Hit or Miss: Tarte Tartlette Palette

I have a long list products that I am excited to blog about but I decided to start with the Tartlette palette. I have been lemming for this palette for quite sometime now. Everytime I met a beauty blogger or a makeup enthusiast, I would tell her about this palette. Haha Ganon ko siya kagusto!!! I have been contemplating on buying one since the time I saw it online but due to its hefty price tag (2400 pesos), it took me some time before I finally caved in. The selection of the colors of this palette is simply gorgeous. It has all the matte colors I dream of using for my wedding makeup. This palette is an all matte palette and it contains 12 neutral shades (but mostly cool tones). This is one of the palettes that look so good on the pan and looked even more beautiful when swatched but the ultimate question here is  -- Did I like it? Is it worth my 2400?

To be blunt about it --- NO!! I really tried to make it work for me. This has a high review rating on makeupalley and I am one those few who did not like this palette. Before going into details, feast your eyes on the lovely photo of this palette.
Ang ganda niya. These were my first few words when I opened this palette. May kasama pang Wow!!! Just by looking at it, I can imagine the eye makeup I can do with it. Look at how pigmented this palette is?
This palette deserves an A+ for color selection. Pigmentation is beyond awesome. My brush can readily pick up the pigment even at the slightest dab on the pan and it goes on smoothly even with the use of my fingers. The packaging is one the best I have ever seen in the market. Better than UD Naked3. The shadows feel buttery and creamy when applied. Look at my arm swatch. The makeup addict in me was jumping with glee when I was doing this. I immediately did eye makeup trial for about three nights straight. When I first tried doing my eye makeup with this palette, I was totally dismayed on myself. Take note on myself. I doubted my blending skills because I cant come up with teh colors I want. All I end up is a flat looking and muddy eye makeup. I even thought of hiring a makeup artist on my wedding day when I was practicing with this palette. Sabi ko wala na ang magic skills ko. I became nervous. Then , i told myself perhaps I am not using a good base or the colors I am using are not a good mix. So, I tried it the next night and the nught thereafter. Waley pa rin!!!!!! I decided to look up reviews of this palette and lo and behold I am not the only one experiencing this way. The colors are not blendable at all. If I try to mix the brown shade with a mauve one,i will end up with a muddy mauve color. This palette does not jive with my eye makeup technique. I am that kind of mua that use more than 4 colors to get my desired eye makeup. Yes kahit hanggang 6-7 shades keri ko.  I am a blending addict and I love texture and gradient on my eye makeup. I do not subscribe in limiting eye shades with lid, crease and browbone highlight. The more the merrier and peg ko and with these palette no matter how hard I try moxing the shades I just cant create the texture I want. This palette is best if you use 1 to colors only. I also tried mixing it with my ud palette but it still did not work.
Overall, this palette is a miss for me. I immediately sold this palette for 1750 online and I got myself a Morphe 35N palette. Bottomline is - these shadows are smooth but chalky and are extremely unblendable.  Have you tried this palette? Is it a hit or miss for you?

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12 comments

  1. Aw sayang naman ang ganda ganda pa naman nya. Anyway where did you order the morphe palette?

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    1. Hindi pa dumarating so next time ko na sabhin kung san ako nagpreorder haha pag sure na nakuha ko na yung palette :)

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    2. Hehe thanks 😀👍🏻 parang maganda din ung morphe na exclusive ni jaclyn hill

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  2. If you want an All Matte Palette I suggest you should try the Kat Von D Shade Light Eye Palette. However the colors are not the same as the Tartelette palette. I was dying to get that palette but heard so many bad reviews about it. After reading your post I'm glad I did not get it :)

    - martina from www.martsina.com

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    1. Martina thanks for the suggestion. Is that the palette for contouring? I have that on my list as well. 😊😊😊 btw,love your blog posts!!!

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  3. It is expensive! As of yet, di ko pa to afford. The palette looks so posh and beautiful, I agree. Then upon looking at the swatches, I also said that it really is pigmented but the question that followed immediately was 'Can this be blended?' (kase yun ang uso ngayon sa eye makup). Scrolling down and reading some more, I got the answer. Di nga sya blendable. Sayang. Pero good thing that you were able to sell this (kahit medyo palugi).

    Now Im curious how was the Morphe 35N palette for you? Review please! TIA. (^-^)

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    1. Yes ireview ko hehe. Sa sept ko oa makuha through pre order.. sana maganda yun or else harakiri na lols haha

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  4. I love the color selection. Sayang naman on the blendability!

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  5. Whoa. I've seen youtubers raving about this, too. Well, at least you've gotten rid of it and got some money back. I actually have the Jaclyn Hill Palette by Morphe! Do you like your 35N palette??

    -Bee.
    www.beekyoote.blogspt.com

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  6. From the reviews I've read and watched yung mga nagkagusto nga lang dito are people who use at most 3 shadows for their eye looks. So I get it. Sayang naman. Super lusting over this palette! :)

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  7. I will eagerly wait for your review on that morphe palette!!! I'm hoping for a more positive review. I want the 35T palette kaso unavailable right now. Btw, I'm glad I didn't get this Tarte palette. I'm taking it off my list. Haha thanks!

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  8. Hi, dumating na ba ung morphe palette mo? Hehe excited for a review dun. Also, have you tried the makeup revolution flawless matte palette? I have the beyond flawless palette nila and buttery yung texture ng mga eyeshadows nila. Blendable naman and it lasts long sa lids ko. About to order palang ako nung flawless matte so hindi ko pa ma vouch ung quality. Pero for its price ok na ok sya for me. Sad lang kc more on neutral and cool tone ung shades selecetion, buti na lang may super orange akong bronzer hehe

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