Tom Ford Beauty

It’s been a while since I’ve splurged on anything from Tom Ford Beauty but the Summer Soleil 2024 collection caught my eye this year! I ordered the new eyeshadow, highlighter, liquid lip blush and one of the lipsticks. Sharing swatches today and it looks like it’s just in time for some 15% off price matching on select items at Nordstrom (they have a limited-time sale going on right now at the time of this post).

• Soleil Summer Eye Quad in Emerald Dusk ($90)
• Soleil Glow Highlighter in Nude Sand ($90)
• Liquid Lip Blush ($65)
• Ultra-Shine Lip Color in Plage Nue ($59)

Soleil Summer Eye Quad in Emerald Dusk

The Soleil Summer Eye Quad in Emerald Dusk is such a pretty quad for the summer season. You girls know I almost always wear neutrals on the eyes so I was a little scared about the emerald but it’s such a pretty deep shimmer. You can use it as a liner or accent if you’re a neutral lover like me. It has a pale champagne, a light peachy champagne, soft bronze and emerald with sparkles.

Colors are powders but they have a slightly creamy feel. There appears to be a slight overspray on the top of the shades but they are still shimmery underneath.

Overall pigment level is medium but you can build it up or apply with a damp brush for more intensity. It reminds me of a few previous Chanel quads from probably over a decade ago.

Soleil Glow Highlighter in Nude Sand

There’s a new highlighter in the collection called the Soleil Glow Highlighter in Nude Sand. It’s a pale golden shimmer which I thought might look close to Soleil Neige Holiday 2023 Gran Paradis. The summer one is darker with more gold while the holiday almost looks ivory in comparison. For me they are different enough to justify but I prefer the new one as it’s not as pale/contrasted on my skin. Shimmer is strong but not super frosty.

Swatch comparisons below to a few other shades: Tom Ford Reflects Gilt Duo, Gran Paradis (review here), Oasis (review here), Moodlight Duo (swatches here), Charlotte Tilbury Glow Glide Highlighter in Champagne Glow + Gilded Glow (review here).

Soleil Collection 2024 Lip Picks

Last we have a look at two of the lip products which I’ll say up front are nice but not really must-haves in my book. The Liquid Lip Blush ($65) is a beautiful clear gloss with gold flecks suspended but it’s a color-shifting gloss and transforms my lips into a really deep rosy flush within a few minutes. It leaves a stain on the lips so once the gloss has rubbed off a bright pink stain remains. I think the regular Lip Blush in the twist up lipstick form is MUCH better (and a better buy for the amount of product you can get). For a bright healthy pink gloss I prefer the Hermes Lip Oil in Rose Pitaya or Dior Addict Lip Maximizer in Raspberry for better colors (that are also more predictable).

below: Liquid Lip Blush

below: Plage Nue

I had high hopes for the Ultra-Shine Lip Color in Plage Nue ($59) and it does not disappoint. It’s a really pretty light-medium pink shade with a creamy full coverage finish. It’s a nice one I think would suit a wide range of skin tones but I feel like I have so many similar colors to this one. I think it’s a very wearable color that you can wear on lots of occasions whether it’s for everyday or even date nights.

Also wearing:

• Foundation: Tom Ford Shade + Illuminate Foundation 6.0 Natural
• Powder: Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Powder Medium
• Bronzer: Soleil Glow Bronzer Gold Dust
• Highlighter: Soleil Glow Highlighter Nude Sand
• Eyeshadow: Soleil Eyeshadow Quad Emerald Dusk
• Liner: Laura Mercier Caviar Tightline in Tuxedo
• Mascara: YSL Lash Clash Mascara
• Nail Polish: Olive June Quick Dry in Sandy
• Top: Dissh Vest (wearing a US 4/EU 36)

I shared a demo on reels too (in the reel I added the Blush Duo in Cherry Blaze, also reviewed here).

 

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I’ve been really curious about the new Architecture Soft Matte Foundation but they don’t stock it in my Shade 6.0 Natural right now. Debating whether to buy 6.5 for when I’m tan or wait for 6.0 to show up somewhere. At the price I want to get the shade just right.

