[ Review ] : By Terry Cellularose Moisturizing CC Cream

 

Product Description

This CC Cream of pure botanical technology and color control concentrate gathers together in itself all the skincare and makeup actions in one single gesture. Instantaneously, the skin is unified, protected, luminous, smoothed and plumped. It offers intense hydration thanks to the Centifolia Roses Native Cells and a deep glow provided by the Alba Roses Native Cells.

After my holy grail BB Cream in VMV Hypoallergenics Skintangible SPF30 runs out, I was in search of another tinted product and chanced upon By Terry Moisturizing CC Cream during a sale and subsequently purchased it. 

I have only tried a couple of CC creams but most did not work out too well for me - poor oil control and very light shades even for my fair skin.

For the uninitiated, do you know the difference between BB cream and CC cream? While they are awesome picks for days you want to wear minimal makeup, they are not quite the same. 

Often short for “beauty balm” or “blemish balm,” BB cream is a skin-first product, meaning it’s meant to hydrate, illuminate, protect or mattify the skin. It offers sheerer coverage than foundation, which is great for everyday use or for anyone who embraces skinimalism or loves that skin first makeup look. 

Generally, CC cream stands for color correcting cream or complexion corrector cream. It neutralizes the appearance of imperfections by utilizing colors opposite each other on the color wheel (i.e. green cancels out red). A CC cream won't necessarily treat the skin conditions it covers, but it will neutralize them to make them less visible. It also provides SPF coverage, brighteners to help the skin look less dull, and hydrates the skin. Offering more coverage than BB creams, CC creams also serve multiple purposes—including disguising imperfections such as dark spots or redness—and they tend to have thicker, heavier formulas. 

As International Makeup Designer of YSL Beauté for 15 years, Terry invented countless products and formulas, including the iconic Touché Eclat in 1992. Indeed, radiance and a healthy, but an invisible complexion has always been key to Terry’s approach to make up, so when she decided to launch her own collection of products in 1998, BY TERRY was born as a bespoke 'couture' beauty line offering made to measure cosmetics.

Terry de Gunzburg will continue to bring the latest cutting-edge innovations in beauty and be the leader in makeup that cares for your skin, the environment and for who you are to suit all people, all ages and all kinds of beauty. You can read more about the story on their website. 

Review : Chanel CC Cream Complete Correction SPF 50

Product Description
Chanel CC Cream Complete Correction SPF 50 offers your skin 5 targeted actions for a natural result and a flawless complexion. It comes in 2 unique shades to adapt to all skin tones.

5 Actions :
CORRECT : Peach Extract Prunus Persca - an age-defending and anti-pollution ingredient which can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, while smoothing the skin
SOOTHE : Natural Marine Extract - delivers comfort to skin
MOISTURISE : Hyaluronic Acid - retains moisture in skin
PROTECT : SPF50/PA++ 
PERFECT : Mineral Pigments : reduces appearance of redness, dark spots and pores

Recently, I have redeemed a sample sachet of the Chanel CC Cream Complete Correction SPF 50, at a friend's suggestion who is a Chanel fan. There are 2 shades - 10 and 20 Beige and mine was a 20 Beige without any choice selection. 

Ever since I found my holy grail BB Cream in VMV Hypoallergenics Skintangible SPF30, I have not been looking out for other BB or CC Creams so it was a good chance to try out a new CC Cream after so long, just to see what I have been missing out in action, if any. :P

Chanel CC Cream Complete Correction SPF 50 lasts me for about 5 days of usages, which I used it every morning, before I left home. 20 Beige isn't too dark and blends well with my fair skin tone. The texture looks creamy and thick but applies well to provide light to medium coverage.  

It brightens up my complexion and evens out my skin tone. Apply with a light hand else you may end up looking too pale. 

However, Chanel CC Cream Complete Correction SPF 50 doesn't seem to work well with my combination skin, with surface dehydration. It seems greasy during application yet left my nose and hands dry. After 5 hours, my nose appears to be shiny and greasy. 
It has poor oil control and hydration is insufficient for my skin type. 

Chanel CC Cream scored 3.7 from 73 users on Makeupalley.

Source : Chanel

Review : Biotherm White D-tox CC Cream SPF50 PA++ (Evenness)

Product Description
A 5-in-one color + correction base in 5 different shades.                     

1. Corrects: 5 color corrective shades tailored to address every skin-tone problem be it darkness, dullness, unevenness, yellowness or redness
2. Hydrates: Each base leaves skin feeling fresh and hydrated.
3. Smoothes: The formula's uniform consistency further corrects skin by smoothing irregularities and providing the subtlest of coverage for a nude finish.
4. Protects: Greater broad-spectrum sunscreen of SPF50+ and PA++ prevents dark spots from forming in the first place.
5. Illuminates: Brightens skin with new Lumina Marina triple action brightening Complex

Skin color correction and texture retouch work inseparable to achieve ideal fairness and luminosity. C.C. base erases skin irregulatitiesm, offers more smoothness, uniformity and hydration for your skin.

