Blog Post Series, Tom Ford Quads VI: Grey & Taupe: #05 Silvered Topaz, #10 Titanium Smoke

I started with a blog series a month ago to review all the quads from my Tom Ford Cosmetics collection. I have reviewed eight of these quads until now and today I would like to present you two more, #05 Silvered Topaz and #10 Titanium Smoke.

Tom Ford Eye Color Quads, #05 Silvered Topaz (left) and #10 Titanium Smoke (right)

Since grey eye shadows rarely work on me, I was very cautious with Silvered Topaz. When you are buying things sight unseen, without being able to play with them, just the name may turn you off. The word "silvered" was an indication for me that this should be left out of my collection. Then by chance, I have seen someone selling her lightly used quad for a reasonable price, so i decided to take this opportunity to try it out. I received it shortly before Christmas holidays and decided to take it with me to our travel to give it a try. I was without words after the first application, I felt like head over heels in love with this. So much that I ended up wearing it to the family lunch on second day of Christmas and each time I went to the bathroom to refresh my lipstick, I was staring at it in the window, admiring the look.

Tom Ford Eye Color Quads, #05 Silvered Topaz (left) and #10 Titanium Smoke (right)

#05 Silvered Topaz has the following shades:

• Champagne glitter with transparent base (top left)
• Mid-toned taupe gray with satin finish, looks almost metallic hence the name "silver" (top right)
• Mauve taupe with satin finish (bottom left)
• Plum brown with matte finish (bottom right)

I purchased Titanium Smoke after I started to come to the conclusion that I was collecting the quads and I needed to own each and every one of them. I was not very enthusiastic about the shades, since it was even more gray and therefore cooler than Silvered Topaz. It turned out to have a few really very pigmented shades with amazing formula though. Who has last seen such a deep dark black matte without any fallout? What about a true black packed with silver glitter which lasts and lasts? 

Here are the shades of #10 Titanium Smoke listed properly for reference:

• Ivory glitter with transparent base. (top left)
• Mid-toned cool gray with satin finish (top right)
• A deep true black with matte finish (bottom left)
• A black base with silver glitter, finish is borderline between metallic and glittery, meaning these glitters are a little smaller. (bottom right)

Swatched, photos taken under sun: Tom Ford Eye Color Quads, #05 Silvered Topaz vs. #10 Titanium Smoke

Althought #05 Silvered Topaz is said to be rather cool, it leans warm on my complexion. I prefer to use the taupe gray (top right) shade all over the lid as well as along the lower lashline, intensifying it starting from halfway to the outer lid with mauve taupe shade (bottom left). I then define the crease and the upper lashline with the matte brown (bottom right). I then pad champagne glitter all over the lid with my fingers and add a bit more glitter to the inner corner. This is one of my favorite quads of all time to which I find myself reaching over and over again!

In action: Tom Ford Eye Color Quad #05 Silvered Topaz

For the following look with #10 Titanium Smoke, I used the gray (top right) shade all over the lid and along the lower lashes, defined the crease and outer corner with matte black (bottom left). At this point it looks like classical smokey eye. To give it the oomph effect, I  padded some ivory glitter (top left) to the inner corner as well as the silver glitter with black base (bottom right) on the lid, mixing both glitters for more drama. I then lined my eyes with black eye pencil and smudged it for a softer line. While smudging I used the black shade to also set the eye liner for longevity. 

I was in Douglas and SA in MAC counter was very much impressed by how funky the glitter was shining under the shop light and asked me which eye shadow I used. But the funny event was yet to come. After I wanted to pay for the lipstick I picked up from MAC Counter, the lady at the cashier asked me if she should also charge me for the night makeup! I didn't know if I should take it as a compliment (after all I have done it myself) or as a criticism (since it was day time!). Anyway, we can safely say that Titanium Smoke gives you the glittery smokey eye make up full of drama, which most of us would prefer for a night out or a special occasion.

In action: Tom Ford Eye Color Quad #10 Titanium Smoke

Final thoughts: Looking for a dramatic glittery smokey eye palette? Check out Tom Ford #10 Titanium Smoke. Looking for the palette of your life? Buy Silvered Topaz now! Throughout the reviews some of you asked me which one is my favorite and I tell you know, it is surely Silvered Topaz. That being said I have read some reviews of Silvered Topaz turning too cool on some complexions, so once more for reference, I am NC20-25 (Chanel B20) with natural undertones and it is definitely pulling warm on me.

Which one is your favorite eye look? And what about your favorite TF Quad?