What They Say: "This limited edition palette wrapped in faux croc (a must have fabric for Fall) provides 2 complete looks inspired by fashion week in New York and Paris, including eyeshadow, lipstick and blush. The Ready-to-Wear palette also includes the basic necessities accompanying every look: mini lights, camera, lashes mascara, all over eyeshadow brush, eyeliner brush and a mini rest assured eyeliner. All products are created using natural, good for you ingredients because healthy skin is always in fashion. "

i love new york:
lipsticks: muted pink beige, muted peach-beige
blush: warm honey-peach
eyeshadows: soft-shimmery bone, shimmery olive, deep-shimmery moss

paris, mon amour:
lipsticks: warm burgundy rose, currant red
blush: rose coral
eyeshadows: soft-shimmery pink, shimmery grey-purple, shimmery deep plum

Jen's Experience: I have a lot of make-up in my purse. Somewhere between 3 and 10 lip glosses and lipsticks depending on the last time I cleaned out my purse, plus concealer, mascara, blush and some powder. I was intrigued by the idea of this product, as a nice, compact palette that contains everything I need to do a touch up. But I gotta say, I was pretty bummed out with the results. I really, really liked the eyeshadows that were included in the set, but generally disappointed with the accompanying brushes. The mascara was pretty good (and I really have a problem with most). It had a nice dark color and actually stayed on my eyelashes throughout the day. But I thought the Rest Assured eyeliner pulled too much when I tried to apply it, and really didn't create enough of an effect to be worth it. The blush and lp colors looked great in the palette, but I found it difficult to get any amount of color out of either. Overall, the set is a mixed bag, and I think I would get better results from just adding some of Tarte's eyecolor and mascara to my cosmetic bag.

Retail Price: $44.00 (TarteCosmetics.com)

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