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Tarte Amazonian Clay 16-Hour Full Coverage Foundation.

Foundation

About this product

A full-coverage foundation from Tarte's Amazonian Clay line, designed to give long-lasting, even coverage that wears for up to 16 hours.

Full ingredients

Quartz, Ruby Powder, Tourmaline, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Smithsonite Extract, Sea Salt/Maris Sal/Sel Marin, Hydrolyzed Pearl, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, BHT, Kaolin, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci77491, Ci77492, Ci77499), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Zinc Oxide (Ci 77947), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510),Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510)

Guru Score

67%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

Pores that look blurred and a finish that feels creamy rather than dry: that's what wins fans over, with the praise aimed at Tarte's Amazonian Clay powder version worn over primer. It stays lightweight, doesn't settle into wrinkles and lasts all day. The split is stark, though, because a flat no from the other camp says they'd never wear it or recommend it again.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take December 2023

What they liked

Velvety finish
Minimizes the look of pores
Lasts all day

What they flagged

Would not wear again
Pore effect fades under liquid

Type

FoundationLiquid

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

Sephora → Ulta → Amazon → Google →

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What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Clogged or visible pores1 expert

“So your pores still do look minimized, but it works the best with a powder foundation.”

HotandFlashy, watch at 8:12

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Mixed Makeup

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~Nay

"It definitely does not give you a glow. I don't love it. I would never wear this, I would never recommend it to anybody, and I'll never try this again. It's in the top sellers list, but we're definitely low, at 3.4 stars, and it only has about 1,300 reviews. It costs $40, and only 68% would recommend this product to a friend, so way more people would not recommend this product. The top review gives it five stars and says, 'Despite the reviews, I think it's great."

HotandFlashy

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~Yay

"I love this Tarte Amazonian clay blurring powder foundation with it. This is a really super beautiful combo. If I want to put on a little extra makeup I'll put this on over my primer and it just looked beautiful on my skin and lasted all day. It comes in lots of colors, it's not drying for a powder, and it's almost like a powder to cream kind of thing where you put it on and it just feels very creamy and lightweight on your skin. It doesn't feel heavy, it didn't settle in my wrinkles."

All 3 takes from HotandFlashy

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"When I do want to put on makeup, I've been using the Tarte Amazonian Clay Blurring Powder Foundation over the primer. [...] It looks really nice and velvety, there's nothing crusty, it looks really nice and smooth, and my pores are minimized."

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"I can keep it in my purse and do a little touch-up on my nose if I need to. I feel like putting a powder over the primer is really the best thing for it because once the primer dries, it's very dry. And then if you put a liquid on over it, it kind of makes the effect minimize a little bit, but it doesn't make it completely disappear. So your pores still do look minimized, but it works the best with a powder foundation. [...] This is a nice powder foundation."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Tarte Amazonian Clay 16-Hour Full Coverage Foundation?

A full-coverage foundation from Tarte's Amazonian Clay line, designed to give long-lasting, even coverage that wears for up to 16 hours.

Is Tarte Amazonian Clay 16-Hour Full Coverage Foundation worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 67%.

What is Tarte Amazonian Clay 16-Hour Full Coverage Foundation's Guru Score?

Tarte Amazonian Clay 16-Hour Full Coverage Foundation holds a Guru Score of 67%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.