Is Tarte Tartlet XL Tubing Mascara worth it?

The gurus are split. 3 of the 6 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 64%.

What is Tarte Tartlet XL Tubing Mascara's Guru Score?

Tarte Tartlet XL Tubing Mascara holds a Guru Score of 64%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

Tarte

Tartlet XL Tubing Mascara.

Eye Makeup

About this product

A tubing mascara formulated to coat lashes and remove cleanly without flaking, available in black and brown shades.

Type

Eye MakeupLiquid

Guru Score

64%

Mixed

6 experts · Strong agreement

6Gurus

3Approved

1Mixed

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What the gurus are saying

This mascara splits experts: some love its clean removal and lengthening effect, while others find it doesn't perform like a true tubing mascara should and flakes or transfers during wear. Those who do like it often note it performs similarly to more affordable tubing mascaras, which gives some pause at the full $27 price point. A few experience minor smudging or dribbling by day's end, so those with sensitive eye areas may want to test it first.

Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take June 2026

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What the gurus are saying.

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The Budget Dermatologist

719k subs

~Approved

"The Tarte Tartlet tubing mascara is on sale, about 40% off, and it's super high on my list of favorites. I love this one and so many of you guys love it too, you actually recommended it to me, so I tried it and I love it."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Approved

"I'm wearing it right now, the Tarte Tartlet tubing mascara. I personally I love tubing mascaras. This is very similar to other tubing mascaras, to be honest. I probably could switch between them and not notice the difference once they apply. Very nice. And right now it's 16 bucks, so it's 40% off."

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"I've been testing this one out lately too. The Tarte tubing mascara I've been testing against the Thrive and I find them very similar. Actually I don't find much of a difference. I think the Tarte one maybe separates a little bit better."

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Allie Glines

830k subs

~Approved

"This is one of my favorites and I'm thrilled to see that it's going to be 50% off. If you like tubing mascaras, this is really great. It reminds me quite a bit of the Thrive one. It's beautiful. It's a great formula. It comes in black and brown."

Dr Dray

2.67M subs

~Mixed

"It does give a nice lengthening and lifting effect. I've actually gotten some compliments a lot over on TikTok about my lashes when I'm wearing this. I like it but I haven't been blown away and I probably would not repurchase it, especially since I find it to be very similar in performance to the Milani tubing mascara, which I really like. For the price point I would just go back to the Milani tubing mascara."

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"My Tarte tubing mascara arrived that I got from Amazon for Prime Day, that deal, and I'm pretty happy with it. It works well."

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"I've been getting a lot of compliments on my eyelashes I will say that but that being said I'm not like enamored with this mascara. I just feel like for a mascara I kind of don't enjoy the price point. One of the things I don't like about it is I end up whacking my upper eyelid getting a lot of little hits which does flake off."

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"I used Tarte's tubing mascara not this XL one but their other one the entire time I was using the tubing mascara I got a lot of comments what are you using on your lashes are you using a lash serum are you using latisse and it was just that particular mascara. I love tubing mascaras because basically the mascara deposits on the lashes in like a little tube that coats the lash and when you go to take your makeup off at the end of the day the mascara comes off in these little tubes so it's pretty easy to remove which I like. Overall I was very happy with the Tarte mascara but I have tried so many other tubing mascaras including a more affordable one by Milani that I think are just as good. Normally it's 27 bucks which is really expensive for mascara given how good drugstore mascaras are."

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"I have been rather enjoying this, but it doesn't really perform quite like a tubing mascara. Tubing mascaras basically coat your lashes and put a little tube around the individual lash hairs and then at the end of the day when you use your makeup remover these little tubes come off. This isn't really like that, but it is a pretty good mascara. It really has a good lengthening. It really does provide a lot of length and lift, but I don't know that it's mindblowing. It's not a particularly unique wand. It doesn't get flaky throughout the day."

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"I've been meaning to try that."

Beyond50Skin

31k subs

~Skip

"The Tarte Tartlet XL Tubing Mascara only got a one out of five for application. It was messy to apply and transferred, so I had to do a bit of cleanup. For appearance, honestly a one out of five. It was clumpy and didn't really look like it extended my lashes much at all. It didn't have that nice sleek individual lash look like I would expect a tubing mascara to have. As far as smudging, it got a three out of five. It did smudge and have a little bit of fallout, not too bad. For washability, it got a three out of five. It didn't take too long to wash it off, a little bit less long than some other mascaras, but the wash off wasn't what I expected for a tubing mascara."

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"I purchased the bundle the Tarte trio with the tubing mascara, the fake awake liner, and their lip plumper. This was a huge fail for me. First of all, it doesn't give any color whatsoever. I thought it would give at least, I mean it's just, it's barely there, which is fine, but the smell is a very strong coconut smell and it's slightly sticky and not very hydrating. So unfortunately, this was a fail for me and I'm not going to continue to use it because the scent is just a little bit too strong."

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"I have always found tubing mascaras to be somewhat troublesome. I'm getting ready to do a video on tubing mascara and I'll give you my review of the Tarte tubing mascara."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

~Skip

"I also tried the Tarte Tartlet XL Tubing Mascara and this was kind of a fail. I really liked it all day long, it went on really nicely, it looked really good all day. Problem was at the end of the day it had left me like a little dribble over here by the corner of my eye. I have one eye that's always like a little dribbly and when I wear my CI Ray tubing mascara I never end up with the little dribble at the corner of my eye, but with this one I had it. So not in love with this even though it was pretty. I know a lot of people do like it, but I think that the Kelly Ray is far superior because it stays put until I take it off."