Too Faced Melted Kisses Set (Holiday 2014)

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Today's post is on the new Too Faced Melted Kisses set that recently came out as part of their holiday 2014 collection. I ordered mine from Sephora several weeks ago for $25 and it's now available in stores as well. I've been wanting to try these melted long wear lipsticks and this kit was the perfect way to try some out.

So this Melted Kisses set contains 4 different shades from a couple lighter colors to a hot pink and a red. It has a good variety of colors that are suitable for all seasons. The idea behind these melted lipsticks are that they're suppose to be a long wearing, intensely pigmented.... unique liquid formula. I feel that these are long wearing and very pigmented. The color applies super opaque and smooth on the lips. They do have a semi matte finish and can feel a bit drying on the lips after some time. Touch ups will be required for the brighter and darker shades in the Melted line.


One quick mention on the packaging, it's super cute! Too Faced in general has cute packaging on all their products.

Melted Kisses $25
Available at Sephora and Too Faced website.

L to R:
Melted Nude, Melted Peony, Melted Fuchsia, Melted Berry

The applicator is sponge tip which can be good at times but if you don't have enough product on it, it can feel a bit rough. 

Swatches of each color::

Melted Nude

Melted Nude
*without lip primer

Melted Nude is a brown based nude color. On me it looks a bit off since I'm very fair complexed but if I mix it with a pinky nude gloss, it becomes the perfect nude shade.

Melted Peony

Melted Peony

Melted Peony is probably my favorite and most reached for out of the bunch. It's a beautiful soft blush pink that is wearable and perfect for everyday.

Melted Fuchsia

Melted Fuchsia

Melted Fuchsia is a gorgeous hot pink color. It's not a shade a wear often but it's fun to wear every now and again. It would be beautiful with a nude eye look for fall.

Melted Berry

Melted Berry
*without primer

Melted Berry is an awesome shade for fall. It's beautiful, however, it doesn't fade nicely. After some time passes this color fades and leaves a dark ring around the lip line. Totally weird since the others don't do that. It would definitely require lots of touch ups throughout the day. 

One last note on this set, each tube is 0.16 fluid ounces which isn't bad but the tubes are halfway full. I expected more product inside the tube or at least a little more than half. Overall, it's a good way to try these Melted long wear lipsticks. This set also makes a good gift or possibly a good stocking stuffer :)

I hope this review was helpful and if you have any questions, please let me know. Tune into my beauty channel (here) to see these in action along with more beauty related videos. Please subscribe while you're visiting my channel :)

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Sephora Favorites Give Me Some Lip Set

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Today I'm reviewing a lip kit that I purchased from Sephora a few weeks back. I'm always on the hunt for new lip products so I love when sets/kits come out with a ton of lip products. Since we're approaching the holiday season, many brands have already released special holiday gift sets and kits. I love this time a year because I can try so many new things.

This kit is the Sephora Favorites Give Me Some Lip set that retails for $25. In the past I have enjoyed the Sephora Favorites lip sets but this one isn't that good. There are only a few products within this set that I actually like and then there's some that look way to crazy on me. If you are interested in trying new lip stuff then you may like this one. I feel for the price ($25) you get a good amount of product to try.

Kit contains 5 deluxe sizes and 1 full sized lip gloss

Inside packaging 

Reviews of each~

Bite Beauty High Pigment Pencil in
"Meritage"

I really enjoy Bite Beauty products and this shade is perfect for the fall season. I own several Bite Beauty lip products and this brand doesn't disappoint! This high pigment pencil is very pigmented, creamy and comfortable to wear. 

Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in
"Naked"

I've never tried the newest lipsticks by Urban Decay which are called Revolution lipsticks. So far this one is a nice nude shade with a touch of pink. It's comfortable on the lips and goes on smoothly. I may have to look into the other shades within this line of lipsticks.  

NARS Lip gloss in "Orgasm"

Again, NARS lip products are some that I'm not too familiar with...I know, call me crazy! I've only tried Turkish Delight in the old packaging and with the older formula. Apparently, NARS has repackaged and reformulated their lip stuff. This "Orgasm" lip gloss is actually really pretty. It has a beautiful golden pink color. It's good for layering over other products but it doesn't show up too pigmented on its own. It can easily be an everyday type of gloss :) 

Marc Jacobs Lust for Lacquer in
"Kissability"

Marc Jacobs is a brand that I have never tried as well. I always look at the products within this line and then realize how crazy expensive it is. As you can see for the swatch above, this doesn't show up on my lips. This gloss has a slight minty feel too. It comes across as a clear gloss....not happy! I would have expected for such a high end brand to have more pigmentation and a better formula. 

Buxom Lip Cream in "White Russian"
by Bare Minerals

This Buxom gloss is just weird. I don't like how it applies nor how it looks on my lips. It makes me look like I woke up from the dead....haha! The Buxom glosses have a thicker feel with a slight minty tingle. I don't mind the minty feel of these glosses but this one is no bueno. 

Smashbox Be Legendary lip gloss
in "Pout"

Well this Smashbox gloss is all kinds of wrong. I don't like the shade nor the formula. Smashbox has recently repackaged their glosses and possibly have reformulated too. Honestly, from years past, this "Pout" shade was more like a light baby pink. Even the picture on the box shows this as a light pink. It's actually more of a white color....not a shade I find flattering. 

So for me, this kit is no go. Unfortunately, there are too many dislikes within the set which makes this not worth it for me. I have tons of lip products and these were definitely not needed. I wanted to try something new and found this kit fell short of my exception. I think if you need lip products or want to try new brands, you may like this set. If these colors are up your ally, then you'll like them a lot. 

The Sephora website shows this is currently sold out online but I've seen several in stores. You can sign up by email to be notified when it comes back in stock. I hope this review was helpful for you. Let me know your thoughts on this set, I'd love to hear from you.

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