blur brush

Tarte's blur brush is a powder brush with an ultra-dense head on a bamboo handle. The bristles are soft, fully synthetic and vegan, and the brush was cut to buff powder foundation into skin rather than dust it on top. Tarte built it around the Amazonian clay gem powder foundation.

What it actually does

• Buffs powder in, not over. Tarte describes the head as ultra-dense for seamless blending — enough resistance to work pigment into skin so the finish looks blurred rather than dusty.
• Stays soft against the face. The synthetic bristles are soft despite the density, which matters when you're pressing a brush over the same area repeatedly.
• 100% vegan and cruelty-free. No animal hair anywhere in the head.
• Bamboo handle. Tarte uses a sustainable bamboo barrel rather than plastic or painted wood.
• Matched to a formula. Built as the companion to Amazonian clay gem powder foundation, and it handles any pressed or loose powder base the same way.

How to use

1. Load the brush. Swirl it into your powder base — Amazonian clay gem powder foundation is the formula Tarte built it around, but any powder works.
2. Tap off the excess. A dense head grabs a lot — knock the handle against your wrist before it touches your face.
3. Apply in circles. Press and rotate directly onto the face, section by section.
4. Layer rather than load. Go back for a second pass where you want more coverage instead of picking up a heavier amount the first time.

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