Yes, I've kind of been on an Yves Saint Laurent kick lately. I purchased the Touche Eclat foundation a while back, but it took me some weeks to find out exactly how to apply it best and before I was able to test its wear time.
Here you can see a *beautiful* before and after photo, don't mind bare-faced me.
The Touche Eclat foundation is an extent of the Touche Eclat pen, which has been one of YSL's bestsellers for years. 'Touche Eclat' literally means 'shining touch' or 'illuminating touch'. YSL claims the foundation should give you a glowing, healthy complexion.
Packaging: no complaints here. The product comes in a beautiful glass bottle with golden details. The pomp works perfectly and the see-through packaging ables you to see how much product is left in the bottle.
Shade range: I was able to choose between a wide range of 16 shades. Unfortunately the sales person first recommended me to pick up
shade BR40, which is way too dark for me, even when my skin is tan. Since I couldn't return the bottle, I then had to purchase
shade B10 so I could mix the shades. I really wasn't happy about this, since the foundation is already expensive enough without having to buy a second shade to match the color to your skin.
Left: shade B10
Right: shade BR40
Application:
1. Here I have no product on my face. Enjoy the nakedness of my skin. Oh, and I have acne-prone, combination skin with an oily T-zone, redness and dark circles.
2. Here I applied the Touche Eclat foundation with my
Real Techniques complexion sponge. The coverage is
medium to high coverage, it's quite
buildable. The sales assistant at Ici Paris XL told me this product wasn't very glowy or shiny, but I strongly disagree. It leaves a v
ery glowy finish on my skin, so I definitely need to powder after the application of the foundation. It does hold up quite well during the day, which I didn't expect.
Without a primer, but with a light powder, it would probably last me around
8 hours. I'd have to
powder the T-zone after about 3 to 4 hours though.
3. Then I applied some concealer.
4. Then I powdered and finished off the look with blush, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara and lipstick.
PRO's
+ Looks quite skinlike but flawless at the same time
+ Sits nicely on the skin
+ Holds up well during the day
+ Many shades in the range
CON's
- Mixing shades: I hate that I had to purchase a second shade to match because the sales assistant didn't pick the right foundation shade. But this of course doesn't affect the quality of the problem.
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Price: it's definitely pricy, you'll pay around the €42 mark at
Ici Paris XL
- The finish is a bit too glowy for me
Conclusion: I'll definitely keep wearing this foundation and enjoy it, but probably won't repurchase it. I like my foundations to be a bit more matte, and with a lighter coverage. It's not a bad product at all though!
Have you tried the Touche Eclat foundation? What's your favorite makeup base at the moment?
xX Anine
