Tom Ford Khaki Velours Eye Color Creme Quad Review & Swatches
Velours Khaki
Tom Ford Beauty Velours Khaki Eye Color Crème Eyeshadow Quad ($89.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a new, cooler-toned color story that featured warm neutrals and greens across two shimmer and two satin shades. The formula is a cream-powder hybrid, though they have a more powder-like feel between the two and performed a lot like a traditional powder eyeshadow with respect to application. The magic was that they “melted” for a better look and feel on the lids due to the extra glide/slip.
Ingredients
Velours Khaki
LELimited Edition. $90.00.
Velours Khaki #1
Velours Khaki #1 is a soft, light-medium yellow with strong, warm orange undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Mostly opaque color coverage, buildable
- Lightly emollient to the touch but felt more powder-like once applied
- Picked up well with dry brush, blended out easily
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Herbivore (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Too Faced Spotlight (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Warm Browns #6 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Locked and Loaded (DC, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- NARS Taunt (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Literally Me (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Bronco (LE, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Soft Ochre (P, $23.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- MAC Mamastarrr's Cookie (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Tusk (228CM) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Formula Overview
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The new Creme finish is supposed use "lush emollients" for a "crease and flake-resistant finish" that is "long-wearing" and "one-swipe" in application. It feels like a cream-to-powder formula but with a ratio of more like 35% cream to 65% powder, as there was a more emollient feel by touch but a stiffer brush could produce a little kick up when swirled in the pan.
The magic was when the formula was applied to bare skin, though, as it "melted" in a way that made the finish appear more seamless and skin-like, smooth without emphasizing skin texture or lines. They applied just fine using typical eyeshadow brushes and application methods that I would have used for a traditional powder eyeshadow.
The pigmentation ranged from semi-opaque to opaque, depending on the shade, but most were buildable if they weren't fully opaque in "one swipe." I found the eyeshadow formula very easy to apply and blend out, too. They lasted between eight and nine hours on me before fading a bit.
Browse all of our Tom Ford Beauty Eye Color Crème swatches.
Ingredients
Mica [] Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride [] Dimethicone [] Diisostearyl Malate [] Silica [] Zinc Stearate [] Caprylyl Glycol [] Ethylhexylglycerin [] Alumina [] Tocopheryl Acetate [] Synthetic Fluorphlogopite [] Triethoxycaprylylsilane [] C20-24 Olefin [] [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) [] Iron Oxides (Ci 77491) [] Iron Oxides (Ci 77492) [] Iron Oxides (Ci 77499) [] Carmine (Ci 75470) [] Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510) [] Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510) [] Ultramarines (Ci 77007) [] Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) [] Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140) [] Manganese Violet (Ci 77742) [] Copper Powder (Ci 77400) [] Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289) [] Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288) [] Bronze Powder (Ci 77400) [] Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000) [] Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163)].
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Velours Khaki #1
LELimited Edition.
Velours Khaki #2
Velours Khaki #2 is a darker, olive-bronze with muted, warm undertones and a pearly sheen.
- Opaque color coverage
- Lightly emollient to the touch but felt more powder-like once applied
- Picked up well with dry brush, blended out easily
- Long-wearing (8.5 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Rustler (PiP, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
-
The new Creme finish is supposed use "lush emollients" for a "crease and flake-resistant finish" that is "long-wearing" and "one-swipe" in application. It feels like a cream-to-powder formula but with a ratio of more like 35% cream to 65% powder, as there was a more emollient feel by touch but a stiffer brush could produce a little kick up when swirled in the pan.
The magic was when the formula was applied to bare skin, though, as it "melted" in a way that made the finish appear more seamless and skin-like, smooth without emphasizing skin texture or lines. They applied just fine using typical eyeshadow brushes and application methods that I would have used for a traditional powder eyeshadow.
The pigmentation ranged from semi-opaque to opaque, depending on the shade, but most were buildable if they weren't fully opaque in "one swipe." I found the eyeshadow formula very easy to apply and blend out, too. They lasted between eight and nine hours on me before fading a bit.
Browse all of our Tom Ford Beauty Eye Color Crème swatches.
Ingredients
Mica [] Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride [] Dimethicone [] Diisostearyl Malate [] Silica [] Zinc Stearate [] Caprylyl Glycol [] Ethylhexylglycerin [] Alumina [] Tocopheryl Acetate [] Synthetic Fluorphlogopite [] Triethoxycaprylylsilane [] C20-24 Olefin [] [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) [] Iron Oxides (Ci 77491) [] Iron Oxides (Ci 77492) [] Iron Oxides (Ci 77499) [] Carmine (Ci 75470) [] Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510) [] Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510) [] Ultramarines (Ci 77007) [] Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) [] Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140) [] Manganese Violet (Ci 77742) [] Copper Powder (Ci 77400) [] Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289) [] Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288) [] Bronze Powder (Ci 77400) [] Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000) [] Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163)].
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Velours Khaki #2
LELimited Edition.
Velours Khaki #3
Velours Khaki #3 is a deep olive green with muted, warm undertones and a pearly sheen.
