IT Cosmetics Christmas Gifts

 Love your skin and treat yourself or a loved one to a major beauty tool upgrade this Christmas with IT Cosmetics.

Beautifully presented in bright, vibrant, bold packaging, IT Cosmetics festive offerings are to die for!

 

I’ve picked two of my fave goodies from their collection to bring to you today and I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

Up first the fabulous Love Your Skin with Confidence gift set (£56).

This 4-piece anti-ageing skincare set contains everything you’ll need for a complete day-to-night routine that will see your skin glowing in no time.

Suitable for all skin types but especially dull or dry skin, this quad has been infused with high-performance ingredients including collagen, peptides and hyaluronic acid to give your skin a serious boost.

The set contains:

Travel-Size Confidence in a Cleanser: Start your routine the right way with this decadent silky cleanser. 

 

 

Developed with skin experts, this gentle cleanser effortlessly removes all traces of makeup, even waterproof eye makeup, improves your skins clarity and immerses your skin in moisture leaving it feeling wonderfully clean, beautifully soft, refreshed and perfectly balanced.

Full-Size Confidence in a Cream Hydrating Moisturiser:  This best- selling super cream has been formulated with a cocktail of skin-loving ceramides, collagen and peptides.

Rich, silky and luxurious, this beautiful cream deeply hydrates and nourishes your skin, minimises the appearance of fine lines and pores and brightens and lifts a dull, tired looking complexion.

Quickly absorbed, your skin will feel instantly refreshed and comforted without feeling greasy or weighed down. Skin is left feeling supple and fresh and this level of comfort lasts all day long.

Travel-Size Confidence in an Eye Cream: No comprehensive routine would be complete without a dedicated eye cream, and this is a great one. The skin around your eyes is thinner than on the rest of your face and requires a little extra TLC to keep it looking its best.

 

This luxurious, rich cream provides all the benefits of it sister moisturiser, the Confidence in a Cream Hydrating Moisturiser but has been tweaked slightly for your eye area.

Featuring a colour-correcting apricot tint, it lifts and brightens the eye area while avocado, squalene, chrysin and licorice root help to hydrate, smooth and refresh.

Travel-Size Confidence in Your Beauty Sleep Night Cream: Treat your skin to an extra boost as you sleep with this night time cream.

Thicker and richer than its day time associate, this miracle worker visibly improves the top signs of akin ageing while you sleep.

 

This clever little cream works overnight when your skin cell turnover peaks, helping to improve surface cell renewal through gentle exfoliation to reveal a brighter, healthier looking complexion.

Enriched with skin-loving ceramides, hyaluronic acid and jojoba seed oil, it is a silky, comforting cream that will leave your skin feeling plumper, firmer and more radiant by morning.

If you were to purchase all the elements of this set separately it would cost you over £81, however you can treat yourself or a loved one to the gift of confident skin for just £56.

Now you’ve sorted your skin, its time to turn your attentions to your beauty tools.

I don’t know you about you, but I often feel that my brushes get somewhat neglected when it comes to replenishing my makeup bag, but fear not because IT Cosmetics have got you covered this Christmas with the most elegant set of brushes you could ever wish for.

 

Say hello to IT’s Your Heavenly Luxe Skin-Loving Brush Set.

This luxury 5-Piece Brush Set plus Luxe Case features a selection of full size IT Cosmetics award winning Heavenly Luxe must-have brushes, all neatly nestled within a chicer than chic hot pink, metallic carrying case.

 

These gorgeous brushes deliver airbrushed results, won’t shed and are so incredibly soft.

Wrapped in a striking shiny black with pink hearts to match the case, they really are stunning to behold.

Inside the set you’ll find:

Heavenly Luxe Bye Bye Foundation Brush #22:  Perfect for helping you to apply your favourite moisturiser or foundation, simply start at the centre of your face before smoothing and blending outward for a flawless finish.

Heavenly Luxe French Boutique Blush Brush #4: Created to allow you to sweep your favourite blush onto your cheekbones, use an upward motion before blending toward your hairline.

 

Heavenly Luxe No-Tug Dual Eyeshadow Brush #5:  To apply your base colour, use the large flat brush to sweep your eyeshadow all over your lid. For your crease shade to create depth, turn the brush sideways and apply with windshield-wiper motions.  To create a liner effect, use the smaller smudge brush directly below your lower lash line.

Heavenly Luxe Wand Ball Powder Brush #8: Set your makeup by dusting your loose or pressed powder all over your face and décolleté using gentle, sweeping motions for a natural-looking, flawless finish.

Heavenly Luxe Pointed Precision Complexion Brush #11:  Create a radiant illumination by dipping the point of this brush into your favourite cream or powder highlighter before applying to your cheekbones, brow-bones or indeed anywhere else you desire to add light and illuminate.

