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Tarte Shape Tape Foundation
Foundation

Guru Score · out of 100

56%

Mixed

~Mixed · 56% 2 independent gurus · Early signal
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What the gurus are saying

2 reviewers passed on it. Dr. Vanita Rattan and Robert Welsh all said no. Dr. Vanita Rattan : "This has got ethylhexyl palmitate. They've added in fragrance. It's excellent in terms of shade range with 58 shades. Final verdict, outstan…"
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take June 2026

Key actives & flags

Vitamin CFragrance-freeContains drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Water/​Aqua/​Eau, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Butylene Glycol, PEG/​PPG-18/​18 Dimethicone, Sd Alcohol 40-B (Alcohol Denat.), Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Acrylates Crosspolymer, Alcohol, Atelocollagen, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, Dextrin Palmitate, Disodium EDTA, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Ethyl Menthane Carboxamide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Glycosphingolipids, Hexylene Glycol, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Hydrated Silica, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch Octenylsuccinate, Kaolin, Lauryl Laurate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Menthyl Lactate, Methicone, Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide, Mica, Nylon-12, Palmitic Acid, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Silica Dimethyl Silylate

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What the gurus are saying.

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"This has got ethylhexyl palmitate. They've added in fragrance. It's excellent in terms of shade range with 58 shades. Final verdict, outstanding shade range but wrong for acne."
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"The lightest one will still be way too light for people and also way too red. That's red. To me, this says you do not want people of color using your product. You don't want black people using your product. Because if the intention was there, it would be there. And it's not. Straight up. Even in the back of your mind, it should be there. It's not. You would have done some research. You would have tested these shades on actual people and see that this shade range is actually inadequate and shouldn't even be... I mean, it's laughable, to be honest with you."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

Is Tarte Shape Tape Foundation worth it?

The gurus are split. 0 of the 2 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 56 out of 100.

What is Tarte Shape Tape Foundation's Guru Score?

Tarte Shape Tape Foundation holds a Guru Score of 56 out of 100. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

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