tarte cosmetics

Excellent Ingredients, Excellent Pigment...

I am a HUGE fan of their eyeliners and blushes! I purchased the amazonian clay gel liner a month ago, and I still have over half the product left despite constant use. The gel liner provides excellent pigmentation and stays put throughout the whole day--from 8 AM to 8 PM, my eyeliner doesn't smudge or flake! The blushes come in beautiful colors that would match any skin tone. I am not impressed with Tarte eyeshadows, but their other products are amazing! view more

Tartes = smart

This cheek stain is such a pretty color and would be flattering on all skin colors, but it will show up more on light to medium skin. (for darker skin it will give more of a dewy look to the cheeks) I love how the formula isn?t too greasy, yet glides easily on the skin! This would be perfect for fall and winter when your skin tends to get more dry. If you have oily skin though, skip this as it will be too shiny?. view more

Natural Beauty

I admit I haven't used many Tarte products. But what I have used, I liked. I also love that they use natural, healthy ingredients and care about the environment. I can't wait to keep trying new things from their line and pick some new faves. view more

Lights, Camera Action is Right!!

I Love, Love, Love Tarte's Lights, Camera Action mascara!!! The all natural ingredients are easy on my eyes, which is usually irritating since I wear contacts. And even better this product makes my lashes look lush and full without getting the clumpy look! I use this every day and this is the one make up item I can never go without!!! view more

Tarte Bronzer

I LOVE all of their bronzers. Just the most beautiful shades with the perfect amount of pigmentation. They're smooth, buttery, and so beautiful on the skin. I think they suit nearly all light skintones as a bronzer and they'd look gorgeous as shimmer blush/highlighter on darker skintones! fabulous product! view more

Tarte continues to amaze me

It just occurred to me yesterday that I am using tarte products for just about everything. Tarte amazonian clay tinted moisturizer with spf 20, tarte cheek stain, tarte lipfusion and tarte concealer. I guess now I have to see what other tarte products I can try. Expensive, yes, but so worth it. These products are far superior to anything else I have tried. view more

Tarte is the best!

Tarte continues to amaze me with their cutting edge products. Their new Amazonian Clay is the best tinted moisturizer I've tried. Their cheek stain is what all the others aspire to. Just received the concealer - best concealer I have ever bought. Incredible coverage. view more

Tarte is great!

I love Tarte Cosmetics! They are one of my favorite brands of makeup and even though they are not completely natural, their products are better for you than the majority of other cosmetics. I have a wide range of products from them and I really enjoy all of them. They make wonderful eyeshadows as well as blushes. I just picked up a gel liner and I'm really enjoying that as well. If you're looking for high quality, wearable, and flattering cosmetics I highly recommend Tarte! view more

tarte equals smart

An excellent quality foundation and has great coverage, sunscreen and is long lasting. My only problem is the shades - I am light enough to require the Ivory but it is too pink based and the buff is perfect as it is yellow but too muddy/dark for me (my most suited shade is the Photoready in vanilla but the sparkles look revolting), lately I have been mixing colorstay in buff and ivory half and half but it still ends up being a bit muddy/pinkish for me. Will finish it up but wont purchase again - Release a Vanilla shade in this (like the photoready minus sparkles) and you will have a life-long customer! view more

Tarte is tops

I've tried so many brands of makeup I should have stock in the industry. It wasn't until about two years ago that I finally tried Tarte, and since then it's been the one line I turn to consistently. There really isn't much not to love about their products. The cheek stains give the most natural looking blush, the primers keep makeup looking fresh all day, the mascaras are simply amazing, and I can't say enough about the eye products. The palettes offered are my favorite. The shadows go on smoothly and stay put - no creasing or fading. The eye liners come in varying sizes from incredibly fine to chunky and also have incredible staying power. I'm sensitive to several ingredients in health and beauty products, so that's part of the reason I am always trying new brands, to see if it might work. With Tarte, I'm not worried about reactions or breakouts. I know that every item I purchase is of fantastic quality and natural ingredients. I would love to see Tarte come out with a full skincare line. view more

