Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Spring/Summer 2016 Collection

Tarte introduces Rainforest of the Sea for spring/summer 2016 - with a whole new selection of colour cosmetics as well as brand new skin care that’s infused with an antioxidant-rich and hydrating formula which helps protect against daily aggressors and premature signs of aging to leave skin bright and radiant.

Eyeshadow Palette - $41 - with 8 neutral shades: Mermaid Gold, Seashell Pink, Wave Slate, Abyss Dark Brown, Reef Copper, Starfish Bronze, Cove Tan, Sand and Ivory in a velvety formula that hydrates and balances lids with a creamy powder is that is never drying or chalky. Each of the pigmented, blendable shades is a blend of liner, lid, crease, and highlight shadows in wearable mattes and metallics to define and contour your eyes. It includes a step-by-step guide to take your look from beachy bronze to a sea-inspired evening eye.

Skin Twinkle Lightning Palette - $50 - a strobing and highlighting palette that includes a versatile trio of silky perfecting powders that filter and reflect light for a soft focus glow. The middle Filtered Light shade is your go-to setting powder in a universal matte sand that brightens and corrects any darkness under the eyes. Paired with two full-size, luminous perfecting powders: Sunlight and Moonlight that are perfect for illuminating the contours of the face for a natural-looking glow that flatters all skintones.

Wipeout Color-Correcting Palette - $54 - includes 6 cream complexion correctors to balance, correct and perfect the complexion and wipe out skin discolorations. This easy-to-use palette features numbered shades and includes a coordinating visual guide to make the professional technique of colour-correction accessible to everyone. It features six color-correcting shades: Orange - counteracts darkness; Green - neutralizes redness; Warmth - sculpts, contours, and defines; Peach 1- camouflages light to medium skintones; Peach 2 - camouflages medium to deep skintones; and Yellow - highlights and brightens. These universal shades work across skintones to offset the appearance of dark circles, redness, and acne, while contouring and highlighting, with a creamy texture that helps minimize the look of imperfections, including pores and fine lines.

Water Foundation - $47 - in 12 shades:  Fair Neutral, Fair-Light Neutral, Light Neutral, Light Sand, Light-Medium Neutral, Light-Medium Beige, Light-Medium Honey, Medium Neutral, Medium Honey, Medium-Tan Sand, Tan Sand, Deep Honey - with a concentrated, full-coverage fluid formula that delivers the ultimate in hydration-boosting coverage and 12-hour wear. It features 20%t water to quench dry skin as it covers and masks any redness, dark spots, and uneven skintone while softening the look of pores and fine lines. The custom dropper applicator delivers the perfect level of moisture-rich coverage in an array of shades to match any skintone for a smooth, soft, radiant complexion.

Aquacealer Concealer - $31 - in 6 shades: Fair, Light, Light-Medium, Medium, Tan and Deep - a full coverage, concealing serum that locks in radiance, hides imperfections, and hydrates skin. Formulated with concentrated levels of pigments suspended in deep conditioning serum, it contains 20% water to deliver the desired coverage while moisturizing skin. Apply it directly from the custom applicator wand to mask any redness, dark spots, and acne or to brighten up the undereye area.

Drench Lip Splash Lipstick - $26 - in 12 shades:  Skinny Dip - white nude, Beach Bum - dark nude, Cabana Boy - pink, Happy - rose, Top Down - poppy coral, Bikini - pink coral, Hey Sailor - bright pink, Mai Tai - orange, Firework - red, Surfer Girl - cool fuchsia, Wet Suit - plum berry, Bonfire - blackberry - a long-wearing, satin-matte lipstick that saturate lips with creamy, full-coverage colour and hydration with  natural, lip-loving oils and butters.

Quench Lip Rescue - $23 - in 4 shades: Opal - sheer pink, Nude - sheer beige, Rose - sheer mid-tone pink and Berry - sheer berry -  infused with an antioxidant and vitamin-rich lip quencher that’s powered by a blend of essential extracts and oils to help restore the appearance of your lips’ softness, moisture and elasticity that’s reduced over time while providing a protective antioxidant barrier against daily aggressors. With a tinted, everyday formula that gently melts into skin to smooth over the look of lip lines, leaving a radiant, dewy finish.

