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Tom Ford Winter Soleil Collection: Soleil Blanc Body Oil

December 22nd, 2017 by Karen Leave a Comment

tom ford soleil blanc body oil — For when you’re feeling super fancy. This bad boy is from the new Tom Ford Winter Soleil collection, , on counters and online now.

Bora Bora. Bali. St. Barts. Novato, California.

Um… what?

Tom Ford Soleil Blanc Body Oil has got me like, “I don’t even care what you say, this tiny hamlet on the edge of Marin County IS a tropical destination!” As any $74 body oil should.

This one’s from the new Winter Soleil collection, and the amber, gardenia, caramel and vanilla notes radiating off my skin temporarily eases the freezing pins and needles in my toes.

Yes, dude, it DOES get cold in California. It’s been below freezing at night!

Soleil Blanc feels thinner and less hydrating than my usual fancy-schmancy tropical body oil, NARS Monoi Body Glow II, which is $59 and also has a prominent gardenia note, but Tom’s oil smells cozier, richer and deeper to me…and the scent lasts much longer on my skin.

It smells sooooo good, but you’ll probably need to also use it with a heavy moisturizer if you’ve got le legs de lizard like me.

If you’re in full-on treat yourself mode, just stay away, ’cause one sniff will tempt you. Or…you could just give in and risk your frugal, emoji-happy mother texting you the following sentence: “Who needs a $74 body oil? Really? ? ? ? I know your skin’s really dry, but stop being silly. ✋ ? ”

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

The Tom Ford Winter Soleil Collection Lip Slicks in Red Nectar, Spiked Cherry, Hibiscus Kiss and Bitten Berry

December 22nd, 2017 by Karen 4 Comments

OK, these are not for your pulse points. The new Tom Ford Lip Slicks look like roller ball perfumes, but they’re for lips (MWAH!), not wrists.

These lip oils do smell good, though… A little like vanilla, and they taste like it, to, so if you get any crazy ideas, who am I to deny you the thrill of slathering the crook of your neck with a luminous, jojoba- and coconut-laced lip oil?

Knock yourself out, kid.

I’ll be saving each precious drop of these juicy $54 click-y tubes o’ tint for my pout, which is no longer demanding the moisture it so richly deserves thanks to these hydrating helpers.

I’m kinda surprised I like them as much as I do, considering how slippery they are. But the oils feel good. So good… Especially when you’re rubbing the roller ball back and forth, back and forth…

I actually just stopped typing so I could do it with Hibiscus Kiss, and y-e-s, it was satisfying. Just like a Snickers.

Tom is frickin’ crazy if he thinks many women will throw down $54 for a lip tint, but I have to say, I’ve happily handed over $42 to the Sephora monster quite a few times for the Hourglass No. 28 Lip Oil (which is just as moisturizing as this, but thicker, un-tinted and stickier), so $54, while borderline insane for what’s more or less a shiny, tinted lip oil, doesn’t seem like that much more of a jump. Or, that could just be me trying to justify the makeup math in my head. *shrugs*

tom ford lip slick flat lay — I’m filing the Tom Ford Lip Sticks under “Fancy Ways to Soothe Dry Lips.”

tom ford lip slick swatches — Red Nectar, Spiked Cherry, Hibiscus Kiss and Bitten Berry

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The Tom Ford Winter Soleil Eye and Cheek Palette in 04 Violette Argente

December 21st, 2017 by Karen 5 Comments

tom ford soleil eye cheek palette violette argente 1 — Is the purple a shout-out to the new color of the year?

I love how Tom Ford drops a summery collection in winter, because, obvs, the private jet’s waiting to whisk us off to the Maldives ?? for the holidays. *hair flip*

Winter Soleil is his latest LE launch, and it has a blush duo, four roller ball lip oils (so intriguing, I know!), a gardenia-scented body oil spiked with cozy vanilla, a highlighter, a lipstick, and an eye and cheek palette with a peppery, potent purple/vivacious violet.

tom ford winter soleil collection — Tom Ford Winter Soleil

Hmm… Now that I think about it, the eyeshadows in the $155 Violet Argente Eye and Cheek Palette roll deep with pigment, especially the bronze and the rosy burgundy shades, but the purple sparkles. 🙂 It’s the only one with glitter (dainty glitter, though), and therefore it’s also the one voted Most Likely to Exhibit Fallout (although it doesn’t, and neither do the other shades), and Most Likely to Invite Prince’s Ghost ?? Over for Afternoon Tea and Chitchat.

tom ford violet argente — Violet Argente on my lids and cheeks

tom ford violet argente swatches — From the top: the blush, the highlighter and the four eyeshadows

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#FancyLadyThings: Tom Ford FullScreen Lash Mascara

December 11th, 2017 by Karen 7 Comments

At the intersection of Fancy Lady Lane and Tom Ford Beauty Boulevard, you’ll find me — hello! — standing at the crossroads waving a tube of the new FullScreen Lash Mascara, which is — clutch your pearls — $45.

Fullscreen is one of three new mascaras in the eyes-only Eyes of Tom Ford makeup collection (the others are Spike and Shutter), and when you say that, you have to whisper it all sexy-time because it’s the right thing to do.