Lifted natural eyelid primer

I was an UDPP junkie until I got fed up with the bottle design, I then moved on the NARS and that the smudgeproof eye primer would become my HG -- even the highly touted Too Faced Shadow Insurance didn't come close. That is until I found this primer from tarte. It has amazing staying power and my eyeshadow applies flawlessly and the color really stays on. I used this one night when we went out and we got home so late that I didn't feel like taking my makeup off, so I went to bed with my makeup on (a big no, no I know)and I couldn't believe how my eyes looked in the morning. It almost looked as if I'd applied it recently. None of the other eye primers have ever come this close! I am amazed and will definitely be buying a full sized version when I run out of my current size. view more

Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara

I love this mascara. It is great and I have tried many. It does not clump at all and never flakes. It thickens, lenghtens and curls. Most mascaras say their great and do not clump but I find that most of them do. This one lives up to its promise. Also, the black is very black and makes my lashes look thick and dark. Give this mascara a try!! It is great. view more

Smooth Operator

So im basically IN LOVE with tarte cosmetics Smooth Operator. I got it intially as a sample product with my sephora order a few monthes back. Im still using it, because i only use a tab each time, but i am SOOO buying this product once my sample runs out! LOVE the shiny but yet not greasy look under my foundation. it adds a pretty subtle shimmer in which i love! view more

Tarte is Great!

Overall, I like tarte cosmetics. I have the cream eyeliner and the smooth operator powder. These products feature amazonian clay and all are eco-friendly and cruelty free. The prices are somewhat reasonable but the quality of each product are far superior to other high end lesser cosmetics. view more

tarte Waterproof Clay Eye Liner

I have been known to really get myself into trouble when I?m up late watching QVC at 2am. It?s impossible for me to resist a beauty presentation on a home shopping channel. My boyfriend rolls his eyes in disgust as I sit there, glued to the television LOL. Well, Tarte was the lucky brand that got my attention a few nights ago. They were presenting a trio of waterproof clay eyeliners for $29 in black, sage and bronze. They arrived in my mailbox today and I am THRILLED! The packaging was lovely, a long application brush and three liners in glass pots and encased in a gold-foiled box. The application brush comes with two ends. A thicker blending end and a long, skinny bristled end for precision lines. I always have issues applying my liner smoothly, I was actually worried I wouldn?t be able to apply this stuff well. Boy was I wrong. The clay formula is sooo fabulous, it just glides right onto my lid with super clean edges. I?ve never been able to apply a pencil liner this well. The pigment payoff is FANTASTIC! One little dip with the brush and you can glide straight across your lid without losing pigment. As long as you keep the pots well sealed, you?ll be able to get hundreds of applications from these three liners. By the way, they weren?t joking about the waterproof thing. I swatched these on my arm, THICKLY swatched at that, waited about 5 minutes and they are not moving whatsoever. I?ve rubbed the crap out of them without a budge. Very, very cool. view more

All Things Tarte

I love all things Tarte. Quite simply Tarte Cosmetics has the all around best brand of cosmetics on the market. I have extremely dry post chemo skin, that can get red and blotchy. Weather it is foundation, eye shadow, blush or mascara I get great coverage. The brushes that Tarte includes with the product are not the standard throw away brush, they are some of the best brushes that I have ever used. If ever you need to speak with Tarte's customer service, you will speak to the nicest people out there. view more

Amazonian Clay Balancing Foundation

I really, really wanted to like this. I even ordered two off of QVC. I really seemed to be the perfect type for it--oily, acne prone, yellow undertones with pink overtones. But I don't like it, not at all. I'm NC15 (light skinned with warm undertones) and Light is a shade too dark, which wouldn't matter (since summer is starting) if it also wasn't a bit orange-y once applied. I tried it on multiple times and wore it for long periods for a few days and couldn't even get medium coverage out of it, no matter what technique/brush I used. It also tended to fade within a few hours (no matter what primer I used and especially without primer) and definitely didn't have any mattifying powers. This was really surprising because I own a ton of other Amazonian clay products which are all very long lasting. Someone on a makeup message board said it's basically like a tinted moisturizer and this is pretty much true for me, except I think the tinted moisturizers I've tried still last longer. I'm giving it two stars because it didn't feel bad on and didn't break me out anymore than any other new foundation would. Also because the brush it comes with is pretty great. view more

Tarte Treasure Chest Holiday Palette Lim...

