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Maracuja Tinted Moisturizer.

Tarte Maracuja Tinted Moisturizer
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About this product

A lightweight tinted moisturizer with maracuja extract designed to provide hydration and sheer coverage.

Full ingredients

Guru Score

80%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far
2Gurus
2Yay
0Mixed
0Nay

What they liked

  • Sheer to medium coverage
  • Doesn't look cakey or heavy
  • Natural-looking finish

What they flagged

  • Yellow undertone

What the gurus are saying

This tinted moisturizer earns praise for its dewy, natural finish that never looks heavy or cakey on skin. Coverage runs sheer to medium with a silky texture gurus love, though those who prefer matte finishes may want powder nearby. The shade can read yellow on some tones, though lighter application tends to resolve the mismatch.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take September 2024

What the gurus are saying.

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"If you're a fan of the maracuja tinted hydrator this gives a beautiful satin finish"
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"If you're a fan of the maracuja tinted hydrator this gives a beautiful satin finish"
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"This is new to me but when I did my tinted moisturizer review you guys thought this one looked the best on me and I thought it looked a little yellow but after working a little bit with it not putting as much on I actually really love this tinted moisturizer. [...] I reach for this one a little bit more than I do the other one but it's a wonderful tinted moisturizer if you haven't tried it definitely give it a try."
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"When I did my tinted moisturizer review last year, you guys really liked the way the Maracuja Tinted Moisturizer looked. I thought it looked a little bit yellow, but you thought it fit my complexion really well."
Yay
"This is really beautiful as well. The finish on this is very similar to the Say. It's got a very dewy finish so for me I always have to powder it. It gives sheer to medium coverage and it never looks heavy or cakey on the skin. It always just looks so sheer and so natural. I just love it."
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"This is really beautiful as well. The finish on this is very similar to the Say. It's got a very dewy finish so for me I always have to powder it. It gives sheer to medium coverage and it never looks heavy or cakey on the skin. It always just looks so sheer and so natural. I just love it."
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"I discovered the Tarte Maracuja Tinted Hydrator when I did a tinted moisturizer review of a bunch of different things and this was hands down the winner. It's so beautiful on the skin, so easy to use, works with everything, and lasts really well all day."
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"The Tarte Maracuja tinted hydrator I've been wearing that pretty much every day."
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"I did a video testing five different tinted moisturizers and the winner for me there was no contest. It is the Tarte Maracuja Tinted Hydrator and I love this so much that I purchased it in another shade. This is the most beautiful tinted moisturizer on the skin. It goes on so easily, you can apply it with fingers, brush, or sponge. It looks skin-like and natural, doesn't settle into wrinkles, doesn't make your pores look huge, and doesn't have a super shiny finish like so many of them do. I powder it just in my T-zone a little bit and it reacts beautifully to setting powder. I've been wearing it like almost every day since and I haven't even touched any of my foundations since I discovered this. That's how much I love it."
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"The Tarte Maracuja Tinted Hydrator is another really great one. It looks beautiful on the skin, it lasts all day, easy to reapply, slap it on with your fingers. Really really excellent."
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"This one feels like almost a whipped up kind of a lightweight moisturizer, it doesn't feel overly wet or overly emollient or overly sticky, it just rubs in really quickly. It goes on equally well with the fingers or the brush. I really like the coverage and how skin like this looks and the shade match of it, this is a really good one. It's sitting very nicely on the skin, looks very natural. The finish isn't overly shiny on this one, it's definitely a little bit more shiny than I like and I do still like to powder it but I don't have to add a ton of powder all over my whole face. The rest of my face looks really natural and really youthful and like it has that glow from within that I love. At four hours I was really impressed with this one, I thought it looked great, it was still in place, it wasn't returning to its original level of shine. The powder seemed to stay with it really well. At eight hours I really love this, I had worn a mask for at least an hour and a half and it really wasn't very worn off, especially on my nose at all. One of the best things about it is how hydrating it feels, my skin never feels or looks dry with this one on. I never have skin flakes popping up by the end of the day. My skin feels comfortable all day, it feels hydrated, it doesn't feel sticky and goopy. It dries and sets and feels great. I feel like the color matches great, there's just nothing about this that I don't like. If you're in the market for a good tinted moisturizer for your skin, I would say to give the Tarte Maracuja Tinted Hydrator a try, so easy to use, so beautiful on the skin."
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"The Tarte Maracuja Tinted Hydrator is beautiful, lasts longer than the IT, goes on easier, and looks way better—it's very similar but only costs twenty-nine dollars and comes in lots of shades. This is a beautiful tinted hydrator and I would highly recommend this so much more than I would recommend the IT."

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

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Tarte Maracuja Tinted Moisturizer?

A lightweight tinted moisturizer with maracuja extract designed to provide hydration and sheer coverage.

Is Tarte Maracuja Tinted Moisturizer worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 80%.

What is Tarte Maracuja Tinted Moisturizer's Guru Score?

Tarte Maracuja Tinted Moisturizer holds a Guru Score of 80%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.

Who is Tarte Maracuja Tinted Moisturizer best for?

Tarte Maracuja Tinted Moisturizer is generally suited to dry skin.

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