Tom Ford Vapor Nail Lacquer ($30 or .41 fl oz/12 ml) is a new limited-edition pearly white for summer. It’s a semi-sheer metallic shade that looks silvery against my olive skin. It has a lovely soft yet crisp clean look. Unfortunately, like many metallics, Vapor applies with visible brush strokes making it look streaky on the nails. It’s a shade that requires careful application – something I need practice with to achieve a smoother finish. Some more photos, close ups and swatches:
Swatched with one coat, the color applies smoothly but quite sheer with a transparent glow. Two and three coats give more coverage but increases the visibility of brush strokes. Here it is swatched with two and three coats, you can see the finish isn’t very even:
Tom Ford Vapor is nearly identical to Chanel Attraction. The Tom Ford is softer, less streaky, and less harsh looking, but the colors look very close on the nails. I’ve worn Attraction on several occasions, each time I end up taking it off within 1-2 days simply because I find it clashes with my skin. Vapor is much more flattering to darker skins because it has a transparent quality. Here is Tom Ford Vapor compared to other pearly whites:
For me, this is a miss mainly because of the visible brush strokes. I’m still determined to play with it until I can get a streak-free application. The color has a lovely softness to it. I prefer this shade to Chanel Attraction although the Tom Ford still appears to be somewhat high-maintenance.
Tom Ford Vapor is a limited-edition color and retails for $30. It is available at select stores (see the Fire Lust post below to see store locations) and online at Saks.com and NeimanMarcus.com.
HI Sabrina, I love the semi-sheer effect of Vapor in your swatches. It has an illusionary effect and is quite fitting considering the name!
I love how ethereal this looks, I never payed attention to shades like these before. Too bad about the streaks, but I think I can live with it though. I looove that picture against the clouds, amazingly pretty!
It's a really pretty colour but high maintenance nails are so not me haha xx
Angelica [One Little Vice]
On the second swatch it looks very nice on your hand. Streaks should probably taken as a feature rather than a bug. Thanks so much for your review, I was wondering how this one compares to Attraction. Since I have purchased attraction, I only wore it once and given the fact that I don't like sheer polishes, I may skip this one.
Thank you for the compairson! I passed on it bc I have attraction and it is really similar… Justification for not owning both 🙂
You're right, it is less harsh than Attraction. The tip I've figured out to prevent brushstrokes from frosty polishes is easy, but it requires an extra step. Take a sponge-tip eyeshadow applicator and paint a bit of polish on it. Then lightly dab your last coat of polish on with the sponge instead of a brush. It will have a slight bumpy texture, but adding top coat on top fixes that. You can see how effective it is in my post on Chanel in Sky Line (http://jroxy13.blogspot.com/2013/04/chanel-in-sky-line.html).
Love the swatches, Sabrina! I agree w/ sponge-tip applicator trick to remove brushstrokes, posted above by J. Let us know if you try it!
Awww….this is so pretty. Love the shade for I find it light and natural. This will be the first time I will using a nail color like this so I am really excited.
I love the semi-sheer effect of Vapor in your swatches.
My preference is for the darker colours but I do have a few whites in my makeup kit. I actually get the most comments when I wear one of these so maybe I should try more. My favourite is the Tom Ford polish that you have shown here.