Product Review: Marc Jacobs versus Yves Saint Laurent

(Left: Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat- Radiant Touch in 1 = Luminous Radiance 0.1oz,
Right: Marc Jacobs Remedy Concealer Pen in 0 = Bright Idea 0.08oz)

Can be purchased from Sephora

In this blog post, I'll be comparing the two concealers/brighteners. I use both to cover my dark circles and brighten them as well. Both perform relatively the same but the formula and the way they apply are different. Both pens have a button on the bottom to press to get the products out.

For the Marc Jacob's concealer pen, I really like the packaging of this pen because on the back, you get to see how much product is left. This way you'll know when you're running out and you'll see the color of the product too which is quite handy if you have it in different shades. The pen weighs heavier than the YSL one but has less products than the YSL by 0.02 ounces.

I really like how pen has a metal tip which helps cool the under eye area and slightly reduces any puffiness. The only problem I have with this pen is that it's hard to control how much product would come out. One click would always give me more than enough concealer to cover both my under eye areas. With the metal tip, it's easy to clean the pen. All I have to do is just wipe it down with a tissue or makeup remover wipe.

The YSL pen has a brush tip which is great for applying the under eye areas near your inner corner . Also, the pen won't over dispense the concealer like the Marc Jacobs' pen. I generally use one click per under eye area.  The only hassle I have is cleaning the brush tip, I would wash it when I wash my makeup brushes at the end of every week.

(Left: YSL Touche Eclat- Radiant Touch in 1 = Luminous Radiance 0.1oz,

Right: Marc Jacobs Remedy Concealer Pen in 0 = Bright Idea 0.08oz)

As you can see in the picture above, the YSL on the left is lighter than the Marc Jacobs on the left. This picture gives a better idea of how much products are dispensed from one click of the pen. They both have a watery to creamy feel to it.

The YSL didn't settle in any fine lines whereas the Marc Jacobs did a little. But both did their job in brightening up my under eye areas. I like to use my fingers or a dense synthetic doomed shaped brush like the C457 from Crown Brush to blend out the concealors.

Both give great coverage but if I were to repurchase either one, I would chose the YSL.

Thanks for reading my blog and I hope that it was helpful.

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Annie