Thursday, June 18, 2015

Tarte Colored Clay "Clay of Life" Eyeshadow palette dupes



Hey everyone! I recently got a request from one of my subscribers on youtube to find dupes for the shades included in a QVC TSV Tarte kit from last month. The eyeshadow quad included in the kit is called "Clay of Life" and I absolutely LOVE the shade selection! I have loved Tarte's shadow quality from past palettes but somehow I feel as though this is one of their best.


So, enough blabbing! Lets get started. First of all, here's a look at the palette and shades included:



(from left to right: top left is Classic Cream (matte), top right is Simple Slate (metallic sheen), bottom left is Tantalizing Tan (matte), and bottom right is Breathtaking Brown (matte)


I tried to find exact dupes for all the shades, but I was unsuccessful. So the first shade is the matte cream "Classic Cream". 




I scoured my entire eyeshadow collection (including other palettes) and I came up empty handed. This shade is so unique,you'd think by looking at it that it is just an average "everyone-has-it" cream color. But this shade is buttery smooth  that I couldn't even come close to with another shade. Most of the shades I have in this color family were either a little too white or too dark of a cream. I personally use this shade mainly as my browbone highlight. So, all that to say I don't have an exact dupe for this one unfortunately. But if you wanted a pretty close comparison you could try Wet n Wild's single in "brulee", although in tone brulee has more of a white tone than a cream tone to it. 


This next shade I have an exact dupe for.  "Simple Slate" is a GORGEOUS silvery/taupe shade with a metallic sheen to it. This is one of my favorite shades in this quad, it looks absolutely stunning paired with the deep matte brown on the inner half and outer half of the lid, with this Simple Slate shade popped right in the center of the lid. Just a tip, if you really want to make this shade more metallic, spray some MAC Fix Plus on the back of your hand, dip your brush into the color, and apply to the center of your lid. Combined with the matte brown: STUNNING! 



When I saw this shade I immediately knew which eyeshadow was an exact dupe. The dupe I found is Wet n Wild's single in Nutty.




Although, I feel like Simple Slate is sightly more pigmented nevertheless Nutty is an exact dupe. Here they are side by side together on my hand:


(top is Simple Slate and bottom is Nutty) 



Yet again, this next shade I wasn't able to find a dupe for unfortunately and that shade is "Tantalizing Tan". This is another one of those super unique shades. I looked and looked in my collection because I was sure I had an exact dupe for it, but alas, I came up once again empty handed. 



I find that this shade is slightly less pigmented than the other shadows in the quad but nevertheless it makes a great crease color if you're going for a super natural look.


Finally in this quad is the gorgeous deep, matte brown shade called "Breathtaking Brown". This is the shade that I have paired with Simple Slate and as I said earlier, it is absolutely stunning! The matte brown shade is truly breathtaking. I love a palette that has a matte brown because I feel as though it is such a staple shade.


I searched through my collection and I actually found a pretty close shade match in the LORAC Unzipped Gold palette. The shade is called "Unedited". Unedited is maybe just a little bit lighter than Breathtaking Brown, but side by side they look pretty much identical.




(top is Breathtaking Brown and bottom is Unedited)



Alright, my goodness that was long post but I do hope this was helpful for those of you that were looking for dupes for the Tarte palette. Even though this kit is no longer available at the TSV price, you can still get it. Please click HERE if you'd like to order this kit. 

Also, just a disclaimer I was not paid to do this post nor am I in any way affiliated with Tarte. 


If you're still reading this, thank you!! Again, I hope you enjoyed this post and thank you so much for taking the time to read it. Have a wonderful day! 



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