Overall really pleased with everything I picked up. I do think I’ll get a lot of use out of these. I think I could have passed on the lip products based on what I already own. I do think the quad and highlighter are the stand outs for me.

Did you check out anything from this collection? What did you think?

For the holiday season Tom Ford launched their Soleil Neige 2023 collection featuring a new eyeshadow quad, two highlighters and three repromoted lip glosses. Everything is cased in their limited-edition holiday white and silver color packaging.

The theme feels like a winter wonderland theme with cooler tones and metallics. Today I have a look at the items for eyes and cheeks as it appears the lip glosses have not yet arrived in the US . The limited-edition packaging is available on pre-order at this time, although you can still find the colors in the standard gold/mahogany packaging.

Soleil Neige Eye Color Quad

The Soleil Neige Eye Color Quad in Lumiere D’Hiver ($90) is beautiful. It has a creamy almost velvety pigmented pale cream matte, a complex sparkling taupe topper, a neutral silvery shimmer and a deep cool black-brown matte. The quality and pigment of this quad is just outright stunning. The shimmers are very finely milled – the shimmer is almost glittery but there isn’t really that glitter texture as they feel more on the smooth side. The mattes perform so well, I wish every Tom Ford matte eyeshadow had this level of creamy opaque blendable pigment.

At first glance I was incredibly underwhelmed. In the pans these shadows looked like your standard grey, cream and brown. On the eyes and swatched on the arm the colors come to life, especially with the shimmers. The best way to wear them is to apply the matte cream all over and then the darker matte on the lids. Top with the shimmers and you’ve got the perfect smokey eye. Performance wise A+.

Swatched below next to Nude Dip for reference.

That being said I do think these colors are ones we’ve seen before in a number of brands. I think the Natasha Denona Glam or I Need a Nude Palette are better options for price and color variety but with similar quality.

Soleil Neige Glow Highlighter

There are two shades of Soleil Neige Glow Highlighter this season ($90 each). They’re multi-dimensional highlighters with an ultra-smooth glow that almost gives the skin a wet look effect with how glassy they shimmer is.

Photo swatches do not do these justice. Rose Irise is an iridescent icy pink that flashes an opal like shimmer depending on how the light hits. To my eye the color is very similar to the pink side in Peachlight Highlighter Duo. Also swatched next to Moodlight below.

Look below wearing:

• Foundation – Tom Ford Traceless Foundation Stick in Natural 6.0
• Powder – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Powder in Medium
• Bronzer – Tom Ford Bronzer in Gold Dust
• Blush – Dior Backstage Blush in Pink
• Highlighter – Tom Ford Soleil Neige Rose Irise
• Eyeshadow – Tom Ford Eye Color Quad Lumiere D’Hiver
• Mascara – Tarte Tartelette Tubing Mascara
• Brow Pencil – Benefit Precisely My Brow Shade 2.5
• Lips – Tarte Maracuja Juicy Lip Plump in Rosebud
• Nail Polish – Olive and June Quick Dry in Sandy

Gran Paradis is a soft pale gold champagne. Both are really beautiful – like take your breath away beautiful! I don’t know that I would call either must-haves though, especially at the steep price point. Also at this point I haven’t checked out any of the other holiday highlighters yet to compare.

Below with the gold Gran Paradis Highlighter just on top of the Tom Ford Gold Dust Bronzer (no blush added).

If you’re not a fan of the really metallic highlight these may be too glowy for you. I will say that I really like the smooth finish and texture (even if it is very glowy).

Overall beautiful and exceptional in quality. Must haves? I don’t think I can say they are. I am really happy with the splurges. They exceeded my expectations. Everything is very wearable which surprised me since I usually don’t wear cool tones.

If shimmers or cool tone greys aren’t your thing, Tom Ford also launched a few pieces in their Private Garden Collection with two eyeshadow quads, two pink satin matte lip colors, and a clear rose lip oil. I didn’t pick any of the pieces up but wanted to put them on your radar. They look really pretty!