With these brushes on hand, you’ll always be able to create breath-taking looks in the simple sweep of a silky soft brush!

The IT’s Your Heavenly Luxe Skin-Loving Brush Set is available now and costs £99.

It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Concealing Pot

 Say goodbye to tired eyes, dark circles and imperfections with it Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Concealing Pot.

You’d never guess from its understated appearance, but this little pot of pure joy is about to become your new BFF.

 

This little gem offers a super-smooth, wonderfully creamy, skin-smoothing and line-minimising concealer that will seamlessly camouflage any imperfection you wish to hide.

Available in 6 versatile shades, the cream has been infused with skincare hero’s such as hyaluronic acid, peptides, hydrolysed collagen, anti-oxidants, caffeine and green coffee extract to plump, firm perfect and revitalise your complexion while its long lasting, superior formulation says no to creases or cracking.

Marketed as an ‘under eye’ concealer, you can of course use it anywhere that you feel you require a little extra coverage; be-it blemishes, hyper-pigmentation, scars or redness.

A makeup-skincare hybrid, the entire it Cosmetics line has been developed by plastic surgeons and is designed to create a fuss free, flawless complexion every time.

Given that I’m a tired mum of two who often suffers with blemishes and is the not-so-proud owner of scars on my face, i was excited to put this beauty to the test.

 

I’ve used many, many different concealers over the years and my biggest bug bear has always been (irrespective of whether they are a liquid, cream or anything else) that they simply do not offer decent enough coverage.

Sure, they can tone down a really angry zit and soften the look of black bags, but so many are simply not pigmented enough to do the job, or worst still, they fade throughout the day.

 

 

So, in terms of texture the concealer is a firm cream.

I use the word ‘firm’ because it doesn’t simply melt onto your fingers at the slightest touch, which for me bodes well as I hoped that would mean it wouldn’t just melt away on my face.

Feather light yet deceptively rich, the concealer glides on and feels like it literally hugs onto your skin, wherever it is applied.

 

The cream has been infused with the same renowned full-coverage pigments as their best-selling liquid Bye Bye Under Eye Concealer, which also has the ability to feel like it hugs the skin.

Easy to blend and build, it effortlessly blurs and hides whatever imperfection you are trying to erase.

And guess what, this concealer passes the coverage test!

Take a look at when I used it to conceal my tattoo.

Yes, you can still see the tattoo underneath but look at how much of it it has hidden, and this tattoo is black!

It instantly conceals the appearance of under eye dark circles, evens out your skin-tone and hides blemishes and scars with ease.

 

Long lasting, this bad boy will not budge once set with powder so you can carry on your day safe in the knowledge that your complexion will be looking as fresh and radiant at the end of the day as it was at the start.

it Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Concealing Pot is available now and costs £25.

It Cosmetics Celebrate Your Heavenly Luxe On-The-Go Brush Set

  Treat yourself to some beautiful new beauty tools this festive season with It Cosmetics.

This three piece edit of effect enhancing, luxurious brushes in handy handbag sizes comes complete with a gorgeous rose gold pouch for safe storage.

 

 

The Celebrate Your Heavenly Luxe On-The-Go Brush set sees the three award winning  Heavenly Luxe brushes being re-imagined in a limited edition, on-trend rose gold hue but features all the same fluffy, luxurious feeling, high performance elements.

You should clean or change your brushes regularly to prevent bacteria build up which can wreak havoc with your skin so there’s never been a better time to invest in some enchanting new tools.

 

 

The set comprises of a mini Foundation Brush, a mini Multi Powder Brush and a mini Concealer Brush.

In short, everything you could need to create a beautiful, flawless canvas for your makeup.

 

 

Made with ultra-soft, cruelty-free bristles that won't shed, these on-the-go essentials are perfect for everyday use as well as for when you need something more compact if you’re out and about or travelling.

Its clear that this set is exquisite to look at, I mean, who doesn’t love rose gold but there is substance behind their beauty too.

 

 

The bristles are exceptionally soft and feel absolutely delightful to use on your skin,

Use the foundation brush to effortlessly buff your liquid, cream or powder foundations onto your skin by using circular motions.

 

 

Apply your concealer (be it cream, liquid or powder) onto targeted areas with the flat topped concealer brush for precision, even coverage before dusting your favourite loose or pressed powder over your face with the wonderfully fluffy multi powder brush.

The result is flawless, air-brushed coverage and your face is left feeling like its had a real treat thanks to the super soft bristles.

 

 

Glitzy and gorgeous, this set is perfect for any beauty fan who wants to invest in high quality, cruelty free makeup brushes which do far more than just looking good.

It Cosmetics Celebrate Your Heavenly Luxe On-The-Go Brush Set are available now and cost £29.

it Cosmetics CC+ Oil-free Matte with SPF 40 Cream

 I simply adore brands that combine the staying, beautifying power of make up with all the benefits of skincare and it Cosmetics is a brand that has absolutely nailed this combination.

