This review is on the
Tarina Tarantino Pearl Glow Primer, I originally received a deluxe sample size of this in a Sephora order to try out.
Anyway onto the photos!
My Rating: 6 out of
10 Feathers
Cost: $32.00 for 1 fl oz/30 ml
Availability: www.tarinatarantino.com Formula: Water based lotion texture.
The Packaging: Glass bottle with pump top.
My Final Thoughts: When I originally received this product in a deluxe sample size in a Sephora order I was pretty excited to try it out, I ended up using up the full sample bottle because it made my skin look so wonderful.
The primer has a pearl pink tint to it which gave the most beautiful glow under my foundation, I definitely would of recommended it back then.
However later on down the road I saw it on sale for $20 on Sephora.com and I ended up purchasing a full size bottle, I tried it out again and this time it just didn't sit right on my skin. It also had a much stronger chemical smell and almost smelled like it had gone bad.
Even the texture was off, it was way more liquidy than the sample I had tried out. I tried to shake it up really well but it wouldn't even make it thicker. When I went to swatch it I ended up pumping out a cap full of it and managed to get a more lotion consistency. I thought it was just me but I have read other people talking about how their tube also had the "gone bad" chemical smell as well so I'm not sure if it's just the normal way it is.
I probably should have returned it at that point but unfortunately we didn't have a Sephora in my area at the time (or at least not that I knew of) and I ended up forgetting about it. The only reason this product is getting a 6 is the fact the packaging is cute with a higher quality feeling and the product did still give a nice glow, but I just can't get past the smell and fact that it almost looked/smelled like it went bad (and I had JUST bought it).
My recommendation is that if you really want to try this out purchase it at a place that you can easily return it to if you find that you do not like it. When I can afford it I may try to purchase another bottle just to give it another review in case I did end up with a bad bottle. I really wanted this to be amazing again, I would hate to think that it's just because of a bad batch. Let me know in the comments if you own this and what you think of it!
Would I purchase again? Probably not, the first time I tried this when I had the sample I actually really loved the natural glowing look it gave my face, but once I purchased the full size it was like I ended up with a bad batch of product. I may in the future check it out again to see if that was the case, but I have heard others complain about the smell and how it seemed bad as well so I'm not sure!