Tarte: Amazonian Clay 12-hour Full Coverage Foundation

Tarte: Amazonian Clay 12-hour Full Coverage Foundation (Light Sand) (SGD $60) is like airbrushed foundation, the Amazonian Clay will intuitively adjust to your skin's concern whether is oily, dry, or combination. It reduces the appearance of pores and evens out discoloration. It is a long wearing full coverage foundation with UVA/UVB SPF 15 formula and blendable.

I have a love hate relationship with this foundation, it doesn't seems to control my oil T-Zone that well because it only lasted about 4 hours in the extremely humid and hot weather in Singapore. Another thing is Tarte wasn't kidding about it being full coverage because a little goes a very long way. If I apply too much, it starts to feel very heavy and seems like a mask on my face which feels very uncomfortable.

The only 2 ways I could use it is to mix with my other foundations with a lighter texture and coverage, or just apply a very thin layer. I just can't decide whether I love it or hate it, I love that it is full coverage and the texture which is quite smooth, silky and very blendable. It looks flawless when you first put it on but hate it when it just cakes up after the four hour period.

I blame it on Singapore's weather because its so difficult for makeup to last long on my skin. I'm like searching for a needle in a haystack and the only reason I say that its because not only I have to deal with my oily-combination skin, I still got to deal with the excessive sweating in this kind of weather.

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Overall I do think it is a good foundation, not great but still good. I believe it will be excellent especially for those whose skin belongs to the more normal type. It might be great for me almost during the end of the year from October onwards where the weather will be much cooler, for now I would just keep it in my makeup stash and wait till then before I would even bust it out to use again. For the time being I still prefer their Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Airbrush foundation better which I had done a review on previously and I'll have link below if you are interested in checking that out.

Have you tried this foundation yet? What do you think of it?

Link to: Tarte Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Airbrush Foundation

Tarte BB Tinted Treatment 12-hour Primer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen

So what exactly is this? A primer,  BB cream, Tinted Moisturizer, light foundation or what? Well it is all of that and more. It is a long-wearing, oil free, tinted-moisturizer with primer, a light foundation that has a proprietary blend of natural diamond powder, plants, lipoamino acids that diffuses light and minimizes the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and pores while improving the appearance of skin luminosity like a BB cream.

It is a Broad-spectrum, chemical-free SPF 30 offers ideal protection from the sun's harmful UVA/UVB rays. Not forgetting that Tarte is Cruelty Free and their products are formulated without :

• Parabens
• Mineral Oil
• Phthalates
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
• Synthetic Fragrance, ETC...

Tarte: BB Tinted Treatment 12-hour Primer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen - Light (SGD $54) can actually be use on its own as a foundation, it provides a medium buildable coverage, even outs the skin tone, disguises the pores and increases the overall wear time of makeup applied over it. The texture feels silky and velvety smooth like a light-weight mousse serum . 

I love this hybrid primer but how I wish they could add a little bit extra like making it water or sweat proof, it will be the perfect holy grail primer for the humid weather of Singapore. Besides that it is just way over-priced and there is only 4 colours to choose from. 

It is a fairly easy product to apply to the face, just use your fingers they will blend in really nicely. (Comparing to my Rachel K CC cream which I use as a primer.)

Overall it is a good primer, for my skin type: oily combination I still have to use Urban Decay's De-Slick setting spray even with any other primer on my extremely oily T-Zone. Other then that I would love it more if it wasn't for the price.

An interesting product! Tried it yet? Do share!

I would love to hear your thoughts!

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hour Blush: Glisten and Exposed

Left: Glisten Right: Exposed

Left: Glisten Right: Exposed

My love affair with Tarte began since I found their Amazonian 12-hour blush and since they are one of the few cosmetics brands that uses natural, eco friendly ingredients I love them even more. Tarte claims that their products are ALWAYS formulated without:

• Parabens
• Mineral oil
• Phthalates
• Triclosan
• Sodium lauryl sulfate
• Gluten
• Synthetic fragrances
• Petrochemicals
• GMOs

and best of all its CRUELTY FREE!!!

It is great to have another brand you can find in Singapore that is natural and beneficial to the skin. With the Amazonian Clay Line they even claims that the nutrient-rich Amazonian clay neutralizes complexion, balances skin, wears better, has 12 hour lasting power and a truer color.

Left: Glisten Right: Exposed

I like their simple yet colorful and fun packaging. The color of the packaging reflects the color of the blush inside which makes this really useful for us who have different shades as we can spot the color we want in our stash and it comes with a pretty good size mirror too!

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hour Blush: Glisten (SGD $45) is a peachy pink with very fine gold shimmers and looks great without wearing highlighter even. It is very long wearing as it claims and it is very easy to blend without fall out, but you got to be careful a tiny bit goes a long way as it is very pigmented.

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hour Blush: Exposed (SGD $45) is a matte muted nude pink that is perfect for everyday wear. Long wearing, easy to blend without fall out and great color payoff as usual.

Both are versatile and would compliment any looks and its so long wearing even on my extreme oily-combination skin. I'm thinking of getting my hands on a few more, hope that Sephora in Singapore would bring in some of the newer shades from USA.

Do you own any Tarte blushes? I do highly recommend to get at least one as it would be a great investment on such a good quality blush! Or do you have anything in mind?