Tarte's Amazonian Clay Tartelette Matte Eyeshadow Palette

This palette was "sneak peak" released through email to some people but will launch spring 2015 publicly. It features 12 brand new matte eyeshadows and retails for $44. Ive never tried Tarte's eyeshadows before but I've always heard amazing things about the formula. These shadows are made with Amazonian clay so they will have a longer truer wear as well as Vitamin E and Mineral Pigments to help soothe and soften skin. Now lets get to what the website says about the palette and some color swatches!

From the Tarte Website - Product Performance: tarte is introducing an all matte eyeshadow palette featuring 12 never-before-seen shades to inspire, celebrate and empower real women to take on the day with confidence. The name says it all – this sleek, statement palette is all about the tartelette and features tarte’s signature Amazonian clay-infused, long wear eyeshadow in rich matte shades that are as beautifully diverse as the brand’s loyal fans:

• free spirit (cream)
• force of nature (nude)
• dreamer (warm brown)
• multi-tasker (chocolate)
• caregiver (pale pink)
• natural beauty (mauve)
• best friend (mulberry)        
• bombshell (dark plum)
• super mom ivory)
• wanderer (light brown)
• power player (taupe)
• fashionista (black)

So when I first try out a new eyeshadow I like to do it without using an eyeshadow primer so that I can truly test out the formula and staying power as well as the pigmentation. The shadows are so soft and creamy, they almost feel like a cream shadow when you're dipping your brush into them. The pigmentation is true to color and none of them are patchy, I'm especially pleased with the darkest 3 colors! These shadows performed perfectly, went on smoothly with great pigmentation, easy to blend. Exactly what I expected from Tarte. What surprised me was how cute and compact the palette was, for some reason I was expecting it to be big like the Vice palettes from Urban Decay. This could easily fit in your makeup bag or purse and with the range of colors it would be perfect to take on vacation. It has a great sized mirror and the gold with the purple gives it a rich feeling. I do wish it had a little duel sided brush then it would be perfect to just grab and go but I can forgive them for it. Overall I'm extremely happy I bought this palette, especially because I don't own a lot of matte colors and to have them all in one palette is perfect! A lot of these shades would work great transition shades or would pair perfectly with any shimmery/glittery color. The 6 middle shades are what drew me to this palette but now I'm loving all of the shades! It has great highlighting colors as well as the darker ones to do a smokey look. A great investment in any collection if you ask me! A+ Tarte, exactly what I've been searching for!