Tarte – Clean Slate
What it is:
A lightweight, emollient face primer.
What it does:
Tarte Clean Slate Face Primer helps makeup stay in place longer while preventing creasing in fine lines and wrinkles. Unlike other primers, Clean Slate™ contains natural fruit- and plant-derived extracts to treat, protect, sooth, and hydrate the skin.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Synthetic Fragrances
- Synthetic Dyes
- Petro-Chemicals
- Phthalates
What else you need to know:
This primer contains Skinvigorating™ ingredients such as avocado oil, which is rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, D, and E, and safflower seed oil, a vegetable-derived oil with moisturizing capabilities. Echinacea root extract has anti-bacterial properties that have been known to decrease inflammation, and rosemary leaf extract is known to increase blood circulation. Hibiscus flower extract contains antioxidant properties that help to restore skin’s elasticity. Dermatologist-tested.
My Thoughts:
This was the first primer I bought and actually used the entire tube. It is thicker than most primers I have tried, and a little goes a long way. When applied sparingly it is lightweight, mattifying, absorbs quickly, appears to even out skin tone, and makes skin feel very smooth. Applying too much, or before moisturizer has fully absorbed, can cause it to ball up and roll off. Clean Slate is by far my favorite primer because the results are similar to silicone based primers, but it does not clog more pores the way I have experienced with so many other similar products. I also appreciate that, unlike so many other primers, overall the ingredients are fairly healthy. I would highly recommend this primer.
See other reviews for this product on Sephora.com and Amazon.com
Beautypedia review of Tarte Clean Slate Face Primer – Very Good / Pricey
Ingredients: (click the number to the right of each ingredient to learn more about it on the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database website)
- Cyclopentasiloxane 3
- Dimethicone Crosspolymer n/a
- Mica 2
- Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil 0
- Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil 0
- Echinacea Angustifolia Extract 0
- Centella Asiatica 0
- Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract 0
- Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract 0
- Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil 0
- Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract 0
- Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract 0
- Malpighia Punicifolia (Acerola) Fruit Extract 0
- Punica Granatum Extract/Punica Granatum 0
- Passiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract 0
The following is a brand review of Tarte Cosmetics from the Beautypedia website:
Strengths: Excellent selection of foundations; great cheek stains; superior pressed powder and eyelining pencils; one excellent mascara; unique, innovative, beautiful packaging; great cream lipstick options; complete ingredient lists on the company’s Web site.
Weaknesses: Expensive; mostly poor mascaras; no customer service phone number; gimmicky products and nutraceutical claims; no matte eyeshadow options.
(see: http://www.beautypedia.com/Brand/Tarte-Cosmetics/311.aspx)
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