As promised I pulled some other cream shadows to compare to the Tom Ford Beauty Summer shadow duos. Many thanks to my savvy readers who already knew some of the creams were duplicates (or repeats) of prior limited-edition shades. There are a couple colors that keep selling out online but are available for back order. If you want all shades, you may have to shop around. My local counter had all of their Naked Bronze and Golden Peach reserved via pre-sales. I’ve compiled a list to help save you time from clicking around (note this is subject to change as items sell out):
- Saks Fifth Avenue has all four shades available now (as of 10:00 AM PST)
- Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Nordstrom have all shades now with Golden Peach on backorder until mid-May
- Bloomingdales has all the shades on pre-order
- Tom Ford online lists each shade with a different status (in stock, pre-order, find in-store)
Above shown Top Row, left to right:
- Chanel Emerville Illusion D’Ombre
- Tom Ford Pink Haze (discontinued, reviewed here)
- Tom Ford Golden Peach
- Tom Ford Naked Bronze
- Tom Ford Spice (discontinued, but has made a comeback once, review)
Bottom Row, left to right:
- Tom Ford Black Oyster
- Chanel Mirifique I’llusion D’Ombre (reviewed here)
- Tom Ford Midnight Sea
- Tom Ford Spring 2015 (limited-edition, reviewed here)
Swatches:
My conclusion is that the new summer duos do indeed include repeats of previously released cream shadows from Tom Ford. If you already own Spice, Pink Haze and the Golden Mink Quad (I don’t own this but I swatched in store to compare), you can skip Golden Peach and Naked Bronze if you want to avoid dupes. The Spring 2015 Cream Shadow is really close to Midnight Sea but not an exact dupe when you look at it in person. The summer duo is slightly lighter in color while the spring shade is a bit deeper. I really like the concept of the new summer Cream & Powder pots because of the packaging and having two shades in one compact for convenience (plus the mirror to apply if you’re on the go or need to touch up before going out).
Hope this helps! Did you buy or test out any of the Tom Ford summer duos yet? If yes, which ones and what are your thoughts so far?
The Tom Ford Summer Duos were provided as press samples for review consideration. All other items purchased by me.
