Tarte

Shape Tape Foundation.

Foundation

About this product

Tarte Shape Tape Foundation is a full-coverage liquid foundation in 58 shades, designed for long-lasting coverage and definition.

Type

FoundationLiquid

Key actives

Vitamin C

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeContains drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Water/Aqua/Eau, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Butylene Glycol, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Sd Alcohol 40-B (Alcohol Denat.), Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Acrylates Crosspolymer, Alcohol, Atelocollagen, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, Dextrin Palmitate, Disodium EDTA, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Ethyl Menthane Carboxamide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Glycosphingolipids, Hexylene Glycol, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Hydrated Silica, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch Octenylsuccinate, Kaolin, Lauryl Laurate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Menthyl Lactate, Methicone, Methyl Diisopropyl Propionamide, Mica, Nylon-12, Palmitic Acid, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Silica Dimethyl Silylate

Guru Score

55%

Mixed

3 experts · Moderate agreement

3Gurus

0Approved

1Mixed

2Skip

What the gurus are saying

While the shade range reaches 58 options, gurus flag critical gaps on two fronts: the shades don't adequately serve darker skin tones, and the key ingredients (ethylhexyl palmitate and fragrance) risk triggering breakouts and irritation in acne-prone skin. For anyone with acne-prone skin, this ingredient profile suggests you might want to look elsewhere for a gentler, more suitable alternative.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take June 2026

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.23M subs

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"This has got ethylhexyl palmitate. They've added in fragrance. It's excellent in terms of shade range with 58 shades. Final verdict, outstanding shade range but wrong for acne."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Mixed

"I always feel weird about Tarte because there's been so many controversies with them. It is true though that I used to really like the way their complexion products sit on my skin. That said, they have competition now."

Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

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"The lightest one will still be way too light for people and also way too red. That's red. To me, this says you do not want people of color using your product. You don't want black people using your product. Because if the intention was there, it would be there. And it's not. Straight up. Even in the back of your mind, it should be there. It's not. [...] You would have done some research. You would have tested these shades on actual people and see that this shade range is actually inadequate and shouldn't even be... I mean, it's laughable, to be honest with you."

Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is Tarte Shape Tape Foundation?

Tarte Shape Tape Foundation is a full-coverage liquid foundation in 58 shades, designed for long-lasting coverage and definition.

Is Tarte Shape Tape Foundation worth it?

The gurus are split. 0 of the 3 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 55%.

What is Tarte Shape Tape Foundation's Guru Score?

Tarte Shape Tape Foundation holds a Guru Score of 55%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.