Tom Ford Updates

[mrsbaine]

Tom Ford Updates 

updated 10/16

New 40 Lipsticks for sale (US): 

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Sephora
https://www.sephora.com/product/lip-color-P416057?skuId=1986942&icid2=products%20grid:p416057-
- Beautylish

- Nordstrom

New 50 Lips and Girls for sale (US): 

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Sephora 
https://www.sephora.com/product/boys-girls-lip-color-P423486?skuId=1875897&icid2=products%20grid:p42...

- Saks 

- Neiman Marcus

- Nordstrom

Holiday Soliel Collection, 2017 

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Available Now at Neiman Marcus: 

Holiday Soliel Palette: Violet Argente

 Orchid Soliel Collection:

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Available on Tom Ford Direct: 
1 lipstick: Orchid Soleil
1 Highlighter: Nightbloom- Soliel

[Mochapj]

thank you @blackkitty2014 ! I think it's the best one out of the new (non wet/dry) quads

[Mochapj]

Tried Pretty Baby today. This one is really pretty, seems like an upgrade on Orchid Haze/Seductive Rose.

I applied the top left shade all over the lid as a base. The bottom right shade into the outer v and crease. The top right on the lower lashline and the bottom left swiped across the lid. The duochrome shift of the bottom left shade is really beautiful.

[impression]

I’ve had my eye on this. Since you’ve tried them all, If you could pick a second Tom Ford essential palette, what would it be? Or would you recommend a color cream pot? I already have Golden mink, platinum and spice. Something that does sophisticated classy and easy. Hazel eyes, light olive skin and black/brown hair. Thank you!

[Mochapj]

@impression I think the two most wearable, usable and everyday palettes in this new release are Pretty Baby and Leopard Sun. Which one you prefer would probably depend on whether you wear warm or cool tones but I think either can easily make classy looks or be dialed up a bit for evening. If you happen to like more shimmery tones, I'd also throw Virgin Orchid into consideration. I think you've got neutrals covered in the cream pots, so the only other neutral one you might like is Opale.

While the colours are lovely, I don't think that Photosynthesex and African Violet are going to be most people's cup of tea, due to their bolder contrast of colours. 

Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions!

[impression]

Super helpful. I had my eye on pretty baby. Are there any of the older palettes you feel are must haves? Thanks so much for all your help  @Mochapj

[Mochapj]

@impression personally I'm quite fond of both Silvered Topaz and Titanium Smoke, both of which seem to be on the most recent discontinued list but are still available at some retailers.

Supernouveau (which I posted swatches of below) seems to be a revision of Silvered Topaz, IMO so if you like the look of ST you might want to wait until Supernouveau is available. TS on the other hand is an amazing palette if you like dramatic, smoky eyes.

Most of my personal favourites have been or are in the process of being discontinued. Cognac Sable was one, as are Last Dance and Starry Night. I like the more vibrant and colourful options, which it seems don't do as well commercially since they keep getting discontinued 😄

All that to say that what I think are must haves might differ from your taste, based on the items you've mentioned owning. The quality of ST and TS are fantastic, and based on me gathering that you like neutrals, I think either of them would be a good fit.

[BeansCat]

I know this is probably a crazy question because they are different but if you had a choice between daydream, pretty baby, or virgin orchid which would you choose? I love all the colors but can’t get all three. Or could you perhaps order them by favorite?

[Mochapj]

@BeansCat my fave would be Daydream, then PB, then VO

Quality is very good, which one probably depends on your makeup preferences and how conservative you need your makeup to be

[BeansCat]

Thanks for such a quick response! Not conservative with eyeshadow just lipstick. I bought the limited edition quad last minute of the sale bc Mel Thompsons review... thanks for the suggestion.

[Mochapj]

Tried out Frostfire today. 

I tried my scratchiest goat brush and still had issues with the lavender. Perhaps my skin tone cancels out what little pigment it has, but I attempted to use it to blend out my crease and in the close up photo you can't tell it's there at all. IMO I could've gotten similar results diffusing that edge with a clean brush.

I placed the darkened plum all over my lid. It applied easily, is more beautiful than my photos capture and is much more twinkly than the Night Sky powder that I love so much. I did get a little fallout during application (even with a patting rather that swiping motion) but it was easily cleaned up. This shade alone makes this quad worth it (for me). I then applied the silvery blue onto the inner third of my lid and lower lashline, blending it into the plum in both areas. Despite looking mostly silver when I swatched it, I could see the blue much more on the eye. The white I placed in my tearduct and the pink reflect it has is much more apparent in person. 

