FOTD A Tarte Face Christmas: Simple Greens and Teals with Berry Pink Lip

Greens are some of my favourite colours to wear for the holidays and they are perfect for going from day to night too. I wore this look to work the other day and I didn’t want anything over the top, so I skipped the heavy liner and false lashes that would probably make my eyes stand out better. I have been playing with the Tarte Treasure Chest for over a month now, wearing its products everyday to work. Over all I like this look because I finally got some of the Tarte eyeshadows to work for me. I know a lot of people like the Tarte eyeshadows and they work on a lot of people but most of the shadows in the Treasure Chest are a hit and miss for me. I have trouble with the pigmentation of the shadows and most of the colours oxidizes on my skin.

MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer for under eye and imperfections

MAC MSF Nature to set concealer and T zone

Benefit Creaseless Cream eyeshadow/liner in Recess as eyeshadow base

Tarte Treasure Chest using eyeshadow on tier 1: shimmery teal (2nd row 4th shadow) on inner eye corner

Tarte Cosmetics Treasure Chest using eyeshadow on tier 1: shimmery golden green (3rd row 3rd shadow) on the middle of lid

Tarte Treasure Chest using eyeshadow on tier 1: shimmery forest green (2nd row 3rd shadow) in the crease

Tarte Treasure Chest using eyeshadow on tier 1: shimmery pink (3rd row 2nd shadow) to highlight inner eye corner

Tarte Treasure Chest using eyeshadow on tier 2: matte nude peach (1st row 1st shadow) for brow bone highlight

MAC Fluidline Blacktrack for upper lash line

MAC Kohl Power Feline for lower lash line

MAC Dazzle Lash Mascara Dazzle Black for upper lashes

Prescriptives Brow Shaping Kit 02 to fill in eye brows

Tarte Treasure Chest  blush tier 4 using the peachy colour (the 3rd blush, 2nd to last colour) on apples of cheeks

Tarte Treasure Chesk lipgloss tier 3 using berry pink colour (3rd row 3rd gloss) on lips

FOTD Holiday Look Using Shimmery Lilac and Silvers: Dior Smokey Crystal Quint 089

I finally have a chance to play around with the Dior Smokey Crystal 089 quint I bought I few weeks ago. The eyeshadows in this quint are more pigmented than the Dior Night Butteryfly 173 I have. The Smokey Crystal quint are all shimmers but surprisingly there are little to zero fallout for me. The colours are much more pigmented in person than in the photographs. Since these shadows are all shimmery/frosty, it was very difficult to capture the real colours. Overall I like working with this palette and thought it created a soft shimmery holiday look.

MAC Hyper Real Foundation mix with Aveeno Positively Radiant SPF 15 moisturizer

MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer for under eye and imperfections

MAC Mystery Powder to set concealer and dust over T zone

MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study as eyeshadow base, all over lid and up to the brow bone

Dior Smokey Crystal 089 palette using platinum (lower right) in the inner eye corners for highlight and bring to lower lash line inner corner

Dior Smokey Crystal using lilac (centre) for middle of eye lid

Dior Smokey Crystal using chrome silver (upper left) for outer eye corners and bring down to lower lash line outer corner

Dior Smokey Crystal using shimmery charcoal (lower left) for the outer crease until the middle of the crease

Dior Smokey Crystal using shimmery silver taupe (upper right) for inner crease corner until middle of crease and blended into outer crease into the shimmery charcoal (lower left)

Tarte Treasure Chest matte eyeshadow using the matte fleshy peach colour at the 2nd tier (1st row 1st shadow) for brow bone highlight

Tarte Treasure Chest blush in shimmer dusty rose colour 2nd blush colour on the 4th tier

Tarte Treasure Chest highlighter (the light pink powder) on the 4th tier to highlight tops of cheeks, bridge of nose, forehead and chin

Tarte Treasure Chest Park Avenue Princess Bronzer on the 4th tier to contour hollow of cheeks and sides of nose

Prescriptives Brow Shaping Kit 02 to fill in brows

MAC Softsparkle Eye Pencil in Night Sky for upper lash line and waterline

MAC Dazzle Lash Mascara in Dazzle Black for upper lashes

Japanese brand false half lashes

Nars Lipgloss in Orgasm

FOTD Hot Pink Eyeshadow Using Tarte Treasure Chest Items and Medusa’s Makeup Mineral Eye Dust in Pink Cadillac Inspired by Lily Cole Rimmel Ad

It is the end of the week and I am in the mood to do something really fun and a bit outrageous. Can you believe it is December already? This look is inspired by Lily Cole’s advertisement for Rimmel London The Max Volume Flash Mascara. I know it is December and this is a bit spring and a bit editorial and but who cares? I had fun with it. I also wanted to challenge myself using hot pink eyeshadow because I don’t often wear pinks for eyes. Hmm I probably went a bit too heavy handed with the blush. Oh well, we live and we learn.

MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation for face

MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer for imperfections and under eye area and MAC MSF Natural to set concealer and T zone

Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow Liner in Honey Bunny as eyeshadow base

Tarte Cosmetic Treasure Chest eyeshadow  using the matte peachy pink shadow on the 1st row 3rd shadow on the 2nd tier. Place on entire eyelid up to the crease.

Medusa’s Makeup Mineral Eye Dust in Pink Cadillac for crease and blended above crease touching the sides of the nose. Bring Pink Cadillac to lower lash line as well.

Medusa’s Makeup Mineral Eye Dust in Full Moon for highlighting brow bone.

Prescriptives Brow Shaping Kit in 02 for filling in brows

MAC Kohl Power Liner in Feline for upper and lower lash lines and waterline

MAC Dazzle Lash Mascara in Dazzle Black for upper lashes

Japanese brand false lashes for upper lashes

Benefit Moon Beam highlighter for highlighting cheeks, bridge of nose, chin and forehead.

Tarte Treasure Chest face highlighter at the 3rd tier (the light pink powder by the bronzer) to go over highlighted spots by Benefit Moon Beam.

Tarte Treasure Chest blush shimmery peachy pink shade at the 3rd tier 1st blush from left for cheeks

Medusa’s Makeup Lipgloss in Rumours for lips

Above: My inspiration

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 4: Bronzer, Highlighter and Blushes Swatches and Review

Above: Treasure Chest Tier 4 Bronzer, Highlighter and Blushes

After playing with almost everything in the Treasure Chest, I really like the face powders and blushes the most. I think these are the real winners in this blockbuster set. Everything is finely milled and very soft. The pigmentation is strong but looks very natural and not clownishly bright on my NW35/NC35 skin tone.  In addition, it is long lasting on my skin!

Tarte Park Avenue Princess Bronzer and Highlighter

Above: Tarte Park Avenue Princess bronzer (left) and Tarte highlighter (right)

Although I am naturally tanned throughout the year and in general I don’t need a bronzer, I really like the Park Avenue Princess bronzer. It is a shimmering muted gold. The colour is perfect for my medium skin tone because I alternate between a NW35 and NC35. It does not make me overly dark, orange or dirty as some bronzers tend to do. I find it really helps warm up my complexion when it looks dull. It is a semi-matte with a hint of shimmer to add radiance. This looks very subtle and natural. I think I might buy the compact size for me to be able to do touch ups when I do use a bronzer.

The highlighter is a light shimmery pink in the pan and it reminds be of Benefit’s Dandelion face brightening powder; however, this powder is more finely milled and softer than the former. This highlighter is brighter than Dandelion and creates a stronger and more evident highlight. I like that Tarte’s highlighter creates a stronger highlight because I find Dandelion to be too subtle and it barely shows up on my medium skin tone. It is also nice to have a brighter highlighter for the evenings for highlighting. I have to be careful not to be too heavy handed because if I use too much I end up looking too bright and shiny. In addition, when I am too heavy handed I end up looking too ashen because this highlighter gives a silvery glow to my skin tone. I think girls darker than a NW/NC 40 would find this highlighter too light and silvery for their skin tone.

Tarte Blushes

The blushes look very bright and dark in the pan but on my skin it looks very subtle and sheer. Since the blushes are very finely milled and soft, I would use a soft hand when putting the product on the brush because I find the product does fly around when I am a bit heavy handed. The pigmentation is strong and it is long lasting. Because these are very pigmented, do use a light hand, as a little goes a long way. All the blushes are shimmery but the shimmer is subtle and almost non- detectable on my skin. On my skin these blushes last a good 6-8 hours before I washed my face. Most of the time I have trouble making blushes show up on my skin tone and making it last on my skin but these blushes’ colour not only show up on my skin but they have lasting power. Usually most blushes last me about 3-4 hours before it completely fades away, but these Tarte blushes last me twice as long. These give me a nice healthy pretty flush for the majority of the day.

