TARTE: Fall 2008 Health Couture Collection

Tarte's Fall 2008 Health Couture Collection is set to impress with fab products loaded with good for you, good for your skin ingredients and boasting shades and colors that are all the rage this season. No wonder I love this brand so much!

Here's a look and a deal to follow:

EYE COUTURE DAY-TO-NIGHT EYE PALETTE (LE) - $44

Glamorize your eyes with this luxe palette that holds everything you need to go from a soft, simple daytime look to smoldering, smoky eyes for night. A rich purple quilted palette adorned with a gold lock and key houses 10 eyeshadows (5 in the bronze family and 5 in the charcoal family), a double-ended brush with greatness eyeshadow brush and a double-ended brown & charcoal eyeliner. Reusable packaging: When you finish the palette you can replace the shadows with Tarte's eyeshadow singles.

Eyeshadow Skinvigorating™ ingredients:
• aquamarine: known to relax your mind and bring energy, this natural gemstone adds luminosity and a dose of mineral pigment
• tourmaline: known to bring a sense of peace and tranquility, this natural gemstone adds luminosity and a dose of mineral pigment
• mineral pigments: soothe and soften the skin
• vitamin C & E: antioxidants that protect against free radical damage

Eyeliner Skinvigorating™ Ingredients:
• palm oil: imparts silkiness to the skin
• coconut oil: non-irritating emulsifier with anti-microbial and moisturizing properties
• vitamin C & E: antioxidants that protect against free radical damage
• mineral pigments: soothe and soften the skin

Eyeshadow Skinvigorating™ Benefits:
• paraben free, phthalate free, mineral oil free, sulfate free, propylene glycol free, synthetic dye & fragrance free

Eyeliner Skinvigorating™ Benefits:
• preservative free, paraben free, phthalate free, mineral oil free, sulfate free, propylene glycol free, synthetic dye & fragrance free

Color Descriptions:
• bronze shades: shimmery champagne, shimmery dusty lilac, rich brown with gold shimmer, deep shimmery bronze, neutral shimmery brown
• charcoal shades: silver sheen, shimmery pale pink, shimmery deep gray, gold-tinged purple, black with silver fleck


LIP COUTURE T5 SUPER FRUIT™ INFUSED LIPSTICK SET (LE) - $32

This limited edition set includes four deluxe lipsticks in new, exclusive colors and a universal lipliner that gives the appearance of fuller lips. These chic lipsticks are fashioned in a plush, purple, quilted-case—perfect for all of your little luxuries. With the purchase of every Tarte Lip Couture t5 Super Fruit™ Lipstick Set, you’ll be supporting Sambazon’s Sustainable Acai Project (SAP), a member of the Fair Trade Federation, which helps to preserve the Amazon Rainforest through forest conservation, improved living conditions and educational opportunities for communities in Brazil.


Skinvigorating™ Ingredients:
• acai fruit extract: helps fight free radicals, promotes cell regeneration, has known anti-inflammatory and skin softening properties and combats premature signs of aging. It’s been reported to have 10 times the antioxidant power of grapes and twice that of blueberries
• goji berry extract: contains anti-aging properties
• pomegranate extract: reduces inflammation and redness in skin
• acerola extract: helps restore skin’s clarity due to the high concentration of Vitamin C
• maracuja extract: soothes skin and acts as an anti-inflammatory
• jojoba seed oil: leaves lips feeling soft, supple and smooth
• shea butter: helps retain skin elasticity and protects against cell degeneration
• vitamin E: natural preservative that also acts as an anti-inflammatory emollient and protects against free radical damage

Lipliner also includes:
• carnauba wax: this natural wax ensures a smooth application
• vitamin E: natural preservative that also acts as an anti-inflammatory emollient and protects against free radical damage
• mineral pigments: soothe and soften lips

Skinvigorating™ Benefits:
• paraben free, phthalate free, mineral oil free, sulfate free, propylene glycol free and fragrance free

Color Descriptions (left to right):
• aura: deep brick red
• eden: nude beige
• paradise: sheer peachy-nude
• utopia: warm mauve berry


BERRY COUTURE ALL NATURAL STAIN SET (LE) - $35
Achieve a healthy complexion and naturally enhanced lips that’ll stay all day with tarte’s two best sellers infused with Tarte's proprietary t5 super fruit complex™. Their natural cheek stain in berrylicious (not sold separately) is synthetic dye free, preservative free and features a natural cassis fragrance. And, only available in this set, their new mini natural rise & shine in berrylicious features natural preservatives and a natural vanilla fragrance. As with the Lip Couture, with the purchase of every Tarte Berry Couture All Natural Stain Set, you’ll be supporting Sambazon’s Sustainable Acai Project (SAP).


Skinvigorating™ Ingredients:
• acai fruit extract, goji berry extract, pomegranate extract, acerola extract, maracuja extract

Natural Cheek Stain also includes:
• carnauba wax, shea butter: helps retain skin elasticity and protects against cell degeneration

Natural Cheek Stain Skinvigorating™ Benefits:
• preservative free, paraben free, phthalate free, mineral oil free, sulfate free, propylene glycol free, synthetic dye free, natural cassis fragrance

Natural Rise & Shine Skinvigorating™ Benefits:
• naturally derived preservative, paraben free, phthalate free, mineral oil free, sulfate free, propylene glycol free, natural vanilla fragrance

Color Description:
• berrylicious natural cheek stain: sheer pink-berry
• berrylicious natural rise & shine: sheer pink-berry stain and shimmery berry gloss

Some of these products are already sold out at Tarte, but these products will also be available at Sephora. Alternately, you may click the links to the products above directly for other purchasing options and special offers.