Tarte Maneater Silk Stick Blush
by Tarte · makeup
Editor's Take
A lightweight ester-led blush that trades heavy wax for modern glide, with Diamond Powder and Lauroyl Lysine doing the silk work the name promises.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 7.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 6.5 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 6.8 / 10
- Sustainability: 9.0 / 10
The Verdict
The bottle says blush. The INCI says something more ordinary. The base is built on fast-spreading esters (Isodecyl Isononanoate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate) paired with Lauroyl Lysine and Diamond Powder for that blurred, effortless finish. Meadowfoam and Avocado oils keep it comfortable on skin, though synthetic polymers and lake dyes pull it away from strict clean territory. Worth it if you want modern blush performance without the drag of traditional sticks.
Full INCI list
Isodecyl Isononanoate, Silica, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Synthetic Wax, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Polyethylene, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Diamond Powder, Lauroyl Lysine, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410).