Tom Ford Aurora & Glimmer Lumiere Lips Reviews & Swatches

Christine — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Aurora

Tom Ford Beauty Aurora Lumiere Lip ($55.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a soft, translucent base that seemed to have a subtle, lavender tint. On my lips, the tint translated to a deepening of my natural lip color and made it appear more mauve/cooler compared to normal. The consistency was lightweight, balmy, and emollient with moderate slip, so it was comfortable to apply and to wear. The product only seemed to stay on my lips for an hour and a half to two hours, and I didn’t feel sustained hydration over time.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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Tom Ford Beauty Rougir (LE, $55.00) is warmer (95% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Fathom (LE, $36.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Glimmer (LE, $55.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Chanel Dreamy White (912) (P, $40.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
NARS Orgasm (P, $28.00) is more shimmery, more pigmented (85% similar).
Giorgio Armani Fair (100) (P, $38.00) is more shimmery (85% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Dancing Sheen (566) (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, glossier (85% similar).
Chanel Mutine (90) (LE, $37.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Guerlain #520 (P, $36.00) (85% similar).
Guerlain Pink Me Up (P, $37.00) is more shimmery, more pigmented (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

$55.00/0.1 oz. - $550.00 Per Ounce

The formula is described as "translucent" and is a "lip balm [that] reacts to the wearer's pH" so that it has a "personalized wash of color." In my experience, a lot of products that are supposed to react to the pH all end up pretty similar when applied and are very subtle in difference, if at all, when applied to my lips. They live up to the translucent part of the spiel, but they have really short wear time--an hour or two before it feels gone--and not that much hydration. I actually really love Tom Ford's Lip Balm (in a squeeze tube), but these just fell short for me. They had a very subtle vanilla scent but no discernible taste.

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Ingredients

Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Extract, Microcrystalline WaxCera MicrocristallinaCire Microcristalline, Polyethylene, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Jojoba Esters, Isostearyl Isostearate, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Isostearyl Alcohol, Fragrance (Parfum), Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Trihydroxystearin, Sorbitan Oleate, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Acrylates Copolymer, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Citric Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Vanillin, Silica, Tocopherol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Malic Acid, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tin Oxide, Bht, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Red 21 (Ci 45380), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Red 27 (Ci 45410), Red 7 (Ci 15850), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Red 22 Lake (Ci 45380), Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360), Carmine (Ci 75470), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200), Orange 5 (Ci 45370), Red 28 Lake (Ci 45410), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Yellow 6 Lake (Ci 15985), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Red 6 (Ci 15850)

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Aurora

LELimited Edition. $55.00.

B-

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Application

82%

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Glimmer

Tom Ford Beauty Glimmer Lumiere Lip ($55.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a soft, translucent base that seems very subtly peach-tinted, but against my warmer skin tones, that tint seems to get completely lost. When applied to my lips and left for 15 minutes, it deepens my natural lip color and gives a soft, natural shine. I didn’t find that this shade differenced noticeably from the original, Universel, shade or the Rougir shade. Aurora runs ever-so-slightly cooler on. The formula lasted an hour and a half hour on me before it felt like it had absorbed or else disappeared, but I expected it to feel more hydrating during and after–I just felt the need for more balm/hydration after it had worn down.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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Tom Ford Beauty Universel (LE, $55.00) (95% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty L'Odissea (LE, $36.00) is more shimmery, less glossy (90% similar).
Guerlain #520 (P, $36.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Chanel Dreamy White (912) (P, $40.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Aurora (LE, $55.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Guerlain Morning Rose (P, $37.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Giorgio Armani Fair (100) (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Rougir (LE, $55.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Dancing Sheen (566) (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
NARS Orgasm (P, $28.00) is more shimmery, more pigmented, cooler (85% similar).