First Impression: Tarte Cosmetics x MakeupShayla Tarteist Contour Palette

Before I get to swatches, I just need to remind you (and me) that this is a contour palette and face powders are created differently than eyeshadows or highlighters because they have a different purpose. The goal of a face powder is to blend into the face so it looks natural, it’s not meant to be a different color than the skin or stand out in any other way.
When I first swatched this I had to remind myself that the point of this was to sculpt my face in a way that looks natural. Therefore, the products needed to match my skintone. So when I swatched, I needed to look for shade matches (one shade lighter and one shade darker) than my natural skintone.

With that being said, here is the Tarte Cosmetics x MakeupShayla contour palette!

Based on these swatches, I was incredibly skeptical about how it would perform on my face. I was thinking immediately about the lack of pigmentation, but I had to stop myself because this is exactly what I need to contour my face. I don’t need some crazy rich, dark brown to contour. I need a greige brown that is subtle enough to look natural and will blend well into my liquid foundation without looking patchy. And that is exactly what #4 does.
The only shade that I was just shaking my head at was the blush (#5). This did not even swatch, so I don’t know if it was my finger or what, but it was not having it! I’m going to use this as much as I can this week on top of different foundations and concealers so I’ll find the best combo for my skin.

Back to positive things, I love that the pans are magnetic and are interchangeable. I’ve got several single highlighters that I can easily swap out with some of these if I want to travel with this as my “face palette”. That’s more appealing to me than a Z Palette which I have nightmares about traveling with!

If you guys are interested in seeing some pictures of this product in action on my face, let me know in the comments below!