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Tarte Goddess Glow Highlighter (Holiday 2017) Review, Photos, Swatches

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Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter
Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter

Goddess Glow

Tarte Goddess Glow Holiday 2017 Highlighter ($35.00 for 0.42 oz.) is a medium gold with warm, yellow undertones and a sparkling sheen. This has noticeable sparkle to it, so if you are not a fan of more glittery highlighters, then this is most definitely not going to work for you. On the other hand, if the more sparkle the better in your book, then perhaps you’ll enjoy the finish.

The compact is massive–it’s a whopping 0.42 oz. of product–but it is to the point of being unnecessarily large for most people (it will take eons to get through this one, even if used on its own all year!). According to Tarte, the powder is supposed to “build a natural radiance or blinding strobe” with a “silky, weightless powder” with “pigment [that] builds effortlessly.” The finish was more buildable than the pigmentation from my experience; the powder was loosely pressed and a bit dry, so I just did not find the pigmentation built up much with layering, but it did appear more metallic and even more sparkly with two to three layers on the skin. It had semi-sheer to medium coverage (built up) that did emphasize my skin’s natural texture somewhat. It lasted for seven and a half hours on me before becoming a little patchy.

Ingredients

Talc, Mica, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Polypropylene, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Nylon-12, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Zinc Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyethylene, Diisostearyl Malate, Isododecane, Stearyl Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Octadecene, Ptfe, Hexylene Glycol, Disodium Edta Triolein, Tin Oxide, Cetyl Peg/Ppg -10/1 Dimethicone, Hexyl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Algae Extract, Gardenia Taitensis Flower, Citric Acid, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491).

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

Goddess Glow

LELimited Edition. $35.00.
B-
B-
8
Product
8.5
Pigmentation
8
Texture
8
Longevity
4.5
Application
82%
Total
Makeup Look
On face:
  • Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Foundation
  • Laura Mercier Loose Translucent Powder
On eyes:
  • Marc Jacobs Beauty The Wild One Palette
  • Marc Jacobs Beauty Out of the Blue Highliner
On lips:
  • Bite Beauty Whip Liquified Lipstick

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