YSL Touche Éclat High Cover¦ Product Launch

This week I had the absolute pleasure of attending the launch of a new product, from the infamous YSL Touche Éclat range. This new product, 'YSL Touche Éclat High Cover' launches in Ireland this week, with lots of new exciting features. 

The event was held in the beautiful hotel 'The Marker' in Dublin, which is so beautiful and of course the YSL team, left no corner unturned! The room was beautiful!

Fred Letailleur (YSL Makeup Artist) was there to tell us all about the product launch and it is one I'm really excited about. As a novice to the 'blogging world' and using makeup, I used the infamous Touche Éclat (Radiant Touch) as a concealer many years ago, as this was what I thought it was for. But it's actually an illuminator, to enhance features and to add light to your skin and complexion. 

The new product, Touche Éclat High Cover, is what we are all looking for! It is a radiant concealer which adds extra coverage to your skin. Fred showed this product being used on the skin, and from what I can see, it is very natural-looking, while also having that extra coverage and some illuminating features. There are less illuminating factors in the 'High Cover' and more coverage. It can help cover pigmentation, dark circles and it has a longer-wear formula.

There are three key benefits to the product:

• Natural radiance, with light-generating pigments that reflect the light in one unique direction
• High coverage and longwear result, with a high concentration of makeup pigments
• An anti-fatigue complex with Vitamin E (for antioxidant action), with caffeine (to boost microcirculation) and Moroccan calendula extract, also called Gold Bloom, from the YSL Beauté Ourika garden (for a soothing action).

Fred also explained that the new 'Touche Éclat High Cover' radiant concealer comes in 16 shades and it is advised to get colour matched, as it is best used, when it is specifically tailored and matched to your skin tone. For me, I was matched on the day, and I was Shade 1. (Fred said that you normally go a shade or two lighter in the 'High Cover' as it is a concealer, so to be a shade or two lighter than your normal shade, is recommended. He also compared and recommended the shade 0.75 in the 'High Cover' concealer, tow work best with the shade 1.5 of the original 'Touche Éclat'.)
Powder isn't needed either with this product and Fred advised to use a 'gliding' motion, when using the 'High Cover Touche Éclat', as opposed to a 'tapping motion', which is advised when using the original 'Touche Éclat Radiant Touch'.

The new 'Touche Éclat High Cover' comes in a similar gold pen but it has a distinctive black band down the side to differentiate it from the original. It can be used to conceal dark circles, and as a base on the eyelids before makeup application-again a multi-purpose product, which is always a bonus! 'Creating uniformity where there is unevenness'.

The original 'Touche Éclat Radiant Touch' is also releasing four new shades (No. 0, No. 4, No. 6, No. 7), so it is becoming even more diverse. There is also a new limited edition of the original Touche Éclat being released, which has small heart shaped crystals, which is very pretty! This limited edition is available in three shades (No. 1, No. 2, No. 3). 

Touche Éclat Shimmer Stick

YSL also have five shades of Shimmer Sticks, which are a creamy stick, with a glide-on formula and they can be used on the cheeks to highlight, contour and on the eyelids also. The packaging is just so pretty and very luxurious, a real treat!

Shade 1 (Light Gold) (left) and Shade 2 (Light Rose) (right)

The 'Touche Éclat High Cover' concealer launched exclusively at Debenhams Stores nationwide on the 13th February and will launch at Brown Thomas and Arnotts from 27th February with RRP €35.00. 

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Sarah

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Primark/Penney's Christmas Event 2018

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Primark/Penney's Christmas event, which saw the launch of their Christmas collection, which has hit all stores now! The event was so festive and one I really enjoyed. What a great way to set the mood and create a festive atmosphere!

As you can see, it was a very fun event, with lots of the collection here for us to see!

The entrance hall, with the first of many wonderfully
decorated Christmas trees

The gold door decorations-how cool would they be
for a house party or an office!

They have some really cool homeware pieces, candle holders, candles, t-lights, Christmas characters, door stoppers, reed diffusers, bunting- everything you need to decorate your home, office or practically anywhere! They also have lots of gift wrapping, Christmas gift bags which are very cute to finish off a gift! I particularly like the inflatable letter balloons, which are on the Christmas tree here, saying 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' But you can create whatever word you want to! 

The ladies and men's collection were super and very affordable also. They have a very wide selection of Christmas jumpers and dresses for the ladies and some very cool and funny Christmas jumpers for the men! Most of them are under €20 also!! The children's collection was jam-packed also and they have a wide range of beauty gifts too, including makeup and makeup brushes.

There were lots of games and activities also, which are so ideal for a sticking-filler or for 'Secret Santa', because who doesn't enjoy playing some games at this time of year!? 
They had 'Twerk Pong'- which is a belt and a box you wear around your waist, and the objective is to 'twerk' and loose the balls that are in your box, racing against your opponent! I can just see how cool this would be, playing this to music, or in teams!! The options are endless!
They had 'Head to Head: Elf V Santa' also, which looks lots of fun too! These games were all under €10! They had giant Prosecco and beer glasses also, and two different versions of 'Beer Pong'! Lots of cool party games, with lots of laughter to be had! These are just two of the games, there are lots more, both smaller and bigger games!
If you're interested in checking out this collection, it is definitely worth visiting your nearest Penneys store! The stock and the collection should be in stores now! 

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Sarah

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Review: Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish

Seen as I love this product so much, I wanted to do a review and share my experience with Liz Earle's pretty renowned Cleanse & Polish cleanser with you all. I have to admit, without the world of blogging and reading beauty reviews online I probably would have passed this by in the pharmacy or drugstore. But after reading so many reviews and hearing so much about it online, combined with not having a cleanser that suited my sensitive skin, I decided to purchase this hot cloth cleanser and see what all the fuss was about! And here I am, writing a review after using it continuously for nearly a year! As cheesy as it sounds, I haven't looked back! It has become such a staple in my skincare bag (I've done a blogpost already on my skincare bag on my blog-click the link below) that I don't think I'll be changing it up for quite some time!

I have sensitive skin and this just works so well for me. It's amazing to see, when I apply it to my eyes, rub the cream in (you will look like you have panda eyes but fear not). Then take your muslin cloth, run it under warm water (or a nice face cloth either for more exfoliation) and simply remove your makeup with your cloth. 99% of your makeup (inc. eye makeup) comes off in one sweep, LITERALLY! Then give your cloth another rinse and sweep it over your face and neck to remove any remaining makeup. It's so gentle on your skin and thoroughly cleanses your skin. You will have such baby soft skin! I really recommend buying it.

If you're trying it for the first time and don't want to invest (which you so should), I recommend buying the starter kit (if you're living in the UK- here for over £15, and if you're in Ireland- here for just over €20). But if you live in Dublin, I recommend going to Liffey Valley Shopping Centre- there is a massive Boots there which stocks Liz Earle and it's a bit cheaper! Plus you'll get your Advantage Card points! BONUS!!

This product has become a firm favourite in my skincare bag and I love using it on days when I have makeup on and on days when I haven't! I would really recommend using this as a cleanser, it will really do wonders for your skin!

You can also find me on the details below-

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Blog- The Yellow Sunflower http://sarahyellowsunflower.blogspot.ie/

Sarah 

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