Tarte Amazonian Clay 12- Hour Full Coverage Foundation Review

Hi!!!

I am so sorry there wasn't any post last week. Didn't really have time to do a proper post so hopefully I'll be able to get 2 up this week ☺

Picture is a screenshot from tartecosmetics.com 

I finally got my hands on the Tarte foundation last month after researching on it for months (or maybe even since last year) and patiently waiting for Tarte to come to Singapore. This foundation costs $60 and it has 1.7Fl. Oz/ 50ml of product. My other foundations are all 1 Fl. Oz and that's the usual size for foundations in general. So I was super duper excited to finally get it and I even got Florencia excited to get it too. We got colour matched and apparently I'm Fair Sand. Which is the lightest shade and she got Fair Beige. I think I'm yellow- neutral undertoned. I say yellow- neutral because I'm not really yellow undertoned but I'm not really cool and I can use both types of foundations/concealers ( cool & warm). I think the colour is a little too light for me now though because I'm kinda tanner now but it's not that obvious and I guess a little bronzer would even it out. Also, my face is lighter than my body so my foundations are usually not the same exact colour as my body and I don't want it to be also cause then my face would be dark and I wouldn't look normal. Foundation usually looks better on my skin after a few hours as well. 

So anyways back to the foundation. The first time I tried the foundation I must admit that I hated it. My skin was going through a dry phase and this foundation was stinging my face and it was so hard to blend because of the dryness on my face HAHA 

Side note: I used to have really really oily skin but now my skin is kind of normal to combination. I do have dry face phases but other than that it's quite normal~ like only oily after awhile and around some areas. 

So yeah, I really hated the foundation I removed it the minute I put it on ( also partly because my mother was rushing me and I got irritated and didn't have time to blend and all). But Flo wore it too and she said she loved it. After reading all the beauty gurus rave about the foundation I was determined to like it cause it was quite expensive and I didn't want to waste my money. So I waited for my skin to stop it's stupid dry nonsense and I gave the foundation another try. I liked it a bit better but I wasn't really feeling it. Like the coverage wasn't that fantastic and like I didn't really like anything in particular. 

I wore it a few more times and I've finally come to a conclusion.

These are my thoughts, I'm not saying I'm 100% right or anything but this is what I have observed :

1) The foundation doesn't make me that oily but after like 6/7 hours I do get shiny. But not oily.

2) The foundation is not full coverage. It's like light to medium. 

3) It's a semi matte finish. Not too matte and not too dewy.

4) It's lightweight. Doesn't feel heavy or thick on the skin.

5) There's no scent.

6) It doesn't really oxidize. 

7) It didn't blend easily on my skin. 

8) It separates on my skin after 8 hours of wear.

I applied this foundation using my fingers, a beauty blender and a buffing brush and the buffing brush works the best. 

Overall I would give this foundation a 6-7/10. Honestly not what I expected. I'm not sure if it's because the colour subconsciously bothers me cause I'm a paranoid person by nature or what cause today after staring at my face multiple times I realized that the colour isn't that bad like it's lighter than my body but it's not obvious, know what I mean? In other words, it matches my face but not my body. 

The formula didn't really work well with my skin but maybe it will work well on someone with oily skin ☺ Flo loves this and she has oily skin so maybe it's better for an oily skin type ☺

So ya anyways, the foundation only has an SPF of 15 which means I would still have to use sunscreen underneath this. 

I am quite sure I won't repurchase this but I will just use it up since I already have it. It's not a foundation that I enjoy using, like my Shiseido & Chanel. I am honestly disappointed by this ☹

Has anyone else tried this foundation? Maybe I'm doing something wrong~ Please let me know if you have any thoughts on this okay? ☺

Will probably do a post on face masks next so stay tuned!! ☺

Lots of love,

Alexandria ♡

UPDATE ON SUNKILLER

Hi girls~ I'm so sorry for this but I feel like I really should update you in case any one of you were thinking about buying the Sunkiller BB thing!

I think just like the garnier bb cream, this is breaking me out so I've stopped using it for a few days and I'm trying to monitor my skin. It was creating bumps on my face I'm not sure why :/ 

Will update again to confirm if it was this product or not! 

