YSL for the poor

One of my beauty must haves that I can just NEVER justify or afford is Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat highlighter. My sister once had one and I borrowed it a few times and can testify that it is amazing. It reflects light in a way that not only conceals your dark bits, but makes you look more radiant. It does what it says: highlights your good bits whilst faking the bad. 

£25 Yves Saint Laurent at Debenhams. 

I love a good bargain buy and an experiment, so couldn't resist when I saw this highlighter/concealer from George at Asda. It's a massive £22 cheaper (all George cosmetics are £3 at the moment!) so I thought it might be worth a shot. At the very least it would work as a concealer, so I bought the lightest shade, Ivory.

£3, George at Asda, Ivory.

I'm actually pretty impressed. At first I was annoyed because I kept clicking and nothing happened, but eventually, that little peach blob appeared and I was happy - while I would have been annoyed by the loss of £3, I wasn't willing to go argue with Asda about a faulty bargain basement concealer. So I put it under my eyes, and then because unlike it's much better and more impressive YSL counterpart, I put it on all of my spots and blemishes. For £3 I don't have to ration and can use it like war paint! 

Up close and personal

And this is the result. It goes on quite thick so a little goes a long way. Alone, I doubt it would be as effective, but this is over Clinique Super Balanced in Alabaster and with a little natural collection powder over for good measure. I took the picture under a bright light, with the flash on my phone to test whether or not it does reflect and diffuse light, and I am impressed. Not a dark or red bit to be seen! 

The verdict 3.5/5. It can't live up to YSL, but for £3, I never expected it to! Buy as concealer and you won't regret it. 

Crimson. xoxo.