Round-up: Tom Ford Lip Sheers Photos & Comparisons
Tom Ford Lip Color Sheers ($49.00 for 0.10 oz.) are available in eight limited edition shades. The formula is new (but limited edition!) for spring. Here’s a visual comparison of the eight shades together, and you’ll notice that the range leans quite warm-toned. Incorrigible (08) is the only shade that is cool-toned, and on some complexions, In the Buff (01) might lean pinker (less beige). The big takeaway from the reviews for these is that they are far more pigmented than the formula’s name or description let alone; if you were going to stay away because sheer lip color isn’t your thing, you might still want to check them out. If, on the other hand, you really wanted sheer color, you might want to look at the Lip Color Shines instead (or else use these very lightly!). You can read full reviews, get shade descriptions, dupes, ratings, and all that good stuff here: part one and part two.
You can find these online at Nordstrom (only has three shades left), Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus, and Saks.
- MOST SHIMMERY: In the Buff (01), Pink Dune (02), Bittersweet (03)
- LEAST SHIMMERY: Firecracker (06), Paradiso (07)
- MOST PIGMENTED: Sweet Spot (05), Firecracker (06), Paradiso (07)
- SHEEREST: Pink Dune (02)
- LEAST DUPABLE: In the Buff (01), Pink Dune (02)
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Oh summer fling, you would be mine if only u weren’t $50:)
Aww!
Incorrigible and Pardiso would be my favorites..though the rest of them look quite nice too..I did think these might be sheerer, going by the description, but at least they look and feel light on the lips.
They definitely feel lighter and airier than the Lip Color range!
How am I going to resist Firecracker? Oh yeah, look at the price… LOL
Look at the dupes! That one is SOOOO dupable!
I saw that. I’ll have to pick up one of the dupes. Do you think there is one that is the closest match?
Honestly, they’re all very similar.
Oh wow! What a beautiful collection!! I have not tried TF’s lipsticks before, so I’m quite glad to have waited for this collection!
Have fun trying!
OMG. What if I want them all?? The shades are gorgeous…
Poor wallet!
Intially when I first saw these in the promo pic you posted I was super excited but now that I see swatches my excitement has waned a bit. I do love the packaging though. It screams summer!!!
A lot of people seemed to have missed the white packaging!
Incorrigible and Paradiso are my favorites on you 🙂
Thanks, Courtney! 🙂
Tom Ford sure has a funny definition of “sheer”, but those rich, glossy, opaque colours are my favourites nonetheless. As with all his shades, though, it’s a question of whether or not it’s worth the money when a lot of the shades seem fairly easy to dupe at lower prices. I really feel that if the brand wants to grow, they have to start offering more shades (especially lipsticks) that have something truly unique to offer. Just my opinion. They still look beautiful.
He and Bobbi Brown seem to share the same idea of “sheer,” which is to say, not sheer at all. I wonder if it “semi-opaque” doesn’t sound very sexy?
But I agree that Tom Ford’s lip colors tend to be more dupable than not, which was how I felt about the Lip Color range when it initially launched.
As much as Incorrigible is incorrigibly calling my name, I think me and my bank account are safe from these!
Shani x
Phew!
Lol! Better safe than sorry right? 🙂
I love how you’ve done this round-up – seeing all the swatches together. Thanks for your hard work!
Thank you! 🙂
Sweet Spot and Firecracker look amazing! So beautiful on you.
Aww, thanks so much, Natalie! xo
I just adore the packaging and these colors are beautiful! Especially Incorrigible!!
They are really lovely shades!
Bittersweet looks super sweet!
Haha 😉
*sigh* I want pretty much all of these! I LOVE sheer, but colourful lipsticks!
I really should be glad that Tom Ford isn’t available here, though – I can’t even imagine what these lipsticks would cost on our shores if MAC is $46 already, hehe! 😛
Oh my goodness, let’s NOT imagine!
Oh my gosh, they are all stunning-on you and still shots!! Haven’t tried TF lipsticks yet and I know this is always relative-but do you think they’re worth the price? 🙂
Thank you, Abigail!
Yes? and no? They’re probably not in my top 3 formulas. I find the range… boring? personally. The formulas are nice, but it either has to be the perfect shade for my skin tone or a little more unique to justify at this price. Some of these are really pretty, and I think I might pick up the more coral-y hues (like Summer Fling and Sweet Spot). I’d rather go Guerlain at this price point, or even Cle de Peau (which pushes higher), and then there’s Givenchy Le Rouge, which is $10+ cheaper, and Buxom Full-Bodied — all ranges that I really love.
That being said, I loved Tom Ford’s Rouge Fatal from holiday, and that might be one of my all-time favorite TF colors I’ve tried.
Ahhh, you are soooo good! Thank you, thank you, especially for already answering my would-have been follow-up questions! 🙂 I think I’ll take a shot on Guerlain then Tom Ford.
