It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Tatcha skincare. It all started with the discovery of their Camellia Nourishing Lip Balm earlier this year and since then I’ve been hooked. I’ve ordered many items from Tatcha over the past few months and have been incredibly impressed with their service. If you’ve ordered from Tatcha’s website you know first hand how much they value their customers. They pay extra attention to all the little details which makes opening your package a truly beautiful experience. All Tatcha products are packaged in exquisite boxes and the packages that come in the mail themselves are packed with extra care along with beautiful personalized hand-written notes. If you’re new to Tatcha and unsure of where to start their Travel Kit ($125) is a perfect introduction to the line. In addition they have a number of individual Travel/Trial Sized items for purchase which are budget-friendly but have enough product to give their skincare a serious test-drive before committing to any of the full-sized versions.
The Travel Kit comes in a TSA friendly zip pouch with a clear front. It’s big enough to hold travel essentials (the pouch itself measures about 8.7 x 9.4 in). Inside the kit:
- LUMINOUS Deep Hydration Lifting Mask – 20ml | 0.68oz (mini review)
- LUMINOUS Dewy Skin Mist – 40ml | 1.35oz
- LUMINOUS Deep Hydration Revitalizing Eye Mask – 5ml | .16 fl. oz.
- INDIGO Soothing Silk Hand Cream Travel Size – 10ml | .34 fl. oz. (review, also here)
- PETAL FRESH Original Aburatorigami – 30 sheets (review)
- GOLD Camellia Nourishing Lip Balm – 8ml | .28 fl. oz. (review)
I’ve tested all the items in the kit before although I haven’t reviewed the Dewy Skin Mist or Deep Hydration Eye Mask. Both are very good for dry skin or if your face needs an extra boost of moisture. With the past month of hot and humid weather, I’ve skipped both from my weekly routine and opted for using just the Deep Hydration Lifting Mask once a week for my facial moisture boost needs. I have used the Deep Hydration Eye Mask during dry/cooler weather, it really helps to soothe the eye area when I get irritation and puffiness from weather changes.
A peek at my travel bag contents from a few weeks ago:
Highlighter: Edward Bess Sunlight
Comb: Mason Pearson
Tatcha Beauty Oil (mini)
Tumi Villa Tote (old style/color, similar white version here)
All the items are available for purchase individually, but the set does give you a slight price break. Purchasing all the items individually would cost around $151 (not including the pouch). I love that the pouch helps keep everything flat and compact. There is enough room to add a few more items in addition to what comes in the kit which is nice. Definitely a huge thumbs up from me. You can find the Travel Kit for $125 on Tatcha.com (all items available for individual purchase as well).
Do you have any favorites from Tatcha?
Many thanks to Tatcha for sending the Travel Kit for review consideration.
This really is one of the loveliest companies from which to order – I always like the pleasant note that's enclosed in the box. I use the Camellia cleanser which is wonderful and I just ordered the travel sizes of a few items to try them out. I'm excited to try some of the Indigo line and the eye cream.
I think the Indigo line is incredible, I adore the hand cream and think the body cream will be really good for fall/winter.
You sponsored a contest with them a few years ago and I was one of the winners of their facial creme (can't remember the name of it at the moment) deluxe sample and I really like it! It's really rich without feeling suffocating on my skin and leaves it looking and feeling very well cared for.
Glad you won and the sample ended up being something that worked for you! I haven't tried their face creams yet although I have a couple samples from GWPs sitting around that I should break out and test. I have loved their serums and beauty oil though 🙂
Are all their products made inJapan?
This looks like a great set!
Thanks,
Tanja
Hi Tanja,
Although Tatcha is an American company headquartered in San Francisco, the products themselves are developed and manufactured in Japan.
Thank you Eileen 🙂
I will be 68 this fall. I love their products – use them almost exclusively. My favorite is their Dewy Skin Mist. I do wish that they would make it in a travel size. It is nice to see them featured. I enjoy your blog.
Hi Liz, thank you for reading my blog. I think that's a great idea on the Dewy Skin Mist, I hope they will consider making a smaller size too 🙂 The travel/trial items have been so good for traveling. I love that the packaging is good on the minis too 🙂
I love their cleansing oil. You don't have to double-cleanse if you don't want to, it rinses very clean.
