a tad on the tacky side if you do not set it. I immediately set mine with the bye-bye pores and it stays put. I have not had an issue with creasing. So that is a plus. This is a product that I would pay full price for. I really love it. Heads up, if you do buy it, a little bit goes a LONG way. You literally only need a pencil lead sized amount.
The Bronzer in this palette is a great starter for those of you wanting to contour. The product is very dense and that makes it almost impossible to get too much. I usually prefer a gray based contour shade, but this color, although not gray based, does not look bad. The Hello Light Creme is my favorite product in this palette. It is the perfect highlighter, leaving your skin looking so glowy and dewy. It has the perfect creamy texture that surprisingly does not conflict with powder underneath. The bye bye pressed pores and the blush both are great at doing what they claim. They both minimize the look of your pores. I have larger pores on each side of my nose, and I notice they almost disappear completely with this. It is like a blurring effect, only with makeup.
No. 50 Serum Collagen Veil Anti-Aging Primer- I really wanted to love this product, but I am sad to have to admit that I did not. Take little heed to my opinion and I encourage you to challenge my opinion with your own. Sadly, I did not like the smell. Smell is so important to me but I really could not handle it. It has a hint of the smell of orange peel. My mother-in-love is a coastal girl and loves that smell, she says it reminds her of the orchards in Florida. So, If you like the smell of that, then you will probablly love it. I do like the texture though. It has that silicone feeling that I love. It leaves skin feeling so smooth. The label says that you can put it on your entire face, neck, and under eye area. Unfortunately, It made my eyes burn and water even though I didn't put it on them. I ended up having to wash it off. I can only describe it as what it feels like to get sunscreen too close to your eyes. I would almost swear that it did have sunscreen in it, but I do not know if that is true. The product claims to have several skin perfecting and anti aging qualities, however, I could not even give the product a chance to work before I had to wash it off. This product may be something you love, sadly it just did not work/mesh with me.
Anti-Aging Physical SPF 50 CC Cream - I really did love this product. It was very creamy and gave full coverage. I set it with Celebration Foundation and Bye Bye Pores and it stayed in place all day. That is super important to me. I despise having to constantly touch up my makeup throughout the day. I like to put it on and it not move until I take it off. Is that too hard to ask for? Ha. I love the physical SPF factor. It is so important to take care of your skin and protect it from harmful rays. It will stay younger looking longer, and this product just makes it easy to do that. Side note: If possible try to get it through QVC when they have the brush deals. It is always better to spend a few extra dollars so that you can get the brush with it. If you don't you will have to buy the brushes at full price.
Celebration Illumination Foundation - Here is another product that I wanted to love alot more than I actually did. Before you skip on to the next product, hear me out. It does have some good qualities. I actually have a love hate relationship with this one. You will probablly laugh at my reason for dislike, but I honestly feel like at first it makes me look old. In my T-zone, it makes my skin look so dry almost to the point of wrinkles. However, within a few hours, that look goes away. It really is so strange to me because I do not like it until I have had it on for a few hours, until it melts into the skin. But what is even stranger, is that I seriously never get as many compliments wearing anything else. I guess from far away it looks great, it just doesn't at all up close. It also did not have as much illumination as I prefer. Have you ever tried it? Did you get the same result or did you absolutly love it?
Vitality Lip Blush Hydrating Gloss Stains Romantic Trio - These glosses are great. They are super shiny and will leave your lips for sure feeling hydrated. I do not really have too much to say other than you will probablly love them. Be careful with the dark gloss, it can bleed depending on what you put it over. Most dark glosses do that, so that was no surprise. I did not notice that problem when I powdered my lips first and then used it by itself.
Hello Lashes Extensions Melted Fiber Mascara Duo - (I linked the duo, because it is only five dollars more than buying one single, and if you like it, in the long run, it will save you a ton.) I love this mascara. It gives the most natural looking coating I have ever seen. It is not clumpy or runny. I use it on my lower lashes because it gives them the most natural coating I have ever seen. It does not look like lashes with mascara on them, it simply looks like natural hair. I do not use it as much on my top lashes because I like to use a more volumizing mascara there. I like the va-va-voom on top, and the more natural on bottom. The little ball on the end of the stick makes it so simple to separate each lash.
CC+ Radiance Ombre Blush - I have had this product for awhile now and I loved it so much. The color Je Ne Sais Quoi was the perfect shade of pink. I do not like a chalky or streaky blush, and this was neither of those things. I must say though, they put the bye bye pores technology in the same blush and placed it in the compact I previously mentioned, and I love it SO much more. I kind of have not used this blush since I got the compact, even though I still really love the brush.
Again, these are my honest opinions. Take them for whatever they may be worth to you. You may or may not get the same results that I did. You may love the products I do not or hate the ones I love. It really is all about personal needs. Thank you for stopping by and I hoped you enjoyed.
***Side note: The Brand is PETA certified 100% cruelty free. Created by dermatologists and perfect for sensitive skin. All of the ingredients are good for your skin with no harsh chemicals. What is not to love?