A current favourite of mine that works in just this way is their CC+ Oil-free Matte with SPF40 Cream.

An oil free version of their hero product, this decadent CC cream (which stands for complexion correction in case you were wondering) offers a full-coverage, matte finish, contains an impressive SPF 40 PLUS has been infused with a host of anti-ageing, skin loving ingredients to improve your skins health.

 

 

Winner.

This multitasking must-have works to reduce the appearance of pores and imperfections, reduces redness and creates a flawless matte finish without creasing, cracking or fading.

Oh, and if that wasn’t enough it also helps to reduce shine and control oil production.

 

 

 The rich, creamy formula features hydrolzed collagen to support elasticity and encourage a youthful, smooth appearance, Peptides to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and Charcoal plus colloidal and Moroccan lava clay which absorbs excess oils and impurities thus reducing the look of pores.

Skin will feel nourished and refreshed plus look radiant thanks to tea tree extract and skincare saviour hyaluronic acid plus an age-defying serum which seek to perfect and improve your overall complexion.

The fluid itself if wonderfully thick, creamy and highly pigmented which offers fantastic coverage.

 

 

It glides onto your skin and seemingly effortlessly helps to blur the appearance of imperfections while evening out your skin tone.

Available in a range of 12 different shades it’s easy to get colour matched and the pigments are true to life without a hint of orange.

Once applied it is easy to blend and build coverage as needed or desired and it creates a beautiful, natural matte look free from shine.

 

This ability to control shine is long lasting too as I found myself needing to powder my t-zone far less frequently that I would need to with a traditional foundation.

It feels light and breathable on your skin and while it offers great coverage it doesn’t feel heavy or clogging. It also doesn’t feel or look cakey and stays put for hours after application.

I love using this knowing that it hasn’t just breathed life back in to my face, but that it is also working to actively look after, protect and support my skin too.

 

 

Despite its matte appearance and oil-free formula, it is actually really hydrating and I feel that this quality is what helps it to not flake or look cakey over time.

My skin feels soft and looks brighter and healthier as soon as I’ve used it.

I’m not sure I could ask for much more in a CC Cream!

It Cosmetics CC+ Oil Free Matte Cream is available now and costs £32.

IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eyes Concealer

 If I was only allowed to use one cosmetics item it would be without a doubt an under eye concealer.

As I reach my mid-thirties, the biggest change I’ve noticed to my complexion is around my eye area.

Where skin was once smooth it has now developed fine lines and where I used to be able to jump out of bed on just 4 hours sleep and manage to look alive, I now have discoloration and dark circles.

Ageing really is both a privilege and a curse!

Lucky for me then that I discovered IT Cosmetics number 1 best-selling concealer.

Say hello to your new best friend, their Bye Bye Under Eye Concealer (£25).

This highly pigmented, water resistant, long lasting concealer effortlessly hides skin imperfections such as dark circles and discoloration while its skin-loving formulation actually helps to make your skin appear younger.

Available in an impressive 24 versatile shades, this award winning miracle worker is without a shadow of a doubt, the best under eye concealer I’ve ever used.

The problem I find with many eye concealers is that after some time post application, they can sit within the creases of your eyes, making your complexion actually age rather than hiding the sins you hoped it would.

Not so with this bad boy.

The rich, crease and crack-free formula actually helps to improve the appearance of your fine lines while it camouflages.

Infused with skin plumping hyaluronic acid, hydrolysed collagen, age-defying peptides and vitamins, it also features an ‘expression proof technology’ which allows the concealer to move with your skin as opposed to hi-lighting expression lines caused by facial expressions.

 The concealer itself if wonderfully rich, thick and dare I say slightly tacky in texture.

Highly pigmented and true to its colour, it literally hugs your skin tight, refusing to budge.

A little goes a long way with this little gem which once warmed between your fingers, softens the cream to allow for easier, more precise application.

It sits tight against your complexion, becoming like an invisible second skin which banishes the appearance of dark circles, age spots, broken capillaries and discolouration on contact.

Unlike other concealers, Bye Bye Under Eye smooths the eye area and never creases, creating the look of younger skin while hiding the fact that you’ve tired since forever!

Its waterproof, stick fast formula means it won’t budge or melt, allowing you to look bright eyes and bushy tailed all day long.

At £25 it is not a cheap cosmetics item, however if like me you find yourself really self-conscious of your dark circles, then this concealer could be the saviour you’ve been looking for.

Plus as I say, you only require a tiny amount of product per application so this 12ml tube will last you an absolute age.

I truly believe that when it comes to your cosmetics budget you really shouldn’t scrimp on skincare items (such as foundation, primer etc) and as this concealer features a host of positive skincare benefits also you just can’t go wrong.

IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eyes Concealer is available now and costs £25.