Above: Tarte blushes 1st and 2nd blushes from left to right

The first blush in the collection (first from left) is a peachy pink with slight golden shimmer. It looks slightly Barbie but on my skin it is a nice subtle pink. In the pan this looks like Nars Orgasm but I find this to be more pigmented and pinker.

The second blush ( second from left) is a muted mauve pink with gold shimmer. This is one of the more shimmery colours in the set. It is a nice colour and it reminds me of a MAC mineralize blush ( I just don’t remember the name because I don’t own it) but it is not my favourite in the collection and I may not reach for it as much.

Above: Tarte blushes 3rd and 4th blushes from left to right

Third blush ( third from left) is a peachy coral colour with gold shimmer. This is my favourite colour in the set because it gives me this warm glow and a peachy keen complexion. The shimmer in this is non-detectable. This gives my cheeks a nice healthy peachy keen flush for the majority of the day.

Fourth blush (last) is a muted brick red with shimmer in the pan. When swatch on my skin it looks very strong and brightly pinkish red. I have yet to wear this colour on my cheeks but if it is anything like the previous blushes and if I use a light hand, it should give a nice see through natural dose of colour on my cheeks. This is the darkest and brightest colour in the set, it may be a nice blush for the evenings or for girls with a dark skin tone.

*Update on red blush (last pan): Holy Moley! This blush is bright. I was probably too heavy handed when applying this blush and it made me look like I am Bozo the Clown! It is definitely the brightest and darkest blush in the set. To resolve the problem of over applying, I needed to buff out the colour with a translucent powder and follow by a bronzer to tone down the colour. I will have to remember to use an extra light hand and tap out the excess next time and treat the blush like a mineralize blush. When I finally toned down the colour, I look like I have an after snowboarding/cold weather afterglow instead of a scary clown. PHEEW!

Also check out these Tarte Treasure Chest posts:

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 1 Shimmery Eyeshadows

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 2 Matte Eyeshadows

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 3 Lipglosses Part A

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 3 Lipglosses Part B

Tarte Treasure Chest Product Pictures

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 3: Lipglosses, Review and Swatches Part B

Hi all, this is a continuation of my last post for the Tarte Treasure Chest lipglosses. This is for lipglosses in section B numbers 9-16. Enjoy them! And please also check out the Tarte glosses from section A numbers 1-8.

Above #9: This is a light champagne pink. It is lightly pigmented and sheer with a golden shimmer. It reminds me of  a sheer and less pigmented version of Nars Orgasm in the pan but on my lips the colour is barely noticeable and very sheer.

Above #10: This colour is a watermelon pink. It is medium pigmented and semi-sheer. This colour is also a cream finish with no shimmer or glitter.

Above #11: This colour is a medium toned blue pink and is on the cool side. It is a creamy finish with zero shimmer or glitter. On my lips it is semi-pigmented and semi-sheer.

Above #12: This is a bronze colour with shimmer and has slight reddish pink tones. It runs on the warm side against my skin tone. It is decently pigmented and opaque.

Above #13: This is a shimmery burgundy and it runs on the warm side. On my lips it looks like a brownish pink.

Above #14:  This is a shimmery cooper colour that gives reddish tones on my lips. It is medium pigmented and opaque.

Above #15: This colour is a berry colour that looks bluish pink. It has a light shimmer to it. This colour is medium in pigmentation and opacity.

Above #16: This is a deep creamy red with zero shimmer and glitter in the pan, but on my lips it looks like a cherry red. It is a cool red and it is one of the most pigmented colours in the set. I find this quite opaque and is easily buildable.