Colors:
Green - Anti Redness
White - Bright Color
Violet - Evenness
Coral - Glow
Blue - Luminous

Made in France and paraben-free, I received a 5ml sample with the Biotherm moisturizer purchase in Sephora some time back. I received the one in violet, meant to make the skin tone appear more even, illuminated and translucent.

Biotherm White D-tox CC Cream SPF50 PA++ has a slightly thick consistency and requires effort to blend into skin, even with its slight silicon texture. Purple in colour, it literally disappears into skin to nothingness. It also has a heavy fragrance which I rather do without.

When I first started using the CC Cream, it made my skin pretty oily, and I have to dab on my T-zone every 2 to 3 hours, especially on the nose and the wings area. My skin tone appears slightly more even but coverage is very sheer, and is unable to conceal any blemishes at all, so its best to use on very good skin or pair with a liquid foundation.

However, strangely, with time, my skin seems to adapt to the CC Cream much better, without the initial oiliness but the "looking even-tone" appearance is no longer present. In fact, I hardly see any difference to my skin with or without using it, so I treat it as a sunscreen protection for the skin.

Source : Biotherm , Tangs

Review : Etude House Correct & Care CC Cream SPF30 PA++

Product Description
Etude House Correct and Care CC Cream 8 in 1 is a multi functional skin correcting cream that creates a flawless complexion. It hydrates, primes, conceals, treats, and protects skin; everything you would need for perfect skin, in one product!  Not only does it offer anti-aging benefits, it relieves stressed/reddened skin, whitens, has SPF30 PA ++, and provides natural coverage with either a matte (01 Silky) or dewy (02 Glow) finish

Requested a friend to get the CC cream for me when she was in Korea as it is much cheaper over there. It costs me 14000won. At 35ml, it takes a long time for it to be used up. I have been using it for 6 months now, mainly on weekday mornings before I left for work. I tend to use it after sunscreen, because SPF30 in Singapore is still not enough, and one doesn't apply enough to get the full SPF30 protection that is much needed on our skin.

Etude House Correct & Care CC Cream SPF30 PA++ provides anti-aging benefits, hydrates, smoothens, brightens and has UV protection for the skin. Available in both silky and glowing finishing, I bought mine in 01 which is the silky formula as I thought a glowing formula may be too much for wearing to office.

The silky formula, as what it claims, has a smooth and silky finishing, without any shimmers on it. It has a light silicon-laden texture, with a lightweight consistency. White in colour, the CC cream oozes out from the pump dispenser easily and for a fleeting moment, I thought I may look too "white".
Despite being white in colour, the CC cream actually has some tiny black dots in it which seemed to be color capsules that will change colour to fit your skin tone.
So my concerns on turning too pale were unfounded, as the formula changes colour once it gets into contact with the skin and blended well, turning it into a tinted shade with a pink undertone.

With a sheer coverage, it doesn't quite conceal redness or blemishes but helps to even out the skin tone, leaving your skin looks better. So I would not recommend it for those who are looking for heavy coverage or those who require blemishes to be covered.

On my fair skin, with slight redness on the chin area, it brightens up my skin slightly and while it brings a healthy glow to my skin but on redness, it just doesn't do anything to it. The oil control is moderately well as my combination skin oils up after 5 to 6 hours which is normal for me.

The product scored 2.7 from 12 users on Makeupalley.

Ingredients :
Water, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, titanium dioxide, cycloheasiloxane, glycerin, butylene glycol, zinc oxide, orbignya oleifera seed oil. caprylyl methicone, arbutin, sodium chloride, disteardinonium hectorite, mannitol, mica, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1-dimethicone, silica, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, beeswax, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, hexyl laurate, ozokerite, diisostearyl malate, aluminum hydroxide, sorbitan olivate, sorbitan ositearate, stearic acid, propylene carbonate, hydroxygen dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, adenosine, methicone, hydrogenated lecithin, shellac, maltodextrin, cistus incanus flower/leaf/stem extract, thermus thermophillus ferment, sodium hyaluronate, biotin, ethylhexyl palmitate, sodium potassium aluminum silicate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol. caprylyl glycol, ethylhexyglycerin, 1, 2-hexanediol, fragrance, CI 77491, CI 77492

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Source : prettyncute

Review : VDL CC Cream SPF 25 PA++

Product Description
LG's exclusive color control cream finishes the primer - foundation - pact sequence in one go with a 3-in-1 formula that fights off perspriration and oil, generating a lasting and radiant look.

Owning a sachet gives me 2 times of usages but I didn't like it enough to continue using it. The texture does not glides well and is slightly drying on my skin. It tends to emphasize flakiness, if any.
With a slight yellowish tone, it took about 3 minutes to settle in and blend with my skin colour, giving the initial illusion of better skin with redness minimized.

