Hey beauties,

Hope you all are doing great. Today I am back on the blog with one of the most requested reviews. Tarte Cosmetics Precious Picks Color Collection set was my first makeup purchase of this year. The set surely grabbed my attention right when I saw it online. It contains three best-sellers minis by Tarte Cosmetics. Many of you requested me to share swatches and my thoughts on the products in this set. So let's get to the review to see what do I think about the products included in this set...

Tarte Precious Picks Color Collection

Tarte Precious Picks Color Collection

Tarte Precious Picks Color Collection

Tarte Precious Picks Color Collection

The set comes in a bright and funky cardboard box. Inside the box there are three deluxe Tarte Cosmetics products including Tarte Amazonian Clay Powder Blush "Ornate", Tarte Color Splash Hydrating Lipstick "Surf's Up" and Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara.

Tarte Color Splash Hydrating Lipstick "Surf's Up"

Starting with Tarte Color Splash Hydrating Lipstick "Surf's Up", this mini-sized lipstick has surely got my heart. It is very pigmented, glides on the lips easily and feels very comfortable on the lips. It's formula is hydrating yet it does not look glossy and provides a semi-matte sort of finish. This lipstick just comfortably sticks to the lips and stays for many hours, even lasts through meals. The shade Surf's Up is a rosy brown shade. The shade is slightly darker for my liking. I like to apply it on the lips, blot it and the shade looks perfect then. Overall, this lipstick surely makes me want to get more shades from Tarte Color Splash lipstick range.

Tarte Color Splash Hydrating Lipstick "Surf's Up" Lip Swatch

Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara

Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara

Then we have the Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara deluxe in this set. I love how the mascara defines and lengthens the lashes. It even curls the lashes and holds the curls well. However, this mascara does not add a lot of volume to lashes so if you are looking for a volumizing mascara, then this one is not for you. Also, this mascara is not water-proof. Nonetheless, this mascara is great for everyday use and defines, lengthens and lifts the lashes nicely.

Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara Results (One Coat)

Tarte Amazonian Clay Powder Blush "Ornate"

I am a huge fan of Tarte blushers already and absolutely love Tarte Amazonian Clay Powder Blush "Ornate" included in this set. The blush has a really nice, easy-to-blend formula. It is fairly pigmented and offers a soft satiny matte finish. Overall, Tarte has once again impressed me with this blusher.

Left: Tarte Amazonian Clay Powder Blush "Ornate" Right: Tarte Color Splash Hydrating Lipstick "Surf's Up"

All in all, Tarte Precious Picks Color Collection is a great set containing three deluxe best-sellers by the brand. The set is great for those who want to try out 3 of the most popular products by Tarte Cosmetics before investing into full-sized products. I absolutely love the blusher and lipstick included in this set and I am now intrigued to try more shades from Tarte Color Splash Hydrating Lipstick range. Furthermore, all the products in the set are vegan & dermatologist tested. The set is surely great for the price and I absolutely love it.



Price & Availability: Tarte Precious Picks Color Collection is available online at Tarte Cosmetics Website for $10 (Rs 1400) only.



Overall Rating: 4.9/5...!!!



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Love,
Huda
The Lipstickholic

Hi Beauties,

I hope you all are doing great. Today am reviewing my first Tarte palette that I actually won in a giveaway organized by Facebook page Makeup4u. Alhamdulillah this was the best giveaway prize I won in 2014. Therefore, I decided to review this for my readers especially those who love Tarte Cosmetics and are interested in buying this palette. So let's see what I have to say about this....

Tarte Amazon Escape Amazonian Clay Eye & Cheek Palette

Tarte Amazon Escape Amazonian Clay Eye & Cheek Palette

Tarte Amazon Escape Amazonian Clay Eye & Cheek Palette

This palette comes in a clutch like packaging which I really like. The clutch packaging is very sturdy and contains a mirror too. So overall the packaging is good and travel-friendly. The palette contains two blushes and six eye shades. So let's take a closer look at the blushes and eyeshadows included in this palette.

Blushes:

• Exposed (a muted dusty rose shade - matte finish)
• Free (a bright coral pink shade with fine shimmer particles)

The palette contains two blushes one is Free and one is Exposed. The shade Free is a very lovely coral pink shade and has some very fine shimmer particles in it which aren't visible when applied on face. I love its finish which is not completely matte but kind of satin finish.The other shade Exposed is matte muted dusty rose shade. Both the blushes are very pigmented. They blend very easily and have great staying power. I have become a huge fan of Tarte blushers and am definitely gonna purchase more.

Left: Free - Right: Exposed

Left: Free - Right: Exposed ~ Top: Without Flash- Bottom: With Flash

Eyeshadows:

• Tame (Shimmery ivory shade)
• Rope (matte nude shade)
• Canopy (Deep chocolate brown)
• Rare (Matte peachy ivory shade)
• Camo (Shimmery bronze)
• Tribal (Blackish blue shade with some plum undertones)

Top Row: Tame, Rope, Canopy

Top Row: Tame, Rope, Canopy

Bottom Row: Rare, Camo, Tribal  ~ Top: Without Flash - Bottom: With Flash

Bottom Row: Rare, Camo, Tribal ~ Top: Without Flash - Bottom: With Flash

So the eyeshadows in this palette are a mixture of matte, satin and shimmer finish. The six shades included in palette are perfect for both day and night time looks. The shades at left side mixed with middle lane are perfect for a subtle day time eye look. While the shades at right side of the palette are great for or a glamorous night time look. Somehow the eyeshadows in this palette are not as great as the two blushers included in this palette but still they aren't bad. The two lighter shades are not very pigmented so they are almost useless for me. But the rest of the shades are very pigmented. These eye shades apply smoothly and blend easily. The staying power of these eyeshadows is pretty decent too. Overall the eye shades in this palette perform pretty well too.


Overall its a great palette for Tarte fans who want a travel friendly kit with few eye shades and blushers. For the price it definitely is amazing as in this palette you get 2 good-sized blushers along with six tarte eyeshadows. A single full sized Tarte Amazonian Clay blush costs $26 above Rs 3100/- in Pakistan. Whereas this complete palette costs about $33-$44 only.


Price & Availability: This palette was exclusively available at Sephora but its not available there anymore. You can find this online at Ebay and Amazon for different prices. In Pakistan you can get this palette from Facebook page Makeup4u for Rs 3900/- only.


My Rating: 4/5


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