Tom Ford Ambrosia Eyeshadow Quad Review & Swatches

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Ambrosia

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad ($90.00 for 0.35 oz.) was another disappointment in the Tom Ford fall collection. Tom Ford frequently includes a more emollient, often sheerer, sparkly shade in their quads, but the ones included in Ambrosia were quite dry and firmer, which made them difficult to pick up, have poor adhesion, and more prone to fallout.

Ingredients

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #1 Eye Color

Ambrosia #1

Ambrosia #1 is a light copper with moderate, warm orange-based undertones and a sparkling finish. I was surprised at how dry it felt–not nearly as emollient or as smooth as most of the brand’s sparkly shades in past quads.

  • Semi-sheer pigmentation; hard to build up
  • Firmly-pressed, drier, and picked up poorly with a brush
  • Prone to fallout during application, needed to be applied with an adhesive base/spray
  • Shorter wear (6 hours), moderate fallout over time

Top Dupes

These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.

Ingredients

Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Squalane, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Hydrogenated Styrene/ Isoprene Copolymer, Zinc Stearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tin Oxide, Mica, [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Carmine (Ci 75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)].

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #2 Eye Color

Ambrosia #2

Ambrosia #2 is a brighter, medium red with strong, warm orange undertones and flecks of pink and copper sparkle throughout. Like the copper shade, this was also quite dry and pressed firmly into the pan.

  • Semi-sheer pigmentation; hard to build up
  • Firmly-pressed, drier, and picked up poorly with a brush
  • Prone to fallout during application, needed to be applied with an adhesive base/spray
  • Shorter wear (6 hours), moderate fallout over time

Top Dupes

These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.

Ingredients

Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Squalane, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite,Mica, Hydrogenated Styrene/ Isoprene Copolymer, Zinc Stearate, Caprylylglycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Pentaerythrityltetra-Di-T-Butylhydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tin Oxide, Silica, Maltodextrin, [+/- Titanium Dioxide(Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Carmine (Ci 75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)].

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #3 Eye Color

Ambrosia #3

Ambrosia #3 is a vivid, medium-dark raspberry pink with cooler undertones and a matte finish.

  • Semi-opaque pigmentation
  • Finely-milled, lightly powdery, prone to sheering
  • Blended out evenly but best over a primer to minimize sheerness/fallout
  • Average-wearing (7.5 hours)

Top Dupes

These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.

Ingredients

Mica, Silica, Zinc Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Kaolin,Maltodextrin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin[] Squalane, Tocopherol, [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Ironoxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Bismuthoxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Carmine (Ci75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)].

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #4 Eye Color

Ambrosia #4

Ambrosia #4 is a medium-dark purpled-taupe with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish.

  • Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
  • Finely-milled, lightly powdery, prone to sheering out a bit
  • Blended out evenly but best over a primer to minimize sheerness/fallout
  • Average-wearing (7.5 hours)

Top Dupes

These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.

Ingredients

Mica, Silica, Zinc Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Kaolin,Maltodextrin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin[] Squalane, Tocopherol, [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Ironoxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Bismuthoxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Carmine (Ci75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)].

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia Eye Color Quad

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #1 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #1 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #1 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #1 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #2 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #2 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #2 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #2 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #3 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #3 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #3 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #3 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #4 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #4 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #4 Eye Color

Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #4 Eye Color

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Deborah S. Avatar

Yikes, again. How terrible and frustrating, not to mention expensive. This is why your blog is so invaluable. A lot of people would have shelled out a lot of money to buy this substandard palette and then been so disappointed. In other countries, they cannot return items like we can in the USA. That would be devastating.

Elizabeth Avatar

The preview image on the main page has some sort of glitch where it just says Reviews: NO and that is objectively very funny in this case.

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