Some time ago, Tarte brand announced the release of one more limited edition eyeshadow palette which is Rainforest of the Sea High Tides & Good Vibes.
Once I saw the post about this beaut, I ordered it immediately the very first day it was available on the official site.
The palette comes packed with a really beautiful and glowing cover:
The back of it reveals the list in used components:
The case is something out of this Universe! There’s liquid beneath the beautiful print of a tortoise and seaweed. It moves exactly like a real wave there! I just want to hold this palette in my hands all the time and look at it. It’s beyond beautiful.
As for the palette itself, it’s pretty heavy and it does really feel expensive. A pleasure to hold it in my hands all the time.
There’s a big mirror inside along with 12 eyeshadow shades. 4 of them are matte, 4 are shimmering and the rest are glittery.
Swatches on my hand with a flash:
Once I had a look at this palette, I was blown away with that sophisticated blue color at the right lower corner of the palette. It’s called Deep Blue. I applied it all over my eyelids.
The shade Surf’s Up was used to blend out the edges.
And I also added some Champagne Beach shade to 2/3 of my eyes and to the inner corners too.
And here’s what I have in the end:
I didn’t want to stop there, so I applied a clear lip gloss on my lips and that Deep Blue shade on top of it. (Lifehack - if you like this or that shade but you don’t have a lippie of such color, then I recommend that you just use eyeshadow on top of a lip gloss or a chapstick). After that I put accents in the centers of my eyelids with the glittering shade Turtlette and Aquaholic:
In the end, I want to say that the palette is fantastic! It’s really awesome. Out of all the shades, Surf’s Up is the only one that I don’t like. It’s the least pigmented out of all, besides, I find it so tricky to blend out. But if I try hard, I can still fit it into my makeup game. All other shades are super vibrant and packed with pigments. I also want to say that the glittery shades here don’t require a special glitter glue and apply as easy as all others and don’t fall down. This palette is far from the New Nude one from Huda Beauty.
Highly recommended!
