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tarte Tarteist Clay Paint Liner (Review & Swatches)
This product isn’t new, but it’s something I had been meaning to try out ever since it was released several years ago. The tarte Tarteist Clay Paint Liner is a very interesting hybrid product to me: it’s got a squeezy tube like a lip gloss, it’s a gel liner (but not quite) and it’s got some kind of well-shaped contraption at the top of it!
In its essence, the Tarteist Clay Paint Liner is a “waterproof cream eyeliner with a unique blending tip that is inspired by an artist’s palette”. They say cream, but I feel like it’s less viscous than that. It’s like a thicker liquid – and I would never mistake this to be a gel texture either. It’s not so liquid that it runs and spills everywhere though – more like it’s got enough thickness so that it holds in place in that well area at the tip.
The well, in my opinion, is a genius idea. While I have traditionally liked gel pots (and really loved the tarte gel liner as well), I find that you often struggle with getting the right amount of product on your brush while also shaping the brush into my preferred flattened edge so I can get a crisp line on my lid. The well tip helps me flatten out my brush without disrupting anymore product (like I would in a pot) and I can vary just how much I get on my brush by wiping it on a clean edge.
Rather conveniently, the Tarteist Clay Paint Liner comes with a mini angled liner brush inside the packaging. I wasn’t expecting that at all since I didn’t think the product packaging was big enough to hold a brush! So that was a nice surprise… however I’m not personally a fan of angled liner brushes, so I did resort to using one of my own straight ones for application.
Swatched out you can see how the product is drying to a matte finish (it’s a bit glossy at the top where the thicker blobs are still drying). THIS IS SUCH A RELIEF FOR ME! I prefer matte black liners above anything else and I’ve been continuously annoyed that I can’t seem to find matte black waterproof liners (I’ve yet to find a gel liner that is truly waterproof). While I’d prefer this texture and feel in a pen style brush tip liner, this is the next best thing and I am so, SO happy by how matte it gets.
On the eye, the Tarteist Clay Paint Liner is as deep and black as I could ever need! It doesn’t go watery on me, which means I get a solid line in one swipe. I also didn’t initially realize this was waterproof and was quite surprised at work one day when my eye watered and I pressed a tissue to the corner of my eye. Usually I get some liner peeling off my eye and onto the tissue – not the case this time! My liner stayed fully intact on my face and had zero transfer. Although I’ve not tested it by dunking my head in water to test the true waterproofness of the product, all I personally really need is something that will hold up to my eyes watering, and this did it!
Final Thoughts
Suffice to say – I’m a fan. The tarte Tarteist Clay Paint Liner is a wonderfully matte black waterproof formula that is easy to apply. If you’re a fan of gel liners (or any type of potted liner that requires a brush) I think you’ll be a fan of this one. I had no fading throughout my work day and it actually didn’t pick up a ton of my shimmery lid shade either (which can sometimes be a problem for me with hooded lids).
The tarte Tarteist Clay Paint Liner can be purchased at sephora.ca for $29 CAD and on sephora.com for $24 USD.
The product featured in this post was sent to me for consideration. Post may contain affiliate links.
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Too Faced Peaches and Cream Launch (Press Photos & Information)
I’m not one to dedicate a full blog post to an upcoming product launch by a brand butttt… there’s something really exciting coming from Too Faced!
As many of you know, the Too Faced Sweet Peach palette launch in April 2016 was an enormous hit for the brand. Sure, the Chocolate Bar launches set off their cocoa scented obsession, but until Sweet Peach hit, we’d seen nothing like it for the brand. The palette went out of stock so shockingly fast that the brand was left reeling and trying to figure out what to do. Once they realized what the demand was like for this palette, they went full throttle for a palette relaunch that was targeting holiday 2016. I can’t even imagine what kind of manpower they had to throw at that relaunch to get it in motion. Brands tend to work a year in advance, so I also have to wonder what projects they bumped in order to make Sweet Peach happen again.
So not only did the eyeshadow palette come back, but Too Faced also launched an entire Sweet Peach collection at us that included lip glosses, a face palette and their revamped Papa Don’t Peach blush. It seems like our obsession with Too Faced and peaches was neverending, and so… they went forward with Peaches and Cream.
So what is it and why is it different?
The Too Faced Peaches and Cream collection is the first time the brand is creating a line exclusively for for a retailer (Sephora, although it will be available on TooFaced.com as well). It’s also a PERMANENT range of products, so don’t get your knickers in a knot about not getting your hands on the product on launch day!
Even better? Because this is a line, and not just an individuallaunch, there will actually be seasonal launches for this range of products as well. So if you’ve got a passion for peach, you’ve got launches galore for the foreseeable future! I originally thoughg this was just a seasonal launch for the brand and I was excited. Now that I know it’s a full line, I’m OVER THE FREAKING MOON!
Set your calendars for August 28, 2017 – it’s August 31st now! – as that’s the official Sephora launch date. It’ll follow shortly thereafter to TooFaced.com on September 1, 2017.
EDIT 2017/09/24: This is a launch post with product details below. I have since bought a lot of the collection and you can see me trying them on and reviewing them in this video:
On to the products!
