What They Say: "The saying goes, true love is sealed with a kiss! So why are you kissing off the lipstick that you love? Lock in color with a sealant that keeps your favorite hue from running for the border. Top it off with a minty gloss that keeps lips polished and refreshed. The perfect lipstick can happen only once in a lifetime so don’t let it get away!"

Toya’s Take: I was really looking forward to trying this product, as I have loved every Tarte product I’ve ever tried. Sorry to say, this is the first Tarte product that’s fallen short. I applied a thin coat of lip balm, followed with a coat of one of my favorite lipsticks, MAC New York Apple, then, following the directions, slicked on a thin coat of the sealant, waited the 15 seconds, then used the topcoat. The sealant and gloss felt good going on and I liked the minty smell of the gloss. However, a couple hours into the workday, I checked my lipstick and it had already significantly faded, just from my having drank a cup of tea. I thought that maybe my mistake was using the lip balm beforehand, so I removed all traces of the lipstick and started again, this time without lip balm. I fared even worse. Not only was my lipstick almost gone within an hour or two, but the lipstick was actually peeling off! The sealant didn’t work at all and the gloss didn’t even last long.

Retail price: $18 (www.TarteCosmetics.com)

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