Happy Wednesday! It’s a SKINCARE POST sponsored by tarte cosmetics and ShopStyle Collective!
This April, tarte is sharing their Skincare Routine promo where you can get 2 skincare products for $45 to create your own 2 step skincare routine in a flash using code MYKIT! As you know, I’m super loyal to skincare products and very particular about which ones I use since I think good skin is the foundation to better makeup, but after researching these products, I was so impressed that I said YES, let me try them out a few weeks and then if I love them, I’ll share them with my readers. Since I know everyone has different price points, but wants great results, I thought this two for $45 promo was a great time to give you the deets. Today’s post also includes…a video to help better explain how I use these products and why I love them.
Also, you can still use code SHAY15 for 15% off (not to be combined with MYKIT).
Here’s a look at everything I tried…
…from body care to a pre-workout routine, AM products and PM products too!
You can watch me chat about these skincare products (let’s be real, gush about them), in this video here…
Here’s a little breakdown of each product from the video:
I have been loving the combo of the tarte KNOCKOUT texture & pore refining pads with the tarte MARACUJA oil for my pre-workout routine! You can, of course, use these products in the evening too, but they both really wake me up and get me (and my skin) going early in the morning before I hit the yoga mat, gym or street to run. The MARACUJA oil is also great for dry skin (it’s working so well on Madeley’s little dry cheeks!), hair, cuticles and more. Plus, it smells like an orange grove. I love it!
For the last two weeks, I’ve been using this combination in the morning after my shower and before applying my makeup. The Rainforest of the Sea serum packs a bunch of healthiness to my freshly washed skin before I add my moisturizers. I love that it has collagen in it. I really feel like products with collagen not only brighten up my skin, but plump and firm it as well. The SEA wink of H2O is the perfect eye cream for both morning and night and goes really well underneath my Shape Tape concealer (no heaviness, stickiness, greasiness or smudging). And then, I top everything off with the drink of H2O which is super hydrating and moisturizing yet light as can be since it’s more of a gel than a heavy cream. It goes great under my makeup or in the evening as part of my nighttime routing. Speaking of which…
…in the evening, I have been using both the SEA wink of H2O and drink of H2O along with a great retinol (always, always use a retinol!!! You won’t believe how much your skin improves after using it at night!) and then I’ve been adding a little layer of Sleep Retreat on top of everything for that extra boost of hydration over night.
I looooooove to take a bath or shower at night, scrub myself clean and then apply a delicious moisturizer. This duo here: Awake Sugar High and Sugar Rush Cake Butter is amazing together! One scrubs you all clean and then the other, gets you hydrated better and moisturized.
Here I am all moisturized and ready for my makeup!
And here I am, ready to conquer the day 🙂 . Great skincare means you really don’t have to use a lot of makeup.
Now, don’t forget my favorite eye shadow palette…
…seriously, I bet this is one of the top five questions I get each and every day “what eye shadow are you using?”. It’s this right here!!
I have shared a makeup tutorial before showing you why I love this palette so very much (you can see it HERE), but I updated it for you today as well…
…in the video I also mention my VERY FAVORITE BRONZER (in seychelles) and my VERY FAVORITE MASCARA too! Both from tarte 🙂 !
All dressed and ready to conquer my day!
Don’t forget, right now, tarte is sharing their SkincareRoutine promo where you can get 2 skincare products for $45 to create your own 2 step skincare routine in a flash using code MYKIT! Each product tarte offers is eco-chic and cruelty-free as well as hypoallergenic and vegan skincare. Every product is packed with naturally-derived ingredients and formulated without the bad stuff like parabens, phthalates, sodium lauryl sulfate, triclosan & gluten.
Don’t forget, my unique code also works if you don’t want to use the MYKIT code. Use code SHAY15 for 15% off (not to be combined with MYKIT).
Happy skincare day! I hope you find something that leaves you feel hydrated, glowy and refreshed today! xx
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
I love Tarte’s products! Thanks for the reviews! ?
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Sheaffer Sims says
2 for $45! WOW! That’s an incredible deal!