Lipsaver Treatment Primer - $23 - a daily lip treatment primer and moisturizing balm that features a transparent, coconut oil-infused formula that disappears into lips while it helps smooth and improve the look and wear of your favorite lipstick. Use it to refresh lips throughout the day or as a soothing overnight treatment. Loaded with an antioxidant-rich formula to protect lips while promoting firmness and elasticity.

So Fine Micro Liner - $26 - in Black - featuring an ultra-fine tip, it makes it easy to create a crisp, precise line and expertly fill in spaces between lashes to extend and volumize the appearance of the upper and lower lash line.

Highlighter Brush - $41 - a universal highlighting and strobing brush that features a custom, double-ended design and cruelty-free, soft bristles that target, highlight, and set makeup while sweeping on all-over radiance. The smaller, precision brush side brightens up the undereye area, while it illuminates the top of cheeks, nose, and browbones; while the angled, fluffy brush end creates an incandescent glow on the cheeks and forehead.

Double-Ended Foundation Brush - $41 - a complexion-perfecting tool that includes on one end a smaller, angled brush end that is ideal for targeting and covering around the contours of the face, minimizing the look of redness, dark circles, and fine lines on areas that include the nose and the eye area; while the larger, flat brush end to buff and blend on all-over coverage for an instant airbrushed effect.

Color Correcting Brush - $29 -  designed with soft, cruelty-free bristles that work with a variety of cream concealer and corrector formulas. Use its precision tapered tip to target and cover acne, redness, dark circles, and other imperfections, or just dot it onto areas you want to strobe and brighten, such as the top of cheeks or the under eye area. Use the opposite, fluffy brush end to soften and blend over harsh lines. The ergonomically angled tip can be used to seamlessly apply bronzing and highlighting shades all over the contours of the face for a sunkissed finish.

The Airbrusher Double-Ended Concealer Brush - $29 - features soft, dense bristles in different sizes to buff on custom coverage all over the contours of the face. The smaller, precision brush is ideal for brightening the undereye area or sweeping concealer over acne and dark spots. The larger buffing brush helps to conceal any redness, hyperpigmentation, or other imperfections, offering full, buildable coverage without any streaking.

Lip Brush - $29 - features a tapered, precision liner brush for crisp lip contouring before it retracts down to keep the brush clean and lips. The opposite side of the lip brush features a dense, flat design to pick up and shade in your favorite creamy lip colors and helps fill in the look of fine lines and prevents feathering.

Deep Dive Cleansing Gel - 150ml - $30 -  removes excess oil, impurities, and all traces of waterproof makeup. Enriched with the exclusive Rainforest of the Sea complex, it helps balance and soothe as it cleanses, without disrupting skin’s natural moisture, which can cause acne and other skin concerns. With each application, it softens and hydrates without clogging pores, while vitamin C works to brighten the complexion.

Drink of H20 Hydrating Boost - 50ml - $47 - powered by hyaluronic acid and the exclusive Rainforest of the Sea antioxidant complex, this cooling gel moisturizer helps restore skin’s natural hydration for skin that’s fortified, refreshed, and healthier-looking. The lightweight moisturizer absorbs into skin, leaving no oily or greasy feel behind, while powerful marine antioxidants help skin defend itself from everyday aggressors. Its skin-balancing properties support antiaging, and it helps boost the appearance of firmness, tone, and vitality over time.  

Marine Boosting Mist - 75ml - $30 -  restore skin’s natural radiance and hydration and extend makeup wear for 12 hours with a refreshing setting spray that acts as a hydrating mist and primer to help to minimize the appearance of pores, redness, and puffiness. Featuring a hypoallergenic formula, it’s infused with tarte’s antioxidant-packed Rainforest of the Sea™ complex to help shield skin from daily aggressors. Just mist on a few times throughout the day to quench dry skin and help improve the look of firmness over time.

And if you like the sounds of the skin care products above but don't want to commit to full sizes without trying then check out:

Make Splash Hydrating Skin Savers -  $12 - mini versions of the Marine Boosting Mist, Deep Dive Cleansing Gel and Drink H20 Hydrating Boost.

Available now at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -