IT Cosmetics Anti-Aging Armour Review

I was so happy to see that IT Cosmetics was launching at Sephora this fall and I was really excited when I saw that they were bringing several brand new, exclusive products with them that you can't get anywhere else. One of those new products is the Anti-Aging Armour Super Smart Skin-Perfecting Beauty Fluid SPF 50+ ($38). It's a beauty fluid that claims to protect, hydrate and even out your skin tone, while protecting your skin with SPF 50+.

When I was diagnosed with skin cancer in my early 30's my dermatologist made me promise to always wear sunscreen, even if I was just out running errands and even if it was cloudy. 

And if I'm being totally honest, I struggled to take her advice...I just hate the thick texture of sunscreen on my face. It doesn't always play well with makeup, so I just told myself that my foundation has some sunscreen in it, so that's good enough! Truth is, it wasn't doing its job, because I was still getting sun spots and freckles...which meant that the UV rays were still getting through.


Then a few years ago, I discovered IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream, which has SPF 50+ in it and it was the foundation I had been looking for. Most foundations only have SPF 15-25, so having something with SPF 50+ to protect me for a longer period of time was great, especially since it's a physical sunscreen, not a chemical one. 
The thing is, I don't necessarily want to wear a full coverage foundation every day. My skin has improved a lot the past year or so and many days, I just want to wear a BB Cream or light foundation. That's where Anti-Aging Armour comes in...

This is a super lightweight beauty fluid that feels a lot like those serum foundations (the ones that have droppers). I use a few drops to cover my face and neck and it disappears into my skin quickly with no greasy or heavy feeling. It contains SPF 50+ broad spectrum sunscreen and also contains anti-aging ingredients like peptides, niacin, hydrolyzed collagen, and hyaluronic acid so it adds a little bit of hydration and helps your skin to look smooth and even. It seems to add a little bit of radiance to my skin as well...not shimmer or glitter but just a subtle glow.

I should also mention that it's completely unscented...no "sunscreen" smell which is nice.

I was expecting this to be very sheer, like a tinted moisturizer but was pleasantly surprised to see that it gives me almost medium coverage with no weight at all! I can leave the house wearing this and a little concealer and it feels like I have nothing on my skin...it's amazing! If I want more coverage, I can easily layer another foundation on top of this because it's so weightless. It takes any medium coverage foundation and boosts the coverage even more for a flawless look.

The problem is, this kind of coverage means that it won't work on all skin tones...I've seen reviews from people with medium to deeper skin tones that say this was way too light for them, and people with porcelain skin saying that it's too dark. I can definitely see this being the case because it's really not sheer enough to work for "everyone".

I ended up being one of the lucky ones...it's the perfect color for me (I would consider myself a fair-to-light skin tone). It's a very neutral color...not to yellow or too pink. It looks a little dark swatched on my arm, but my face is actually a shade or two darker than the inside of my arm, so it ends up being just right.

When I compare it to the IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream in the shades I currently have (Fair and Light) it seems to be right in between the two. 

Overall, I'm so excited to have found a way to wear sunscreen every day without feeling like I'm wearing it. Not only that, but it also gives a nice amount of coverage and has anti-aging ingredients that make my skin feel so silky and smooth. The only downside is the color...it's not going to work for everyone, so I hope that IT Cosmetics will decide to create some more shades in the future.

Check it out now at Sephora.com

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