Tom Ford Beauty Tantalize Shade & Illuminate Lips Review, Photos, Swatches
Tantalize
Tom Ford Beauty Tantalize Shade & Illuminate Lips ($60.00 for 0.12 oz.) contains a light-medium orange-coral and a bright, coral-red. Both shades performed fairly well, though the deeper shade performed exceptionally well as it was incredibly pigmented and applied beautifully.
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). The actual formula felt like there was a powderiness to it that is not present in any of Tom Ford’s other lipstick ranges, though the formula felt lightly creamy, thin but not too thin, and smooth. Once I applied the color and actually wore it for a few minutes, I did not notice the powderiness that was there when I was initially applying the lipstick.
Tantalize
LELimited Edition. $60.00.
Tantalize (Left)
Tantalize (Left) is muted, light-medium coral-orange with warm undertones and a cream finish. It had nearly opaque color coverage, while the consistency was smooth, creamy, and easy to spread across the lips. The texture did have enough slip that some of the color pulled into my deeper lip lines, though it was not too noticeable from afar. This shade wore nicely for four hours and was moisturizing.
Top Dupes
- Laura Mercier Pink Grapefruit (P, $25.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Angel Alessandra (P, $37.00) is brighter, glossier (90% similar).
- Shiseido Bullet Train (202) (P, $26.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Plaza Peach (P, $40.00) is brighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Heather (DC, $28.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Raw Seduction (P, $26.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Melted Coral (P, $21.00) is lighter, brighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Naked Proof (LE, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Chella (LE, $7.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Rayezor (LE, $7.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
Tantalize (Left)
LELimited Edition.
Tantalize (Right)
Tantalize (Right) is a rich, vibrant coral-red with warm undertones and a cream finish. The pigmentation was intense–full color coverage was achieved with just a little product–and it went on smoothly and evenly. The texture was lightly creamy with just the right amount of slip that enabled it to spread easily across the lips and feel comfortable but not actually slide around. I felt like the consistency was a bit thicker and helped to fill in lip lines rather than settle into them (and emphasize them). On me, the color lasted for five and a half hours and was moisturizing.
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Tilt (DC, $18.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Vermillion Vee (LE, $19.00) is darker, less glossy (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty True Coral (P, $57.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Bite Beauty GTA (LE, $26.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Cozy (P, $7.00) is less glossy (95% similar).
- ColourPop Reverie (LE, $10.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Clinique Poppy Pop (P, $19.50) is less glossy (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild What's Up, Doc? (P, $0.99) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Mangrove (P, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
- MAC You're Buggin', Lady (P, $22.00) is darker, warmer, less glossy (90% similar).
Finally one I don’t like! ahaha!! I’m scared/weary of oranges on me! So I’m sticking to my cheaper orange/corals to experiment with!
Haha! Phew 😉
OMG! These are such gorgeous colors! I’ll be checking these out at Neimans.
They are pretty ones!
That coral looks fantastic on you! I always envy your ability to wear corals and reds and make them look so standout.
Thank you, Wendy! 🙂
That’s a gorgeous shade of coral – so beautiful on you Christine.
Thank you, Genevieve!
This duo looks wonderful! Especially compared to the previous ones. And wouldn’t you know it? I’ve got dupes upon dupes: MAC Reel Sexy, CP Rayezor and Cozy, plus UD Tilt. It’s just nuts, because I really love this one!
The preview image for shade right is the same as the one for shade left.
The red-coral shade is giving me life! Hence I own 4 dupes.
While the left color doesn’t do anything for me, the coral-red on the right is stunning!
I bought this one….it’s really beautiful 🙂
This totally isn’t for my coloring or style preferences but it’s quite nice looking.