Tom Ford Ambrosia Eyeshadow Quad Review & Swatches
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
Ambrosia
LELimited Edition. $90.00.
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
- Huda Beauty Sand Haze #1 (PiP, ).
- Terra Moons Harvest (P, $8.50).
- Too Faced Glitter Donut (LE, $16.00).
- ColourPop It's My Party (LE, $6.00).
- Urban Decay Hold 'Em (PiP, $19.00).
- ColourPop Save It For Later (P, $4.50).
- ColourPop Wocka Wocka (LE, $6.00).
- NARS Sunstorm (LE, $19.00).
- ColourPop Au Team (LE, $4.50).
- Pat McGrath Entice (LE, $25.00).
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.
Ambrosia #1
LELimited Edition.
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
- Sydney Grace Blaze (P, $6.25).
- Viseart Lava (GPV2 #26) (LE, ).
- ColourPop Dancing Dragon (LE, $4.50).
- NARS Fired Up (LE, $22.00).
- Lisa Eldridge Tomorrow's Party (P, $16.00).
- Dior Pink Glow #4 (PiP, ).
- Pat McGrath Rose Gold 005 (PiP, $25.00).
- Lethal Cosmetics Covet (P, $6.50).
- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Dream Eyes (Prime) (LE, ).
- ColourPop Lots of Tinsel (LE, $4.50).
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.
Ambrosia #2
LELimited Edition.
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
- ColourPop Hen Party (LE, $4.50).
- Lethal Cosmetics Terminus (P, $6.00).
- Viseart Rosette (PiP, ).
- Anastasia C1 (Norvina Mini Vol. 2) (LE, ).
- Glaminatrix Adore (P, $7.30).
- Anastasia B4 (Norvina Vol. 3) (LE, ).
- Viseart Dahlia (PiP, ).
- Dominique Cosmetics Lucid Dream (PiP, ).
- Coloured Raine Betrayal (LE, $6.99).
- NARS Exxxcess (LE, $19.00).
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.
Ambrosia #3
LELimited Edition.
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
- Sydney Grace Infinite Echoes (Light) (PiP, $5.25).
- Sydney Grace Officer (P, $5.25).
- Smashbox Punked (PiP, ).
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.
Ambrosia #4
LELimited Edition.
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 #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 #4 Eye Color
Tom Ford Beauty Ambrosia #4 Eye Color
Omg my favorite brand going down the drain. The end of an era?
How SAD. The color story is very pretty and one that I would have loved if the QUALITY had been present. Those two “shimmers” look dry and dusty like our infernal, seemingly endless Phoenix metro area summer!
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.
Disgraceful – this is worse than a DS brand of eyeshadows!
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.
Fixed!