Above Tarte lipglosses section B top row 9-12 and bottom row 13-16

Also check out these Tarte Treasure Chest posts:

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 1 Shimmery Eyeshadows

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 2 Matte Eyeshadows

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 3 Lipglosses Part A

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 4 Bronzer, Highlighter and Blushes

Tarte Treasure Chest Product Pictures

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 3: Lipglosses, Review and Swatches Part A

Above Tarte Lipglosses Tier 3

The Tarte Treasure Chest comes in a whooping 16 colours.  These look very yummy and they look like squares of  Jolly Rancher candies. Some colours are very sheer and lightly pigmented and some are semi-pigmented and semi-opaque. The finishes vary from shimmer to cream finishes. I find the gloss non-sticky and these don’t feel drying on my lips. Since there are 16 colours, I am splitting the review and swatches into two parts because I don’t want to overwhelm you with information and pictures within one post. This post would show section A columns 1 and 2 for glosses 1-8. For your ease, I numbered the glosses from left to right, top to bottom.

Above #1: I would describe this as a caramel colour. It is a pinkish golden brown with shimmer. I find this colour very sheer and the colour is not very noticeable on my lips.

Above #2: This is a maraschino cherry red. It is a warm shade against my skin tone. This colour is semi- pigmented and semi-opaque. I find the colour semi-buildable. It has a cream finish with no shimmer.

Above #3: This is a creamy bubble gum pink. The pigmentation is OK and it is semi-sheer but you can tell I have a light pink gloss on my lips.

Above #4: This is a magenta with light pink shimmer to it.  It runs cool against my skin tone.The colour is semi-pigmented and semi-opaque, but similar to the color above, you can tell I have a pink gloss on my lips.

Above #5: This is another caramel/beige colour with golden shimmer. On my lips it looks a bit pink and seems to run on the warm side of the spectrum. This caramel colour is more pigmented and opaque than the #1 caramel colour.

Above #6: This colour looks apricot with shimmer in the pan and it is one of the cuter colours in the collection; however, this is very sheer and not very pigmented. It looks like I am wearing a sheer colourless gloss with shimmer on my lips. This colour would be best suited as an over gloss on top of more pigmented lipsticks and lipglosses.

Above #7: In the pan this looks like a cool toned Barbie blue pink with light pink shimmer. This colour would have been very cute if it was more pigment. The color is very sheer and not pigmented. Unlike, the above pinks (3-4) the pink tones are not very visible on my lips. This would be a better over other lip products.

Above #8: This is a light peachy beige with shimmer. On my lips it looks like I am wearing  a clear frosty /shimmery gloss. I think I would more likely use this as an over gloss.

Above Tarte lipglosses section A top row 1-4 and section A bottom row 4-8

Also check out these Tarte Treasure Chest posts:

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 1 Shimmery Eyeshadows

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 2 Matte Eyeshadows

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 3 Lipglosses Part B

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 4 Bronzer, Highlighter and Blushes

Tarte Treasure Chest Product Pictures

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 2: Matte Eyeshadows Review, Swatches and Final Thoughts on All 32 Eyeshadows

Above: Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 2 matte eyeshadows

Section A column 1 top to bottom: peachy nude;  dark charcoal gray; pinky peach; milk chocolate brown.

Section A column 2 top to bottom: light grayish taupe; peachy beige; navy blue; brownish beige

Section B column 1: light peachy pink; lilac; warm heather gray; forest green

Section B column 2: nudy brown; reddish brown; white; dark gray

My first thoughts for the matte eyeshadows are that they are soft but I find that it lacks colour diversity, especially between the browns. It is nice that the mattes have a lot of neutrals and several fun colours such as purple, blue and green; however, I find all the neutrals very similar. I have a hard time distinguishing between all the peaches, grays and browns. The neutrals are in the same general colour family and the only difference is that they are either a bit lighter or darker than one another.

Section A column 1 colours from left to right:

Peachy nude: This colour looks fairly pastel on my skin. The colour is light but it is nicely pigmented and opaque. I think this would be a nice highlighting colour.

Dark charcoal: In the pan this looks like a chocolate brown, but it is a dark gray colour with some brown in it. This colour is pigmented and opaque.

Peachy pink: This colour is light and a bit sheer. It reminds of a lighter, sheerer and matte version of MAC Paradisco.

Milk chocolate: This is a light brown that looks like chocolate milk. It is decently pigmented and opaque.

Section A column 2 left to right:

Light grayish taupe: In the pan, I thought this is a light beige colour, but on my skin it is a very light gray with pinkish brown tones in it. This colour has a soft satiny sheen to it. This colour has very light pigmentation and is a bit sheer.

