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Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter Review, Photos, Swatches

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Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter
Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter

Daygleam

Tarte Daygleam Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Highlighter ($29.00 for 0.20 oz.) is a light-medium copper with warm, rosy undertones and a metallic sheen. It had rich, opaque pigmentation in a single layer, though the texture was forgiving and a lighter hand (or less dense brush) could be used to achieve sheerer coverage if desired.

The formula is supposed to be “long-lasting” with “12-hour” wear that has a “buildable glow.” I would not describe it as a buildable glow; it was quite metallic regardless of sheer or opaque application. The more I blended it, the smoother the sheen became, but it did still accentuate the look of my skin’s texture at some angles when worn at medium or greater coverage. I think this shade would be particularly nice for someone who finds a lot of coppery highlighters to be too dark or red-toned, as this is one of the lighter ones I’ve come across (conversely, the lightness would be beautiful on deeper skin tones while only adding slight warmth). The consistency was smooth, dense but not stiff or too heavy to work with, and blended out with ease. It wore well for ten hours before turning a little patchy.

Ingredients

Daygleam

PPermanent. $28.00.
A
A
8.5
Product
10
Pigmentation
10
Texture
8.5
Longevity
5
Application
93%
Total
Makeup Look
On face:
  • Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Foundation
  • Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder
On eyes:
  • Juvia's Place The Masquerade Eyeshadow Palette
  • Urban Decay Torch 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil
On lips:
  • Bite Pickled Ginger Amuse Bouche Lipstick
  • Huda Beauty Foxy Lip Strobe

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Idzie Avatar

I got this as part of a holiday duo, and I LOVE it! Works great as a highlight or blush topper on my fair-light skin. 🙂

Rachel B Avatar

All my highlighters are too warm-toned. Are there any off the top of your head that are much more cool toned that will work better with pinks and lilacs? I know there was a post a year or two ago that was the best cool-toned highlighters but some of those were limited edition. Maybe something that has come out more recently that tested well?
Thanks very much!

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