I double doggie dare you to try and say that 5 times fast. Aaanyways...
Hey beauty lovers!
You know I have started like 6 different product reviews and have drafts that I just need to finish so that is my goal for September is to get all of them up but since this product was so freaking AMAZING I had to review it ASAP. And yes if you haven't been able to tell already I am one of those horribly annoying people that uses ASAP like its an actual word. Okay back to the review.
I haven't really tried any powder foundations because I have heard they are not always flattering for dry skin because I don't need to mattify my whole face, just my nose which I can use regular finishing powder for. But I saw this at Sephora and the pretty display at the Tarte stand caught my eye, and as I am a sucker for pretty packaging and displays. I have a love affair with Tarte products even though I only have 4 of them because I have never been disappointed with a product and I like that they are cruelty free (I am trying to switch to all cruelty free but this is another post for another time), and free of a bunch of other bad things that you don't want on your skin. The packaging design on this is brilliant, instead of having to tap it into the lid and making a mess everywhere, you push your brush (I use the Real Techniques Buffing Brush, but I might treat myself and try the Tarte brush meant to be used with this product) into the mesh, almost kind of like nylons so you don't get any mess. The only thing I will warn you is when I opened it, it exploded a bit on me but powders always do this to me. Other than that it has been mess free!
I got the shade Fair Honey which is for fair skin with peachy undertones. It is a bit to light for me but I throw on a touch of bronzer and I am good. I would rather have my foundation too light and be able to bronze then it be too dark and look funny in the winter. And when I put in on, enough of my natural skin shows through (but my problem areas are still covered, its some freaky magic foundation) that it is still doable, I am just quite tan right now because of the summer. But they do have an amazing shade range, of 11 colours, this was just the closest to me.
Today I wanted to throw on a touch of makeup before I walked my dogs, not enough to fuss with but just enough to make me look human. So once I had my moisturizer on I basically started applying it around my nose where I have the most problem with redness, blended it out on my cheeks. Then I did my chin where I have some sort of acne scaring (basically a lot of redness where I used to have spots and now the spots are gone but there is still redness, maybe this isn't acne scaring, I'm not sure) this is a spot that really bugs me. This product doesn't cover it completely but to be honest I haven't found anything that covers it completely. This foundation gives me enough coverage that I feel comfortable leaving the house, same with my panda eyes. I have extremely dark circles under my eyes and I haven't found a foundation, concealer or powder that will cover them completely but there are products that cover them enough that I feel confident. This is one of those products. And it really does look airbrushed. My skin looked flawless.
So for what I call a No Makeup Makeup day, this is a perfect natural looking and feeling product, it looks like I'm not wearing anything, but my skin looks even, I can't even feel it on my skin, it stays put when I get sweaty and holds up fairly well against oil. After I put this on, I used a spot of blush, lip gloss, and mascara and was good to go.
For a more put together, full coverage, photo ready look I will apply my Tarte BB cream primer and Maracuja Creasless Concealer for even flawless skin.
Overall this is another superstar product from Tarte, if you haven't tried it, check out the website or make a trip to Sephora (I know your dying to, I always am!) and give it a look and a play. There is a shade sure to fit everyone
Peace, love, and beauty!
- Anna aka Lady Literary <3
PS. The image is from Tarte.com, no copyright intended.
Hey beauty lovers!
You know I have started like 6 different product reviews and have drafts that I just need to finish so that is my goal for September is to get all of them up but since this product was so freaking AMAZING I had to review it ASAP. And yes if you haven't been able to tell already I am one of those horribly annoying people that uses ASAP like its an actual word. Okay back to the review.
I haven't really tried any powder foundations because I have heard they are not always flattering for dry skin because I don't need to mattify my whole face, just my nose which I can use regular finishing powder for. But I saw this at Sephora and the pretty display at the Tarte stand caught my eye, and as I am a sucker for pretty packaging and displays. I have a love affair with Tarte products even though I only have 4 of them because I have never been disappointed with a product and I like that they are cruelty free (I am trying to switch to all cruelty free but this is another post for another time), and free of a bunch of other bad things that you don't want on your skin. The packaging design on this is brilliant, instead of having to tap it into the lid and making a mess everywhere, you push your brush (I use the Real Techniques Buffing Brush, but I might treat myself and try the Tarte brush meant to be used with this product) into the mesh, almost kind of like nylons so you don't get any mess. The only thing I will warn you is when I opened it, it exploded a bit on me but powders always do this to me. Other than that it has been mess free!
I got the shade Fair Honey which is for fair skin with peachy undertones. It is a bit to light for me but I throw on a touch of bronzer and I am good. I would rather have my foundation too light and be able to bronze then it be too dark and look funny in the winter. And when I put in on, enough of my natural skin shows through (but my problem areas are still covered, its some freaky magic foundation) that it is still doable, I am just quite tan right now because of the summer. But they do have an amazing shade range, of 11 colours, this was just the closest to me.
Today I wanted to throw on a touch of makeup before I walked my dogs, not enough to fuss with but just enough to make me look human. So once I had my moisturizer on I basically started applying it around my nose where I have the most problem with redness, blended it out on my cheeks. Then I did my chin where I have some sort of acne scaring (basically a lot of redness where I used to have spots and now the spots are gone but there is still redness, maybe this isn't acne scaring, I'm not sure) this is a spot that really bugs me. This product doesn't cover it completely but to be honest I haven't found anything that covers it completely. This foundation gives me enough coverage that I feel comfortable leaving the house, same with my panda eyes. I have extremely dark circles under my eyes and I haven't found a foundation, concealer or powder that will cover them completely but there are products that cover them enough that I feel confident. This is one of those products. And it really does look airbrushed. My skin looked flawless.
So for what I call a No Makeup Makeup day, this is a perfect natural looking and feeling product, it looks like I'm not wearing anything, but my skin looks even, I can't even feel it on my skin, it stays put when I get sweaty and holds up fairly well against oil. After I put this on, I used a spot of blush, lip gloss, and mascara and was good to go.
For a more put together, full coverage, photo ready look I will apply my Tarte BB cream primer and Maracuja Creasless Concealer for even flawless skin.
Overall this is another superstar product from Tarte, if you haven't tried it, check out the website or make a trip to Sephora (I know your dying to, I always am!) and give it a look and a play. There is a shade sure to fit everyone
Peace, love, and beauty!
- Anna aka Lady Literary <3
PS. The image is from Tarte.com, no copyright intended.