Peachy beige: This is a very light and sheer colour. It reminds me of MAC’s Kid eyeshadow, except that this colour has very weak pigmentation and goes on sheer. I have a difficult time building up the opacity.

Navy blue: This is a dark matte blue. I find this to be a bit sheer and the texture a bit chalky.

Brownish beige: This colour is a medium brown colour with decent pigmentation and opacity. It looks a bit golden to me. The colour has a soft satiny sheen to it.

Section B column 1:

Light peachy pink: This is a pastel colour. It is nicely pigmented and opaque.

Lilac: This a warm purple. It is nicely pigmented and opaque.

Warm heather gray: In the pan, I thought this is a green, but on my skin this is a medium toned warm gray. It has a bit of yellow tones to it. This colour has decent pigmentation and opacity.

Forest green: This swatches as a dark blackened green. It is pigmented and opaque.

Section B column 2 from left to right:

Nudy brown: This is a medium toned brown with rosy tones to it and it runs on the warm side. It has decent pigmentation and opacity.

Reddish brown: This is a warm brown with reddish tones to it. This colour feels a bit chalky. The colour is lightly pigmented and a bit sheer.

White: This is a pure white with no yellow tones to make it look creamy. The pigmentation and opacity is decent.

Dark gray: This is a blackened dark gray. It has decent pigmentation and opacity.

Final thoughts of all 32 eyeshadows (tier 1 shimmers and tier 2 mattes):

*Overall, I feel the eyeshadows are just OK. I feel that the quality and colour pigmentation is OK because there are quite a few that are chalky and sheer and the pigmentation is a bit weak. When I swatch these in the store, I was impressed with the soft texture of shadow and these seem very pigmented, hence enticing me to buy this set. After playing around with my own Treasure Chest I was not as impressed as I thought I would  be. There are more  colour variety in the shimmery eyeshadow tier than the matte because many of matte neutral colours are very similar to me. I like this set a lot better at Sephora than at home. Unfortunately, I am feeling a bit of buyers remorse right now . However, swatching and applying colours for a FOTD are completely different experiences, I want to give this set a chance to prove me wrong.

Also check out these Tarte Treasure Chest posts:

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 1 Shimmery Eyeshadows

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 3 Lipglosses Part A

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 3 Lipglosses Part B

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 4 Bronzer, Highlighter, Blushes

Tarte Treasure Chest Product Pictures

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 1:Shimmery Eyeshadows Review and Swatches

Above: Tarte Treasure Chest tier 1 shimmery eyeshadows.

Section A column 1 from top to bottom: medium muted gold; gold glittered brown; golden pinky peach; golden glittered charcoal.

Section A column 2 from top to bottom: toffee brown; shimmery light gold; shimmery pink; light shimmery lavender.

Section B column 1 from top to bottom: shimmery cranberry, shimmery emerald green; shimmery mint green; shimmery indigo.

Section B column 2 from top to bottom: shimmery burgundy; shimmery sea foam green; shimmery aubergine; shimmery glittery silver.

After swatching these shadows, I find that colour and pigmentation quality are mixed. All of these shadows feel very buttery and soft. I find that most of these are decently pigmented but a few are a bit sheer and I have a difficult time building up the opacity. Tier 1 are all shimmery shadows and a few of them have glitter. Below are swatches, colour and quality descriptions base on my perception.

Above: Tarte shimmery eyeshadows section A column 1 (left)

Colours from top left to bottom right:

Shimmery muted medium gold (top left): This gold is slightly metallic without glitter. This one is nicely pigmented.

Golden pinky peach (top right): This colour is on the warm side with no glitter. It reminds me of MAC Paradisco. This colour’s pigmentation is one the light side but it is not sheer.

Golden glittered brown (bottom left): This is a medium brown that is very glittery with flecks of gold in in. Surprisingly, I find this brown a bit sheer.

Golden glittered charcoal (bottom right): This is a charcoal with flecks of gold glitter in it. This colour is nicely pigmented.

Above: Tarte shimmery eyeshadows section A column 2 (right)

Colours from top left to bottom right:

Toffee Brown (top left): This toffee brown (think candy or caramel) is warm toned and shimmery with no glitter. This colour is nicely pigmented.