TOO FACED PEACHES AND CREAM
- Bronzed Peach Melting Powder Bronzer – Toasted Peach / $38 CAD
- Just Peachy Velvet Matte Eyeshadow Palette / $55 CAD
- Peach Blur Translucent Smoothing Finishing Powder / $38 CAD
- Peach Frost Melting Powder Highlighter / $38 CAD
- Peach Kiss Moisture Matte Long Wear Lipstick / $25 CAD
- Peach Mist Mattifying Setting Spray / $40 CAD
- Peach My Cheeks Melting Powder Blush / $38 CAD
- Peach Perfect Comfort Matte Foundation / $45 CAD
- Peach Perfect Mattifying Loose Setting Powder / $40 CAD
- Primed & Peachy Cooling Matte Perfecting Primer / $40 CAD
- Sweetie Pie Radiant Matte Bronzer / $38 CAD
That’s a LOT of products!!! Are you interested in this collection? Think you’ll be picking anything up? For me, I’m just sitting here dumbfounded and in awe. I want EVERYTHING! At the top of the list is definitely that matte eyeshadow palette (shocking, right? lol). Quickly followed by the bronzers, the lipsticks, blushes and foundation.04
Challenge Week: Tarte Tarteist Pro
This post is looong overdue! I’ve had a few requests to do a Challenge Week using the tarte Tarteist Pro, and while it’s taken me far too long to do it, here we have it!
Look 1
The first thing I wanted to do was go for the shades I was most drawn towards, and that was definitely a warm red eye with a pale lid.
Eyes
- Innocent through the crease.
- Whimsy also in the crease.
- Glam on the lid.
- Mod on the outer corner.
- Drama to deepen up the outer corner.
- Classic on the brow bone.
I used the Marc Jacobs Highliner in Blaquer to coat the lower lash line and smudged it out with a pencil brush covered in Mod to help make it more red. I created the wing with the ARTDECO High Precision Liner, applied the essence The False Lashes Mascara Dramatic Volume Unlimited mascara to my lashes and popped on a pair of Ardell falsies.
Face
- Foundation: Wet n Wild Photofocus foundation in Shell Ivory
- Bronzer: Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer
- Blush: Tarte Natural Beauty
- Lips: Too Faced Melted Matte in Drop Dead Red
Look 2
For this one I wanted more of a golden look that most people seem to gravitate towards during the summer months.
Eyes
- Bold through the crease.
- No Filter through the crease.
- Ethereal on the lid.
- Drama on the outer corner
- Vamp in the outer v.
- Classic on the brow bone
I created the wing with Physicians Formula Eye Booster and applied Revlon’s Mega Multiplier mascara to my lashes. I’ve also popped on a pair of KISS Poise lashes.
Face
- Foundation: Too Faced Born This Way in Porcelain
- Bronzer: Tarte Park Avenue Princess
- Blush: tarte Darling blush
- Highlighter: Tarte Spellbound Glow
- Lipstick: Charlotte Tilbury Bitch Perfect
Look 3
For this look, I was headed out to a concert and didn’t have a whole lot of time to get ready. While I LIKE the look of a single colour on the eye, I don’t often opt for it because I feel like I’m not playing with my makeup enough. However, for needing to get out the door fast? It’s a winner!
Eyes
- Bold through the crease.
- Trendy all over the entire lid.
- Vamp to deepen up the outer corner.
- Ethereal on the inner corner.
- Classic on the brow bone.
I applied Tarte Tarteist Lash Paint mascara to my lashes.
Face
- Foundation: Too Faced Born This Way foundation in Porcelain
- Bronzer: NYC Sun n Bronze in Fire Island Tan
- Charlotte Tilbury Chic to Cheek blush in Love is the Drug
- Highlighter: tarte Spellbound Glow
- Lips: Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips in Kim KW
Look 4
I was trying to pull back and go for an easy/simple eye look… but uh… yeah. This is as easy as I get!
Eyes
- Chic through the crease.
- Glam on the lid.
- Whimsy outer corner and crease.
- Classic on the brow bone.
I created the wing with Physicians Formula Eye Booster in Ultra Black and applied tarte’s Tarteist Lash Paint mascara to my lashes.
Face
- Foundation: Too Faced Born This Way in Porcelain mixed with Illamasqua Skin Base in 6.5 (which I quickly discovered is EXACTLY the same shade!)
- Bronzer: NYC Sun n Bronze in Fire Island Tan
- Blush: NYX Soft Flush Ombre Blush
- Highlighter: Tarte Spellbound
- Lips: Maybelline Shocking Coral
Look 5
And to round it all out: my absolute favourite look I came up with. I stuck with matte and raspberry shades and it made the perfect eye look!
Eyes
- Chic through the crease.
- Mod on the outer half of the lid and pulled through the crease.
- Vintage on the inner half of the lid.
- Drama to deepen up the outer corner.
- Classic on the brow bone.
I created the wing with Physicians Formula Eye Booster in Ultra Black and applied tarte’s Tarteist Lash Paint mascara to my lashes.l/4621/
Face
- Foundation: Too Faced Born This Way foundation in Porcelain
- Bronzer: NYC Sun n Bronze in Fire Island Tan
- Blush: NARS x Charlotte Gainsbourg Multiple Tint in Jeanette
- Highlighter: tarte Spellbound Glow
- Lips: tarte Color Splash Lipstick in Daiquiri
And there we have it! Hope you enjoyed all five looks using the tarte Tarteist Pro palette!
The product featured in this post was sent to me for consideration. Post may contain affiliate links.