Tom Ford Beauty Saboteur Shade & Illuminate Lips Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 15:00:00 +0000

Saboteur

Tom Ford Beauty Saboteur Shade & Illuminate Lips ($60.00 for 0.12 oz.) contains a bright, magenta purple and a deep, reddish burgundy. This was another duo where one shade applied well (the purple), while the darker (burgundy) shade fell short due to having a ton of slip to its texture, which caused it to slide around and feather.

Shade & Illuminate Lips is a lipstick duo that features a formula that is supposed to have “rich color” and “adherence” with a “velvet matte finish.” The duos are designed to have a lighter shade and a darker shade, and they can be worn alone, mixed, or as an ombre lip look. There was also a dual-ended applicator–a sponge on one end and a brush on the other–but the sponge really did not work well to apply the color, as it yielded sheer coverage and seemed to suck all the emollient qualities out of the formula and left behind a drier, almost powdery texture on the lips. The lip brush worked, but for me, the tiny applicator was harder to control and took me three to four times as long to apply compared to a traditional lip brush (which has a longer handle).

Saboteur

LELimited Edition. $60.00.

B+

8.5

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

9.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

88%

Total

Saboteur (Left)

Saboteur (Left) is a medium-dark, magenta purple with warm, pink undertones and a cream finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation with a creamy, light-medium weight texture that applied evenly and smoothly on the lips. Despite it being less pigmented than some of the shades included in the duos, it applied better than most! The color wore nicely for almost six hours, was a little hydrating, and left a pinkish stain behind.

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MAC Beetroot (DC, $21.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Sephora Desert Trip (39) (P, $8.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Burberry Lilac (424) (P, $35.00) is lighter, less glossy (90% similar).
ColourPop Sitting Pretty (DC, $10.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Burberry Brilliant Violet (P, $34.00) is warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Sweet Stuff (LE, $7.00) is lighter, less glossy (90% similar).
Bite Beauty #010 (LE, $36.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Maybelline Brazen Berry (DC, $7.99) is lighter (85% similar).
Guerlain #74 (P, $36.00) is cooler (85% similar).
Laura Mercier Violette (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).

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Saboteur (Left)

LELimited Edition.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

93%

Total

Saboteur (Right)

Saboteur (Right) is a deep burgundy with subtle, warm undertones and a glossy finish. The texture was incredibly emollient, so the color slid around a lot and was hard to keep in place; it felt more like wearing a gloss than a lipstick. I would recommend pairing it with a lip liner or else blotting it down to minimize the slip. This shade lasted for five hours on me but feathered along the edges.

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Make Up For Ever C407 (DC, $22.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
Revlon Royal Amethyst (P, $10.99) is darker (95% similar).
Sephora Power Suit (01) (P, $13.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Besame Noir Red 1930 (PiP, $22.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
Maybelline Charged (P, $12.99) is warmer (90% similar).
Urban Decay Cherry (LE, $18.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
MAC Double Fudge (DC, $21.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Laura Mercier Plum Noire (P, $32.00) is cooler, less glossy (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever Eggplant (501) (P, $24.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Giorgio Armani Mahogany (601) (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).

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Saboteur (Right)

LELimited Edition.

B-

Product

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

81%

Total

Tom Ford Beauty Saboteur Shade & Illuminate Lips

Tom Ford Beauty Saboteur (Left) Shade & Illuminate Lip Color

Tom Ford Beauty Saboteur (Right) Shade & Illuminate Lip Color

Tom Ford Beauty Saboteur Shade & Illuminate Lips

Tom Ford Beauty Saboteur (Left) Shade & Illuminate Lip Color

Tom Ford Beauty Saboteur (Right) Shade & Illuminate Lip Color

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Tom Ford Beauty Saboteur Shade & Illuminate Lips Review, Photos, Swatches

Saboteur

Saboteur

LELimited Edition. $60.00.

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Saboteur (Left)

Top Dupes

Saboteur (Left)

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Saboteur (Right)

Top Dupes

Saboteur (Right)

LELimited Edition.

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