Ice Queen

Tom Ford Ice Queen Eyeshadow Quad ($78.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a cool-toned palette that features shades of white, gray, silver, and bluish-gray. I feel like I'm in the minority, but generally, I'm not over-the-moon with the brand's eyeshadow formula or their quads. I thought this review would be a nice companion to yesterday's palette review to show that products can miss at any price point. Though every shade feels like silk and lightness, they don't apply well. The texture just doesn't seem to adhere well and each one yields a soft wash of color, and the darkest shade looked uneven and dry on my lid. I've been on-and-off testing Tom Ford's eyeshadow primer, and so as this was under-performing on its own, I also wore it over that and was equally unimpressed. That dry, patchy application of the darkest shade didn't improve at all over the brand's primer, which did surprise me somewhat. Sometimes the glittery shade works well for me, other times they do result in fall out--this one had some fall out, but most of it occurs during application and only some occurs during wear (but enough to be noticeable). All four eyeshadows looked faded after seven hours of wear, and the frosted silver showed some creasing. I have loved some of Tom Ford's quads, but I have also been burned by a few, and this one was a miss for me.

• Brand Description