[blackkitty2014]

Thx you for posting @Mochapj.  You created a beautiful look there.  I whole hearted agree with you.  That darkest shade is special.  It helps the lightest shade to shine imo.  I need to try the 2 bottom shades together.

[Mochapj]

Thanks @blackkitty2014 !

[blackkitty2014]

Winter Soleil Eye and Cheek palette is up on Beautylish.  They have the giftcard event going on.  Edit: Forgot to say Pretty Baby is also up over there.

[Mochapj]

Temptalia finally has swatches of the 30 new Boys and Girls

[Mochapj]

Some comparisons for shades in the Frostfire quad. The white in FF is by far the chunkiest of those 3 white shift shades. The base of TFX16 seems to be the same shade of lavender as the one in FF. The blackened plum in FF when compared side by side with Night Sky is much more sparkly. L to R: FF1, Ripe Plum 1, PMG Astral Ghost Orchid, FF2, TFX16, FF4, Night Sky Powder

[Mochapj]

Swatches of some new quads and some initial (haven't worn yet) thoughts.

The texture of Frostfire is unlike the previous Extreme singles, IMO. White feels very dry and scratchy, almost like the pigment shades in Pat McGrath palettes. In colour it resembles both Astral Ghost Orchid from PMG and the iridescent white from the TF Ripe Plum wet/dry duo. The lavender is abysmally dry and looks practically matte to me, I see next to no shimmer or glitter transferring to my skin at all. The 'blue' seems to be a silver once on the skin, and is the closest thing in the palette to the Extreme singles; it feels almost like the foil finish. The blackened purple reminds me of the powder component in the Night Sky cream duo, as it seems to have a fairly matte base but is packed with multicoloured microshimmer.

Both Photosynthesex and Pretty Baby contain duochrome shades. In Photosynthesex, it is a reddish brown shifting to green (ala MAC Club) and in Pretty Baby, it is a pink shifting to pale blue. Both seem like nice quads, although the brown in Photosynthesex did not swatch easily and felt very sheer and dry.

Leopard Sun was very pigmented and smooth. No complaints on it.

African Violet seemed like an odd colour combo and 2 shades (purple and brown) are dead ringers for Violet Vinyl and Iris Bronze singles. The orange is very similar to the Infrared single too, but is a little more matte and definitely more vibrant.

Frostfire (Extreme)

Pretty Baby

Photosynthesex

Leopard Sun

 Also swatches from my SA on a lighter skintone. And comparisons of African Violet to a few Private Shadow singles (Violet Vinyl, Infrared, Iris Bronze

Pretty Baby, African Violet

Top African Violet, bottom Violet Vinyl, Infrared, Iris Bronze Private Shadow singles

[njattana]

I was so excited about African Violet, Frost fire and Leopard Sun but now that I've seen a few swatches they dont feel...as unique ...as I first thought. Well in the case of FF the quality seems questionable?

[Nuwc1998]

The brown in African Violet is actually identical to the brown in Cognac Sable - which is about half a shade deeper than Iris Bronze. The copper shimmer isn't quite as orange, though, but it's very close.

[Seymore3]

@MochapjThanks for swatches and review ,I wanted the extreme quad when I saw it but glad now I waited.I think it's a pass for me but Pretty Baby and Photosynthesex are on my list to get.

[blackkitty2014]

Thx @Mochapj. I will skip African Violet. I had all those shades in private shadows. Edit: can you give me a tip how to apply the top right shadow of FrostFire. That shade is impossible. I can’t make it show up on my poor lids

[Nuwc1998]

The lilac shade works best really only as a way to blend out the bottom two shades into the crease. It doesn't have much pigmentation on its own, but it does help the gradient of the bottom two shades blend out.

Surprisingly, the darkest bottom right shade actually blends out decently, despite the amount of sparkle in it. The top left shade is almost spongy in texture and is best applied with a finger.

All of that said, there are limited looks this palette can achieve. It does work well for the standard TF eye (deep color all over lid, blended upward with a lighter tone, topped with a medium tone on the lid, and highlighted with the lightest or celestial shade on the inner corner), but not for an eye look breaking the lid into thirds (inner highlight, lid color, outer V, transition into crease).