Two
summers ago I bought my first ever bronzer – Bare Minerals First Resort
Bronzer. I was very apprehensive about bronzers on my tan skin before that, but
that product completely changed my view on bronzers! I took it with me the last
time I visited my sister and she totally fell in love with it as well. She
wanted one for her but unfortunately was a limited-edition palette. Ever since
I have looking for a bronzer palette for her; one that has both matte and
shimmer shades. When I saw sneak peak of this brand new palette from Lorac
Cosmetics I got super excited. I was so happy to see this palette just when I
am getting ready for my next trip to India. J However, it was a difficult
product to find! My travel date is approaching fast and I wanted to order it
ASAP after its release. It actually first got released on Kohl’s, but they only
offer free shipping at $75 and my local store did not stock it until recently. Overall,
I did not expect that much hassle in order to buy it.
Wow,
that was a whole lot of unnecessary rambling :-)
The
Take Me to TANtego palette comes with 4 different shades in both matte and
shimmer finish with a total of 0.42 oz. of
products. It also comes with an angled brush. All these will cost you 30$. Right now it’s available in Ulta,
Nordstrom
with free shipping and Kohl’s.
I absolutely love the packaging.
It’s quite a thin and sleek palette. It is a cardboard packaging but I think its
sturdy enough. The mirror is also good; I love the fact that the lid can be
totally folded backwards which makes the palette to hold while I get ready in those
rushed morning. I also love the product name as well the shade names they
choose! They are very playful.
Here are the shades
TAN Antonio
(matte): It’s
the lightest of all 4 shades. I think this will easily suit fair skin tones. It’s
a little too pale on me, I can still wear it but it’s not my favorite. But I do
like to lightly brush it over the periphery of my face and wear one of the
shimmer shades on top of that.
TAN Diego (matte): They call this “medium bronze”.
This is more suitable on my skin tone and I do not find the need of putting the
shimmer shades on top of it.
Cabo TAN Lucas
(shimmer): I
think this is my favorite shade in the palette. It’s a shimmery shade but it’s
a very fine shimmer. I love the shade too; it’s quite a strongly gold bronze
and it’s quite flattering on my tan skin tone. It’s just the right amount of
shimmer for me :-)
TANta Cruz: Here is unnecessary information
for you :-); I have never been to
Santa Cruz or Cabo SAN Lucas :-) Anyway
this is a shade that intimidates me a little bit. It is shimmery and has some multicolor
glitters. What makes it unique is its strong purple undertone. Definitely
unique but I am afraid it may appear a bit gray on my face. I have not tried it
as a bronzer on the entire face; I just wear a little bit on specific areas. I
have also tried it as a lightly applied blush. I still do think that I would
have enjoyed it if it were satin not glittery. Quite a unique shade though!
Like
all other Lorac products, these are very powdery which essentially means that
there will be some kickoff powder while using these. But it’s very, very, very
smooth powder. They blend quite nicely. However, they are not strongly
pigmented! Which is not necessarily a bad thing for bronzers, but I noticed
that I have to apply at least 2 layers to get the warmth I want. I do like the
look these shades give me but I am not in love it. For some reason, these do
not make me happy. Another major complaint from me is the comparatively weak
staying power. On top of foundation it lasts for 5-6 hrs. but if I am wearing
on just moisturized skin, it hardly lasts for 3 to 4 hrs. I have quite a few other
bronzers that I love wearing on bare skin. The more I wear this product, the
more uncomfortable I get.
I
am not quite ready to discard this palette as a bad product but I am not happy
with it either. I love the convenience of having just one palette for all my
bronzer needs. I love that it comes with a brush and at such a good price! The
shades are not my ultimate favorite but I do love Cabo SAN Lucas. I am
definitely keeping the one I bought for my sister as I don’t have much time to
go and find a better palette, however I might return the one I bought for me.
What’s
your thought on this palette?
Love,
~Arrru
