Tarte Cosmetics: Holiday 2009 Three Carats Cheek Stain Set and Crown Jewels Liogloss Multi-Gift Set

Tarte Cosmetics has amazed me again with their Holiday 2009 gift set releases. Tarte makes holiday shopping easy by creating these affordable, beautifully packaged, and high quality makeup gift sets. I received two of these Tarte holiday gift sets to try and I am in love with them both. Read on for more details about the Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi-Gift Set and the Tarte Three Carats Mini Cheek Stain Set.

Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi-Gift Set- This holiday gift set from Tarte Cosmetics is a very unique concept. The holiday set comes in a book type package with a windowed cover. There are three different sets of Tarte lipglosses with each set containing five different lipglosses. Each set is boxed in its own individual box within the main package and is labeled for individual gift giving already. The three boxed Tarte glosses are held in the main package by a perforated strip so they are simple to remove. Here is a breakdown of the three Tarte lipgloss sets in the Crown Jewels Gift Set:

Twinkling Trendsetter: Strawberry (S), Melon-Pink (S), Fuchsia (S), Raspberry (SH), Red (S)

Dazzling Diva (My favorite!): Bronze (S), Gold (S), Lavender (S), Violet (S), Coral Pink (S)

Glittering Green Goddesses: Peach (SH), Pale Pink (SH), Light Pink (SH), Bright Pink (SH), Light Brown (S)

Legend (S)-Shimmer (SH)-Sheer

I love the fact that you can purchase one product and get three separate gifts out of it. You can also keep one and then give the remaining two as gifts as well. The cost breakdown for this Tarte holiday gift set allows you to purchase Tarte lip glosses at great cost. These glosses are not sticky and have a smooth consistency that stay put for awhile with no re-application. I am very impressed with the Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi-Gift Set from Tarte.

Tarte Three Carats Mini Cheek Stain Set- This Tarte holiday set is another gift set that can be given as a whole or be divided up into three separate smaller gifts. The Tarte Cheek stains are mini versions of their full size counterparts and have 0.17 ounces of product in them. This may not seem like much but that would last you a long time since a little goes a long way. There are three Tarte cheek stain colors in this set and they are all limited edition. Here is a brief description of each color:

Cushion- This is a pink/coral color cheek stain and it goes on a very pretty.

Princess- This is a beautiful pink cheek stain with a shimmer to it and it is my personal favorite.

Brilliant- This is a bronze/tan color with a lot of shimmer and I have been using this as a bronzer instead of a cheek stain.

I really like the silver reflective packaging and the faux diamonds all around the lid. It is very festive and will make any holiday recipient feel special. This Tarte Cheek Stains apply onto the skin really smoothly and have a very creamy consistency that is not at all gritty. You can give all of these cheek stains as one awesome gift or divide them up and share the love with more than one recipient. A fun idea would be to purchase the Tarte Crown Jewels Lipgloss Multi-Gift Set and the Mini Cheek Stain Set and have three awesome gifts for some lucky ladies this holiday season.

Tarte Cosmetics are a great place to pick up some presents this holiday season. You can purchase Tarte Cosmetics from the website www.tartecosmetics.com and your local Sephora should also carry the Tarte Cosmetic line. I was pleased with these two items from the Tarte holiday collection because they did not skimp on quality or packaging. Any lady on your holiday gift list is sure to be happy with any of the Tarte Cosmetic holiday gift sets and I highly recommend them.