It is Fri-yay! Hope you had a wonderful week. I was supposed to get some things done before semester starts but I was not even able to start any of them. I try to stay cool and start right away, well, probably tomorrow then, haha, let's see. Today I was very disappointed too. The metal hooks holding the stripes of my new Burberry bag I purchased around Christmas got loose and broke! Insert some crying face here. I hope they can fix it, or should I ask for a replacement?
Today's review is long due. Some of you asked if I would post about Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip Colors. I am still waiting on the list for some of the items to be released but unfortunately the collection didn't arrive to Germany yet. It didn't help either that my PR package, which was sent two weeks ago, got lost. The replacement package didn't have Patent Lip Color in the color I wanted (Orchid Fatale) but instead some warm red which I will probably never wear again. Long story short, I was able to try the formula to share my thoughts with you today. I also have two of the Cream Eyeshadows although one of them is a repromote from last year's duos. I included some comparisons and a drug store dupe for that one, right after the jump.
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| Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip Color Exposed & Ravageur, Cream Eye Color Caviar & Midnight Violet |
Tom Ford released a Spring/Summer 2016 Runway Collection with 8 shades of Cream Color for Eyes and 8 shades of a new formula of lipstick called Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip Color. There are also 6 shades of Eye Liners, a Shade & Illuminate Compact with a limited edition new cream blush and highlighter duo and Lip Color Shine.
Cream Color for Eyes have been receiving a lot of of mixed reviews so I was curious to try them out myself at the counter. Unfortunately the collection was not released as it was planned so I couldn't check out the items myself during my travel to Berlin and Munich, two cities which have Tom Ford Counters.
The reason about the mixed reception of Cream Color for Eyes is firstly about the size of the product. Tom Ford changed the packaging and made them slightly smaller. They were 7 g before and now there is only 6 g of product in the pot. I believe this effort is not to make them smaller but to make the circumference of the pot smaller. We all know that the products always came shifted to the side, sometimes smeared to the lid. The new pots also have an inlay which separates the pot from the lid to prevent this. Since Tom Ford Cream Eyeshadows are really very pigmented, you need a tiny amount for one usage, so if the formula would stay the same, I don't think anyone would complain.
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| Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip Color Exposed & Ravageur, Cream Eye Color Caviar & Midnight Violet |
I can't understand the second change for the life of me. They made a change to the formula which was always selling out and being raved by almost anyone. The reason was probably to make it easier to be applied. Midnight Violet, which is a new color is definitely more transparent and needs more layers to build up than any of the former Tom Ford Cream Eyeshadows. The silver fine glitter is gorgeous and I love the base color as well. It is a plummy brown shade with a touch of rose. Exactly my type of color but it takes more product to build up the intensity you see in the swatches.
Caviar on the other hand is a repromote from Black Oyster Duo which I already had (reviewed here). I am a bit surprised about this because it is more pigmented than Midnight Violet but it fades and creases more than its previous version. I was wearing it today and noticed at the end of the day, there was almost nothing left on my eyes although I was wearing a primer underneath as usual. I wonder if new releases of Platinum and Spice are that way as well but I am not willing to shell out that much money just to find out haha! Sorry, blogger's duties have a limit too.
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| Swatches: Tom Ford Cream Eye Color Caviar & Midnight Violet |
Here you can see both of the shade in action, before they creased and faded to oblivion. I complemented Tom Ford Caviar with MAC Omega over the crease to blend and MAC Blanc Type on the inner corner to open up the eyes. You can see the silver tiny glitters on the grey base, which is really pretty giving a slightly wet look. I believe if you apply it under a powder, the longevity should be better.
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| In-action: Tom Ford Cream Eye Color Caviar |
Here is Tom Ford Midnight Violet is action. I love this shade, it is almost my dream shade, if it would be slightly more pigmented and would take less time to build up the intensity. Midnight Violet lasted longer on my eyes but still showed signs of creasing around the socket line.
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| In-action: Tom Ford Cream Eye Color Midnight Violet |
Here are some comparisons. Tom Ford Caviar is the same shade as the cream color in Black Oyster Duo. It is actually slightly different (a tad warmer) but on the eyes you can't really differentiate it. Tom Ford Night Sky from Holiday Duo (reviewed here) is more blue based. Max Factor Onyx is a dupe for Caviar although it is less pigmented, it can be build up to look fairly close on the eyes. I compared the formulas of Max Factor and Tom Ford previously here.
As a comparison for Midnight Violet I pulled out Burberry Damson (reviewed here) and Charlotte Tilbury Mona Lisa (reviewed here) both of which are very different. Mona Lisa is warmer, Damson is cooler. I like all three very much and the new formula of Tom Ford resembles Charlotte Tilbury more, which is not a very positive thing in my book.
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| Comparison swatches: Tom Ford Cream Eye Color Caviar and Midnight Violet |
Now onto Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip Colors. I have #02 Exposed and #03 Ravager to share with you. The formula is really interesting. It has a spongy tip and you can click at the back of the pen to get the liquid out. The working principle is close to some concealers. What I liked about these is that you can build up the intensity and make it very glossy or not click too much product and apply it like a stain. These are very long lasting. Even after the first glossy phase is over, the stain stays for hours. The down side though is that it stains. It also gets on my teeth a little but I usually have a problem with that (big teeth or what?).
I think among the glossy lip products which were recently released (Chanel Rouge Allure Gloss, reviewed here, Dior Addict Fluid Sticks, reviewed here, and Estée Lauder Envy Liquid Lip Potion reviewed here) Tom Ford's is the most long lasting one. The formula is closer to Envy but it doesn't transform all that bad and stays put longer. My only problem with the formula is that it made my lips peel a little the first time around and after peeling, it stained the spot and was very hard to remove. Afterwards when I used it, I didn't notice peeling or drying although it is not particularly hydrating either. The formula has alcohol listed high on the list which might be the reason why my lips didn't like it initially.
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| Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip Color Exposed & Ravageur, Cream Eye Color Caviar & Midnight Violet |
Here are swatches of #02 Exposed and #03 Ravager. Exposed is a nice neutral pink which I can see myself wearing. Ravager on the other hand is a shade which doesn't look right on me. I will try to get my hand on Orchid Fatale once it is released, hope that one is a better match for me, meaning there is enough purple in the red.
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| Swatches: Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip Color Exposed & Ravageur |
Here is me with an untypical combination of anthracite and red. What do you think, is it as bad as I think it is? I am wearing Caviar on the eyes, Ravageur on the lips.
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| FOTD with Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip Color Ravager and Cream Eye Color Caviar |
Here is another FOTD which is more me. I am wearing Midnight Violet on the eyes, Exposed on the lips. As a side note for both of the FOTDs I am using BB.Curl Stylers on the hair, the FOTD above is taken second day after washing my hair while the one below is the first day. For the one above I used the Re-styling Primer which works wonders. My review on those are here.
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| Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip Color Exposed & Cream Eye Color Midnight Violet |
Final thoughts: I don't care too much about the pot being 1 g less but I am disappointed about the new formulation of Tom Ford Cream Eyeshadows. I am sincerely hoping that they go on releasing shades with the old formula. Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip Colors are great long lasting glossy liquid lipsticks. I am hoping to get some colors I will love more once the collection is released.
Have you picked up anything from this collection? How do you find the new formulation of Cream Eyeshadows?
Disclaimer: The products in this post were provided free of charge for my consideration.
I am not paid for this review. All opinions are honest and my own.
