Tarte's Bow & Go Holiday Gift Collection arrived a few weeks ago, and I've had some time to play around with all the products. It's probably kind of obvious how much of a Tarte lover I am, and my satisfaction with this collection is high. I am very happy with my TSV purchase from QVC.
With sixteen shades and a great amount of those matte, I am loving this palette. The colors (don't show well in the photo!) are all super wearable and the pigment and color payoff is good, but even better if you use a primer first. For some reason Tarte loves using shimmer in their eye shadows. I am not a lover of it. So, I was very pleased to see that this collection had quite a few matte shades!
The LipSurgence sticks are all lovely. However, as you can see they are mostly in the pink color family and that's something many have complained about. It doesn't really bother me, I don't like reds or browns too much, so this selection is fine by me. The first one of the far left is probably my favorite, (I think the name is precious). They are pretty long lasting and I don't feel robbed of moisture. Overall I feel these are very good.
The eyeliners in shades brown and fig are both colors I have in double. I've collected them over the past few years, and while I love them and think they color and pigment is lovely, I don't really need more. Same goes with the mascara. I like it, but I have a few already, so more than likely these will be given out as presents. The Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara is really good. Like close to being my favorite. Not THE favorite, but almost. What I love is how gentle this formula is on my lashes. I've noticed when I've used chemical laden drug store and high end mascaras, my lashes tend to fall off a lot. But, when I use more natural mascaras (not 100% natural, but close!) my lashes thrive. They do not fall off as much and they grow and look so much healthier.
Overall I am very pleased with this collection. While there are some items I already own, the eye shadow palette is the stand out item. Whether you keep the entire collection for yourself, or gift part or all out, it's a smart investment!
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