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I recently made a purchase at the Tarte website during their sale. In this order, I got some more of the Tarte Chrome Paint Shadow Pots that I have been eyeing for a while- unleashed and martini.
They first came out with these stunning eyeshadow pots couple years ago and I’m still loving them and expanding my collection till these days!
This time, I got the limited edition shade “unleashed” (metallic purple) and the permanent shade “martini” (metallic bronzed olive). I’ve been loving purple shadows a lot although I don’t wear them very often. But lately I’m really into olive green shades since I first saw the reviews of the Charlotte Tilbury’s eyeshadow quad “The Rebel” (it seems to be the same and repromoted as “Green Lights”) online! I believe olive-y and golden-y greens are on trend this year.
Swatches and texture of Tarte Chrome Paint Shadow pot
This is the collection I have currently. They are beautiful!
Here are some swatches (the pictures were all taken under natural indoor lighting in daytime).
These Tarte Chrome Paint Shadow pots are very metallic and opaque, but they are quite thick on the lid. I recommend smoothing them on the lid couple times to make sure they stick and prevent massive fallout.
Most of the these paint shadow pots came pressed hard into the pot, however, I did have experience that they came loose in the pot and it was pretty messy when I first opened them. So make sure to be prepared when you open them!
Comparing Tarte Chrome Paint Shadow pot with Essence Melted Chrome Eyeshadow
Looking at some of these shades, they remind me of the Melted Chrome Eyeshadow from Essence. As a side note, I don’t think we talk about these Essence shadows enough as they are as gorgeous as high end eyeshadows, but are very affordable (they are occasionally on sale in Ulta’s website)! I highly recommend anyone of you to check them out.
The Essence shadows are more light-weighted and tend to have less fallout on the lid than the Tarte Chrome paint shadows. However, if you want more opaque and intense eye look, I think the Tarte ones are for you.
Here are some comparison swatches for the Tarte Chrome Paint Shadows and Essence Melted Chrome shadows:
Final Thoughts
I really like these shadow pots from Tarte. They have a substantial texture that I can easily pick them up with my finger or a natural hair brush (in contrast, even natural hair brush can barely pick up the Essence shadow). They are also quite opaque and metallic in just one swipe (same for the Essence shadows). I don’t notice any creasing (on a typical monolid for Asians) or fading on me for 5+ hours of wear before I take them off. I have rather normal skin around my lid area. The only downside I can think of is that, they can be quite thick and crumble easily if layered. But they are not particularly easy to fall out.
However, I have previously purchased the other limited edition Chrome Paint Shadow pots before, in the shades “Wild at heart” and “Paradise found”. Not only did the two shades look very similar on my lid or in arm swatches, they definitely feel different than the permanent versions in a negative way to me. They are more crumbly and are not pressed inside the pot. So it was pretty messy to use them. Besides, the limited edition ones are having more fallout over time of wear. I eventually returned them.
Overall, I recommend these Tarte Chrome Paint Shadow pots and I rate them as:
- Texture: 9/10
- Color payoff: 10/10
- Longevity on eyelid: 9/10
- Shade variety: 6.5/10
- Quality consistency among shades: 8/10 (some newer “limited edition” shadows are less substantial than the permanent ones)
- Affordability: 7/10