The sachet does not state the shade so I am not sure which color tone this is in. However, its CC cream contains a brightening lumilayer technology that balances a pale or dark skin tone and supposingly completes the look of flawless radiation and clear transparency.

It has a sheer to medium coverage with moderate oil control but poor staying power.
In the list of ingredients, Titanium Dioxide and Ethylhexyl Ethoxycinnamate provides partial UVA and full UVB protection so you definitely requires a good sunscreen to give a full UVA protection.

Ingredients :
WATER, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, DIMETHICONE, NEOPENTYL GLYCOL, DICAPRATE, ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE, METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUISTEARATE, STEARIC ACID, ALCOHOL DENAT, HYDROXYPROLINE, ATRACTYLOIDES JAPONICA ROOT OIL, HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE , COPOLYMER, SQUALANE, POLYSORBATE 60, PALMITOYL PROLINE, MAGNESIUM PALMITOYL GLUTAMATE, SODIUM, PALMITOYL SARCOSINATE, PALMITIC ACID, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, NYLON-12, XANTHAN GUM, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, TRISODIUM EDTA, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, TIN OXIDE, BENZYL BENZOATE, CITRONELLOL, BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL, ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, LIMONENE, LINALOOL, HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE, FRAGRANCE, IRON OXIDES(CI 77491), IRON OXIDES(CI 77492), IRON OXIDES(CI 77499)

Source : VDL

Review : Rachel K Mineral CC Cream

Product Description

CC cream is essentially a much-improved and refined BB cream created and developed in the lands of glowing complexions- Japan and Korea. BB creams combine skincare benefits while providing coverage and Mineral CC Cream is formulated to retain those benefits but with added nourishing ingredients for superior skincare. Furthermore, Mineral CC cream has been designed with special attention to providing much more effective skin coverage (you can even use it to substitute foundation) and its lighter texture gives a smoother, radiant yet non-oily (matte) finish!

Key Ingredients :
White Tea extract : absorb, weaken and neutralize free radicals continuously and also provide protection from increasingly harsh environmental factors such as pollution, dust, and chemicals in the air. It boosts the immunity of skin cells and prevents wrinkling and pigmentation
Green Tea Leaf extract : rich in antioxidants and boasts anti-inflammatory and natural disinfecting properties
Deep Sea Water : gives resilience and moistness to the skin and allows for better skin permeability.
Macadamia Nut Oil : high contents of Palmitoleic Acid, an essential component of human sebum, which is lost with aging
Vitamin E : protects body tissues from breakdown and signs of photo aging, and aids in reducing the appearance of stretch marks, age spots, while maintaining the skin's oil balance and reduces trans-epidermal water loss from skin, strengthening the skin's barrier function.
Epidermal Growth Factor : stimulates collagen production in skin and speeds up skin regeneration.

CC cream guarantees!
• Less oily
• More whitening effect
• More brightening effect
• Better coverage
• No breakouts
• More moisturizing
• More long lasting
• Better stability

I owned a sachet in Original colour which I have been using for the past 3 weeks. There were some refinements needed for my usual make-up routine while I was using this CC cream because unlike the usual BB cream, this shade is just too light for me! Still, I have to nod my head and say that this is an awesome product.

This product is waterproof and contains SPF35 PA++, with a slew of ingredients that are good for the skin. When I first saw the shade, I was quite surprised that its so light, akin to a beige colour. I do not have issues with the shades of most BB Creams I used, since I am fair-skinned by nature. But this shade seemed too light and is especially so, when a male colleague of mine commented that I probably put on too much powder. Another female colleague commented that I looked sick. Gosh! The least I want, is to get attention for my simple, no-frills make-up.

The texture is soft and creamy with a lovely scent. It glides on very smoothly but gives a contrast tone between my neck and face, after application. While I like that it brightens up the face, giving it a pinkish, radiant and natural glow, but the shade is just too light for my skin tone.
It stays matte throughout the day and remained so, at the end of my workday. The shade had sort of adjusted to my skin tone at the end of the day, which is my preference, as compared to the lighter shade during application.

Oil-control is excellent with minimal shine after 6 hours. However, I have a zit, after every 2 days of application which meant, I gained 2 zits from 5 days of usage. On the following 2 weeks, everything is back to normal, no zits and all.   

It provides medium coverage and I like the flawless complexion and the long lasting matte look. I still looked fresh and radiant at the end of my work day. However, because of the colour, I changed my loose powder to a darker tone to combat the too light shade from the Mineral CC Cream. In addition, I also tried to pick up lesser loose powder than norm, to reduce the overly make-up look. Thats just me, but there are many ladies out there who prefer the thick powder look though.  

The CC Cream is now available in three enhanced formulas : Original (for complexion with pink undertone), Neutral (for complexion with yellow undertone) and Sunkissed.
The retail price is $35 for 50g at Watsons stores.

Source : RachelK