Tarte Holiday 2017 Limited Edition Posh Pout Lip Set

Received the beautiful Tarte Limited Edition Posh Pout Quick Dry & Glossy Lip Set for Christmas and I knew immediately I want to make a review of it.

Before that, let's all take a moment to appreciate how beautiful the packaging is!

This Christmas Tarte came out with their new limited edition packaging of middle-easternesque patterns matched with gold, which is to die for.

This limited edition lip set comes with 8 pieces of mini sized liquid lipsticks (1 ml) further divided into two individual gift boxes - 4 Tarteist Glossy Lip Paints and 4 the Tarteist Quick Dry Matte Lip Paints. So you with one lip set, you can gift it as two separate gifts to two very lucky make up lovers! Each mini lipsticks has its own unique print on the cap and the gold lettering makes them look so festive and fancy!

My Secret Santa mixed and match the sets and I received 2 Glossy Lip Paints (Eager, Crown) and 2 Quick Dry Lip Paints (Reign, Valor).

Scroll down to see swatches on my lips!

EAGER

Tartiest Glossy Lip Paint 

Peachy nude

CROWN

Tarteist Glossy Lip Paint

Deep wine red

REIGN

Tarteist Quick Dry Matte Lip Paint

Deep mauve 

VALOR

Tarteist Quick Dry Matte Lip Paint

True red

The award for the nicest packaging goes to Crown!

Between the two types I would prefer the Quick Dry formula because the formula is lovely, easy to apply and very comfortable to wear. One swipe is all you need to get the true colour. My favourite shade among the two mattes is Reign because I am usually drawn to mauvy shades and it is a very wearable everyday colour. The shade comparable to MAC's Syrup despite the different finishes.  Valor is very pretty too! A classic red that glams up any makeup look and as it take seconds to dry, you wouldn't have to worry about having red stains on your teeth while wearing it.

Meanwhile the Glossys' are quite a hassle to apply and I do not particularly like to flat applicator. It is definitely shiny though if that's you thing! Eager is just not a shade that suits my skin tone. I am definitely too tan to wear it on its on and I don't see myself reaching for it that much.  As for Crown, if you look at my 2nd lip swatch picture for above (1st picture is one layer), I have applied two layers yet you still can see my lips peeping through. Despite it, I can see myself wearing it because the colour is so sexy!

Since Christmas is over, instead of having to worry about giving gifts to others, time to finally treat yourself to something nice. Each set of 8 retails for RM175 but is now on sale on its website for RM97 only! 

P/s This blog is my 2018 project and its something I've been wanting to do for quite sometime now. Let's see where it takes me. Wish me luck!




With all the love,
Kxin