Comments on: tarte ‘09 Holiday Collection

By: moransha

moransha — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:56:44 +0000

hmm.. the link to the giveaway led me here.. damn you pc!
sorry girls

By: moransha

moransha — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:54:25 +0000

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By: stef

stef — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:12:33 +0000

Alyssa, Oh-I’m not sharing my Crown Jewels either! If you’re horrible, let’s be horrible together. I didn’t even consider for one moment that I would give even one gloss away, let alone 5. Too pretty, MINE!
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By: Alyssa Mooney

Alyssa Mooney — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:24:24 +0000

Does it make me a horrible person that, even though giving the Crown Jewels lip set out as gifts is an excellent and thoughtful idea, I totally wouldn’t? As a lip gloss addict, I would selfishly and without any hint of remorse hoard them all to myself, possibly hugging them to my chest and cackling with glee.
So does that make me a horrible person? I’m okay with that, just wondering.

Great review; I’ve always loved tarte because they seem to have something for everyone! I think I might even brave the crowds at the mall this Friday to go to Sephora and grab the Crown Jewels set…

By: Christy Kane

Christy Kane — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:09:38 +0000

Tarte Rules! And getting the Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi-Gift Set was like Christmas Morning! I was psyched! As you can tell from Stefs review and from looking at those pix, these glosses are not only beautiful, but they wear so well. I can’t even pick which set I like the best!
The Glittering Green Goddess pack has 5 gorgeous glosses with subtle hits of color, if you or one of your pals is a gloss lover, who is normally an Au Natural kind of gal, this set would be her new go to lip shine. Like Stef said it’s not glitter, it is pure sweet shimmer…so pretty!
The next set Stef’s Fav. and my fav. too is the Twinkling Trendsetters, all the colors pop just enough, and have that hint of glittery shimmer that will turn a few heads! As she said too, they do taste and smell sweet which is a plus!
the last set – Dazzling Divas – is Holiday festive gorgeous wow for your lips. Add one of these over your lipstick and boom your lips are the official star of the night! Such staying power, gorgeous color and all of these for $39 that is just about the most INSANE Great Deal I’ve seen this season! I have a feeling these will be bought up off the shelves in record time!
The fact you can keep one give two, or hey if your not into gloss and your friends are you have three gifts down that they will LOVE you for
This is a definite 5 stars from me.. It’s the best lip Christmas pack going!!

By: krista

krista — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:04:02 +0000

Stef–I’m with you, I look forward to Tarte’s holiday sets all year long. They always have really fun packaging and a reasonable price tag to go with it. This year, I love that they have a price tag for every budget. The dividable lip gloss set is pure genius. For $39, you have gifts for 3 people. If you buy the Three Carats cheek stain trio and split them up and add them to one of the boxes of lip gloss, you have 3 really nice gift sets for a little over $20–perfect for stocking stuffers or Secret Santa gifts. The Treasure Chest, or as I like to call it, “The Beast Palette”, is just a massive value. I’ve been purchasing its predecessors for the last two years and this year’s offering has even MORE product wedged inside. It’s the makeup equivalent of a clown car
It’s definitely on my wishlist.
Now, let me talk about the item I received for review that you’ll be wanting to add to your own wishlist: the Three Carat Mini Cheek Stain set. I have an obsessive love for blush, cream blush especially. Until I decided to share my bounty w/ one of my bff’s, I had every shade of cheek stain (they’re so huge, you really can’t use an entire full-size one, so I had to share the wealth). I constantly reach for the ones I have left–they are perfect for an easy, polished look. The bejeweled trio contains new, limited edition shades (I’m a sucker for those!) in Cushion(a soft, pale shimmery peach), Princess (a soft rose shimmer), and Brilliant (pale, shimmery nude). I think these are perfect for people who like a more subtle blush–the colors are very delicate and pretty. I typically put powder over Tarte cheek stains and it works wonderfully for increasing lasting power, but most Tarte cheek stains are highly pigmented, but these are more subtle, so if you put powder over them to set it, stick to a colorless finishing powder and apply it very lightly w/ a fluffy brush. If you use regular face powder w/ pigment, it diminishes the beauty of these cheek stains. The cheek stains blend well and are very creamy, not so much a gel like most of Tarte’s cheek stains. They even have a slight lemon scent, which I kind of was digging. I love everything about these cheek stains—I wish I had an extra star to give

By: Cori

Cori — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:56:42 +0000

I was excited when I saw Three Carats Mini Cheek Stain Set. The packaging is awesome. The lids are sparkly and pretty and super sleek. Anyone who gets this for a gift will feel special.

The stains are awesome too. Just a hint of shimmer in it to give your cheeks a nice glow. I fell in love with the Brilliant color. It’s the perfect fall/winter shade for me. The other two colors are great too. Very pretty and glamorous. I have been wearing those for special occasions.

The only thing I don’t like is that my hair sticks to my cheeks after I put the stain on. This may be caused because I don’t put any powder on top of the stain. I tried that one night but the stain lost some of the shimmer and was a bit duller. I like the look better without the powder on top.

I love those glosses! I think I would like the Glittering Green Goddess collection the best. I’ll have to put those on my wish list!

By: irene

irene — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:04:19 +0000

I’ve seen these sets, and they are indeed beautiful. I am with you T, and am jealous after reading the great reviews. I’m sure they would make great stocking stuffers! I’m not used to using cheek stains, but they look awesome too! Looks like they aren’t lacking at all in quality either!

By: Tyna Werner

Tyna Werner — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:47:41 +0000

I felt the glow of the Holidays and decided to pass on these amazing tarte sets, so that our deserving review team could get their hands on these sets. I did feel a bit like the scrooge when I felt a tinge of jealously reading these reviews, but I’m only human!

I got to see both sets – the cheek stains have some of the best holiday packaging around – if you know someone that likes a bit of sparkle – here’s a fab gift. And, as nc mentioned, the actual check stains are beauty industry favorites (that other companies keep trying to mimic).

And the glosses – oh my – 15 generously sized tubes – that can be split into three sets of five – keep all three or give some away – genius! This would make a very impressive gift.
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By: stef

stef — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:02:26 +0000

You may have gathered from my review, I think the Crown Jewels may just be the best thing since sliced bread. I agree with NoveauCheap, grab one of these while you can.

5 bright, glowing stars!
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