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the next Tarte Cosmetics TSV is on the 28/06/19
Really kind of what anyone would be expecting....
As the bag says “...never not anything different”
It's exactly the same as other TSV's - boring palette.
Very underwhelming.
Wonder what the concealer (?) is...... (as in type)
Sand, sand, sand, sand, sand and sand! Not everyone has a yellow base to their skintone; a couple of "neutral" options would widen its appeal. It's a good foundation if you find the right colour and Tarte offers 40 shades in this formulation. Trying the Light Neutral was a revelation after the yellow Sand version.
Are they all yellow-based though, Akimbo? I’m new to Tarte and am looking at the shades as a newcomer too. I actively seek out the yellow shades but looking at the pictures in the TSV details, the Fair Sand looks white/grey and the Light Sand looks pink, both of which I can’t stand in foundations. I’ll do the shade-finder website thing but they don’t always have the QVC brands and shades to compare with so any tips about best shades would be welcome. I can wear Fair and Light in Doll 10 Hydralux and in It Cosmetics CC+, sometimes mixing shades in some combination at different times of year. I’m wondering if Light Medium Sand would be too beige for me if the lighter two are white/pink.
Here's the foundation on Tarte's website with all their models' pictures in the 40 shades. I find neutral and even pinker foundations suit me better as a way to tone down my yellow skin. For years I matched my skin tone with yellow-based products but I have a hereditary liver condition that makes me faintly jaundiced-looking and I probably equate my skin looking yellow with feeling under the weather. I get more complements about my skin when I counteract the yellow. Ideally I'd use Light Neutral in the Winter and Light/Medium Neutral in the Summer with this foundation. In other ranges I'd mostly try "Fair" as a starting point, then "Light" because many "Fairs" have less yellow in them. Avon do a foundation shade "Shell" which is perfect on me. I wouldn't use one that's very pink; as though I'm wearing Calamine Lotion on my face, and curiously I still use a yellow powder (T LeClerc's Banane)and still use a yellow cream from Models Prefer to knock out any redness ( many years old but still smells fine and goes on perfectly.
I've never had a sensible foundation match at instore make up counters, though I haven't tried the Boots service (No7 products don't suit my skin). Sorry for rambling on!
Andi maybe wait to see the foundations applied on the day to see how the undertone colours translate on a face?