In 1978, Ledendary fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent launched a women’s makeup line, with the foal to create a “fase” for the woman he dressed. Today, YSL’s celebrated makeup line contains treasures of innovation, textures that delight and perfect, along with an exquisite wardrobe of shades to match the richness of YSL”s chosen materials of the season. With makeup that is audacous and beautiful wearable, innovative skincare and alluring fragrances, YSL is the definition of luxury, heritage, quality and fashion. Fans of YSL beauty can easily find its favulous products and GWP in Nordstrom.
The top rated products from Yves Saint Laurent:
Make Up Section
‘Touche Éclat’ Radiant Touch $40/ 0.1oz.
The beauty secret of the world’s top makeup artists and models, Touche Éclat is the original must-have for a radiant, flawless face.
Capture 8 hours of sleep with the click of a pen. With a few strategic strokes of this award-winning complexion highlighter—dark circles, fine lines and signs of fatigue virtually disappear. Powered by the radiance-boosting Luminocaptide Complex, skin is instantly illuminated, so you look rested and refreshed—even if you’ve been up for hours. Sleek and sophisticated, it discretely slips into a makeup bag for quick touch-ups anytime. It’s the one beauty essential no woman should ever be without.
‘Youth Liberator’ Serum Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 20 $69/ 1.0oz. NEW
Yves Saint Laurent presents a revolution in foundation: Youth Liberator Serum Foundation offers medium-to-full coverage and skin-firming benefits. It also offers 24-hour hydration and SPF 20 coverage.
This anti-aging foundation is infused with our award winning serum, Forever Youth Liberator Serum. Youth Liberator Serum Foundation combines 24 hours of nonstop hydrating properties to smooth and nourish the skin with our patented Color Tune-Up Complex to correct dullness giving you a newer, brighter complexion. From fair to dark complexions, Youth Liberator Serum Foundation corrects, unifies and evens all skin tones, giving the skin an instantly younger appearance.
‘Touche Éclat’ Foundation SPF19 $55/ 1.0oz.
For the first time, the magic light of Touche Éclat is in a foundation. Infused in a weightless fluid, Touche Éclat foundation targets shadowy areas and highlights the contours of the face. With buildable coverage and free of opaque fillers, this foundation’s perfecting texture evens the complexion and helps conceal imperfections, enhancing your skin’s natural beauty. Available in 17 shades with SPF19 broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection.
- Winner of WWD magazine’s ‘Prestige Brand of the Year’ award; 2012.
- Winner of Allure magazine’s ‘Best of Beauty’ award for Best Medium to Full Coverage Foundation, 2012
An object of desire, this award-winning lipstick is wrapped in a romantic, elegant gold case that exudes luxury. Each signature shade saturates lips in captivating color that’s intensely pigmented, and imparts an irresistible glossy shine. The long-lasting, comforting formula is highlighted with a unique Color-shine Complex that leaves lips visibly smoother, plumper and more radiant. Light, silky texture smoothes on a veil of satiny, sensual color that’s altogether alluring.
- Winner of WWD magazine’s ‘Prestige Brand of the Year’ award; 2012.
‘Rouge Pur Couture – Vernis a Levres’ Glossy Stain $34
A revolutionary new lip product! Rouge Pur Couture Vernis à Lèvres Glossy Stain combines the texture and shine of a gloss with the long-wear of a stain for a truly innovative lip product. A lightweight texture that immediately melts onto lips. Rouge Pur Couture Vernis à Lèvres Glossy Stain delivers intense glossy colour for an extremely long lasting new kind of shine. The applicator’s unique slanted tip and short soft bristles allow for flawless application with perfect precision.
- Winner of WWD magazine’s ‘Prestige Brand of the Year’ award; 2012.
- Winner of Allure magazine’s ‘Best of Beauty’ award for Best Lip Stain, 2012.
‘Pure Chromatics’ Wet & Dry Eyeshadow Palette $55
Through the magic of water and a revolutionary new process, Yves Saint Laurent pushes the limits of color with PURE CHROMATICS, a new generation of eye shadows. Real makeup artist magic is made easy with emblematic harmonies that captivate the eyes.
THE POWER OF WATER
New water-process technology, exclusive to YSL, is the latest discovery in color for pigments more intense and dramatic than ever before!
- Winner of WWD magazine’s ‘Prestige Brand of the Year’ award; 2012.
‘Volume Effet Faux Cils’ Mascara $30/ 0.35oz.
This award-winning volumizing mascara achieves a dramatic result in a single stroke. The secret? The triple-film complex. A coating film for intensity, a conditioning film with pro-vitamin B5 and aloe vera for curves and a fixing film with vinyl polymer for long-lasting effectiveness. The brush applicator combines nylon fibers of varying diameters for volume enhancement, as never before.
