When it comes to spending considerable amounts of dosh on a make-up item, it helps to have a little brand breakdown to base your purchases on. In 2011 when Tom Ford’s infamous make-up line launched, I jumped in purse first and tried various items across the whole range so feel I am pretty well informed to give you the TF make-up lowdown.
(Sarah's edit: ANGELS ARE SINGING)
Eyes
Golden Mink / Silvered Topaz / Titanium Smoke Eye Quads - (£62) / Brow Sculpture - (£34)
Starting with the Eye Color Quads, these are brilliant party palettes. Due to the mix of matte, shimmer and glitter shadows in each quad, I always opt for these when I fancy making a bit more of a statement. Golden Mink is probably my most loved Tom Ford Quad due to the extremely wearable tones. Perfect for people who prefer not to stray from neutrals, I find these shadows best suit me when I have a bit of colour.
Silvered Topaz is a palette I reach for when I’m after a smokier eye without the standard blacks and browns. Comprised of dusty mauves, silvers and greys, this would probably be my second favourite of the four. Anyone who rocks a black smokey eye on a regular basis will probably need Titanium Smoke in their lives with a great mix of a matte black, grey and ice white glitters shadows.
Tom Ford’s Brow Sculptor in Taupe was the product that ended my long time affair with Rimmel’s eyebrow pencil. With a handy brow brush on one end, the product itself is a pencil, wax hybrid that adds great shape without looking fake and drawn on. The colour is also a winner for my medium brown hair as it is very cool toned without looking green or grey- not the easiest thing to find.
Another holy grail item for me is the Tom Ford Extreme Mascara in Raven. With its cone-shaped, natural bristle brush, this mascara adds equal amounts of length and volume that I haven’t been able to achieve with other brands. As for the ‘Extreme’ claim, nothing about my make-up style is extreme so don’t expect scary, spider like lashes here!
Ending the Tom Ford rave for a moment, if there was one product I would say save your money on it would be the gel liners, otherwise known as the Noir Absolute. Extremely dry and hard to apply, these just don’t compare to other much cheaper alternatives. Face
Frantic Pink / Love Lust blushers - (£36)
Whilst everyone raves about the wonders of Nars blushers, Tom Ford swept in and promptly replaced Nars as my favourite blush product ever. With the creamiest powder blush formulation I have EVER felt and ridiculous pigmentation, it would be easy to be intimidated by these gorgeous Cheek Colors.
Frantic Pink is quite comparable to Nars Deep Throat with similar peachy pink tones and glow inducing shimmer. Love Lust has more coral peach tones then the latter although with the same dose of shimmer it makes a gorgeous flush on slightly tanned skin. Whilst not a matte lovers best friend, there is nothing about these cheek colours that says chunky glitter although it is very easy to over apply and be left with clown like colour- one light tap of your brush into the product will definitely suffice!
Lips
Lip Colour Shine in Smitten - (£36)
Flamingo / True Coral / Aphrodisiac Lip Colors - (£36)
All five Lip Colors I have tried have been rich, opaque and creamy although my personal opinion is that the brighter shades look more flattering on the lips and are more worth the expense. Flamingo, True Coral and Aphrodisiac (L.E) all apply like a dream and wear well, whilst Spanish Pink and Indian Pink can sometimes sit in the lip lines due to the opaque formulation which isn’t as flattering. If you are a lip product junkie and love a vibrant, pigmented lipstick, these are worth the splurge.
The last product I have tried from the TF range is the Lip Color Shine in Smitten. A pretty peachy pink shade, this has a similar rich formulation, baring in mind it is supposed to be a sheerer product. I wouldn’t say this is my favourite lighter lipstick as it has quite a lot of glitter running through it that you can feel on the lips and it just generally feels a tad thicker than I would like.
In Short...
In Short...
So, that is my Tom Ford Make-Up Round Up. To sum up; cheek colors, eye color quads, mascara, brow sculptor and lip colors are a thumbs up, gel liners and lip color shines are a miss.
Have you fallen for the lure of Tom Ford make-up? What are your favourite products?
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