Sunday, January 13, 2013

tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush Collection




I have been on a particular tarte cosmetics kick the last few weeks. I love that this brand makes natural beauty products that are still approachable, fun and modern. One of my all-time favorite offerings from tarte cosmetics is their line of Amazonian Clay 12- Hour Blushes. So, today I thought I might share with you my little collection!

These beauties come in a wide range of color options, are high quality, finely milled, and easily blended on the skin. I can't imagine ever hitting pan on one of these because of how pigmented they are. Happily, I find that these blushes live up their name-sake of being long-lasting. I'm not sure about 12 hours, but I would say they last at least 8-10 hours on my skin before I like to reapply.

Their claim to fame is tarte's Amazonian Clay, a white clay harvested from the Amazon river which is said to be a skin savior, able to balance both dry and oily skin areas. As a person with combination skin, I have had absolutely no issues with these lasting smoothly throughout the day. No patchiness or uneven wearing. Another important thing to mention, is these blushes have never caused an allergic reaction or any breakouts to my sensitive skin.

Also, as most women do, I have a deep appreciation for beautiful packaging. I feel that tarte hit the nail on the head with these adorable color-coordinated blush compacts!



Natural Beauty

Natural Beauty is one of my newer purchases. It is a strawberry-red color which can look very intimidating in the pan. However, once dusted on the cheeks it gives you that "I just played out in the snow" flush that so many of us love. It is more of a statement color though. When wearing this blush, no matter how lightly applied, I like to keep my eye makeup lighter and neutral, as not to compete with the cheeks. As you can see from the swatch, this color is extremely pigmented and the only brush I have found that perfectly distributes this color on my fair skin is the MAC 187, a duo-fibre brush.




Peaceful

Peaceful was included in the tarte Glow Your Way to Gorgeous makeup kit I picked up in the after- Christmas sales on tarte.com. Since receiving this blush, I have without fail reached for this color every morning when getting ready for the day. I can best describe this as a luminous, shimmering peachy-bronze shade. It does wonders for my tired morning complexion! This is the only one of the Amazonian Clay Blushes that I own that is not matte. I believe Peaceful is being released for Spring 2013 along with three other shimmering shades. 




Dollface

Dollface is the first tarte Amazonian Clay Blush I ever purchased, back in Spring of 2012. As you can see by the pan, it has been very well loved. Dollface is your classic neutral-toned baby pink shade. I alternate between using this or Benefit's Hervana (which I find looks similar once on the skin) when I'm looking for a more sweet, girly flush.



Blissful

Blissful is a true peach, slightly-coral shade. Although this is a beautiful color, I find that it doesn't look quite right with my complexion. Something about the nuances of this color just look odd with my coloring. This isn't to say that this shade doesn't look amazing on women of many different skin tones though! 




Swatches above top to bottom are Natural Beauty, Peaceful, Dollface, and Blissful.



Do you own any of the tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blushes? I would love to hear what your favorite shades are!



Thanks for reading!


Lots of Love,

Louise

21 comments:

  1. Lovely collecton! I wish i could get my grubby mitts on a few of them.
    xo

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    1. Thank you!! If you can, I don't think you will regret it! xx

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  2. I thought the same thing about Tarte's Natural Beauty! These are amazing blushes and you've got yourself a really nice collection :) Hope mine will grow as well! I have Tipsy and it's a gorgeous coral shade, it's just pure coral, but beautiful! xx

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    1. Thanks Jessica! I was deciding between Tipsy and Blissful actually. I thought Tipsy might be too dark for me... but now I wish I had gotten it!

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  3. You have a great collection. Dollface looks beautiful. I own Exposed and Blushing Bride xx

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    1. Thanks Coco! I've heard great things about both of those shades! I will have to swatch them next time I'm in Sephora xx

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    1. Thanks Alina! I think it's a universally flattering shade. It's just so easy to wear!

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  5. I got Glisten last year when I was in Chicago. I'm kicking myself that I didn't pick up more of them at the time :( Blissful and Peaceful look prettttty!!! xx

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    1. Thanks Angela! Don't feel too bad! I actually think Peaceful and Glisten are similar- Glisten is slightly more pink

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  6. I have about 9 of them. I've noticed that the shimmer shades (Peaceful, Glisten, etc) are super fragile and I only have one shimmer shade that isn't in pieces. Don't drop the shimmery ones - don't even look at them funny - they will shatter. My favorite colors are Blissful, Dollface and Exposed. These are my favorite blushes.

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    1. Oh wow, thanks for the tip Aimee!! I'll make sure to handle these w/a little more care!

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  7. LOVE all those shadows :)
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  8. You have just made me lust after these even more. I have exposed and tipsy which I love and definitely want to pick up more. x

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    1. They are definitely lust-worthy ;) Tipsy is another one I would love to own as well!

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  9. Oh my gosh, I need these now! Please tell me it's possible to get these in the UK? :-) My faves are definitely Natural Beauty and Blissful! x

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    1. Thanks lovely! Unfortunately, I don't believe tarte is available in the UK yet. It is such a bummer! Maybe you know someone who's going on vacation somewhere where there is a Sephora that can snag you one?

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    2. Aw too bad. It's a pity the tarte site doesn't ship outside US either :-(. Well a friend might be doing her internship in NYC, so I'll definitely ask her to pick those two up for me if that goes through. And if not, I'll just have to save up to go to the States soon haha! x

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  10. Peaceful is so pretty!! I need to add that to my wishlist :)

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  11. I like Peaceful! I am on the lookout for a peachy nude blush. Thanks for the swatches.

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