IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF 50+

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Yay

"The IT Cosmetics CC Cream SPF 50 is one I've been using for a long time, and I always come back to this. It covers, it treats, it protects. It has vitamin E, glycerin, and SPF 50 in one step. For someone who wants meaningful coverage without the feel of a traditional foundation, this consistently delivers."

All 2 takes from Dr. Mamina

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"I've recently been a big fan of the IT Cosmetics CC cream. It has SPF 40 as well as other wonderful lovely ingredients to help hydrate and nourish your skin."

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"The IT Cosmetics CC Cream SPF 50 is one I've been using for a long time, and I always come back to this. It covers, it treats, it protects. It has vitamin E, glycerin, and SPF 50 in one step. For someone who wants meaningful coverage without the feel of a traditional foundation, this consistently delivers."

The Style and Beauty Doctor

222k subs

~Yay

"She calls it a foundation because it gives the most beautiful coverage, and [...] the smallest amount is all you need, [...] so put your sunscreen on first. She uses the Do It All Balm more often, saving this one for when she wants to look more done up. Even though it's full coverage, her skin still looks like skin and totally natural, and it covers [...] discoloration, blemishes, and birthmarks well. She wears shade deep honey in this one for a bit of warmth."

Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

~Nay

"The deep shade range is extremely limited and there's no real undertone variation in the darker shade. The formula is thick and sits on top of the skin rather than blending in naturally. It doesn't actually cover hyperpigmentation or texture. It just sits there and it tends to look flat and gray on deeper skin tone."

Doctor Anne

56k subs

~Nay

"The IT Cosmetics CC Cream just didn't work for me. It does deliver the full coverage it promises, but the texture felt heavy, almost like a thick moisturizer mixed with concealer, and it has a citrussy scent that reminded her of air fresheners. Within the first two hours it started breaking down around her nose and mouth, and by hour four it looked like she'd been wearing the foundation for three days straight, patchy and crusty."

All 2 takes from Doctor Anne

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"The IT Cosmetics CC Cream just didn't work for me. It does deliver the full coverage it promises, but the texture felt heavy, almost like a thick moisturizer mixed with concealer, and it has a citrussy scent that reminded her of air fresheners. Within the first two hours it started breaking down around her nose and mouth, and by hour four it looked like she'd been wearing the foundation for three days straight, patchy and crusty."

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"I purchased the IT Cosmetics CC Cream in the shade Fair, something that had been on my to buy list for years. I'm probably the last person on Earth to try this CC cream, and despite reading a ton of reviews on it, I have to say I really enjoy it. But it is absolutely not what I expected it to be, which is totally a me problem, because it is exactly what every review describes it to be: quite opaque in coverage."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Yay

"IT Cosmetics is always fooling people with that CC cream, yes, that is absolutely a full coverage foundation."

Dr. Aleksandra Brown

151k subs

~Yay

"My go-to foundation is the IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream with SPF 50+. And just because it has SPF 50+ doesn't mean you can't wear without SPF underneath. You need to apply SPF under your makeup. This is a full coverage CC cream with the SPF in it. Acts as skin care and makeup in one. It's really hydrating, anti-aging formula that smooths fine lines and evens out the skin tone. It works really well for all skin types. Offers that natural radiant finish."

All 3 takes from Dr. Aleksandra Brown

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"Sometimes, if I need a little more coverage, I'll do the IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF 50+ on top of the SPF. There's always SPF at least 30 base that's covering literally everything that's exposed, chest and up. And then on top of the regular sunscreen, I'll alternate between tinted sunscreen and the CC+ cream. [...] My shade of IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF 50+ is the fair light."

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"My go-to foundation is the IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream with SPF 50+. And just because it has SPF 50+ doesn't mean you can't wear without SPF underneath. You need to apply SPF under your makeup. This is a full coverage CC cream with the SPF in it. Acts as skin care and makeup in one. It's really hydrating, anti-aging formula that smooths fine lines and evens out the skin tone. It works really well for all skin types. Offers that natural radiant finish."

