The Lipstick Page Forums Beauty Blog: YSL Touche Eclat YSL Touche Eclat Posted by Dain, Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:00 PM (Eastern) Touche Eclat is one of those things... it inspires both overwhelming devotion and bemusement. It's one of those oft lauded secrets, but it doesn't invite hordes of devotees. Like most geniuses, it's difficult and narrow-minded. It's a mystery why it works so well, and for some people, expecting everyman concealerdom, it seems not to work at all. And it's also the most magical cosmetic product I've ever come across. Did she say magical? Yes. Yes, I did. The gilded pen, the click-brush system (first developed by YSL, by the way), the ridiculous expense ($36, and it goes bad after a few months), the sublime product within. The funny thing is that you wouldn't think it would work. It's just this thin, rather sheer formula, and it's pinkish. But it lights up my face automatically, without fail. It doesn't merely cover up dark circles; in fact, if you're looking for coverage, you're looking in the wrong place. This counteracts darkness, though it won't be effective with problematic dark circles. If you just need a pick-me-up, as I do, there's nothing like it. Nothing that looks so much like you've gotten tons of sleep and nothing like makeup, nothing so easy to use. But it's an irascible product, accumulating a rank-smelling miasma of bacterial growth after three months, and it's super-expensive for the teeny amount you get. Ah, well. I'll just have to buy four of these per year, huh (which nullifies the fact that there's only a small amount of product)? If they ever made this in a squeeze tube, that would be absolute perfection. Touche Eclat may be found at fine department stores nationwide, as well as www.neimanmarcus.com and www.saksfifthavenue.com. 0 Comment(s)    Email this post Rants, raves, and musings on all things cosmetic. Profile | Current Blog Site Feed (Atom) Previous Articles ·· The simplicity of skin... Archives TheBroadroom.Net's Beauty Blog (archive) April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 Links Colleen's Adult Acne Blog Fashiontribes Daily