YSL Le Teint Touche Éclat (Swatches, Review & Photos)
YSL Le Teint Touche Éclat Foundation, £28 | Feelunique
Introduction
YSL Touche Éclat concealer is currently my all-time favourite concealer, so my expectations were pretty high when I heard that YSL was launching the foundation version of it.
Coverage & Texture
Le Teint Touche Éclat is a light/medium coverage foundation with a silky texture, perfect for illuminating and evening out the skin tone all at once. Even though it’s a light/medium coverage foundation, it covered most imperfections, redness and blemishes on my skin, whilst still leaving a weightless feel on the skin. You can hardly feel or see it on your face.
This foundation makes the skin look so natural, almost like waking up with miraculously great skin! It stayed put on my skin for approximately 7 hours, and after that I just needed a quick touch-up, but that’s more than enough for what I need.
Shade selection
Le Teint Touche Éclat is suitable to all skin types and is available in 22 shades, divided into three undertone categories:
- B (Beige) – neutral undertone
- BR (Beige Rosé) – pink undertone
- BD (Beige Doré) – golden undertone
My shade is BD50, which is an absolutely perfect match for my skin (dry; medium olive with warm yellow undertones). I recommend going into your nearest YSL counter and getting yourself matched to make sure you have the right shade and the right undertone.
Application & Finish
This foundation blends so well and effortlessly, leaving a lovely radiant finish to the skin. It doesn’t look greasy, but rather like a ‘lit from within’ kind of look. I found that this foundation was best applied with my fingers or with a flat brush. Despite loving my Real Techniques Stippling Brush to bits, I found that the stippling brush tends to ‘soak up’ a lot of the liquid and I ended up needing much more product than when I applied it with either my fingers of a flat brush.
Formulation
Le Teint Touche Éclat has SPF 19 in it, which is good enough to protect your face and only just good enough to avoid photography flashback. It contains a ‘soft focus gel’ instead of the usual opaque powders you’d normally find in foundations, which creates a translucent layer on the skin. This is how this foundation manages to ‘blur’ imperfections without leaving the skin looking dull or masked.
Results
I’m wearing YSL Le Teint Touche Éclat on the photos above and I’m really happy with the results. It looks nearly invisible on my skin, however it makes my skin look perfected, brighter and even. I highly recommend this foundation to anyone looking for a light/medium coverage foundation, however, if what you want is full coverage, I recommend Estée Lauder Double Wear, which I’ve recently reviewed here.
What do you think? Have you tried YSL Le Teint Touche Éclat Foundation? Would you pay the hefty price tag? Let me know your thoughts! :)
- Product: YSL Le Teint Touche Éclat Foundation
- Price: £28
- Availability: Feelunique (free worldwide delivery) | House of Fraser | Selfridges | Debenhams | Boots
- Shades: 22 shades
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27 Comments
Kelly marie
you look flawless! makes you think that the foundation is expensive but it’s probably worth it because of how good it makes your skin look!
Le Beauty Girl
Thank you, Kelly. This foundation is amazing and definitely worth the price tag and the hype! ;) x
Natalie Borriello
Your skin looks unreal! Absolutley gorgeous….did you find it made your skin greasy at all? I really like it but after a couple of hours it made my skin really oily :(! Looks stunning on you though
xxx
Le Beauty Girl
Thanks Natalie. I didn’t find it greasy at all, maybe because I have dry skin, but it held on pretty well on my skin for at least 7 hours! xx
BlueOctober
wow, looks brilliant! your skin is flawless!
Lets Talk Beauty
Your skin looks amazing with this foundation. Flawless & natural. I have a sample to use & have been saving it to take with me on holiday. I am excited to try it after reading your review. It sounds like a really lovely foundation.
Shamila Irshad
This foundation really suits you! Your skin looks really luminous in the end two pictures, might have to have a look into this!
Le Beauty Girl
Thank you! I love this foundation and I really think it’s worth the money :) x
Le Beauty Girl
I’m sure you’ll love it, as long as you have a shade that matches well with your skin :) x
Le Beauty Girl
Thanks! :) xx
MrAJBx3
i really love this didnt think i would but i actually do tbh
i was so surprised to find out it was only £28 i was expecting £40+ for this because it was YSL
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Cris
Amazing! Your skin looks airbrushed, natural, glowy, flawless.. all at the same time! x
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Desiree with an accent
Wow! Your skin looks amazing! I have a question… on the third swatch, after you’ve blended it, it looks shimmery. Would you say it is? I want a light foundation that won’t clog my pores and I was thinking about Chanel’s Aqua Lumiere. I have combination skin (semidry on the inner cheeks and oily mostly on the forehead). Which one do you think would be best?
Tara Jessamine
Did you used any powder on that photos?
Le Beauty Girl
I used a very small amount of MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural. x
Le Beauty Girl
It’s not shimmery, the shine you see is because the foundation is quite liquid-y, so it leaves a dewy finish. I love both Vitalumiere and Le Teint Touche Eclat, but on my skin, Le Teint Touche Eclat sits a bit better. I have dry/normal skin, so what works for me may or may not work for you. Saying that, I’ve read reviews of people that have oily skin and they absolutely love Le Teint Touche Eclat.
My advice would be to get a sample of both and see how you get on with them :) x
Le Beauty Girl
Thank you! :) x
Le Beauty Girl
I agree, I was expecting it to be at least £35, so it was a pleasant surprise to find out it wasn’t too expensive for a high end foundation :) x
Danica
Have you tried the DiorSkin Nude foundation! If yes, then which one would your prefer, the YSL or Dior?
Le Beauty Girl
I haven’t tried the Dior one, but I’ve heard great things about it! I’ve tried the Dior Airflash one, and it’s a really good medium/high coverage foundation. :) x
Blondie, Esq.
Just discovered your blog, thanks for this really helpful review! I tried and purchased this foundation yesterday and so far, loving it. It looks fantastic on your skin!
Secretly
Hi sweet heart.
How do you apply the foundation? With your fingers or with a brush?
Liliana
i don´t have any seller or retailer for this product in Dominican Republic, im nc42-nc45 in mac pro-longwear, can anybody tell me if this shade will work for me? PD: sorry for my english.
Kathy
Overall, did this foundation perform better for you than the Armani Maestro? Taking into consideration duration, coverage, texture, etc.
Rania
Loved your review. Sounds like a perfect foundation for dry skin! btw in John Lewis they sell it slightly cheaper at £23.80-£24.65 (depending on the shades) and what shade are you in MAC?
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