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"I have used this CC cream in the past probably gosh 10 years ago and I didn't like it but now that I'm using it I really like it. I think the reason why I like it now is because I'm using a lot less. I use maybe like a grain of rice amount for the entire face. I have also found that using the actual It Cosmetics makeup brush makes a big difference in the application and how it looks and how it goes on."

Alexandra Anele

1.44M subs

~Yay

"This is a foundation that will always be in my collection. It's very full coverage. It's described as a serum, but it's got a pretty mousse texture. The mousse is so lightweight. When I start to blend it out, it feels like a lightweight, creamy mousse. Sometimes with a full coverage foundation you have a heavy feel and it just sits on the skin. This one sinks into the skin and doesn't feel that way. This has a very lightweight feel. Again, the color is not completely perfect."

Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

~Yay

"I also absolutely love my IT Cosmetics CC cream. This is my favorite every year. I've been using this for at least 6 years and it's always my go-to. It honestly, even though redness, it covers up blemishes so nicely. You can achieve a full coverage look with this but you can also achieve a light to medium coverage depending on how much you're applying but also what you're using."

All 2 takes from Sincerely Miss Ash

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"You would be able to achieve a full coverage look if that is what you want to do. This has the thickest formulation out of everything that I'm sharing today. I love the IT Cosmetics CC creams. I've been using these for years. This is the original formula which will give your skin that skinlike finish."

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"I also absolutely love my IT Cosmetics CC cream. This is my favorite every year. I've been using this for at least 6 years and it's always my go-to. It honestly, even though redness, it covers up blemishes so nicely. You can achieve a full coverage look with this but you can also achieve a light to medium coverage depending on how much you're applying but also what you're using."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

~Yay

"One of my very first loves in makeup, it's an all mineral SPF 50 makeup, it is amazing."

Mixed Makeup

1.46M subs

~Yay

"The OG one, nostalgia, holy grail. I love it, it is full coverage. Do I use it anymore? Not really, my preference for what I want for my finish I guess has changed, and I also rely on my actual sunscreen as my sunscreen, so I don't love it anymore. But it was a holy grail for a very long time, and I wouldn't be sad using it again if somebody was like this is all you got. I would be very happy. It's a good formula. I like it."

All 2 takes from Mixed Makeup

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"I used to religiously wear my IT Cosmetics CC cream as my sunscreen, that was it, that was all I would put on, and I thought it's SPF 50, I am protected. And you know what, listen, it gives you a little bit of protection, there's no doubt about it, but the amount of makeup that you have to use to actually reach that kind of protection would look so funny on your skin. It would be clown-looking makeup."

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"The OG one, nostalgia, holy grail. I love it, it is full coverage. Do I use it anymore? Not really, my preference for what I want for my finish I guess has changed, and I also rely on my actual sunscreen as my sunscreen, so I don't love it anymore. But it was a holy grail for a very long time, and I wouldn't be sad using it again if somebody was like this is all you got. I would be very happy. It's a good formula. I like it."

Dr. Sam Ellis

898k subs

~Mixed

"The Charlotte Tilbury reminds me of the IT Cosmetics CC cream where when you apply it you're like my skin looks flawless, but it's not as heavy and doesn't tend to get as cakey as the IT Cosmetics CC cream, so I feel like Charlotte Tilbury has totally replaced it for me."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Nay

"Here's their CC cream. I don't recommend this product because it's got a lot of fragrance and essential oils in it, orange peel oil, bergamot fruit oil, though it does look good on the skin. [...] It's ironic because this line was originally kind of marketed as being for people with rosacea, and those ingredients can be pretty irritating for people with rosacea. I have used this in the past, [...] some of my first videos on this channel are of me using this product."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF 50+?

A full-coverage tinted moisturizer with SPF 50+ designed to provide coverage, hydration, and sun protection in one step.

Is IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF 50+ worth it?

The gurus are split. 8 of the 12 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 3 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 66%.

What is IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF 50+'s Guru Score?

IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF 50+ holds a Guru Score of 66%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 12 expert reviewers we have collected.