Tarte Clay play face shaping palette review

  We're always on the hunt for the next best thing and a lot of us love makeup palettes that can be used for a ton of different things. They are great for traveling and leave us with using less products at once. Today, we are going to be taking a look at the Tarte Clay Play Face Shaping Palette and see if this is a good option for one of those universal palettes. Click the Read More tab for the full review! 

                                 The details

 
 The Tarte Face Shaping Palette retails for $46, but it is on sale right now for $23 at Ulta! That is an amazing deal! I believe that is because they have recently come out with the Vol. 2 of the collection which is retailed at the full price.

  The palette consist of 12 essential shades that can define and contour your face, nose, eyes, and brows. It has 9 neutral to smokey matte shades and three sculpting face shades. The formula of the shades are microfine powders that can be for many different skin tones. They do consist of talc, silica, and mica being some of the first ingredients on the list though. Tarte does infuse their clay palettes and products with Amazonian Clay (Kaolin Clay) which helps balance and replenish the skin. That's something a lot of other brands do not offer. There is also fruit extract in their formulas so, there claims to hold true with that. So, because of those ingredients, you will get a formula that doesn't flake, crease, or cake and the colors do not fade quickly on the face. 

   The packaging is gorgeous as most of Tarte's packaging is. Its a heavier, cardboard palette with a really nice open and big mirror. It open and closes great and has a magnetic latch to seal it when its closed. 
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  The Shades include:

         Journey (rosy buff)

• Stone (rosy brown)
• Solstice (ivory)
• Terracotta (warm taupe)
• Dunes (slate brown)
• Smoke (coffee)
• Sand (cream)
• Desert (cool taupe)
• Ember (amber brown)
• Onyx (black)
• Instinct (buff)
• Timber (chestnut)

                                       My Opinion

 
   In my opinion, this is a palette that most people would pass over or not get very excited about and that would be a mistake. This palette comes with literally everything you need to almost complete a full make look. It is all matte, however you can use it for your eyes, brows, and face in so many different ways. A lot of Tarte's shadows can be dry or flaky and this is not the case with this palette. Every single product in this palette is smooth and creamy and blends like a dream. There was not one that was patchy or dry for me. They are super pigmented so you have to be aware of that and go in with a light hand and lightly build up the products. I accidentally went into the contour a little heavy and regretted it. The darker face shade is way too dark for me, but the other two are perfect. Making this palette truly great for almost all skin tones. I can also use that shade for my eyes so its not like its a product in the palette I cant use it at all. The only thing missing for me from this palette is blush and maybe highlighter, but you can get that in their Volume 2 palette that just came out! I really think those two palette go very nicely together as Volume 2 has shimmers, blush, and highlight so, I am positive that both palettes were made exactly how Tarte wanted them to be. 

  While I love Tarte as a brand, their eye shadows have always been a bit inconsistent for me. Some are amazing and some are dry and chalky. This palette is by far the most consistent palette I have by them. Not a single one was like that. Even the black, which can be so hard to get right, was creamy and blendable. 

  In my opinion, this is a palette to have. Whether your a more neutral toned makeup lover or you to colorful crazy makeup looks, this palette will be useful to you and its all in one place. You can depend on the formula to give you exactly what you need and you wont have to search through multiple palettes to find it. This is one of my favorite products from 2017 and I would highly recommend it! 

  If I missed any details or didn't cover anything, please leave me a comment and I will answer you and let you know! What do you think of this palette? 

Tarte Clay Play Volume 1: go.magik.ly/ml/8df7/
Tarte Clay Play Volume 2: go.magik.ly/ml/8gk6/