Tom Ford Beauty Lavender Extreme Lip Color Review & Swatches
Lavender Extreme
Tom Ford Beauty Lavender Extreme Lip Color ($54.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a deeper, lavender purple with warm, pink undertones and cooler pink and iridescent violet pearl throughout. It had more of a lightly glossy, metallic finish with a few larger sparkles. It had medium coverage in one layer, and it was buildable to semi-opaque coverage but was never fully opaque. The consistency was lightweight, emollient with noticeable slip, and comfortable to apply and to wear. It didn’t pull into my lip lines as much as expected, but the product caught slightly on minor imperfections of my lips. It wore well for three and a half hours and was lightly hydrating over time.
P.S. — I’m pretty sure the brand has the wrong description on their website, as the description they have listed is the same as they have for the Lip Sparks (and this doesn’t have the same bullet or texture as the Lip Sparks, and it is labeled “Lip Color” on the box).
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$57.00/0.1 oz. - $570.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed have an "ultra-creamy texture" with "smooth application" that will deliver "pure color." The lipstick tends to have semi-opaque to opaque coverage with a natural to luminous finish with some shades with very fine pearl and others with more metallic shimmer. The consistency is typically creamy, lightweight, and has moderate slip, which makes it comfortable to wear and to apply but is not the most long-lasting lipstick formula. The wear tends to range between four and six hours with some shades performing above and below that range. There's a vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our Tom Ford Beauty Lip Color swatches.
Ingredients
RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAXCANDELILLA CERACIRE DE CANDELILLA, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, CETYL ACETATE, BEESWAXCERA ALBACIRE D'ABEILLE, POLYETHYLENE, OLEYL OLEATE, COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAXCERA CARNAUBACIRE DE CARNAUBA, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), POLYDECENE, LANOLIN OIL, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER OIL, ACETYLATED LANOLIN ALCOHOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, BARIUM SULFATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, VANILLIN, SILICA, ALUMINA, TIN OXIDE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, [+/- MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), IRON OXIDES (CI 77499), RED 6 (CI 15850), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140), RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850), YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985), COPPER POWDER (CI 77400), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), BRONZE POWDER (CI 77400), RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), RED 33 LAKE (CI 17200), CARMINE (CI 75470), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163), RED 30 LAKE (CI 73360)
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I really like how iridescent this is and I think it’s a lovely color on you.
Agreed! What a beautiful shade!
As beautiful of a shade of purple lipstick as it is, I’m just not feeling $54 level of beautiful. It’s one that wouldn’t be worn with enough regularity for me, either. Yet, I really do love it!
I love it but no way am I paying $54 for it!
It looks really lovely on the lips, but I still it is expensive for the rating.
It’s really beautiful, I’m actually surprised by how much I like it. Too bad about the rating. I’m not averse to paying that much for a lipstick if the formula is stellar, but I think that TF has been really slipping lately, so I’m going to pass. Maybe I’ll check out he Bite Beauty dupe, it looks quite similar.
I think it’s lovely on you and fits beautiful with your hair color!
Pretty colour! Looks great on you – but actually I think most colours look great on you 😉
What a stunning lipstick colour!! Reminds me of TF L&B Nico over a deeper berry shade. Gorgeous!