Tarte, if you don’t know is an American cosmetics company that was founded in 2000, their products first caught my eyes I want to say about 3 to 4 years ago. I can’t remember what product it was that interested me but I quickly joined Team Tarte. Team Tarte is their loyalty program where you can earn points that enables you to get some free stuff with your purchases. Just opening an email from Tarte gets you 10 points. I didn’t make a purchase before because while I enjoyed makeup that was inexpensive Tarte is anything but. My eyes saw more than my pockets could handle but this year I decided I was going to splurge a little and get something for myself since I don’t usually get any gifts.
I still had a budget mind you so I went on the site and looked for things that were interesting to me but not that expensive. I immediately saw the Hydration Celebration Hydrating Skincare Set for 23,00€ (47€ Value), what exactly is this set about? Well, this is what the description says:
What It Is
Celebrate good skin, come on! These 4 hydration sensations feel ultra-lightweight & quench your skin’s thirst.
SET INCLUDES
- full-size quench lip rescue in rose
- travel-size quench hydrating primer
- travel-size drink of H2O hydrating boost moisturizer
- deluxe 4-in-1 setting mist
The small sizes of the products didn’t bother me since I have a few other products I’m currently using. I thought this would be a good way for me to try out the products before committing to the bigger sizes.
With my order I received a sample card of Rainforest of the Sea Water Foundation in Medium, there are five different shades you can swatch to find your perfect match.
While I was there I decided to use some of my points and collect some rewards. I took the Birthday Set which is two cult classics but in mini size. It’s the Amazonian clay 12-hr blush in Quirky and the Lights, Camera, Lashes, 4-in-1 Mascara.
I also took a Deluxe SEA Wink h20 Vegan Collagen Eye Cream
Reviews
I tried out my purchases today and the first thing I applied was the Eye Cream, it is a bit thick in consistency, there’s no smell, and doesn’t leave the skin feeling greasy. Since this is my first use I will come back after I have used it a while to update you on how I like it.
I next applied the moisturizer, it feels very light and went on smoothly, the scent is not strong at all which I like, my skin feels moisturized, once again I’ll update after using it a while.
The next step, the primer, has a gel-like consistency which I was not expecting, it went on smoothly and did not leave my skin feeling like there was something on it.
I then applied my foundation, my preferred YSL Touche Eclat, after it was the eyeshadow, the mascara which I like a lot because it gave me length and that dark color without the spider effect, and then the blush, followed by the gloss which is just that, a gloss, I prefer my glosses to have a bit of color to them so I’ll probably add this over a lipstick, and finally the setting spray which smells like very citrusy and I panicked a bit thinking I might break out due to my allergies but so far my skin is still smooth and bump-free.
The finished face:
Out of all these products, I think I enjoy the mascara the most and will probably consider buying it again, the rest? I’m not very impressed with them so far.
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