I have been on the hunt forever to find THE concealer. Everything that I had tried was less then perfect for me. It was always a texture thing as concealers always seem to be thick and dry.
Then a few years ago I found YSL’s Touche Eclat and I was amazed. Touche Eclat is actually a highlighter and it worked beautifully on the eyelids, brow arches, nasal labial lines and in the corner of the eyes where there is always a shadow. It is a very creamy, light formula so it was easy to camouflage shadows under the eye without tugging at the skin. If you put it over the upper lip line, it makes your lips look plumper. It works! It was my one and only for a long time.
Obviously, you know I am leading up to the fact the I have found another highlighter/concealer that I love as well. The cool thing is that it is made by the woman who developed the formula for YSL so many years ago. She has left YSL and has her own company, BY Terry, and has revamped the original formula. By Terry Touche Veloutee Highlighting Concealer is not only a highlighter, but a true concealer and Terry has added hydrating microspheres ( a little anti aging is good) to smooth the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It blends well into the skin, but I do feel that the texture of Touche Veloutee is denser then Touche Eclat.
“A few strokes of this beautifully textured concealer, infused with nourishing botanicals and soft-focus pigments, creates a candlelit-like look. Soft-focus powders conceal dark shadows and disguise imperfections and the mark of tiredness, all the while protecting the delicate eye contour area. Five matte reflective prisms combine with hydrating microspheres to smooth the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines and hide dark spots, redness and imperfections under a long lasting film cover.” – QVC.com
I use both products. I use Touche Eclat as my highlighter and Touche Veloutee as my concealer. Each one is a different shade, but you can really use any shade the products offer as they are very forgiving.
The pen type delivery systems on both these products makes them super easy to use. I love them as they do exactly what they say they will, without being thick and drying, and they make your skin look beautifully illuminated. The best thing is that they both make you look as if you had a great night’s sleep, which as we all know, is the best make up.
Peace
- Touche Eclat on yslbeautyus.com – $40.00
- Touche Veloutee Highlighting Concealer on qvc.com – $58.00
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