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Tarte Face Tape vs Dermablend Smooth Liquid Camo: Which to Choose?
What is the difference between Tarte Face Tape Foundation and Dermablend Smooth Liquid Camo Foundation?
| Product | Key ingredients | Skin type (brand) | Fragrance | Worth knowing | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand doesn't name one | Brand doesn't say | Scent ingredients on the label | Fragrance (Parfum), Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal | Brand doesn't list it | Brand's page Checked | |
| Brand doesn't name one | Brand doesn't say | Sold as fragrance free | Nothing flagged | Brand doesn't list it | Brand's page Checked |
Both are full-coverage liquid foundations, and the biggest label difference is fragrance. Tarte Face Tape Foundation lists 38 ingredients, including fragrance and seven fragrance allergens. Dermablend Smooth Liquid Camo Foundation lists 22 ingredients, is sold as fragrance free, and lists no fragrance allergens.
How the labels differ
Tarte Face Tape Foundation lists 38 ingredients. Its top five are water, cyclopentasiloxane, phenyl trimethicone, butylene glycol and cyclohexasiloxane, so its base is led by silicones. It also lists apple fruit extract, tremella mushroom extract and three forms of hyaluronic acid. It lists fragrance, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, amyl cinnamal and linalool.
Dermablend Smooth Liquid Camo Foundation lists 22 ingredients. Its top five are water, undecane, dimethicone, glycerin and tridecane. It also lists sunflower seed oil and tocopherol. Dermablend sells it as fragrance free, and the list contains no fragrance allergens.
Besides water, the labels share 5 ingredients, including glycerin and ethylhexylglycerin. Neither product file states skin types.
Which to choose
tarte Face Tape™ Foundation
Choose this if you want
- Hyaluronic acid named on a foundation label
Worth knowing
- Scent ingredients on the label: fragrance/parfum, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal and 5 more
Dermablend Smooth Liquid Camo Foundation
Choose this if you want
- No added fragrance or fragrance allergens on the label
- A shorter ingredient list (23 vs 38 ingredients)
Common questions
Which one lists fragrance?
Tarte Face Tape lists fragrance plus benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, amyl cinnamal and linalool. Dermablend Smooth Liquid Camo lists none of these.
Does either list hyaluronic acid?
Tarte Face Tape lists hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid and sodium hyaluronate. The Dermablend label does not list any form of hyaluronic acid.
Do they share ingredients?
Besides water, five ingredients appear on both labels: glycerin, cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 dimethicone, disteardimonium hectorite, aluminum hydroxide and ethylhexylglycerin.