01 Luminous Radiance is a light pink-toned beige.
02 Luminous Ivory is a light yellow-toned beige.
03 Light Peach is a warm orange-y tan shade.
If I'm not wrong, I've been told that pink counteracts brown eyebags, and yellow counteracts blue/purple undereye circles. I'm sure there are all sorts of theories, contradictory and otherwise, going on out there, but I believe that's the general rule of thumb if you're absolutely clueless and have no idea where to start. Of course it's not going to work 100% for everyone, but it's just a starting point, like all other makeup 'rules'.
To be fair, although I keep hearing complaints about how sheer Touche Eclat is, I didn't feel that they were really that sheer when swatching, although they definitely weren't as pigmented as some of the more pigmented products on the market. I guess if radiance is a main concern, and your undereye circles aren't too dark, and you don't mind the fiddly click-pen dispenser, this would be ideal.

It's not a concealer, it's a highlighter, which is one of the biggest misconceptions about this product.
ReplyDeleteWear too much and under a camera flash you'll look like a nutter with huge white circles under your eyes in pictures.
I'm NC15 which means that theoretically I should look a lot better in #2 than the more widely available #1. Not so. I'm not sure what it is in #1 that makes it effective as an undereye concealer, perhaps a lot of reflective particles, but whatever it is #2 doesn't have it. It doesn't cover and nor does it highlight. In fact it pretty much does nothing and I would recommend anyone pale to stick with #1 - the pink tone blends right out.
ReplyDeleteI second the above comment about camera flash. For photography matte products are always the way to go.
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I have #02 and it's okay, but I don't think it's anything fantastic. I wouldn't buy it again.
ReplyDeleteYSL concealer is also one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteI love this product! I still use regular concealer under my eyes (Laura Mercier), but this product is amazing for brightening. I think it takes at least 3 years off of my face when I use it--honestly. I use #1 as a brightener/highlighter.
ReplyDeleteThanks so mjch for these swatches. I have the #2 already and really needed to see it next to the #3. Very helpful! Thanks
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