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Tarte Shape Tape Hydrating Foundation Review

Tarte Shape Tape Hydrating Foundation Review 



Face Products Used:
Too Faced HangoveRX Primer
Tarte Shape Tape Hydrating Foundation (porcelain)
Tarte Shape Tape Concealer (fair)
Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder
Like so many I was so excited for this launch! The Tarte Shape Tape Concealer has been a favorite of mine for almost a year now and I still use it all the time! I wasn't sure if I was even going to purchase this foundation in the beginning, because I do agree it's not right to launch such a poorly selection of shades and expect some to "wait" for when you can come up with more shades. There are so many cosmetics companies out there launching 30+ shades of a foundation line. There should've been at least a good variety of each (light, tan, & dark) when launching even if it wasn't many shades at first. I've heard so many different reviews. Some hate this foundation, some love the matte version more, some like this hydrating version more, and some say even having light skin they couldn't even find a shade for them. I personally went to an Ulta to color match myself (instead of guessing online like usual) and found that the only shade close to working for me is the lightest! This is porcelain and it's still not the lightest. It actually matches my skin pretty decently, but if you are any lighter than me then there isn't a shade for you yet. I do like the glass packaging on these, that the cap is just like the concealer, and has the same applicator. This worked best for me with a damp beauty sponge. After one application I had a good medium coverage. I was able to build it up to a full coverage in places, but you can still see my freckles. The Finish is very dewy, so I do agree this is a hydrating foundation! It doesn't feel heavy, but a little tacky before I laid powder over it. Thankfully this foundation did not oxidize, crease, or separate. I feel like I will personally need a pore-filler primer for my t-zone area since I have such large pores, but that is common for me. This wore pretty great for me. It almost reminded me of the Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Water Foundation, but I have to say I like their Water foundation a little more. I can usually wear that one a good 8 hours before it starts breaking down on me. This one started getting pretty oily at the 6 hour mark. It still looked good, but I was shiny in the t-zone area. It was even more so by the 8 hour mark. I didn't touch up with any more powder, but if I did I feel this would have lasted over 8 hours. The trick might be to keep a light powder in your purse when wearing this foundation. Besides being a oil slick, my foundation looked pretty good until the 9 hour mark and that was when it started to separate in places because my skin was so oily.
I am really liking this so far and I'm more intrigued to try out the matte formula now, but like a I said I would recommend their water foundation over this one any day. The finish is really pretty and the coverage is better than a lot of foundations I've tried.

This foundation gets a  9/10 for me!

Pixi Bronzer (summertime)
Physicians Formula Argan Wear Blush (natural)
XO Beauty Highlight Powder (aurora)
Tarte Artist Collection Round Top (started my foundation with this)
L'oreal Infallible Beauty Sponge (finished my foundation with this and concealer)
XO Beauty Vegan Powder (powder)
Morphe R7 (bronzer)
Luxie 504 (blush)
XO Beauty Vegan Shimmer Tulip (highlight)
Eye Products Used:
bh Cosmetics Carli Bybel Palette 
Base: Top Row/ 1st shade
Crease: Top Row/ 3rd Shade
Crease: Bottom Row/ 3rd Shade
Outer Corner & Lower Lash Line: Bottom Row/ 5th Shade
Lid: Bottom Row/ 2nd ShadeBrow Bone: Pink Highlight/ first highlight on the very bottom
Anastasia Beverly Hills brow Definer (taupe)
EyeKo Skinny Liquid Eyeliner (black)
L'oreal Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara
Morphe RG24 (crease)
XO Beauty Vegan Eyeshadow (brow bone)
finger (lids)
Mac Fix +
Bobbi Brown Lux Lip Color (brocade)
Finished Look:


Shout out to the L'oreal Hair Elvive Revive Leave in Conditioner for doing wonders to my hair! 
Also, a big thanks to Influenster for sending it to me complimentary for testing purposes! 
























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