Brunette Beauty

Packaging: Hand length, round plastic tube with opaque purple packaging with a coloured wave pattern. The pump is purple with a flat and slim dispenser in a gold base. A clear cap does sit ontop. The mist is long, narrow and fine. Smell: Marine and earthy. Formula/ Texture: This mist is very fine and lightweight. It instantly gives a cooling sensation. This has a lot of great ingredients in it. Mainly the Rainforest of the Sea complex has algae and marine flower extracts hat help reduce fine lines and wrinkles while smoothing and softening the skin. There is orange peel oil in this too to promote collagen production and sea water gives intense hydration. Lentil seed extract reduces pore size, caffeine improves micro circulation, redness and puffiness. Count out helps smooth and nourish the skin and finally lavender oil soothes and tones the skin. This has a 4in1 usage; - primer - hydration mist - skin refresher - setting spray While I generally used i...

Packaging: There is 4 pairs in a gold and purple suitcase styled cardboard box, reminiscent of the old shoe style doctors or medics who'd carry their equipment in these. Each pair comes in an non resealable aqua foiled sealed pouch. Inside is a tray filled with extra serum and the patches themselves. I'm quite surprised at how thick, soft, large and generically shaped the patches are. Smell: Marine. Formula/ Texture: They hold a lot of product which means more serum applies to the eye area. The generic shape means there's no right way for it to sit on the face meaning, application is easy and quick. The fact the ends are large, cover more of the eye area. They are cooling, depuffing and hydrating, really giving a relief for tired eyes. I apply them and leave on for at least 10 mins and rub in whatever left over serum is remaining. These don't slide around the face at all, a nice suction. The serum isn't sticky or tacky at all. My eyes look p...

Packaging: Cardboard box with mini products inside. All our the best selling skincare products from the Rainforest of the Sea complex. Pair of Pack Your Bags 9/11 Rescue Gel Eye Patches Great trial and I'm into masking up my eyes recently. Rainforest of the Sea Deep Dive Cleansing Gel I've always been interested in trying this but the full sized is quite expensive on it's own and then to ship all the way to Australia, seems a little inconvenient. The vegan/natural side intrigues me, so I'm excited to see how it performs against acne medicated cleanser. Rainforest of the Sea Marine Boosting 4in1 Mist This honestly just seems like it'll be good for the skin and I want it to prove me right. Mists are always handy. Rainforest of the Sea Hydrating Moisturiser My skin gets dehydrated in the summer and even more so in the winter so I'm attracted to anything that has the word 'hydration' in it. Available: Only from tartecosmetics.com...

Packaging: Hand length, round plastic tube with opaque purple packaging with a coloured seaweed pattern. The pump is purple with a flat and slim dispenser in a gold base. A clear cap does sit ontop. The pump mechanisms are smooth, dispensing a small amount that laters up quite well. Smell: Marine and earthy. Colour: Becomes a milky white when in contact with water. Doesn't affect product performance. Formula/ Texture: This is a smooth, thick liquid. It's easily suds up and applies to the face, clean effectively. It doesn't sting, cause any stiffness or dryness and finally skin irritations. This is gentle on the skin but is so through at cleaning. Which makes me think it would be great for sensitive skin types too. Again another product that has really impressed me! The travel sized bottle has last me 4 months using it twice daily - that's impressive! In saying the you do not need a lot of product. A little bit does sud up quite well. T...

Packaging: Bright purple silicone, no lager then palm size oval. The backside has a suction point for easier holding and quick drying in the shower. ¾ of the oval are long fine bristles. The remaining quarter is flatter round nodes. Smell: None. Colour: Bright purple but no affect to performance. Formula/ Texture: I feel like this would be more beneficial for cleaning brushes then the face. I didn't see or feel any sort of improvement or change in the way my skin felt and looked while I used this. I used it a varieties of ways including putting my cleanser of the scrubber first and wetting the scrubber in addition to my face. Might an incentive for those who struggle to regular was their face or who are just starting a skincare regiment. Available: Only from tartecosmetics.com for $10. This mini is from the Tarte Limited Edition Scrub Clean Set.

Packaging: Palm sized purple plastic twist up tube with a shiny gold cap and matching text on the tube. The product is a thick circular shape. It twist up easily and in my experience hasn't spilled over the edges and created wastage. Smell: Marine. Colour: Black. Applies sheer and washes away. Formula/ Texture: A very fine exfoliating particles in a wax texture. This is best used on damp skin, straight from the tube, use fingers to massage it in and rinse off. Leave it on for 10 minutes as a mask. This does a great job at exfoliating the skin and leaving it smooth and soft. It's very easy and fool proof to use too. The formula is vegan friendly, hypoallergenic and dermatologist tested which means this will be suited for the majority of skin types. Available: Only from tartecosmetics.com for $36 for 30g/1.0oz. This mini is 6.4g/ 0.22oz and from the Tarte Limited Edition Scrub Clean Set.

Packaging: Opaque water print, self seal bag with mini products inside. Frixxxtion Stick Great & handy for mess free exfoliating Rainforest of the Sea Cleansing Gel I've always been interested in trying this but the full sized is quite expensive on it's own and then to ship all the way to Australia, seems a little inconvenient. The vegan/natural side intrigues me, so I'm excited to see how it performs against acne medicated cleanser. Cleansing Cutie Scrubber I've tried these hand held face tools before, initially with L'Oreal and now that i'm debating whether I should back to my Clarisonic, I am intertested in using a toll such as this will be more effective then hand washing. Available: Only from tartecosmetics.com for $17.50.