Tarte Treasure Chest
The Tarte Treasure Chest (US$52) is my first holiday purchase. When it first launched on Sephora.com, I was amazed that Tarte doubled the number of eyeshadows (compared to the past two holiday palettes) and yet kept the price the same. No doubt that this is one of the best bargains to be had this holiday season!
The lid is a padded metallic silver with an array of festive ornaments sewn on.
Here's the Treasure Chest compared to the previous two holiday palettes. You can see how hefty the Treasure Chest is!
The flap is magnetised, just lift it up to get access to the various layers. The mirror under the lid makes this even more convenient. There's a removable plastic sheet covering each eyeshadow tray.
The four powder blushes in shimmery baby pink, rose pink with intense silver shimmer, coral with gold shimmer and medium red with gold shimmer.
The face highlighter is a very sweet pale pinkish white that gives a very soft pearlescent glowy finish.
The 16 lip colors feature a good diverse mix of creamy glosses (with no shimmer) and shimmer-packed shades in various tones of pink, red, and plum.
And the highlight: the 16 shimmery eyeshadows. I wasn't expecting very vibrant shades as the past two holiday palettes have featured many pastels and neutrals with just a few bright/smokey shades thrown in. But when I lifted the lid of the Treasure Chest, it literally took my breath away. I was immensely delighted to find a very colorful and interesting mix of shades, that are quite different from the previous palettes. My instant favourites are the shimmery rich chocolate, smokey olive, cranberry, dark wine, dark emerald and midnight blue. The photo on Sephora does this palette no justice at all. The shades are much more vibrant and gorgeous in real life.
The mattes are more boring in comparison, but still feature a good mix of shades that I can see myself playing around with.
And here's a side-by-side comparison of the eyeshadow and lip colors in Treasure Chest with those from the 2007 (extreme left) and 2008 palettes (middle).
I haven't tested the palette yet as I'm still admiring it in its perfect pristine condition but from what I can tell, the quality and textures look very similar to the previous two palettes. If you don't have a lot of makeup, this palette will be very nifty to have as you can create countless looks with it. I have no idea how long it would take to use up a palette of this size but it's probably safe to say that even if you use it daily, it can probably last you well until next Christmas and beyond. The lip tray does get messy once you start using it, which is why many people dislike having lip and eye colors in one palette but if you handle it with care, it should be manageable.
The palette is made in China and contains no preservatives, parabens, petro-chemicals, phthalates, sulfates, GMOs or triclosans, gluten, talc, glycols, MEA/DEA/TEA. It also has an mark showing a shelf life of 12 months.
The lid is a padded metallic silver with an array of festive ornaments sewn on.
Here's the Treasure Chest compared to the previous two holiday palettes. You can see how hefty the Treasure Chest is!
The flap is magnetised, just lift it up to get access to the various layers. The mirror under the lid makes this even more convenient. There's a removable plastic sheet covering each eyeshadow tray.
The four powder blushes in shimmery baby pink, rose pink with intense silver shimmer, coral with gold shimmer and medium red with gold shimmer.
The face highlighter is a very sweet pale pinkish white that gives a very soft pearlescent glowy finish.
The 16 lip colors feature a good diverse mix of creamy glosses (with no shimmer) and shimmer-packed shades in various tones of pink, red, and plum.
And the highlight: the 16 shimmery eyeshadows. I wasn't expecting very vibrant shades as the past two holiday palettes have featured many pastels and neutrals with just a few bright/smokey shades thrown in. But when I lifted the lid of the Treasure Chest, it literally took my breath away. I was immensely delighted to find a very colorful and interesting mix of shades, that are quite different from the previous palettes. My instant favourites are the shimmery rich chocolate, smokey olive, cranberry, dark wine, dark emerald and midnight blue. The photo on Sephora does this palette no justice at all. The shades are much more vibrant and gorgeous in real life.
The mattes are more boring in comparison, but still feature a good mix of shades that I can see myself playing around with.
And here's a side-by-side comparison of the eyeshadow and lip colors in Treasure Chest with those from the 2007 (extreme left) and 2008 palettes (middle).
I haven't tested the palette yet as I'm still admiring it in its perfect pristine condition but from what I can tell, the quality and textures look very similar to the previous two palettes. If you don't have a lot of makeup, this palette will be very nifty to have as you can create countless looks with it. I have no idea how long it would take to use up a palette of this size but it's probably safe to say that even if you use it daily, it can probably last you well until next Christmas and beyond. The lip tray does get messy once you start using it, which is why many people dislike having lip and eye colors in one palette but if you handle it with care, it should be manageable.
The palette is made in China and contains no preservatives, parabens, petro-chemicals, phthalates, sulfates, GMOs or triclosans, gluten, talc, glycols, MEA/DEA/TEA. It also has an mark showing a shelf life of 12 months.
Libellés : Holiday '09, Tarte
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