Tom Ford Indian Rose, Sable Smoke, Pink Dusk Lip Colors Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Indian Rose
Tom Ford Indian Rose Lip Color ($54.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a soft, medium peachy coral with warm undertones and a cream finish. The color coverage was semi-opaque, while the consistency had moderate slip and felt a bit balm-like as I applied it. The lipstick never tugged or dragged, but the amount of slip made it prone to showing faint “lines” whenever I pressed my lips toether and my edges were less crisp. There was a small amount of product that had settled into my deeper lip lines, though I didn’t feel like it was noticeable from a normal viewing distance. It wore well for four hours and was moisturizing to wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Twig (P, $19.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Fastplay (P, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Apoline (P, $34.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Pepper (DC, $26.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Mehr (P, $19.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Bite Beauty Rhubarb (DC, $26.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Estee Lauder Inescapable (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Burberry Cedar Rose (281) (P, $34.00) is more shimmery, glossier (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Rush (DC, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Infamous (228) (P, $30.00) is lighter (90% similar).
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
Indian Rose
PPermanent. $57.00.
Sable Smoke
Tom Ford Sable Smoke Lip Color ($54.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a medium, peachy brown with warm undertones and a natural sheen. It had good pigmentation, though it wasn’t full coverage and never got there. The texture was creamy with moderate slip, which gave it a shinier finish but made it more prone to settling into my lip lines over time. It wore well for four hours and was lightly hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Hourglass I Lust For (P, $34.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Rosewood (P, $40.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Overexposed (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Peppermint (LE, $7.00) is brighter (85% similar).
- NARS Biscayne Park (PiP, $25.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Caramel (DC, $28.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Echo Park (P, $7.00) is cooler, better quality, less glossy (85% similar).
- ColourPop Likely (P, $7.00) is lighter, brighter, less glossy (85% similar).
- MAC The Naturalist (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Tarte Skinny Dip (P, $22.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
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
Sable Smoke
PPermanent. $57.00.
Pink Dusk
Tom Ford Pink Dusk Lip Color ($54.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a soft, medium pink with warmer undertones and a natural sheen. It had good color coverage in a single stroke with the coverage being just shy of full. The lipstick was lightly creamy but did not have too much slip, so it adhered well and stayed in place without feeling slippery. It applied evenly, and while there was a bit of color in my deeper lip lines that wasn’t noticeable in person. This shade lasted for four and a half hours and felt hydrating.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Make Up For Ever Fiery Sienna (158) (P, $23.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Keep It Koi (P, $9.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Clinique Softly (06) (P, $19.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Dancefloor Princess (P, $37.00) is more shimmery, lighter, glossier (90% similar).
- MAC Selena Vive (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Bad Lieutenant (P, $57.00) is lighter, glossier (95% similar).
- Shiseido Desert Quartz (RD124) (DC, $28.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Faux (P, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
- NARS Vanessa (P, $34.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Nude Reality (P, $37.00) is lighter, brighter, cooler (90% similar).
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
I’ve always loved the look of Indian Rose and Sable Smoke. I think I’ll add the NARS dupes for both to my wishlist!
Woohoo! 🙂
Thank you for including Givenchy Rose D’Exception (LE) in the Dupe List. It’s my holy grail and I am always on the lookout for similar shades now that I have come to the end of the tube.
Happy to help, Charlotte!
I’m sure these are fabulous lipsticks, but I’m kinda over seeing overpriced luxury brand reviews. I’d rather see more reasonably priced items or indie brands. No offense to those who enjoy spending $54 on a lipstick. But as a long time reader I’m becoming less interested in these items and would rather see a review on a good palette I can get for the same price.
Hi Alisha,
I replied to the comment you left on the last Tom Ford post saying the same thing – I did address you previously! 🙂 Again, over 70% of reviews are mid-end price point with only a small portion of reviews (~15%) covering luxury priced items. I’m writing more reviews this year than before, but the focus hasn’t shifted at all, so I highly recommend reading my previous reply or perhaps looking at the blog at the big picture rather than just a few days 🙂
Sorry, I didn’t realize my first comment posted as it gave me an error. I wasn’t about to retype it. Then I saw ANOTHER TF lipstick lol. I’m not sure where you are getting your percentages from, but hey, it’s your blog. I’ll read the other comment….
