Tarte Friends and Family Sale Haul

Hi guys! As I've mentioned in my Lights, Camera, Flashes mascara review , Tarte is a really wonderful brand. It is cruelty free, paraben free, and has some really fantastic quality products. The other thing I really love about Tarte is their customer appreciation; they send out promo codes often for discount and I've even gotten birthday discount codes sent to me. They have a Friends and Family sale a few times a year and that is when I really like to take advantage of some of their products that are a little bit more expensive than I would like to spend.
I'm not exactly certain what the discount amount was for the F&F sale was, but I want to say it may have been somewhere around 30% off your entire order, and it was on every product they sale, not just some. Isn't that the worst? When a company has a sale but it's only valid for some products. I love that the Tarte discount is storewide.
I've had my eyes on a couple products by Tarte that i've been looking forward to trying and the F&F sale was the exact push that I needed to make the purchase.

I've been dying to buy their BB Cream for a long time. Any time that I swatch it I love how it feels, it's very silicone-y and it's very different from any other BB Cream that i've tried. Today I wore it for the first time and I really am enjoying it! I love how small and convenient the packaging is, the coverage is amazing, and you really don't need that much product to cover up your whole face. The coverage can be compared to most foundations in that it is pretty heavy without feeling heavy. It also has SPF 30 which is GREAT as I find myself outside quite a bit lately and like knowing that my face is protected. It also contains some anti-aging benefits but, honestly, I'm not too concerned about those. In addition to that, I do not have to set this with powder, how awesome is that! I have combination skin with an oily T-zone and would never leave the house without setting powder, until now. This product is truly amazing.

I got my shade in Light. Usually I would go for light-medium or medium but this particular BB Cream tends to run a little darker. Light matches me really well, and it isn't too pink or too yellow. If you are looking for a nice BB cream and don't mind spending $34, I highly recommend this one.

The next product I had been really wanting to try out was this Maracuja Rain Forest Glow. The packaging of this is gorgeous, gold and purple. It also comes with 5.0 fl. oz. of product which is quite a bit. This product retails at $36 and it is really unique, i've never used anything like it. It is described as a bronzing, matte, waterproof body perfecter infused with Maracuja oil. As mentioned in my I <3 Summer tag , I am not a fan of fake tanning in any way, shape, or form, and I am far to active to try to lay out and catch some rays. The only tan I get is from just being outside doing everyday activities. This product can be applied like a lotion and it perfects and bronzes up the skin. It looks very natural, not orange-y at all, and makes a huge difference to the appearance of dull skin. It almost gives it some sort of dimension. It does not streak and does not need to be applied super carefully, which is amazing because I just do not have the patience to perfect my fake tan. 

I also received a sample of the Tarte Fake Tan product "Braziliance". 

Although this image makes the sample look huge, it is very, very small. I'm not sure how I could ever use this because I don't think it could cover more surface area than maybe one hand. Nonetheless, free samples are always appreciated!

My final consensus of this haul is a perfect 10! I like everything that I purchased and find them both to be very unique. I would highly recommend both of these products that I purchased. Keep an eye out for more Tarte deals by following them on Twitter (@tartecosmetics). Maybe you'll become a Tartelette, too!