- Winner of WWD magazine’s ‘Prestige Brand of the Year’ award; 2012.
Skin Care Section
‘Top Secrets – Flash Radiance’ Skincare Brush $55/ 1.3oz.
At last, the secret to radiant, refreshed skin is revealed. Top Secrets—the darling of super models and makeup artists—instantly erases the signs of a fast-paced lifestyle. Combining high-performance skin care with the effortless application of a makeup brush, this complexion perfecting primer wipes away signs of stress and fatigue in a flash. The power behind this primer is a blend of energizing ingredients—Grains of Paradise and Caffeine—that helps minimize dullness while Light-reflecting micro-pigments capture, reflect and diffuse light over the complexion, so any imperfections remain your little secret. Silky-smooth and exceptionally even, your skin feels fresh and flawless, and primed for makeup application.
- Winner of WWD magazine’s ‘Prestige Brand of the Year’ award; 2012.
Tip from SDU: It can be used as a primer before applying the foundation.
‘Forever Youth Liberator’ Serum $150/ 1.0oz. $200/ 1.7oz. $250/2.5 oz.
The star of the Forever Youth Liberator range, the serum contains the highest concentration of GlycanActifâ„¢ to stimulate regeneration deep within the skin and to boost youth-promoting functions.
Benefits: Women agree, it transforms the appearance of the skin. Instantly, skin looks more luminous and soft. After one week, skin feels more moisturized and supple. Within one month, skin has visibly improved; tone and texture are more even, wrinkles are lifted, bounce is back and radiance returns.
- Winner of WWD magazine’s ‘Prestige Brand of the Year’ award; 2012.
- Winner of Allure magazine’s ‘Best of Beauty’ award for Best Breakthrough, 2012.
‘Top Secrets’ Natural Action Exfoliator $44/ 2.5oz.
Free from abrasive particles, this honey-coloured gel is comprised of sugars and ultra-fine oils. On contact with the skin, it transforms into a light oil and then into a milk that gently removes dead skin cells and impurities during rinsing. The skin is smoother and softer, the complexion purified and brightened. Rich in essential trace elements and vitamins, it leaves the skin relaxed, purified and delightfully replenished. For all skin types, even sensitive skin.
- Winner of WWD magazine’s ‘Prestige Brand of the Year’ award; 2012.
‘Temps Majeur’ Nutri-Creme Intensive Skin Supplement $345/ 1.6oz.
The ultimate in luxury and anti-aging performance, the Temps Majeur high-revitalizing line contains the most intriguing ingredient in Chinese medicine, the legendary ‘mushroom of eternal youth’ or Ganoderma lucidum: a substance that is absolutely unique in nature.
This unique care with a sumptuous ‘silk feel’ adds the richness of natural ingredients to the Cyto-Regenerating complex’s revitalizing power for unrivaled nutrition-comfort. As soon as it is applied, the skin feels supple, soothed and intensely comfortable. Incredibly regenerated, it feel stronger and firmer. Wrinkles and fine lines appear smoothed. The face looks visibly younger.
- Winner of WWD magazine’s ‘Prestige Brand of the Year’ award; 2012.
Value Sets in Nordstrom
‘Forever Youth Liberator’ Face & Eye Set $180
Yves Saint Laurent’s Forever Youth Liberator set uncovers your youthful glow with a collection of products formulated to restore your radiance.
Set includes:
– Face serum (1.01 oz.): a serum that helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
– Eye Zone serum (0.5 oz.): a serum that visibly lifts your eye area while targeting dark circles under eyes.
– Forever Youth Liberator cleanser (0.68 oz.): a cleanser formulated to clear your complexion.
– Night Crème (0.24 oz.): a crème formulated to revitalize your skin, leaving it looking more rested and replenished by morning.
‘Baby Doll’ Duo $40
A beautiful pair of Yves Saint Laurent products are designed to highlight and define your face and eyes.
Duo includes:
– Touche Èclat Radiant Touch in Luminous Ivory: a highlighter that eliminates dark circles and signs of fatigue while boosting your overall radiance.
– Deluxe Sample Volume Effet Faux Cils Baby Doll mascara: a mascara that magnifies your eyes through innovative dual-length bristles and intense color pigments for volume that lasts 24 hours.
‘Golden Gloss’ Lip Trio ($90 Value) $60
Three gorgeous lip glosses with 24-carat gold flecks for mirror-like sparkle nourish and protect your lips while making them shine.
Shades include:
– Golden Praline
– Golden Pink
– Golden Peony