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We all know that Tarte's 12-hour Amazonian Clay blushes are a "cult favorite" beauty product.
Most of us will have at least one of these blushes, some a handful, and some have 15+.
I love Tarte's blushes, and despite the fact that more than half the shades probably won't suit my skintone and coloring, I still want them... or at least I want to learn about them and keep them cataloged lovingly in my brain. (I now have 5 shades, woohoo!!!)
So, I was hoping to get some help from my other makeup lovers in making a complete list of all the shades, with possibly a photo of the blush in the pan, and the color description that Tarte gives it, and maybe what it was released with (if it isn't in a single.) What do you think?
I'll start it off with just a randomly put-together list of all the shade names I could find (46 shades total!):
Charisma (Aqualillies palette, single) (warm golden apricot)
Natural Beauty (shade changed in 2014 muted strawberry red>rosy red)
Frisky (shimmering bright coral)
Exposed (nude/nude pink)
Achiote (honeysuckle)
Tipsy (coral)
Blissful ( shimmering warm peach)
Peacful (soft nude peach)
Elevated (medium rose from the Be Mattenificent palette)
Glisten (shimmering peach pink)
Flush (shade changed in 2014 deep berry> pinkish berry)
Fearless (coral pink)
Dollface (light pink)
Amused (light vibrant-blue pink)
Adored ( shimmering light pink)
Blushing Bride (Shade changed in 2014 plummy rose>rosy pink with no shimmer)
Buff (shimmering nude)
Crave (pink peach)
Darling (nude melon)
Dazzled (soft rose)
True Love (reddish pink/watermelon)
Unleashed (Rainforest After Dark palette- nude rose)
Captivating (warm peach)
Empowered (apricot pink)
Wonder
Passion
Tickled
Angelic (Fantastic Foursome- shimmering champagne)
Fantastic ( Fantastic Foursome- soft fuchsia)
Magic (Fantastic Foursome- pink coral)
Stellar (Fantastic Foursome- shimmering nude)
Memorable-
Thankful- (golden pink)
Imagined (candy pink)
Honored (nude rose)
Treasured (melon pink)
Meaningful (rosy pink)
Splendor (peachy pink)
Glory
Starlet
Free
Savvy
Spontaneous
Ambitious
Lighthearted
Adventurous
Am I missing any??
And now for some fun history, thanks to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine!
Tarte Cosmetics started building their website in 2001-2002, and the company was started by Mauren Kelly (CEO) in 1999 out of her apartment. Here's a fun quote from an interview with the CEO:
Tarte's original cheek stains, available from the early days (2001 (?) and to today).
In 2004, Tarte added pressed powder blushes to their cheek offerings (previously, only the well known tube stains were made), but they didn't come in the same compact and from the sound of it weren't the same formula as the ones we know today. They had 7 shades, three of which were called 'hottie', 'moxy' and 'verve'. The brand seemed very similar to Urban Decay when it was in its early days.
Tarte's original pressed powder blushes, available from 2004-2008 (I think).
CONTINUED BELOW (Sorry for the multiple posts, but it wouldn't let me make this all in one post due to the amount of photos.)
Most of us will have at least one of these blushes, some a handful, and some have 15+.
![tarte_blushes.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/712/7125697b3e9ead29fb32e86a517f5d83.jpg)
I love Tarte's blushes, and despite the fact that more than half the shades probably won't suit my skintone and coloring, I still want them... or at least I want to learn about them and keep them cataloged lovingly in my brain. (I now have 5 shades, woohoo!!!)
So, I was hoping to get some help from my other makeup lovers in making a complete list of all the shades, with possibly a photo of the blush in the pan, and the color description that Tarte gives it, and maybe what it was released with (if it isn't in a single.) What do you think?
I'll start it off with just a randomly put-together list of all the shade names I could find (46 shades total!):
Charisma (Aqualillies palette, single) (warm golden apricot)
Natural Beauty (shade changed in 2014 muted strawberry red>rosy red)
Frisky (shimmering bright coral)
Exposed (nude/nude pink)
Achiote (honeysuckle)
Tipsy (coral)
Blissful ( shimmering warm peach)
Peacful (soft nude peach)
Elevated (medium rose from the Be Mattenificent palette)
Glisten (shimmering peach pink)
Flush (shade changed in 2014 deep berry> pinkish berry)
Fearless (coral pink)
Dollface (light pink)
Amused (light vibrant-blue pink)
Adored ( shimmering light pink)
Blushing Bride (Shade changed in 2014 plummy rose>rosy pink with no shimmer)
Buff (shimmering nude)
Crave (pink peach)
Darling (nude melon)
Dazzled (soft rose)
True Love (reddish pink/watermelon)
Unleashed (Rainforest After Dark palette- nude rose)
Captivating (warm peach)
Empowered (apricot pink)
Wonder
Passion
Tickled
Angelic (Fantastic Foursome- shimmering champagne)
Fantastic ( Fantastic Foursome- soft fuchsia)
Magic (Fantastic Foursome- pink coral)
Stellar (Fantastic Foursome- shimmering nude)
Memorable-
Thankful- (golden pink)
Imagined (candy pink)
Honored (nude rose)
Treasured (melon pink)
Meaningful (rosy pink)
Splendor (peachy pink)
Glory
Starlet
Free
Savvy
Spontaneous
Ambitious
Lighthearted
Adventurous
Am I missing any??
And now for some fun history, thanks to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine!
Tarte Cosmetics started building their website in 2001-2002, and the company was started by Mauren Kelly (CEO) in 1999 out of her apartment. Here's a fun quote from an interview with the CEO:
One of their most famous products were the cheek stains.A month in, with an apartment overflowing with inventory, and her Amex bill due, Kelly contacted the buyer at her favorite store, Henri Bendel, and bluffed her way in, saying she had a commitment from Bergdorf Goodman. The lie landed her first order, for $15,700, and a week later she caught the attention of beauty writers at a breakfast hosted by the department store. The products landed on the beauty pages, yielding the kind of advertising money can’t buy and Tarte quickly gained entry into other stores (including Bergdorf Goodman).
![cheekhowImg.gif](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/f45/f45359ae45eec22b449f4dbbf0b49f3a.gif)
![cheekswatch.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/8ca/8ca964257a514238822c18e6d9633c5a.jpg)
Tarte's original cheek stains, available from the early days (2001 (?) and to today).
In 2004, Tarte added pressed powder blushes to their cheek offerings (previously, only the well known tube stains were made), but they didn't come in the same compact and from the sound of it weren't the same formula as the ones we know today. They had 7 shades, three of which were called 'hottie', 'moxy' and 'verve'. The brand seemed very similar to Urban Decay when it was in its early days.
![blush2.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a6b/a6b761867916537b1e4f7eb9150f97fa.jpg)
Tarte's original pressed powder blushes, available from 2004-2008 (I think).
CONTINUED BELOW (Sorry for the multiple posts, but it wouldn't let me make this all in one post due to the amount of photos.)
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