X 

Holiday/Resort Make Up

So a few days ago someone asked what kind of make up I would wear to a resort if I was on holiday. To be honest, I don't usually wear make up when I'm on holidays hahaha UNLESS I'm gonna be taking pictures then of course I would wanna look nice HAHA!

These are the products I would use:

Sunblock

Sunkiller BB & Biore Perfect Face Milk

These are just the 2 sunblocks I'm currently using. The pink one provides a little bit of coverage, hardly any. It just takes the redness off my face cause my cheeks and nose are always always red in the day. Think it's the heat in Singapore. 

This (Sunkiller) provides light coverage with good sun protection ( super important) :) I would totally just use this as a base :)

The Biore one just controls the oils on my face. No tint or anything it's just transparent :)

Eyelid Primer

MAC Paintpots in Painterly, MAC Pro Long Wear Paintpots in Frozen Violet & Chilled on Ice

I use the mac paint pots as a base before my eye liner/ mascara. Just to control the oil on my lids.

Waterproof mascara

Urban Decay Cannonball Mascara

Super water proof! But it's a burden to remove!

Waterproof/ long wearing eye liner

Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Liner

No reason actually. I just love this eyeliner and this is the one I use. It's not that waterproof actually. It can smudge after awhile but that's on my eyes. 

Lip balm 

Maybelline Babylips & Nivea Essential Care

Personal favorites although they have no SPF

Super super important to use a lip balm with SPF to protect your lips and keep them hydrated!

Personally, if I was gonna swim I wouldn't use any make up at all because I have this thing about clogging up my skin and I'm just paranoid I guess. I would only use these products if I were hanging around the resort or pool with no intention of swimming or whatsoever :)

Hope this helps!! If you have any products to recommend or want me to do reviews on please let me know! And also please feel free to request more posts :)

Lots of love,

Alexandria ♡

Products I can't live without

Posting now cause I really don't wanna study :'( These are the 5 products I can't live without and will definitely repurchase if I run out. Like I MUST MUST have them at ALL TIMES. :]

1) PIMPLE CREAM/SPOT TREATMENT

I'm currently using the spot treatments that my dermatologist gave me. I must say that I hardly have any break outs nowadays except when I'm like super stressed ( like now :( ) or when the time of the month is coming. I don't have like cystic acne or anything so it's not that like stressful finding a pimple cream. Please know that different people react differently to the different ingredients. Some spot treatments have Salicylic Acid some have Benzoyl Peroxide and other stuff so you have to see which ingredient your skin best reacts to! :) 

The spot treatments I'm using now are:

Differin

Clindagel

2) Hair Mask/ Treatment

I always always have a hair mask/treatment in my bathroom. I don't know why but I really like using hair masks and treatments cause I dye my hair like a lot.. like really a lot and I don't want my hair to get too crazy~ 

Current hair masks:

Essentials ( the pink one) It smells super sweet I love it!!

Tsubaki hair treatment ( new favourite) 

3) Scrub

I have this obsession with exfoliating and it's really crazy. I exfoliate like my face and body way too often. Note: Over exfoliating your face too often can cause break outs!

Anyways, I really really love this St Ive's scrub and I use it for both my face and body. But sometimes when my face is too dry I'll use like a tiny bit just to get the dry flakes off then spam moisturizer when I sleep. 

Favourite scrub:

St Ives Scrub ( bright skin/ whitening)

4) Bioderma

BEST.MAKEUP.REMOVER.EVER. 

I love this. I'm running out and I'm so scared to use it cause I haven't bought a new bottle… It's quite expensive though :( This is also good for days when I don't wear make up (quite often) and just wear sunblock. Sometimes sun block can leave this like film over your face and I use a bit of Bioderma on a cotton pad and just wipe it off :)

5) Sunblock

Sunblock is super super important! I didn't know this till recently and I regret not using it when I was younger. I used to walk to and from school everyday and I would be under the sun, especially in the afternoon. This is really really bad for the skin and the sun can actually cause your scars to darken which will make it harder for them to fade. So please please use sunblock okay!

Favourite sunblock:

Biore Perfect Face Sun Milk ( the white one)

Lots of love,

Alexandria ♡