Nothing makes me happier than a beautiful complexion, and there are so many new complexion products on the market these days. Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) has a newer foundation: Le Teint Touche Eclat Illuminating Foundation. It was created to capture the effects of the Touche Eclat highlighting pen in a foundation form.
“For the first time, the magic light of Touche Éclat is in a foundation with the added benefit of SPF 19 sun protection. Infused in a weightless fluid, this foundation targets shadowy areas and highlights the contours of the face. Free of opaque fillers, its perfecting texture evens the complexion and helps conceal imperfections while enhancing your skin’s natural beauty.”
The foundation itself comes in a large variety of shades. The range also provides a good mixture of cool, warm, and neutral undertones–surely most people will find a decent match out of the range. The foundation comes with 1 fl. oz. of product and a beautiful glass bottle with a nice nozzle for dispensing the product.
The shade I purchased was B30, which is a nice neutral undertone. I matched myself at my local Sephora without knowing any of the descriptions of the product and I found a perfect match. Not only do I love the shade match but the dewy-ness is ideal for my liking. It evens out my complexion, adds a beautiful almost luminescent look, as well as keeping it looking like my real skin. It is a medium coverage foundation that can be built up by layering. It feels light and creamy. It smooths out easily over the skin and the blendability of this foundation is amazing.
I have used a few different methods of application with this formula to see which is best and I must say that I think they all worked great. I first tried my fingers with great results. I used a duo-fiber brush for application and it was the least favorite of methods–left it slightly patchy and found myself blending out with my fingers again. I used a dense flat top brush for application and this was nice–helped build up the coverage at a faster rate. And finally I used the BeautyBlender with FANTASTIC results. Those of you that have nice skin with no major blemishes and only looking to even out your complexion may actually prefer this method.
As far as performance… It can wear away on oily skin. I have combination skin so my t-zone wore away after half a day’s wear, so in order to combat that I do powder down my t-zone ONLY. It has perfected the longevity of the wear. I don’t even mind having to touch up my t-zone throughout the day to keep the perfected look of this foundation, though only on the hottest of hot days do I need to touch up.
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YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat Illuminating Foundation is a new-found favorite and has instantly become a staple: at least for Spring, Winter, and Fall. Let’s see what Summer brings with the hot Floridian temps! This foundation retails for $57 at Nordstrom and Sephora for 1 fl. oz. of product and I think it is worth it. Be aware of what you like in a foundation as well as what works for your skin before purchasing this foundation because I feel that people with oily skin may have slight trouble with its longevity. I have read several blogs and spoke with many different people about their opinions of the foundation and there is a mixed review. Maybe try a sample before committing to the full-size purchase.
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