When I saw that Too Faced was releasing this set for Christmas I just about popped out of my seat in excitement. I’ve been in love with their previous holiday Melted releases since they first launched Melted Candy Cane in 2016(which really needs to make a re-appearance – that shade is phenomenal). 2017 gave us the goodness of Melted Gingerbread Man. And this year? Well not only did we get Melted Gingerbread Girl (and a re-release of Gingerbread Man), but we also got FOUR BRAND NEW SHADES in The Sweet Smell of Christmas set!

What excited me about this set was not only the fact that each of them has a different scent, but they’re also mini sizes. I’m swimming in lipstick at this point in my life – if I never bought another lipstick I would probably still be unable to use up everything I own even if I lived to the age of 100. I am so very much HERE for mini sizes and I wish brands would release them on the regular, and not just for the holiday season.

For comparison’s sake, the mini version contains 3 mls of product versus the 7 mls you get in the full size product. Price-wise though? A full size Melted Matte will set you back $25 CAD/$21 USD, but this entire set costs $32 CAD/$21 USD which means you’re getting more bang for your buck by a significant chunk (the mini set is priced at $2.66 CAD per ml, whereas the full size works out to $3.5 CAD per ml). Not only is it a better value, but you’re also getting a lot more shades. I can’t tell you how much of a WIN that is for me. More value, more colours, and they’re all individually scented? In my book, you CANNOT go wrong with that!

The shades are scented how they’re named, which makes them all the more enticing since their scent profiles are right up my alley. And the scents are BANG ON, by the way – they smell EXACTLY like the product they’re emulating!

As to be expected with the Melted Matte range, the pigmentation is exceptional and none of them were weak whatsoever. You’ll get full, opaque coverage in one stroke.

Of the four in this set, Pumpkin Spice was my favourite colour on me. It’s a brown-peach with a hint of orange in it. The subdued orange aspect of it makes it easier to wear for a lot of people.

Sugar Cookie surprised me so much! I’ve fallen out of the habit of wearing nudes because I generally opt for something a bit more interesting, but I really loved how this one looked on me. It’s a great nude without looking like I’ve applied concealer to my lips because it has a hint of beige/brown in it.

Cinnamon Bear is your standard Christmas shade – a blue-based red with a rich appearance. I was surprised at how well this one held up on my lips without lip primer. I had no lip line bleed out and very little gathering on the inner corners of my lips.

Hot Buttered Rum is more of a brown with peach which isn’t necessarily my kind of shade, but this one smelled the BEST to me. I could barely contain myself from sniffing my tube of it all day at work. It smells so frigging delicious and it’s making me want to try hot buttered rum this holiday season!

Final Thoughts

I’ve documented my feelings towards the Too Faced Melted Matte formula in this post from 2016, and my thoughts have remained pretty consistent since they launched them (over various different shades I’ve tried in the same range). Overall I feel that the texture is fairly dry (but not drying on the lips) and I get a bit of gathering on the inner corners of my mouth. I also feel like the longevity is quite good, although not the longest wearing I’ve tried. All around, it’s a good liquid lipstick, although it’s not my absolute favourite on the market. BUT, what stands apart for me with Too Faced‘s Melted Matte range is that they make dynamic and different colours, AND imbue them with a delicious scent. So while the formula is not my hands down favourite, it really doesn’t matter because I reach for these time and time again.

What was interesting about this particular set though… was that I felt like the formula was actually better on these. I have no reason to believe that Too Faced has changed their Melted Matte formula, but overall I found that these minis lasted longer on lips and were more comfortable in the long run. This set is an enormous winner for me, and I’d encourage you pick it up if you were at all interested in it!

The Sweet Smell of Christmas Mini Melted Matte set by Too Faced can be purchased at  sephora.ca for $32 CAD or onsephora.com for$21 USD.

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