I hope you are all having a great weekend. The christmas markets are opened here. A lovely time of the year. It is all illuminated, smelling of hot wine punch and spices. Yesterday it was a little bit of a surprise though to find out that it closes at 9pm already, even on the weekend. Maybe it was better though because the second glass of hot wine never does me any good.
Today I have two products and one look. One of them is from Tom Ford Holiday Collection. I have reviewed all the pieces I picked up but I didn't have the opportunity to talk about Spice, one of the two repromoted cream eye shadow. You can read my review about the other one, Platinum, here.
The second product I would like to show you in action is one of the Mineralized Rick Lipsticks of MAC, which will be released with their Lightness of Being Collection in January. It is an interesting earthy tone, called Touch The Earth.
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| Tom Ford Cream Color in Spice |
Let me start with Tom Ford Spice. I have already talked about how much I like the texture of these. They apply and blend easily and beautifully, stay long on the lids. I like a mid-toned and deeper tones on my lids and I am obsessed about bronze shades so Spice was a must have for me. I have to admit, I like it even more than Platinum. Spice has a little more "gold" inside once compared to my other Bronze cream colors, such as Max Factor Bronze (reviewed here), Charlotte Tilbury Bronzed Garnet (reviewed here) and Laura Mercier Burnished Bronze. I believe the gold inside Spice makes it especially gorgeous for blue eyes but it would look good on almost anyone.
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| Tom Ford Cream Color in Spice comparison to Max Factor, Charlotte Tilbury and Laura Mercier |
Below I am wearing only Spice on the eye lid, applied a flat cream eye shadow and with blendeded over the crease with a clean fluffy brush. I have been wearing this most of the mornings when I don't have much time to get prepared. Once I even ended up getting compliments for this super easy eye look. Below I also wear Giorgio Armani Eye & Brow #6 Copal on the brows (reviewed here) and Lancome Grandiose Mascara on the lashes.
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| In-Action: Tom Ford Cream Color in Spice |
To make this post a little more exciting, here is a sneak peek of a lipstick which will be available soon in the States and in January in Europe (promos). MAC Mineralize Rich Lipstick formula is very hydrating and feels nice on the lips. It is not very long lasting though. This particular shade is rather sheer with luminosity but it is not frosty.
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| MAC Mineralize Rich Lipstick in Touch the Earth from Lightness of Being Collection |
MAC Touch the Earth looks like a sheer brown on its own but once swatched against a browner shade, you can see the hint of coolness in there, which makes it a taupe. All in all this shade is not too warm nor too cool. It is an interesting color for Spring. I have swatched all the lipsticks at the MAC Counter to find a similar one. From their regular line-up MAC Lipstick in Fresh Brew came the closest, although it is not a Mineralize Lipstick. At their Mineralize line, I didn't find anything which is even remotely close.
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| MAC Mineralize Rich Lipstick in Touch the Earth (limited) vs. MAC Lipstick in Fresh Brew (permanent) |
Here is the look in context, with Tom Ford Spice on the eyes and MAC Touch the Earth on lips. I have also combined them with Burberry Earthy (reviewed here) on the cheeks which is another taupe gorgeousness. How do you find it with Earth tones on the lips and cheeks, is it weird or does it somehow look fine to you?
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| FOTD with Tom Ford Cream Color in Spice, and MAC Lipstick in Touch the Earth |
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| FOTD with Tom Ford Cream Color in Spice, and MAC Lipstick in Touch the Earth |
Final thoughts: Tom Ford Cream Color in Spice is right now my obsession, great for an easy swipe and go kind of morning. Please Tom Ford, make them permanent, oh and also please more shades in there! As far as MAC Mineralize Rich Lipstick in Touch the Earth goes, the formula is great, very hydrating, casual, can be worn without lipliner, doesn't have to be applied with lip brush, read casual and great for on the go. It doesn't wear very long though. The shade might not be for everyone. I myself have to get used to it. I am open for interesting MAC Lipsticks though.
Oh have you watched this lady trying to create MAC Lipsticks from crayons? She gave me a good laugh! I sometimes think she has a point though ;-)
I would love to hear which of the following posts would interest you most:
- My Picks/Favorites from Holiday Collections across brands
- Chikuhodo Z Series Review
- Tom Ford Brushes Review
- Suqqu Brushes Review
- Suqqu Trios (Eye Color Palette) #01 & #02
- Estee Lauder EE Cream
- Cle de Peau Satin Moon
- Cle de Peau Foundation, Concealer and Base
Please leave a comment below, I would love to hear your choice. Also coming up next are some posts with "Best of" of 2014. I don't believe it is almost 2015!
MAC Lipstick in Touch the Earth is provided free of charge for my consideration.
I have purchased Tom Ford Spice. I am not paid for this review, all opinions are honest and my own.