Shimmery Pink (bottom left): This looks like a light peachy pink in the pan, but on my skin it looks like at true  frosty pink. It is one of the most shimmery colours in the box. This one is nicely pigmented.

Shimmery light gold (top right): This colour is a very light yellow gold. It is one of the sheerest colours in the box. I have difficulties building up the opacity.

Light shimmery lilac (bottom right): This light purple is very light and sheer and it has a light golden shimmer to it. This colour is hard to build up opacity.

Above: Tarte shimmery eyeshadows section B column 1( right)

Colours from top left to bottom right:

Shimmery cranberry (top left): This colour is shimmery but not glittery. It is nicely pigmented and easily made opaque.

Shimmery mint green (bottom left): This is a light green with a bit of yellow tones. It is a shimmer without glitter. This color reminds me of darker greener version of MAC’s Juxt eyeshadow. This has decent pigmentation and is easily made opaque.

Shimmery emerald green (top right): This is a rich jewel toned green in the pan but on my skin it is a blacken green. It is a shimmer without glitter. I find this colour to be a bit sheer.

Shimmery indigo (bottom right): This is a dark blue in the pan with light flecks of silver glitter. On my skin, it looks off black. I find that this is a bit sheer.

Above: Tarte shimmery eyeshadows section B column 2 (left)

Colours from top left to bottom right:

Shimmery burgundy (top left): In the pan this looks dark red with shimmer, but on my skin this looks blacken red with brown tones. This is a shimmer with no glitter. I find this to be sheer.

Shimmery aubergine (bottom left):  This is a shimmer purple red with no glitter.  This colour is nicely pigmented and opaque.

Shimmery sea foam green (top right): This is a blue green with shimmer and zero glitter. It is nicely opaque and pigmented. This colour reminds me of two MAC shadows: Aquadisiac and Shimmermoss.

Shimmery glittery silver (bottom right): This is a white silver with silver glitter. I find this to be one of the lightest colours in the collection. It is sheer and not very pigmented. I have a difficult time building opacity.

Also see these posts on Tarte Treasure Chest:

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 2 Matte Eyeshadows

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 3 Lipglosses Part A

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 3 Lipglosses Part B

Tarte Treasure Chest Tier 4 Bronzer, Highlighter and Blushes

Source: Tarte Cosmetics

Is Tarte Cosmetics’ Treasure Chest Full of Treasures? Tarte Treasure Chest Product Pictures

I was going on a makeup ban until January with the exception of buying the required skin care items for myself; however, last week Sephora sent me a email with a VIB 20% off coupon and I couldn’t resist but treat myself one last time. At least the last time until the new year.

I normally stay away from these blockbuster holiday sets because it has an intimidating amount of product and it would take forever for me to go through. I have never tried anything from Tarte. I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to sample a few Tarte items for a bulk price. This costs regular price $68 CAD, but with the discount it costs $54.40.  This set has 58 pieces of makeup separated in 4 tiers: 2 eyeshadow tiers with 16 mattes and 16 shimmers, a tier of 16 lipglosses, 1 blush/bronzer/highlighter tier with 4 blushes. All eyeshadows, lipglosses and blushes are new colours. The pink luminizer and Park Avenue Princess Bronzer are from the existing product line. From swatching Tarte items in the store, all the powder products feel very soft and finely milled. However, from in-store swatching I am unsure about the pigmentation and I would need to play around with my own set more before posting an entry on the swatches and reviews.

The silver packing with gems are cute and I wouldn’t mind keeping this box around if I ever use up the products. The packing feels sturdy and strong. It is bulky and it would not be something you would throw in your purse for touch ups. For myself, I would not mind putting this in my luggage for week long trips, if I need to achieve a variety of looks from casual to formal. I do wish that the sides of the box would have a velcro or a magnet to help secure the box, as I find that it does slides around a bit when it is out of the original plastic packaging. I find that the bottom blush tier hard to pull out, as I have nicked one of the blushes twice, but it could just be mine own set that is problematic.

I haven’t have a chance to play around with the items in Treasure Chest yet, but I would be posting an entry for swatches and a review on the items as soon as I can. For now enjoy the pictures.

Above: Tarte Treasure Chest

Above: Tarte shimmery eyeshadows

Above: Tarte matte eyeshadows

Above: Tarte lipglosses

Above: Tarte blushes, bronzer and luminizer