I brought this a few weeks ago with my Fly Buys points... I'd never used a CC cream before so didn't want to spend the money - I had seen someone else mention on the forum about getting it with Fly Buys so did the same.
I will continue to purchase this as I am in love!
A classic Black Max Factor bottle with a short turn screw cap. It's easy to hold and will be easy to get the last of the product out as the plastic is fairly soft.
It does instantly correct my complexion! It hides the redness and small broken veins in my cheeks, dulls my blemishes and hides a lot of my scarring (not severe scarring).
I will actually wear this without foundation over top on days when I just can't really be bothered with a "full face'. It gives me the confidence to face the public almost bare faced; which I never do before!
The product is soft and glides on easily, You don't need a lot for a full cover either. I think one bottle will last me a couple of months with daily wear.
I find it lasts all day and washes off easily, but the rain doesn't wash it away - though I s'pose being saturated in a heavy downpour possibly would... but then you're a mess anyway!
I usually apply with a foundation brush but have applied with my fingers too. I'll pat it out with my blending sponge after too just to soften it all down.
SO happy I got this!!
I bought this to use for a more natural look than my high coverage foundation and had heard that CC creams are better for oily skin than BB creams are.
It is packaged in a slim squeeze-style flat tube. It's fine for now but I'm not sure how well it will work once the tube is nearly empty. It's small opening makes it easy to squeeze out the right amount without wastage.
It is a lot lighter coverage than I was expecting. It does even out my complexion but doesn't do much in the way of covering freckles or blemishes. It also doesn't really cope too well with my oily nose on its own.
For those of you with oily skin (especially in the t-zone), the best way I've found to use this CC cream is to start with using an exfoliating cleanser, moisturise (focusing on any areas that tend to get dry), prime skin, use a setting powder on the parts of your face that get oily quickly, apply the CC cream using a beauty blender (to avoid moving the setting powder too much), then use setting powder again on the oil-prone areas and follow up with a matte setting spray. Powdering twice has the added bonus of making pores appear smaller too. Applying this way gives me a couple of extra hours before the oil appears.
I might repurchase, I'm always on the lookout for something that better fits my needs but so far this CC cream is the best I've found.
Tips: Use a setting powder on oil-prone parts of your face before AND after applying the CC cream to increase the longevity of your makeup application.