Tom Ford Gilt Glow Radiant Perfecting Powder Review & Swatches
Gilt Glow
Tom Ford Beauty Gilt Glow Radiant Perfecting Powder ($68.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a pale, white gold with warmer undertones and a luminous sheen. It had a stronger, white base that looked almost pinkish when applied to my skin tone, though the warmer, golden shimmer strewn throughout warmed up the overall color. The texture was smooth, thin, and almost papery as it had a dryness present that was unexpected, yet it didn’t seem to impact performance or application as the powder sat beautifully on my skin and yielded a moderate glow. It had excellent pigmentation, picked up well with a brush, and went on evenly and blended out with little effort. It stayed on well for eight hours on me before fading slightly.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Jelly Roll (PiP, $10.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Nudelight (Top) (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Lowkey (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- NARS Albatross (P, $38.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- NYX Ritualistic (P, $9.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Anastasia Iced Out (P, $34.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Ur Glowing (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Artist Couture Gold Digger (P, $27.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Warm Glow (Left) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop School is Fun (LE, $10.00) (90% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Dimethiconol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Silica, Caprylyl Glycol, Magnesium Myristate, Tin Oxide, Hexylene Glycol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, [+/- Mica, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742)
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Oh, my, this is beautiful! It has a complexity to it that is really interesting. Pink and gold, yet a bit of a coolness to it as well (the white, I suppose).
Yeah, it’s not the super strong, yellow-leaning white gold we see more often!
Based on the arm swatches, I originally didn’t care for this highlighter at all. But seeing it in actual usage on the cheeks has changed my tune! It is actually quite beautiful applied.
It is stunning on! The texture made me pause but that’s why texture in the pan alone is often not as important as texture as it translates ON the skin!
The TF imprint on this one is crooked too! It would drive me mad until it wore off.
Bummer!
WOW, I really love this one. I have Nars Albatross and Chanel Camellia De Plumes so don’t need it but it sure is lovely and might be worth looking into since Nars Albatross does sometimes emphasize my texture. It doesn’t seem to do it all the time but this looks really smoothing. Of course, you don’t have any texture to worry about but still like how it looks on your skin.
Try dusting some translucent powder over Albatross to tamp down emphasis!
I think Sephora Canada has these backwards on their website. They show Gilt Glow as a they peachy gold, and Luna as the white gold. Just be careful anyone ordering online.