Every week, every month, and at the close of the year, I most roundups that show the top products of the period and how many reviews of each brand were done during that time period. Obviously, since the year is not over, there is no 2017 year-end post, but I am able to see what the numbers are to-date on my end.
I’m not making stuff up or pulling anything out of nowhere? The number of reviews are calculated automatically based on the number of Glossovers (ratings) that have been entered into the system during the period of time for the post (the year, the week, the month, etc.). I’ve published every single one except the year-end which can’t be published yet since there’s still all of December to go through 🙂
For example, here is 2016’s year-end post: https://www.temptalia.com/year-in-review-the-top-100-highest-rated-beauty-products-of-2016/
Here are where all of the monthly reports are: https://www.temptalia.com/tag/month-in-review/
Here are where all the weekly reports are: https://www.temptalia.com/tag/week-in-review/
hi Christine~
just wanted to let you know i find your luxury reviews invaluable. your unbiased and matter of fact breakdown of the products really helps me decide on whether to splurge or no when the prices are cringe worthy. your beautiful swatches and reviews helped me pick out my first TF purchase (ashton) and i love it.
I’m glad I could help you find your first TF lipstick and love it 🙂
Out of all 3, I’m really liking Pink Dusk! But what I’m digging even more, is the new feature that allows one to instantly see whether or not they’ve got a dupe for a shade that one is loving! Turns out, I have an 85% dupe in MAC VG I, so if I got something within this shade family, I’d go with something darker like Pink Dusk.
I wonder if using a bit of a deeper lip liner or lipstick and putting VG I in the center would work!
Definately so! In fact, the only way I can get away with wearing something as light as VG 2 is with a deeper liner, like Nyx Mauve Slim Lip Pencil.
I was immediately attracted to Indian Rose, and then I looked at the dupes and knew why. MAC Twig and Mehr are two of my favorite shades that I own!
Indian Rose is a lovely pink shade.
Indian Rose is such a beautiful color. I will pick it up in the spring. I don’t think it will be too lite for my lips but I can always use a little darker lip pencil.
Too funny. I have Indian Rose and 3 dupes. Do I gravitate toward a particular type of color? Naaaaaaaaah. Nope. Love IR. It’s the first TF lippie I ever purchased. It’s still going strong at about 2 years whereas Casablanca and Negligee went bad within months. Weird.
I love Indian Rose – I wouldn’t call it a peachy coral at all on me (or actually in the swatch either!) It’s a rose mauve for sure. I’m sort of confused about the grade too. It says B+ on here but A- in the swatches of the Lip Colors. Which grade is Indian Rose, then?
I don’t understand how it can be graded the same as Sugar Glider which received a B+ and was totally inconsistent with the formula. It’s like a gel with swimming, not a cream or satin. Yet they get the same shade? Not sure why!
Like a gel with shimmer sorry. And I expressed surprise that Sugar Glider and Wild Ginger received the same grade, not that they were the same shade 🙂
Wild Ginger was rated A-.
Sugar Glider was rated B+. I’m not seeing a shimmery finish in Sugar Glider – I’m seeing the typical luminous finish? https://www.temptalia.com/product/tom-ford-beauty-lip-color/sugar-glider/ as I do with Wild Ginger? https://www.temptalia.com/product/tom-ford-beauty-lip-color/wild-ginger/
Hi Emily,
Indian Rose has been reviewed more than once (previously in 2012), so the rating elsewhere on the site will be an average of whatever ratings have been given it (whether that’s two or ten). This occurs for any product, so the rating on the specific review is of that version tested whereas the product’s page is a summary.
I’m not sure where the feeling of being a gel vs. cream would really come into play – it would matter how it applied, sat on the lips, etc. – but the brand’s description is just “ultra-creamy texture” and that there’s a “balance of luminosity.” It still fits within those descriptions to me. I’d also say that the way Sugar Glider feels is more similar to shades like Black Orchid, Violet Fatale, Rouge Fatal, Dark and Story, Casino, Seventh Sin, and Bruised Plum (my memory is terrible, but I believe those were all released prior to the most recent shade extensions), which are all a little more emollient and thinner and often a bit less opaque compared to say Casablanca. The range has had variation in it for awhile in terms of texture and finish.
Love these (sigh)
I have all of these shades, and I love them 🙂 In fact, I’m on my second Sable Smoke!
I think I have a mini of Indian Rose, I need to find it.