Erika Slaughter says
I didn’t even know Tarte had skincare products-let alone so many! Checking them out STAT!
Elspeth says
Your skin is always glowing! Thanks for sharing!!
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Nicole says
Hey Shay! Are you not using Colleen Rothschild anymore?
Mix and Match Mama says
I totally am, but I wanted to share some other options at a different price point. I get a lot of feedback from people wanting good, solid choices but less expensive than CR.
Carrie says
Do you alternate these with your other skincare products such as CR and drunk elephant?i have sensitive skin so I’m afraid to mix too many products.
Mix and Match Mama says
I went cold turkey off of everything else and only used these products for the last two weeks. So far, I really like them. Nothing caused redness or irritated my skin. The cream to apply at night is SO hydrating! It might be the most hydrating night cream I’ve ever used. I think I’ll continue to add it a few times a week on top of my other nighttime moisturizers for an extra hydration boost!
Natalie says
I’ve been looking for some good skin care! Thanks Shay! Will def have to check out and great deal 2/$45! Btw, got the shape tape after your review and LOVE it!
Mix and Match Mama says
Isn’t it so great?! It’s creamy but not heavy. I love it!
Lauren says
So you’re pretty much a bad (but good) influence… as I just bought a crapload of stuff!!! Hahah ?
Mix and Match Mama says
That made me lol!
Leslie S says
Are you still using the retinol rx? I’ve followed you for so long and you’re always trying fun new things! I am curious about whether these are in addition to or have replaced your dermatologist rx?
Mix and Match Mama says
Yes! Every night. I use retinol products now instead of just straight retin-A.
traci says
Ok o know you have said this a million times. Which is the white eye liner you use on the bottom??
And do you Re wash your face after the pads and workout when you shower?! If so which is your go to cleanser for morning??
Thanks!!
Mix and Match Mama says
I use the Lancome pencil in “blanc”. Love it! And it depends on my workout (how sweaty it is). If I do, I like the Fresh Soy cleaner because it’s super gentle!
traci says
????Thank you!!
traci says
So out of the Sephora picks and these-are the Sephora finds more your staples with your CR??
Mix and Match Mama says
With CR, I use the Drunk Elephant products to supplement. These tarte products are new-is to me, and I just started using them. I love the tarte makeup so much that I’m excited to explore their skincare too!
Andrea says
It always looks like you have a simmer on your lower lid? Do you put anything on them as well? Thanks for the post. ??
Mix and Match Mama says
Hmmmm…just my normal gloss (which varies every day!).
Sharon says
I’m looking for a good eyeliner, just regular not liquid. Any recommendations?
Mix and Match Mama says
I don’t like liquid either! I always use Lancome’s waterproof eyeliner in noir. I buy mine at Nordstrom.
Kelly Latvala says
I’m just starting to get into skincare (turning 30 this year) and I’m super intrigued with these products! It seems like a really good start for me. What’s the order that you use the nighttime routine products that you have noted above? Sleep retreat last, and I’m assuming sea wink first but where does the retinol fall?!
Mix and Match Mama says
So I typically always use retinol at the end (it helps my skin not be sensitive to it), but Sleep Retreat is so moisturizing and after the first night, I realized, it’s more like a hydration mask that should be the top layer. I’ve been doing: Drink of H2), retinol and Awake at the very end.
Stacy says
I L.O.V.E. the Cake Butter. I buy other body butters and lotions but keep going back to this.
Julie says
If you had to choose 2 must haves what would they be?
Mix and Match Mama says
Ugh, that’s so hard. Okay…I think my faves are the body scrub (it’s really fantastic!) and the oil. I really like the face wipes and the drink of H2O too. And the night cream. Really, it’s all great! 😉
Tina says
Love the Drink of H2O! Got it as a sample with the Tarte primer you “made” me get.? Do you have a link for your eyeshadow brushes? I think you’ve mentioned what kind they are before, but I can’t remember. TIA!
Mix and Match Mama says
They’re all Bobbi Brown! I love them so much and have had them for years. I buy them at Nordstrom!