Yves St Laurent Touche Eclat

When I first used this it was ok then I woke up big red raised marks under my eyes very sore and felt like it was burning. I couldn’t believe it was from the high end YSL concealer. I changed moisturisers and day creams to no avail. Then I realised it must be the concealer I then stopped using it and although my face is still sore I’m only using E45 cream on it it’s very slowly healing. I dare not wear any makeup at this moment. Im so annoyed as it’s not cheap so thought I was buying a great product. I think YSL should inform buyers it’s not for sensitive skin.

I really love this product and this brand. I have been using this concealer and I was delighted. It was really great and it covered dark circles.

I have used Yves Saint Laurent touché eclat every day for 20 years and have suddenly developed an allergic reaction to it! I looked online to see if anyone else had complained about a change in ingredients or similar sudden problem and was amazed to find all these reviews describing exactly the same reaction. I suddenly got very puffy red itchy eyes and developed extremely dry red sore skin exactly where I use it. I too made the mistake of continuing to use it to try to cover this up as it never occurred to me it could be caused by a product I had sworn by and used for so many years. It seems perhaps from these reviews it's an allergy that can suddenly develop though this seems very odd after so long. I suffered for months and the only thing that has finally cleared it up is a 0.1% hydrocortisone cream called Dermacort which I would highly recommend to anyone suffering the same problem. It worked almost immediately and was fine to use under the eyes. However it kept coming back until I finally realised it was the touché eclat and notably it went the second I stopped. It has however left me with much older wrinkly looking skin which I just hope won't last. I'm appalled that YSL do not respond to any reviews like this or warn it is not for sensitive skin given so many people have clearly suffered the same very serious reaction. Apparently By Terry makeup is made by the original creator of TE so I splashed out on Terrybly Densiliss concealer from Space NK which is similar and very good with no reactions. So watch out even those who have been devotees for years like me and stop using as soon as you react!

Wore this item for a number of years and was very pleased with the product. Recently developed very watery irritated eyes which became inflamed with further horrible eczema under each eye and up the sides of the eyes. Very swollen. I did not connect this with Touche Eclat and as previous users have said, I continued to try and cover my sore and unsightly under eye eczema with further applications of touche eclat. This carried on for a couple of months with good days and really bad days. Tried everything and kept changing cleansing products and even went for an eye test and made an appointment with the doctor.....

Until one day I came across the touche eclat reviews on-line....bingo.

Stopped using.

Under eyes and eyes are slowely starting to improve but this may some time for the skin to return to normal.

Such a shame as I really enjoyed the product. Have went back to using No 7 and since purchased a clarins product.

I have a stock of touche eclat that I have purchased when travelling but I guess I will be throwing in the bin.

Bought the product on a flight and within a few hours my eyes were red, swollen and sore. The redness dry flaky skin that followed took weeks to get rid of and I looked like I had 2 bruised eyes. Never had an allergy before but tried twice with product just to make sure but definite allergy.

Like other reviewers, I developed an allergic reaction to Touche Eclat after having used it for several years. I found the best way to deal with the allergy was to stop using the product, and to apply cooked oatmeal porridge (made with water only, not milk, and no salt) to the affected eyelids. Do this at least twice a day, allowing the porridge to sit on the skin for several minutes each time. Rinse it off with warm water and then apply moisturiser (my favourite is Diprobase, which you can buy without a prescription at the pharmacy counter at Boots the Chemists in UK).

Until I developed this allergy I thought Touche Eclat was a great product and worth the money I was paying for it. I agree with other reviewers that YSL should warn customers that some people develop allergic reactions to Touche Eclat. I wouldn't recommend it to friends without warning them about my experience.

I've used YSL touche eclat for several years and have never had any problems with it. Actually, the only one is that it runs out too fast! It really covers up dark circles and blemishes and although is a little on the pricey side, i think it's well worth it.

I tried touché éclat after seeing lively effects on a friend who used it. I really liked the effect when I used it first off but after a couple of days I developed thickened, dry, red skin under my eyes. I stopped using it immediately and had to apply plenty moisturiser over the next couple of weeks until my skin healed. Then a few weeks later I bumped into a woman who worked in the same hospital as me and she had a terrible rash under both eyes. She told me it was as a result of using touché éclat also and with some probing she had found out that it contained nickel. Both her and I have nickel allergy and certainly would never have tried it in the first place if it had labelled nickel as an ingredient!!

I've used this for a few years now and I'd have to say it's an excellent product. The best I've used! It's long lasting, good colour, and although pricey in my opinion, it's well worth it.

I was bought Touche Eclat for my birthday just before Christmas. It was easy to use and covered where I needed it. I went up to Edinburgh for my birthday and, what I though was because of the cold weather, my eyes became really watery and sore. They were red underneath and so I was using more Touche Eclat to cover it up. Three months down the line and my eyes are even worse, all flaky dry skin and soreness. They water so much that I can't even keep the redness covered up now because it just gets wiped away with the water. I tried all sorts of creams and when they didn't work decided that I needed to go to the doctor. While I was waiting for an appointment I looked up my symptoms on the internet and it looked like it could be eczema, which I have never had in my life. The other morning, while I was applying a tonne of Touche Eclat to cover the redness, it occurred to me that it could be that as the soreness started around the same time as I got it. I had a look at some reviews and quickly realised that the stuff I had been covering up with was the cause of it! Because I had put it down to the cold weather to start with, it took me three months to figure out what it was. It seems a bit obvious now, but I just didn't think it could have been this expensive product. In that time my eyes have got so bad that they look older than my mums! I am really upset that this product is still on the market after so many people have reported reactions. My face is a mess and sore and I don't know how long it will take to clear up.

I would also like to add that my reaction is not because I let the brush become contaminated as my eyes became sore from the first application. I would not recommend this product to anybody as it is too expensive to buy and then find you react to it. Look at the reviews first and find an alternative.