No problem! 😀
I really like the way Sweet Spot, Firecracker, and Paradiso look against your skin tone! Very pretty!
Thanks so much, Miss J!
Argh! If only the In the Buff wasn’t limited edition and something I could get at the drugstore!
LOL! If only!
I’m not terribly familiar with this brand, but do you know how often they bring back shades, if ever? Maybe I can put this on my wishlist/lipwear to look out for or spend 98.573% of my free time trying to find a dupe. 😉
They’re a newer brand, so I haven’t really seen it (that I can recall), but it’s also not been THAT long. Knowing that TF is made by Estee Lauder, though, makes me a little less hopeful.
Thanks for your reply! I suppose the best I can hope is that the shade resurfaces somewhere in another brand Estee Lauder owns. You’d think they wouldn’t discontinue nudes/neutrals for long.
Christine, does Estee Lauder make MAC or was it Lancome? Who else is under Lancome? And is Urban Decay now under Estee Lauder too?
Estee Lauder makes MAC. Lancome is actually owned by L’Oreal, so L’Oreal is the big parent, which also owns Urban Decay now.
Estee Lauder Companies – http://www.elcompanies.com/pages/our-brands.aspx
L’Oreal Brands – http://www.loreal.com/brands/brands-homepage.aspx
Pretty shades and nice formula. Have to pick few of these! Thanks for such an elaborate review! 🙂
No problem, Vineetha!
Thanks for the round up Christine!
Sure thing, Ankita!
I just love these so much!!!
What are your favorite shades, Kai?
Firecracker and Incorrigible are gorgeous but definitely dupeable. The rest are far too warm for me. Pretty colors but an easy pass for me. 🙂
Your wallet is safe! 🙂
love the llippe on the lip model
Thanks, Ailyn!
I love your round up posts! I remember when you used to do them after every MAC collection, before people complained that it made the blog too MAC heavy. I’m sure these posts take a bit of extra time and effort, but I really appreciate them! It’s nice to get a kind of final word on the product/collection, and a breakdown of what’s warmer, cooler, sheerer or more opaque.
Thanks a lot, Gina!
Absolutely agree! We really, really appreciate all the nice extras you do for us! <#
I’ll add a third thank you! These reviews are so helpful! As are the dupes and roundups. Given that I rarely have time to make it into the store I wouldn’t know what to buy otherwise. Thanks!
Thank you! 🙂
BEAUTIFUL swatches!!!! YOU amaze me!!!!
Thank you!
Hi Christine,
These are gorgeous. I’m so grateful you always do lip swatches and not just skin swatches. Are there pics with your headshot in these shades too, or am I missing them?
BTW, I noticed that you’ve put Pink Dusk in the actual square photo, but in the descriptions (sheerest, least dupable, etc) is typed Pink Dune.
Hi Lori,
You need to go to the actual reviews to view all of the photos (both parts are linked in the post above) – e.g. skin swatches, product photos, ratings, etc. This is just a recap of the original, in-depth posts 🙂
Thanks! Will fix the error.
Here are the review links!
http://www.temptalia.com/tom-ford-lip-color-sheer-in-the-buff-pink-dune-bittersweet-summer-fling-review-photos-swatches
http://www.temptalia.com/tom-ford-sweet-spot-firecracker-paradiso-incorrigible-lip-color-sheer-reviews-photos-swatches-part-2
Seriously you are the best lip model ever!
Will any brand ever make a cool toned ‘nude’ peachy lipstick? And not those mauves that make your teeth bright yellow. Sigh…
It’ll be tough to create, I think!
Being neutral to cool toned, I agree that the only ones that would work for me without swatching would be 01 and 08. 03, 04, and 07 would need to be swatched cause they might work. I love Sweet Spot, but out of all of them it’s the warmest to my eye! Sometimes I get lucky and a warm lipstick will become kinda neutral based on my lip shade, making it great to wear! I feel that I wouldn’t get so lucky with that one though.
And at this price point, you wouldn’t want to risk it!
Fire cracker is beautiful! That orange red wow!
It is a powerful color!
🙁 these haven’t even launched in australia!
btw Hi! I’ve been on temptalia for awhile but never joined or said hi! I have to say thank you christine for all the swatches and reviews as Australia’s always a season behind collections so I rely on temptalia to buy from the U.S and get them shipped here instead!
Thank you for joining, Ashley! 😀
Thank you so much!
Holy crap! $50?! They’re beautiful but I think my limit is Chanel and YSL prices. These are beautiful though 🙁
They are rough on the wallet for sure!
Such beautiful shades. This is sheer magic and Tom ford is a genius. I just don’t know whether Charlotte Tilbury is still at the helm.
I would be surprised, since she has her own line now?
Confession: I went out and got a Tom Ford lipstick in Indian Rose that has been on my wishlist for FOREVER and I am not blown away. Good thing it was Nordstrom!
As in… it wasn’t a good formula or you just didn’t find it to be the very best formula ever?