Quick Review of The Pore Minimizing Duo from Olay: CC Cream SPF 15 in Medium Shade + The (Humongous) Toner

I got this duo from Sample Room, and after the jump is my review.

 

Olay CC Cream SPF 15 in Medium and The Pore Minimizing Toner

Olay CC Cream SPF 15

Shade: Medium

Size: 20g Price: Php 499.00
Available at drugstores and beauty counters nationwide

Olay Pore Minimizing CC Cream reveals flawlessly beautiful skin instantly. As assessed by expert graders, it has been proven to reduce the look of pores in 80% of women and improved skin radiance in 91% of women. See the instant results for yourself!

Olay Says

Olay Total Effects CC Cream is an all-in-one multi-tasker, contains:
a) Smart Color and 3D Pore Coverage technology to instantly even skin tone, smooth skin’s pore appearance
b) Niacinamide to intensely hydrate the skin, resulting in long-term improvement of skin appearance.

SEE THE RESULTS!

Olay Pore Minimizing CC Cream reveals flawlessly beautiful skin instantly. As assessed by expert graders, it has been proven to reduce the look of pores in 80% of women and improved skin radiance in 91% of women. See the instant results for yourself!
For its long-term skin benefits, check the appearance of your pores and dark spots before and after application on days 4, 7, 10 and 14.

My Take
I love using this stuff when the weather isn't too hot, simply because the SPF content is only fifteen and I can easily look greasy when this is on my face. It has a creamy consistency that spreads easily on my skin and feels light. It smells quiet nice too.

The Olay CC Cream, as applied and blended out on my hand.

Coverage is only light to medium, so you would still need a backup concealer if you have darker marks on your face. I love how it softens and moisturizes the skin and you can see on my photo below that it also has a brightening and pore minimizing effect.

Olay CC Cream applied on half of my face.

Nice, isn't it? Because of this it has become one of my go-to base when I want to go for the simple, no make-up look. 

If there's a CON about this product I would have to say that it's the steepness of it's price at Php 499.00 (USD 10.79) for a 20g tube. Some ladies may find that tad too high.

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Olay Total Effects Pore Minimizing Toner

Full Size: 150 ml

Price: Php 849.00
Available at drugstores and beauty counters nationwide

Olay Total Effects 7 In One Pore Minimizing Toner

Olay Says

Total Effects toner gently exfoliates to prepare your skin for instant and long-term pore minimization.
Apply product on cotton. Use twice a day before applying a moisturizer.

My Take

I'm a grease ball, boo hoo! The only consolation I have is that even though my face is ridiculously oily, at least I don't have a bad case of acne. I do get pimples occasionally, about once in a month and that's about it. I guess I'm lucky. But I still have one of the other problems of having oily skin: de facto, grease balls also have huge pores I was really joyful when I was given the chance of sampling this, especially when it didn't come in a sample size, but rather a full sized one. It was basically monstrous at 150 ml.

The deets and ingredients list.

This product is really REALLY gentle and mild on the skin, no stings at all, as opposed to all of my previous experiences with other toners. It gives a fresh and clean feeling. It also blurs out the pores for a while, so that is cool. Just blurs and not completely erases.

I've used up my whole bottle so I totally love it.

So clear, isn't it?

Again, if there's any CON about this product, it would be the steep price too!That's Php 849.00 for a 150 ml bottle, and I know it could really hurt the pockets.

XO,

Carissa