I keep reading more and more about this brand (and I know you posted quite a lovely bit around Mother's Day which was intriguing.) This looks like a great introduction to the brand! It sounds like they have amazing packaging and that they are passionate about putting the customer first with a very personal experience–almost unheard of these days! Good for them:)
Tatcha also has a lovely introductory Ritual Discovery Kit that is bargain priced. It's basic cleansing and skin care. The travel kit is focused on hydration and extra TLC for travel stressed skin. Definitely visit their website.
Hi Michelle, yes the Ritual Discovery Kit Eileen mentioned is really good. I just received one and it's another good starter kit. I highly recommend you visit their website. It's really easy to navigate and they have good product info which will help you find items that suit your skintype.
Thank you again Eileen 🙂
Thank you both!
I love their dewy skin mist, gentle rice enzyme powder, and cleansing oil and would love to try the masks, indigo products, and lip balm. I also loved my samples of the ageless enriching renewal cream. I'm on the fence about the face oil as it has many non-oil ingredients; maybe it doesn't matter as all the reviews indicate it is stunning. I don't know what to think of their serums and moisture rich silk cream as they have high amounts of alcohol. I would love to get the beauty blogsphere's opinion on non-fatty alcohol in skincare as my understanding is it can be quite damaging to skin at the molecular level. This is by no means limited to Tatcha; quite a few companies have high amounts of alcohol in their skincare products. I've tried many products that are nonirritating or nonsensitizing that also contain alcohol, so I just wonder about the long term effects.
Hi Kirsten,
I assume you already know about ethanols (SD, denatured, etc.) versus fatty alcohols (cetyl, benehyl, etc.) so I'm only going to address ethanols which I'll refer to simply as alcohol.
There's a lot of fear-mongering, hyperbole, and erroneous extrapolations on the Internet that's posted by self-proclaimed experts. The intractable anti-alcohol stance is an example. Studies have, indeed, been done on molecular changes, but those studies involved the injestion of alcohol; not the topical application of alcohol consistent with what would typically be found in personal care products. Unfortunately, a number of many well-meaning, but ill-informed, people have drawn their own faulty conclusions and then posted them on line where they have taken on a life of their own. Caveat lector!
It's well known that alcohol can dry and irritate skin, cause flakiness and redness, and actually make a skin condition worse rather than better. In those cases; however, alcohol is being used as a major component of a product such as in the classic astringent, Bonne Belle Ten-0-Six. Nowadays, though, when you see alcohol on an ingredient label, it is more often (but not always) being used in a supporting role. Alcohol is used to thin waxy substances, create a lighter and smoother application, infuse oily substances into water, as carrier for pigment and fragrance, etc. Used in that capacity, if you have normal, healthy skin, you are not going to be bothered by it. If; however you have dry, sensitive skin or an underlying skin condition, then you need to avoid any substance that might aggravate your problems. There is a reason why so many products state, "If irritation occurs, discontinue use immediately." Common sense, yes?
Personal anecdote: I am 70. Long before the cosmetic industry began phasing out or lowering the percentage of alcohol in products, I–along with millions of other teenagers and adults suffering from acne–routinely swabbed our skin with Ten-0-Six with no ill effect. Despite daily use, our faces didn't fall off. We didn't transform into teenage mutant ninja turtles. LOL Our skin did not suffer any irreparable damage. When we'd experience irritation, we'd just cut back or stop using it until our skin normalized. Flash forward to 70. Despite my years of using alcohol based astringent/toner, one of the first things people compliment me on is my beautiful skin.
Bottom line: If people were experiencing molecular changes, the product would be considered a drug and would be regulated by the FDA.
Hi Kirsten, I am not a chemist or an expert with ingredients but as a consumer I have become more interested in alcohol in skincare as many have brought it to my attention. I have personally found the information I've researched extremely overwhelming – there are different kinds of alcohol so I suspect not all will cause a reaction to the skin. How it might affect your skin also depends on the concentration. It is something that I am interested in learning more about but really don't have the qualifications, education or background to discuss properly.
I do believe it's something I should research more, but will have to be sure my research is extremely thorough before I write anything about this topic.
Just ordered the Ritual Discovery Kit. Thanks for the review and thanks to Eileen for the information (AKA that little extra push) about the kit.
The travel kit is sold out online. Wonder how many other readers ordered the travel kit based on your review?
So excited to try this line!
Hi Petunia, glad you ordered the Ritual Discovery Kit – it's a good starter set. I hope you will be able to try the Travel Kit eventually, I just saw that it was sold out online. It has been out for a month or so, the feedback on Tatcha's facebook was incredible so I suspect it has been a very popular item 🙂
I definitely need those eye masks!!
Lots of love, xx
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