The majority of beauty lovers I know all favour a glowy, radiant finish with their foundations, even if their skin type is on the oily side. I've read quite a bit about Priceline style offerings, such as the Rimmel Wake Me Up and the Bourjois range, but the mac daddy of them all has to be the luxurious Le Teint Touche Eclat from my favourite beauty brand, Yves Saint Laurent.
Rather than basing this on a shimmer type of illumination, YSL followed in the footsteps of their best-selling Touche Eclat Radiant Touch highlighting pen and made the foundation glowy without sparkle. I like this because it means it can be worn day or night, and appears nicer in photographs than shimmery bases. In the few times I've worn this, I find it lights up my whole face and I can't help but smile when I see the effect. Now would be the perfect time to show you a picture of this, but the shade YSL provided me with is quite dark and I'd rather not show you the face I've been walking around the house with!
The coverage is medium and buildable, in my opinion, and the glow is instant! I personally like to powder my forehead when I wear these sorts of bases, in case people mistake the gorgeous gleam for the not-so-gorgeous type. Since I have only worn this around the house, I can't vouch for wear time or anything like that, but it feels quite lightweight on and I like the way it makes my skin appear.
I've had the Touche Eclat pen for quite a while, and my favourite place to use it is under my eyes each morning. I am lucky to not suffer from very dark circles under my eyes, but I think everyone needs a little pep up under their eyes to look really awake. I never get enough sleep (who does!) and find that this is a subtle touch that makes a world of difference to my overall look every day.
Demonstrated on the model are just some of the ways the Touche Eclat radiant touch pen can be used to highlight the features of your face. As I said I love to use this under my eyes, but the cupids bow and along my cheekbones are other places I love to pop this.
Both the foundation and brightener have the YSL watermelon-like smell which I adore, but if you're not familiar with it and are sensitive to scented products make sure you check it is okay for your senses!
YSL are holding a terrific competition which gives you the chance to win a full size Le Teint Touche Eclat foundation as well as the original Touche Eclat pen, so hop over here and fill out the super simple form to get your hands on these products!
After filling that out, be sure to download your voucher for a free sample of this new foundation, and be sure to leave a comment below letting me know what you think of it.
What sort of foundation do you normally buy?
Have you tried the famous Touche Eclat from YSL?
*This post was sponsored by YSL but my opinions are my own and not affected by this.
LOVE the Touche Eclat highlighting pen - so easy to use and blends perfectly. My favourite foundation though is the Lancome Teint Miracle. Easy to blend, great cover and it's not too heavy either!
ReplyDelete@Norlin I agree, the pen is easy to use and blend. I've not tried that foundation, to be honest I haven't tried too many high end one. Need to rectify that!
DeleteCannot wait to try this foundation, I love a radiant dewy finish. I just ordered it from Harrods so I could get the BR10 shade :)
ReplyDelete@Stephanie As soon as I applied it, I was shocked at how glowy my skin was! Such a nice finish, I can't wait to get my hands on the right shade of it.
DeleteThis foundation is flying out the door. Everyone just raves about it.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the way you took your photo's. Looks fantastic.
@thebeautydispensary It is really popular, I think people are really into the dewy look right now. Thanks for the compliment on my photos, I am using a new camera and am really happy with it :)
DeleteThanks! Entered... and printed and told everyone LOL.
ReplyDelete@Ling Brilliant! Hope you've got your hands on the sample (and that you win the comp!)
DeleteI've used the Touche Eclat pen before and LOVED it! I am yet to try the new Le Teint Touche Eclat foundation :)
ReplyDelete@Rose If you love the pen, high chance you will love the glow that the Le Teint Touche gives to the skin! Be sure to try out a sample :)
DeleteI used the Touche Eclat highlighter for years although I've come down to a lower price point these days because I used to go through one every 3 mths. I use it under my eyes, down the top of my nose, top of the cheekbones and even as a lip primer - a very versatile product...
ReplyDelete@Vita I think they have brought the price of the pen down now, maybe you can alternate with drugstore? That is how I like to do things :) I've not tried it as a lip primer, good tip!
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