I actually got this palette because I won a sephora giftcard giveaway. I'm not a sucker for packaing but when I saw this it got my attention. The silver bejewled cover got me then when I opened it up I was in awe. The colors of the shadows, blushes, and lip glosses had me at hello. Not only does it have those it has a bronzer and highlight. The top layer has 16 shimmery shadows, 16 matte shadows, 16 glosses, 4 blushes, 1 highlight, and 1 bronzer. What's great about getting all of those is that there all pigmented. The colors range from light to dark. You can create a neutral look or a shimmery look. The glosses are good but I haven't really used them because if I want to go out I can't carry it with me cause it in a palette. The blushes are great it has a silky texture. All in all it's a great palette for the price of $52. view more

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush

I recently purchased an item from Tarte's new line of amazonian clay products. I got one of the pressed blushed in the shade called Exposed. This product really is exceptional compared to other blushes I have tried. Granted, I've never spent a lot of money on higher-end blushes so this was my first purchase from a more expensive brand, but I've only been hearing good things about this blush line. The color really does stay on all day, which was a constant struggle for me with other blushes. The colors are great and I will definitely be adding another shade to my collection. view more

Tarte Smooth Operator

I was on the hunt for a good tinted moisturizer and i found it in this. Its formulated without mineral oil or parabens or other bad-for-ur-skin ingredients and it is made with Amazonian clay. There is a nice range of colors ot pick from and its like a very light coverage foundation. view more

Tarte Cheek Stain

I was skeptical about this "cheek stain" at first, but I absolutely love it. You really need to buy this in person because the color of the tube is so different than how it looks on the skin. It looks natural, stays put and just gives you a natural glow. I actually put mine on with a fluffy brush and it works great. view more

Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara - AWESOME...

This is the best mascara I have ever used. I have been on the prowl for a really great mascara and my search has finally come to an end. I have tried MAC, Smashbox, Benefit, Too Faced, and others and this one tops them all. The formula goes on smoothly, the color is nice and dark, it looks as good at the end of the day as it does when I out it on, and my lashes don't fall out when I take it off. Most of these have dried up quickly, but I have not had this problem with Lights, Camera, Lashes. I have read other reviews that say it is hard to remove, but I think that is the type of remover they used. I use one of the oil-free ones that you have to shake up to mix and it works wonderfully. I definitely recommend this stuff!!! view more

2010 Jewelry Box

This review is for the 2010 Jewlery Box. I bought this with my $20 off $40 VIB reward at Sephora, so it only cost me $37 with tax. I have had mixed feelings and would honestly give this a 3.7 and rounded up. As I use it more, my rating may change either way. I love the colors as many palettes seem repeats or easily dupe-able, but this comes with some really unique possibilities to complete a collection, especially with the matte shades. The eyeliners are creamy and long lasting. The glosses are smooth and are pigmented. I love the bronzer, which I have from other kits, and the (new) highlighter. I have only a few complaints: First, a few of the "shimmery" shadows aren't actually shimmery or even pearls for that matter. Might as well call them matte. Second, the matte colors are a little powdery. However, they are pigmented and when the excess is tapped off and applied over a primer, they really are nice. The matte shadows cause another issue which is whether or not I will *actually* use them. I'm thinking I will as I'm learning to put them in more of my looks. I have found that the matte ones are easier to work w a fluffier brush rather than a stiff or flat brush. I am using them more and more. I even used them w/out a primer and got great color and staying power. Love! Third, the drawers drive me nuts. Haven't had any real issues, I'm just not a fan. They're easy to take in and out for me. The gold box is heavy, sturdy, and bulky. Not exactly portable but is nice to have on your vanity. I think it's worth what I personally spent on it and maybe more since the shadows and powders are full size. That plus the uniqueness and blendability of the shadows, and the great glosses, I'd say it's a good palette and worth full price. view more

Lights, Camera, Action Mascara

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this mascara!!! I have tried every mascara under the sun, and kept moving on to the next until I tried this one! This is the only mascara for me. There is almost no clumping, and it volumizes and lengthens my anemic lashes. Also it doesn't irritate my contacts, which is very important! This is the one cosmetic I can NEVER be without! view more