Tarte Exposed & Sparkler Tarteist PRO Glow Liquid Highlighters Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:00:00 +0000

Exposed

Tarte Exposed Tarteist PRO Glow Liquid Highlighter ($29.00 for 0.56 oz.) is a light-medium gold with warm, orange undertones and a pearly sheen. It had semi-sheer, buildable color payoff that was mostly opaque after three layers.

It’s a liquid highlighter in a squeeze-tube format that’s supposed to be buildable “from sheer to intense” with a more “hybrid gel-cream” texture that can be applied on its own or mixed in with base products. It had a creamier consistency–much denser and more gel-like compared to many highlighters–that stretches out well on the skin. It took a little longer to dry down, but it did set and did not feel tacky or wet afterward. I liked the versatility in coverage, as the more gel-like texture made it easy to spread, diffuse, and sheer out but did not sheer out too quickly (where building up would have become difficult). The highlighter worked well mixed with the two foundations I tried (Tarte’s Rainforest of the Sea and Lancome Teint Idole) and did not overly warm them, just made them look a little dewier. It wore well for eight hours as a cheek highlighter.

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Chanel Plisse Lumiere de Chanel (LE, $80.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Lisa Eldridge Solar Light (P, $38.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Anastasia Perla (P, $25.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
NYX Daytime Halo (P, $6.99) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Becca Champagne Pop (LE, $42.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Looxi Beauty Bombshell (P, $7.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Guilded Glow (P, $5.99) is darker (95% similar).
Illamasqua Rush (P, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Milani Sunglow (P, $10.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop Starflower (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).

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Ingredients

Water/Aqua/Eau, squalane, glycerin, alumina, diisostearyl malate, trihydroxystearin, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, rosa damascena flower water, magnesium aluminum silicate (argilla), glyceryl polyacrylate, parfum/fragrance, polysorbate 60, ethylhexylglycerin, tin oxide, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citronellol, geraniol, linalool, citral, farnesol, eugenol, mica, carmine (CI 75470), titanium dioxide (CI 77891), iron oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492), bismuth oxychloride (CI 77163).

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Exposed

PPermanent. $29.00.

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8.5

Longevity

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92%

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Sparkler

Tarte Sparkler Tarteist PRO Glow Liquid Highlighter ($29.00 for 0.56 oz.) is a medium-dark, golden copper with warm, brown undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. It had larger, chunkier sparkle, so if you’re not a fan of glitter, this would not be a shade for you! It had semi-sheer, buildable pigmentation, and I was able to build up to opaque coverage with three layers. It had a stronger base color, too, so it worked as a subtle bronzer on my skin tone when I wore it as more medium coverage. The texture was smooth, gel-like but not too watery or “cool” in feel, so it applied well without going on unevenly or sheering out too quickly. The highlighter wore well for eight hours on my cheeks.

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Cover FX Moonlight (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Lancome Rose Twinkle #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Dew You (P, $45.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Cover FX Sunlight (LE, ) is warmer (85% similar).
Chanel Sunkissed (P, $48.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Becca Creativity (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Tarte Fire (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).

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NARS Navagio Beach (LE, $39.00).
Becca Opal (P, $19.00).

Ingredients

Water/Aqua/Eau, squalane, glycerin, diisostearyl malate, trihydroxystearin, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, rosa damascena flower water, magnesium aluminum silicate (argilla), glyceryl polyacrylate, polysorbate 60, parfum/fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citronellol, geraniol, linalool, citral, farnesol, eugenol, mica, carmine (CI 75470), titanium dioxide (CI 77891), iron oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), bismuth oxychloride (CI 77163).

Sparkler

PPermanent. $29.00.

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Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

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Tarte Exposed Tarteist PRO Glow Liquid Highlighter

Tarte Sparkler Tarteist PRO Glow Liquid Highlighter

Tarte Exposed Tarteist PRO Glow Liquid Highlighter

Tarte Sparkler Tarteist PRO Glow Liquid Highlighter

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Tarte Exposed & Sparkler Tarteist PRO Glow Liquid Highlighters Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Exposed

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Exposed

PPermanent. $29.00.

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Sparkler

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Sparkler

PPermanent. $29.00.

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