Beauty in Session: Unboxing Tarte’s Custom Kit

Posted on November 19, 2019 by The Pale Adventurer

Once or twice a year, Tarte will have their famous “Custom Kit Sale” and, honestly, it’s a steal. They market it as “a full face of makeup for $63.” Breaking it down, you get a few options in each “category,” with a total of 7 categories, which if you work it correctly, can actually give you a product for each step in a makeup look.

I did not keep track of all the options in every category, so this post is only going to be about the products I selected for my kit. Last round they did this sale, I was a lot more impressed with the options. This time, I was underwhelmed, but still took advantage of getting eyeshadows, lippies, foundation, etc. at a significant discount.

Here’s what I picked out for my kit:

Amazonian clay full coverage foundation SPF 15 : 8B porcelain beige (very fair skin with pink undertones) (Retail: $39)
Rainforest of the Sea ™ radiance drops (Retail: $32)
tartelette™ flirt eyeshadow palette (Retail: $19)
opening act™ lash primer (Retail: $22)
tarteist™ creamy matte lip paint : namaste (nude) (Retail: $15)
Rainforest of the Sea™ highlighting fan brush (Retail: $30)
glitter half moon bag (Retail: $15)

I wanted to stick to just using Tarte products that way no one could dispute an issue I had with a product not working because I paired it with a product that wasn’t formulated within the same brand. Below is a breakdown of all the products used, and I will place an asterisk (*) next to all the products that were in the kit.

Urban Decay – Eyeshadow Primer Potion (Original)
*Tarte – tartelette™ flirt eyeshadow palette*:
- Gaze:
  - Crease to brows:
    - Luxie Beauty – Summer Daze Collection (209 – Large Shader)
- Snuggle:
  - Crease:
    - Luxie Beauty – Gaea Collection (246 – Precision Crease Brush)
    - Luxie Beauty – Rose Gold Collection (229 – Tapered Blending)
- Hotline:
  - Upper transition color:
    - Alamar Cosmetics – Ojitos Brush Trio (Fluffy Blender)
- Playful:
  - Lower transition color:
    - Luxie Beauty – Luminous Collection (121 – Mini Tapered)
- Touch:
  - Outer lid:
    - finger
- Passion:
  - Inner & mid lids:
    - finger
Tarte – Puttin’ On the Glitz (Walk in the Park):
- Dark Green Shade:
  - Upper lash line:
    - Luxie Beauty – Rose Gold Collection (221 – Flat Definer)
*Tarte – Rainforest of the Sea ™ – (radiance drops)
*Amazonian clay full coverage foundation SPF 15 : 8B porcelain beige (very fair skin with pink undertones)*:
- Luxie Beauty – Rose Gold Collection (532 – Round Top Blender)
Tarte – Rainforest of the Sea™ Collection (Filtered Light Setting Powder):
- Set under-eye area:
  - The Crème Shop – The OMG Brush Collection (Contour & Concealer Brush)
- Face set:
  - Moda Brushes – Powder and Soft Glow Kit (Powder Brush)
*opening act™ lash primer*
Tarte – Double Duty Beauty Collection (Big Ego Mascara)
Benefit Cosmetics – Brows Collection (Gimme Brow Volumizing Fiber Gel – 3):
- Luxie Beauty – Rose Gold Collection (201 – Brow & Lash)
Tarte – Tarteist™ Collection (PRO; Glow Highlight & Contour Palette):
- Sculpt:
  - Luxie Beauty – Rose Gold Collection (504 – Large Angled Face Brush):
    - Cheek Contour
    - Temples
    - Upper hairline
  - Nose:
    - Crown Brush – Fluffy Tapered Blending Brush)
Tarte – Amazonian 12-Hour Blush (Paaarty):
- Luxie Beauty – Summer Daze Collection (512 – Small Contouring)
Tarte – Tarteist™ Collection (PRO; Glow Highlight & Contour Palette):
- Stunner:
  - Upper cheekbones:
    - *Tarte – Rainforest of the Sea™ (highlighting fan brush)*
    - Luxie Beauty – Rose Gold Collection (522 – Tapered Highlighting Face Brush)
  - Inner eye grooves (between my nose & tear duct area):
    - MUD – Brushes (320 – Oval Shadow Brush)
  - Below my eyebrow arches:
    - MUD – Brushes (300 – Small Shadow Brush)
  - Cupid’s bow:
    - MUD – Brushes (320 – Oval Shadow Brush)
- Strobe:
  - Bridge of my nose:
    - MUD – Brushes (320 – Oval Shadow Brush)
*Tarte – tartelette™ flirt eyeshadow palette*:
- Passion:
  - Inner 2/3 Lower lash line:
    - Finger
- Touch:
  - Outer 1/3 lower lash line:
- Luxie Beauty – Onyx Noir Brush Collection (231 – Small Tapered Blending Brush)
Iconic London – Prep-Set-Glow (Original)
*Tarte – Tarteist™ Creamy Matte Lip Paint (Namaste)*