RE-DISCOVERY| Tarte Eye Couture Day-to-Night Eye Palette

So today's post is all about Tarte's Eye Couture Day-to-Night Eye Palette**! It first debuted during the holidays a couple of years ago. The palette contains 10 eyeshadows. It is beautifully packaged in Tarte's signature purple. The packaging resembles a quilted clutch with a lock and a key charms on the snap button closure. It doesn't stand up by itself, as can be seen in the next picture (I hold up the mirror with my hand) but it is travel-friendly. None of the eyeshadows have fallen out or cracked. It has a large mirror (5.5 in by 2.5 in) and includes a dual-ended easy crease eyeshadow brush and all-over eyeshadow brush, a dual-ended bronze eyeliner and charcoal eyeliner (not pictured), and four step by step instructions for different day and night looks.

The shadows are very pigmented and creamy! I tap the included all-over eye brush lightly three times into the shadow and get enough for my entire eye. They are full-sized shadows. Mose of the shadows are shimmery while the other three have varying degrees of shimmer in them.

 They don't have names so  I will go from top to bottom row to easily distinguish which shade I am talking about. Starting from the top left, the first shade (T1) is a shimmery champagne. It is really shimmery and I use it mostly as an inner corner highlight. I just tap my brush lightly once and I get enough for my inner corners and brow bone. I tried using it as a blending shade and it just made a shimmery mess. The second shade (T2) is a shimmery dusty lilac and it is very pretty. I use it on my lids when I'm going for a little wash of color. It isn't as shimmery as the champagne shade but you must go lightly. The third shade (T3) is a rich brown with gold shimmer. It is really pretty as a liner color or used to darken the outer corners. It has the most glitters in it yet I don't see any shimmer when I apply it on my lids. It is very dark so tread lightly with this shade. The fourth shade (T4) is a neutral shimmery brown shade. This shade also packs a punch. It is a warmer shade so it sort of makes my eyes look a bit swollen. I mainly use it as a crease shade. The fifth shade (T5) is a deep shimmery bronze. I love using this on my lids if I don't have a lot of time getting ready to go out at night. The top row of eyeshadows are on the warmer side.

Taken in indoor natural lighting with no flash

Moving onto the bottom left, the first shade (B1) is a silver sheen.  It is very, very shimmery so I mainly use it in the inner corners. The second shade (B2) is a shimmery pale pink. This is another pretty shade for day time. I like to use it all over my lid to brighten my eyes. The third shade (B3) is a shimmery deep gray. Unlike the other shimmery shades, this one isn't as shimmery. It gives a sophisticated look to the eye. I also like using this to blend out my eyeliner or all over the eye with the pale pink shade to blend it out for a elegant dinner party. The fourth shade (B4) is a gold-tinged purple. This is the medium glitter shade. It applies sheer so I have to build it up with two layers for it to show up. I sometimes do a third layer but it makes my eyes too glittery. The fifth and final shade (B5) is a black with silver flecks. This is the least glittery shade and one of the blackest blacks I have ever encountered! I like using this as a liner shade when I want a dramatic look without using eyeliner. As with the rich brown shade, I don't see shimmer on my eye.

Swatched indoors with natural lighting and no flash; Shades T1, B1, T2, B2, T3

Swatched in indoors natural lighting with no flash; Shades B3, B4, T4, T5, B5

Though this palette claims to be a day to night palette, I feel that the shades are way too shimmery to be used during the day. I prefer my day eye look to be more subtle. For nighttime, this would be a great palette if you like your eye look to be shimmery. This palette is beautiful with a variety of shades; however, the finishes are limited to shimmery and slightly matte shadows.

The brush that comes with it is actually useable! Most brushes that come with palettes are useless but this one is really great at packing on the color with no fallout and blending out the color onto the crease. The only complaint I have is that the brushes are a bit too big for my smaller eyes but they still work wonderfully for me. When I wash or spot-clean them, a couple of hairs get lost but not major.

The eyeliner that comes with it is also very nice! It has a bronze shade that looks very natural and a charcoal that is a bit shimmery but is still usable. Some people have problems with it staying but for me, I find it lasts for a while. If I set it with a shadow, it lasts all day for me without smudging!

I definitely recommend getting this palette if you are in the market for shimmery eyeshadows! Though it isn't appropriate for day wear, I really love it for nighttime looks! I've even used this palette for my prom look :) It is still available on Beauty.com for $44!

Below is a nighttime look I created using this palette. Though I only used three eyeshadows, it looks really nice (IMO).

I used the rich brown with gold shimmer all over my mobile lid, the neutral shimmery brown in my crease and to blend out the rich brown, and the shimmery champagne above the neutral shimmery brown to soften the edges and as an inner corner highlight.

I also used Tarte's Cashmere Waterproof Gliding Liner in Black along the upper lash line, softening it with my finger, Benefit's They're Real! Mascara on my upper lashes, and Milani's Shadow Eyez Eyeshadow in 12 Golden Bronze.

So that's it for this post! I really recommend grabbing it soon before it goes out of stock! I'll see y'all soon! Until then, take care! (>‿◠)✌

XOXO,

MWAH ❤

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