Once in a while a beauty product comes along that changes the face of beauty. 20 years ago Yves Saint Laurent did just that. With the launch of Touche Éclat – or simply Touche as it is universally known and loved – the Parisian beauty house offered quick-as-a-flash illuminating and flaw-fixing for skin. Blended under eyes, over the cupid’s bow, across the top of cheekbones, under eyebrows and even down the centre of the nose, the brightening fluid with light-reflective particles – highlighted, brightened, contoured and imparted a gleam to less-than-perfect skin.
And finally, the iconic product has been bottled.
Formulated into a brightening fluid foundation, Yves Saint Laurent have harnessed the power of a soft-focus gel – rather than the standard masking, opaque powders – for a featherlight, silky serum texture that glides over skin to blur imperfections, diffuse dark shadows and impart the signature ‘lit from within’ luminosity that gave Touche Éclat its cult-status.
La Teint Touch Éclat, costs £28 and is available in 22 customised shades, nationwide from 9th July