You can find the Tom Ford Soleil Neige Collection out now. I bought mine from Nordstrom. Also available at Sephora, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s and all Tom Ford Beauty retailers.

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Did you check out anything from Tom Ford’s recent launches? What did you think?

Tom Ford Beauty has some new launches this summer and I think they’re stunning! The recent shimmer eyeshadow quads and Summer Soleil de Feu collection items remind me of what Tom Ford Beauty used to be like! Fresh, glowy, easy to wear with good color payoff.

I hauled 3 items from the Soleil de Feu collection including the Eyeshadow Palette in Tropical Dusk ($90), Shimmering Highlighter in Oasis ($95) and one of the Plumping Lip Balms in Sun Spark ($60).

I also wanted to include swatches of two newer Eyeshadow Palettes in Golden Hour and Hazy Sensuality ($90 each). I bought these several months ago and never reviewed them but I 100% think they’re worth checking out (there are 3 new ones, I bought 2).

Soleil de Feu Eyeshadow Palette

There are two eyeshadow palettes in the summer launch. I picked up the more neutral option Soleil de Feu Eyeshadow Palette in Tropical Dusk. It’s really beautiful and wearable with a soft dusty matte pink, a soft deeper brown, a shimmery copper gold and a sparkling light glitter taupe topper. Colors have really good pigment and color payoff with easy to blend textures. The warmer option Island Haze also looks really beautiful. I was very tempted to buy it but opted to just get one this round.

Soleil de Feu Shimmering Highlighter

We all probably have way to many highlighters at this point. Anytime I find one I’m really impressed with I’m surprised and the Tom Ford Oasis Highlighter is just stunning. It’s a neutral warm champagne gold with slight peachy tones. The shimmer isn’t over the top – it’s smooth, doesn’t emphasize pores and the undertone is just PERFECT for olive skin tones! I’m sure it would also look great on cool tones too.

Texture is almost like a gel to powder. Pigment is easy to control and layer. I really try not to do back ups these days but this one is so perfect, I might order one more before it’s gone.

Highlighter in Oasis layered of the Tom Ford Blush Duo in Explicit Flush

Soleil de Feu Plumping Lip Balm

For the lips there are two shades of the Soleil de Feu Plumping Lip Balm. The stock photos are a bit misleading as these have an overspray of glitter on the outside which make the balms look completely different from the true color. I lots of reviews of these before ordering which saved me money on Sunlight (many have reported it’s not gold, but pale in color almost like a concealer color).

I’m 100% happy that I bought Sun Spark. It looks like a bold orange cherry red with gold flecks. On me it’s SO much lighter in color, almost like a neutral light-medium soft peachy color.

The glitter on the exterior did not show up at all, even on a hand swatch and I’m 100% ok with it. It makes for a really great wow factor when you open the tube, but one swipe and it’s gone.

The balm does seem to have a slight plumping effect but there’s no tingle or sting. On me it’s somewhere in between a balm and lipstick for how it feels. It’s hydrating and comforting on the lips, but it’s not really glossy or emollient like a traditional balm. For me this makes it feel like it lasts longer on the lips. Extremely pricy but I think the color is really pretty.

New Eyeshadow Quads

Last a quick look at the Hazy Sensuality (neutral/lighter tones) and Golden Hour (warmer peachy) Eyeshadow Palettes. Both have that finely milled pressed metallic finish like Nude Dip/Honeymoon. Pigment is on the medium-sheer side but easy to layer for more color payoff. I’ve been wearing Golden Hour a lot this summer.

I give both a solid A+ rating. I actually give everything I bought in this post a solid A+ which I haven’t in a long time (for Tom Ford beauty). Incredibly pricey and expensive, but all the colors perform exceptionally well and as a neutral makeup lover, I think the colors are perfect. They’re wearable but different enough from what we’ve seen lately to give you a fresh polished look.

I did a tutorial with Golden Hour in this Reel below:

 

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Bottom line: 100% worth the splurge this season.

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I bought my items from Nordstrom. Also available at Sephora, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s and Saks Fifth Avenue.