tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049173977991321788.post2637744660198052272..comments2024-02-13T00:55:43.686-06:00Comments on Scrangie: Tarte Treasure Chest Limited Edition Palette Holiday 2009Scrangiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622386355359049104noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049173977991321788.post-16230128943061646172010-12-03T08:07:03.648-06:002010-12-03T08:07:03.648-06:00I completely agree on ALL points! I love Tarte, an...I completely agree on ALL points! I love Tarte, and this palette is beautiful on the outside but I've used it only once (I'm truly not exaggerating) since getting it last year. Its been sitting pretty on top of my vanity, and I plan on using it a lot, but I get tired just thinking about it, all the flaps and drawers going every which way and the chalkiness of the shadows. It basically is a lot of effort to end up ticked off and with muddy shadow. Some of the dark shimmer eyeshadows baffle me, they're simply gorgeous in the pan, but look like matte black on my skin, where does the color go? What the eff happened to the shimmer? Also agree that their normal palettes are great, this one not so much. Oddly enough, I did have another eyeshadow that was chalky so it sat in a drawer forever, I used it recently and it was normal and worked great. Don't know what happened, but it's given me hope for this big ol pile of mess.claudia m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05482586193557168122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049173977991321788.post-13772473222608689072010-12-01T23:41:13.324-06:002010-12-01T23:41:13.324-06:00FYI on a tip that might help you with your dislike...FYI on a tip that might help you with your dislike of the packaging, particularly of the gloss and blush/bronzer/highlighter drawers sliding out at the slightest provocation (I'm TOTALLY with you on that, too!) - the drawer with the glosses (and which also contains the second drawer that has the blushes/bronzer/highlighter located directly beneath the gloss drawer) can be removed completely from the rest of the palette and used separately and you don't have to "break" anything in the process. :)<br /><br />Just pull the gloss drawer out as far as it goes (as if you want to use the glosses in the back row), then wiggle the gloss drawer gently back and forth and up and down until you feel the plastic "bumps" on the bottom of the drawer slide over the bumps on the inside of the palette and it will slide right out of the rest of the palette. Now do the same with the blush/bronzer/highlighter drawer that's beneath (and in the same piece as) the gloss drawer.<br /><br />Voila! ;-D You can now use the different parts of the palette without those dang drawers sliding out with no warning! <br /><br />It's not an ideal solution (packaging still sucks and you shouldn't *have* to disassemble the palette to avoid the drawer issues) but it is quick and you can easily slide the drawers in and out of the palette as often as you need/want (for usage, storage, etc.). <br /><br />Hope that helps! :)Ruthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531029440977648564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049173977991321788.post-27082035369029831972010-12-01T21:46:12.947-06:002010-12-01T21:46:12.947-06:00Even Stila is starting to dilute the quality of th...Even Stila is starting to dilute the quality of their products in their value sets and palettes. From what I have heard, some of the travel palettes suck horribly. One thing I noticed is that the drop in quality seems to coincide with these companies sourcing the production of these value products to China (ostensibly to keep costs low, which allows for the low price). I am not saying all makeup made in China is necessarily of poor quality, but it is definitely an indicator of the company cutting corners to sell more product. Let's face it; in this cruddy economy, these value sets are very tempting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049173977991321788.post-68718612428848382532010-12-01T21:29:14.927-06:002010-12-01T21:29:14.927-06:00For shame! I bought this as a present for my siste...For shame! I bought this as a present for my sister last year and reading how nuch it annoys you upsets me.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612830675973526810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049173977991321788.post-37795540977745567012010-12-01T18:23:16.415-06:002010-12-01T18:23:16.415-06:00I have the gold one... Can't STAND the box. I ...I have the gold one... Can't STAND the box. I found the formula to be rather nice though.The Glitzkrieghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266710824326645014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049173977991321788.post-68301541423558948192010-12-01T18:08:48.450-06:002010-12-01T18:08:48.450-06:00the new one from this year looks beautiful and see...the new one from this year looks beautiful and seems like better quality. i saw Marlena from Makeupgeek.com do a tutorial using this palette and it looks pretty damn good.Kaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928558772128265059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049173977991321788.post-43905227097395072462010-12-01T16:30:00.002-06:002010-12-01T16:30:00.002-06:00I depotted mine (I also HATED the packaging!). I ...I depotted mine (I also HATED the packaging!). I have it on my blog if you're interested in checking it out.guitarrasarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151333859006808274noreply@blogger.com