Maracuja Divine Shine Lip Gloss :: Peaceful

One of my biggest beauty pet peeves are dry, peeling lips.   I am always on the lookout for something to hydrate and soften them.  Currently I am using the Jurlique Love Balm in Rose ($6.50) that I purchased from Birchbox (I had a $10 credit from them when the Tarte Lip Surgence lipstick came broken in my March Birchbox).  You can read about that unfortunate event here. 

I love wearing lip balm but sometimes I want to wear either a lipstick or a lipgloss instead.  But most of the time lipsticks and glosses end up making my lips more chapped.   The Maracuja Divine Shine Lip Gloss in Peaceful ($21) upon first impression seems like any other typical lip gloss.  It comes with a brush tip applicator and a click pen mechanism to advance the formula up from the barrel of the pen.  I prefer the click mechanism versus the twist mechanism of my Stila Lip Glazes.  The outside packaging is super cute with a vintage floral pattern.

Tarte Pure Maracuja Oil

Sometimes it's a bit shocking how things turn out.  I have what I would consider rather oily skin.   Specifically, I am very oily in the T-zone with the most oil on my nose and the areas just next to my nose.  I find that I have to use a setting powder and I have to blot several times throughout the day.

So believe me when I tell you that I am in love with using the Tarte Pure Maracuja Oil on my face.  Yeah, you heard me.  I love using this oil on my oily face.  This oil was the centerpiece of The Miracle of Maracuja kit ($59.96) that I purchased from QVC which you can read about here.  This oil is full size at 1.7 ounces and retails for $46.

Tarte The Miracle of Maracuja :: A QVC Exclusive Today's Special Value

I'm not one to shop on QVC but I saw that they were having a Today's Special Value on this Tarte The Miracle of Maracuja oil set through Allthatglitters21 on youtube at such an amazing price that I purchased the set without doing prior research or even hearing about maracuja oil before.  This is highly uncharacteristic of me.  Usually, I will read blogs, consult youtube or read magazine articles before making my purchases.  Lets just say I took a leap of faith with this purchase.  So for one day this set was $59.96 (full retail value is $203) for this eight piece collection of full size items.

Here is the product insert showing all 8 items.

This is how they came in the mail.

The set included the following (from left to right) with full retail price:

• Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara $19
• Cashmere Waterproof Gliding Eyeliner in Black Magic $18
• Beauty & the Box Amazonian Clay Eyeshadow Quad in Envoke the Smoke $22
• 100% Pure Maracuja Oil, 1.7 ounces $46 (reviewed here)
• Maracuja Creaseless Concealer in Medium $24
• Maracuja Divine Shine Lip Gloss in Peaceful $21 (reviewed here)
• Airblush Maracuja Bouncy Blush in Shimmering Poppy $25 (reviewed here)
• Airbrush Finish Bamboo Blush Brush $28 (reviewed here)

Also included were two samples of the Tarte Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Eye Base and the Brazilliance Skin Rejuvenating Maracuja Self Tanner.

 

I have not used any of the items yet so this is only an overview of the items in this collection.  Reviews and swatches to follow.  This item is still available on QVC's website  for $65.94 if anyone is interested.   Overall, if the items perform well than this would have been an amazing deal.

Please also consult Tarte's website for detailed product information.

Overall Grade:  A+ (for value and initial impression of products)