Touche Eclat at a fraction of the price (Boots No 7 Instant Radiance Concealer)

Member Name: Charlotte22

Product:	Boots No 7 Instant Radiance Concealer
Date:	12/07/09 (41 review reads)
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Advantages: Very similar to Touche Eclat but MUCH cheaper!

Disadvantages: Tube is a little bit boring

If there's ever a day when I don't have dark circles under my eyes then I won't need this stuff, but until that day, this is my saviour.

I have used lots of these click-pen concealers including the original and most expensive, YSL's Touche Eclat. Yet I always come back to Boots No 7's trusty Instant Radiance. I have to admit that this is probably because of the price, Touche Eclat does come in a lovely gold tube, which does make it seem slightly more special, but it is also much more expensive. I nearly always get the Boots version with a £5 off No 7 voucher which means this works out over half the price less!

I use the lightest shade as I am VERY pale. I find this helps cover a multitude of sins from dark circles, to redness to spots. I also use it to highlight under my eyebrows and in the corner of my eyes.

It works the same way as Touche Eclat and all its other copies - you click the bottom on the pen and concealer is dispensed onto the brush which you use directly on your face. I find this method generally works very well for dark circles but a little less well for spots. As this is more of a highlighter/concealer the coverage is medium. Therefore it never looks caked on but if you have a huge spot it won't cover it.

I've also used the Clinique version which has more coverage so if you are after a highlighter click pen with coverage I'd consider that one instead.

Overall this is the closest copy to Touche Eclat I've found and apart from the loss of a luxe tube there's not much to choose between them.

Summary: Cover your dark circles without emptying your wallet