Tarte 5 Piece LipSurgence Collectors Set

As soon as I saw this listed at Sephora I knew I needed to get my hands on it! I wanted the set they had last year but missed out on it. I had never tried this product, they are usually $24 a piece. This set you get five full size lip products for only $34. Which equals out to $7 a piece... what a steal!!

All five pencils have a slight mint scent and taste to them. They all go very smooth on your lips and do not tingle or feel drying, however my lips were slightly chapped after about a hour. All five pencils left a pretty decent amount of color and tint on my lips, some more than others. You get two lip lusters, two lip tints and one matte lip tint. I noticed the finish of the pencil did have an effect on the pigmentation. See below for a mini review of each pencil.

Lip Tint in Enchanted this is one of my favorites of the bunch! It looks a bit scary, but it goes on your lips a nice strawberry tint color. Its a very wearable pinkish red color... and leaves a good tint on your lips.

Matte lip tint in exposed would definitely be my favorite of the bunch. When I bought the set I thought this would be the one color I would never use, looks can be deceiving! Its a perfect my lips but better nude color. This is the most pigmented of the bunch and I am thinking it is because it is a matte. It goes on your lips very smooth unlike most mattes and does not look overly dry. This one has very good pigmentation like a lipstick and stays put for about 4 hours.

Lip Luster in sweet will give you a very subtle pinkish tint. This is a good everyday color if you do not like your natural lip color. It does have a nice shine that lasts about 30 minutes then will leave a very light tint. If your looking for a lot of color this is not for you. However I find its great to wear to work.

Lip Tint in elite is similar to enchanted. It is a little less pigmented and has a very slight orange tint. This one is great if you want a semi bold lip but do not want to go to overboard. I think this one is still work appropriate and leaves a pretty good stain.

 

Lip Luster in escape is the lightest of the five. It has a nice shine to it but very little pigmentation. It will give you a very subtle color to your lips I don't think I will be wearing this one to often. 

Overall I am extremely pleased with this set and I think it was well worth $34. I will get use out of 4 of the 5 colors. I would highly recommend this set to anyone who hasn't tried this product.

Have you tried any of Tartes LipSurgence pencils? What are your favorite shades?