And FullScreen is the one you want if you want natural-looking drama…which, admittedly, seems like a contradiction in terms, but picture your favorite set of natural-looking falsies that noticeably thicken and lengthen your lashes, and even hold a kick-@ss curl for a night-and-day difference, but still manage to look like lashes that a real human being could have been born with.

That’s FullScreen, except without the glue and cries of “Mother trucker! I just smudged my winged liner! Now I need to start over AGAIN!”

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The Eyes of Tom Ford Private Shadows in Tempete Bleue, Vertigo, Videotape and Breathless

November 30th, 2017 by Karen 25 Comments

Now your teeny, tiny Tom Ford Lips & Boys Lipsticks (and your Lips & Girls Lipsticks!) have cute li’l clutch-sized eyeshadows to play with.

The new $36 Tom Ford Private Shadow mini eyeshadows introduced in the Eyes of Tom Ford collection are just as cute as buttons! They’re about the same size as them, too.

Well, not really, but they are hella small. The dainty little pans contain 0.04 ounces of product.

There are five different finishes among the 30 shades.

Ultra Suede — a completely flat matte with no pearl
Suede — a demi-matte with subtle pearl particles
Sateen — a lustrous pearl with a glowing sheen
Vinyl — a high-shine metallic chrome
Paillette — a sequined, glittery pearl

Each single looks like a mini TF eyeshadow quad, but when you open it up, there’s a tiny little mirror and one pan of eyeshadow inside.

I’ve been playing with four of them, and every time I pull one out I think, wow, why don’t all eyeshadows blend like this?

I wish all eyeshadows blended as well as matte taupe Vertigo (an Ultra Suede shade) and demi-matte Videotape (Suede finish). They’re pigmented, buttery, and they just won’t skip. They’ll blend on top of anything flawlessly.

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Tourmaline and White Smoke, Two New Tom Ford Eye Kohl Intense Shades in the Eyes of Tom Ford Collection

November 29th, 2017 by Karen 2 Comments

tom ford tourmaline white smoke — Two new shades of eyeliner to play with at Tom Ford

If you deep dive into the Tom Ford line, passed the popular, costly quads, luxe lipsticks, lavish nail lacquers and pricey perfumes, all of which get lots of love, there’s a lesser-known collection of pigmented $36 pencils called Eye Kohl Intense, and Mink is my go-to. It’s a shimmery bronzed brown with a hint of purple (I think it looks amazing on the lower water line, BTW, and here’s why).

TF just added two new shades — a matte white called White Smoke and a satiny teal called Tourmaline. Both are part of the new Eyes of Tom Ford collection available now.

tom ford tourmaline white smoke 2 — Tourmaline and White Smoke

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It’s Shine Time for Lids With Tom Ford’s Sleek, Wet-Looking $36 Eye Gloss

November 28th, 2017 by Karen 13 Comments

tom ford eye gloss — Lids: New $36 Tom Ford Eye Gloss; Lips: NARS Give It Up Powermatte Lip Pigment

FACT: if you thought this was a new lip gloss…

…you aren’t the only one. I actually put it on my lips at first (whoops) and, FYI, it is a pretty good clear lip gloss (unofficially), but it’s even better on your eyes.

It’s comfy, clear, shiny and non-sticky (yay!). It’s Tom Ford’s new $36 Eye Gloss, and it’s part of the new Eyes of Tom Ford collection available now.

The release also includes the new Private Shadow eyeshadow singles (30 shades, $36 each), three mascaras (Spike, Shutter and Fullscreen, $45 each) and two new shades of Eye Kohl Intense liner (White Smoke and Tourmaline, $36 each).

Tom’s Eye Gloss is a lot like Rouge Bunny Rouge’s awesome Smithereens of Stars, which is really the only other super comfortable clear gloss I’ve found that I can wear for long periods of time.

Like RBR’s Eye Gloss, Tom’s is lightweight and resilient, and it doesn’t scoot around on my lids or creep into my lash lines. So, your tight line and mascara won’t smudge. Also, when you blink your eyes, you won’t feel the gloss sticking to your crease.

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Why “Eye” Love Tom Ford Cream Color for Eyes in Caviar…

October 4th, 2017 by Karen 15 Comments

tom ford caviar — Tom Ford Cream Color for Eyes in Caviar + your BFF black pencil liner + two coats of mascara = easiest smoky eye ever

Tom Ford’s gorgeous gunmetal Caviar cream shadow is many things: enduring, easy to blend, and it’s basically everything you ever wanted for the easiest smoky eye ever (just add black liner and mascara), but none of those are why it holds a special place in my heart.

It’s special to me because it’s what I was wearing when Connor said the word “eye” for the first time.

Backstory: she already knows some of the words for body parts, so if I say “Show mommy your ears,” she’ll point to her ears. She just hasn’t said many of the words yet, but last week when I was wearing Caviar on my lids with a Cargo black pencil on my lash lines (my eyes were a little dramatic that day, which is how I roll on a Friday afternoon!), I was changing her diaper and talking to her when Connor pointed up at me and emphatically said, “Eye! Eye! Eye!”

Uh… She was pointing at my makeup! I was almost ready to ask Tom to be her godfather, haha!

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