Yves Saint Laurent TOUCHE ÉCLAT Radiant Touch
Capture 8 hours of sleep with the click of a pen. With a few strategic strokes of this award-winning complexion highlighter—dark circles, fine lines and signs of fatigue virtually disappear. Powered by the radiance-boosting Luminocaptide Complex, skin is instantly illuminated, so you look rested and refreshed —even if you’ve been up for hours. Sleek and sophisticated, it discretely slips into a makeup bag for quick touch-ups anytime. It’s the one beauty essential no woman should ever be without.
Like a touch of magic, it adds unparalleled radiance to your skin. A take-anywhere pen-brush for adding a touch of light or banishing shadows and signs of fatigue from the eye area, the hollow of the chin, the contour of the lips and the sides of the nose. It's formulated for all skin types and for anyone who wants instant radiance, luminosity, and lift.
How to use: Apply on bare skin or over make-up, then blend with the fingertips for instant radiance and freshness.
For all skin types.
Size: 0.1 oz
Price: $40
So by now you have probably heard all about this product, maybe from YouTube or Beauty Blogs. It's an uber luxurious highlighter product that is supposed to change your life! If you read the claims above then for sure this is a miracle product right? Hmmm...but what do I think?
My 4 Ps
Price
This is priced at $40 for 0.1 oz. I'm going to be blunt here, YSL can kiss my behind with this (would use the A word but I try to be respectful on this blog). Think about this, remember that expensive NARS Sheer Glow Foundation that hurt my wallet but was still decent enough for me to buy? Well at least that cost $42 for 1.0 oz but Touche Eclat is 10% of the size and costs about the same. What the hell? Is it liquid gold? Nope...the main ingredients are water and mineral oil. Hmph! Do you see where I'm going with this?
Packaging
The packaging is a sleek gold metal cased pen with a brush tip and a button to release the product. Cute, sleek and sturdy but for the price I wouldn't expect any less. Maybe it's gold plated? I doubt it....but this is the high point of the product.
Product
3 Light Peach - for medium complexions with peachy undertones
Doesn't this just look like light concealer?
5 Luminous Honey - for medium complexions with olive and golden undertones
Doesn't this just look like light concealer?
Performance
So with the price kicking me in the head and the product seemingly like any other of its kind, I thought the performance would have blown me away. Not! I'm sure lots of us associated price with quality and even a brand name with quality. Maybe sometimes we even do so subconsciously and just think a product is so freaking awesome because, well it has to be based on the label and price tag right?
I honestly think that is the case here. YSL is no up and coming brand. No way! Yves Saint Laurent (yes throw in the french pronunciation here) is a high end luxury brand my dear. So I can raise my nose at you if you don't use this product because it is wonderful and expensive and I use it!
Now that I have taken my pompous head out of my rear, let's be real. It does nothing that it professes to do...at least not for me. Maybe I just have super tired eyes and mega dark circles or something. Or maybe the product is all hype and no bite. Yes it adds radiance (with it's light reflecting shimmer) but I didn't get the miracle illuminated well rested effect they purport. In fact, I can get a better effect with a lighter colored foundation and some strobe cream or any cheaper illuminator.
I'm not saying it does not do something and it's not cute and all. It is a nice product to have and it does add some brightness to the undereyes and can be used to highlight other areas. But it doesn't deliver the miracle it declares and what I would expect from such a whopping price tag!
Overall
Don't buy into the hype. Find a cheaper alternative illuminator!
Have you tried it? Do you love it? Hate it? Am I just a jaded beauty lover? : )