- Opaque color coverage
- Lightly emollient to the touch but felt more powder-like once applied
- Picked up well with dry brush, blended out easily
- Long-wearing (8.5 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Dose of Colors Rule Breaker (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Wicked Envy (PiP, $25.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Venom (DC, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Daphne (P, $27.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Buxom Dusk 'Til Dawn (P, $12.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Rare Beauty Passion (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Chanel Blurry Green #3 (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Good for U (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Peach Harvest (P, $6.25) is more shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
- Byredo Strap (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
-
The new Creme finish is supposed use "lush emollients" for a "crease and flake-resistant finish" that is "long-wearing" and "one-swipe" in application. It feels like a cream-to-powder formula but with a ratio of more like 35% cream to 65% powder, as there was a more emollient feel by touch but a stiffer brush could produce a little kick up when swirled in the pan.
The magic was when the formula was applied to bare skin, though, as it "melted" in a way that made the finish appear more seamless and skin-like, smooth without emphasizing skin texture or lines. They applied just fine using typical eyeshadow brushes and application methods that I would have used for a traditional powder eyeshadow.
The pigmentation ranged from semi-opaque to opaque, depending on the shade, but most were buildable if they weren't fully opaque in "one swipe." I found the eyeshadow formula very easy to apply and blend out, too. They lasted between eight and nine hours on me before fading a bit.
Browse all of our Tom Ford Beauty Eye Color Crème swatches.
Ingredients
Mica [] Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride [] Dimethicone [] Diisostearyl Malate [] Silica [] Zinc Stearate [] Caprylyl Glycol [] Ethylhexylglycerin [] Alumina [] Tocopheryl Acetate [] Synthetic Fluorphlogopite [] Triethoxycaprylylsilane [] C20-24 Olefin [] [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) [] Iron Oxides (Ci 77491) [] Iron Oxides (Ci 77492) [] Iron Oxides (Ci 77499) [] Carmine (Ci 75470) [] Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510) [] Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510) [] Ultramarines (Ci 77007) [] Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) [] Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140) [] Manganese Violet (Ci 77742) [] Copper Powder (Ci 77400) [] Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289) [] Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288) [] Bronze Powder (Ci 77400) [] Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000) [] Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163)].
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Velours Khaki #3
LELimited Edition.
Velours Khaki #4
Velours Khaki #4 is a medium-dark olive green with subtle, warmer yellow undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Mostly opaque color coverage, buildable
- Lightly emollient to the touch but felt more powder-like once applied
- Picked up well with dry brush, blended out easily
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Dose of Colors Cameo (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Rainforest (LE, $5.25) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Team Captain (P, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Siren Call (P, $5.25) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Radikal (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Moss (P, $5.25) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Charmed (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Lost (P, $5.25) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Island Paradise (P, $5.25) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Give Me Glow Cocktails (PiP, $7.00) is darker (85% similar).
Formula Overview
-
The new Creme finish is supposed use "lush emollients" for a "crease and flake-resistant finish" that is "long-wearing" and "one-swipe" in application. It feels like a cream-to-powder formula but with a ratio of more like 35% cream to 65% powder, as there was a more emollient feel by touch but a stiffer brush could produce a little kick up when swirled in the pan.
The magic was when the formula was applied to bare skin, though, as it "melted" in a way that made the finish appear more seamless and skin-like, smooth without emphasizing skin texture or lines. They applied just fine using typical eyeshadow brushes and application methods that I would have used for a traditional powder eyeshadow.
The pigmentation ranged from semi-opaque to opaque, depending on the shade, but most were buildable if they weren't fully opaque in "one swipe." I found the eyeshadow formula very easy to apply and blend out, too. They lasted between eight and nine hours on me before fading a bit.
Browse all of our Tom Ford Beauty Eye Color Crème swatches.
Ingredients
Mica [] Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride [] Dimethicone [] Diisostearyl Malate [] Silica [] Zinc Stearate [] Caprylyl Glycol [] Ethylhexylglycerin [] Alumina [] Tocopheryl Acetate [] Synthetic Fluorphlogopite [] Triethoxycaprylylsilane [] C20-24 Olefin [] [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) [] Iron Oxides (Ci 77491) [] Iron Oxides (Ci 77492) [] Iron Oxides (Ci 77499) [] Carmine (Ci 75470) [] Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510) [] Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510) [] Ultramarines (Ci 77007) [] Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) [] Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140) [] Manganese Violet (Ci 77742) [] Copper Powder (Ci 77400) [] Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289) [] Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288) [] Bronze Powder (Ci 77400) [] Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000) [] Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163)].
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
It has the quality factor to it, but after watching Tara Lynn use it, I could see how easily these shades could look non-dimensional and muddied. I love Violet Satine much more, because it has nicer contrast between all the shades and yet it all still works!
The TF quads are usually attractive to me except for the price. I’ll splurge if I really want something that’s different and special, but these are never $89 worth of a splurge. That’s crazy.
Oh, Christine. First the TF Violet Satine palette from yesterday and now this? They’re both so gorgeous. I don’t know if I should be mad at you or not, lol. Because another $80+ palette is EXACTLY what I need. But seriously, I think I’ll try Violet Satine first.
I thought this might be one of the Tom Ford quads that I would love (next to Suspicion – which I really do love, but not the price and they never seem to be on sale either – unlike Pat’s), but I find myself not particularly enthralled with this one. For a start, the first shade is too yellowy, too mattish – not the beautiful gold that I was hoping for. The last two shades are far too dark – not nuanced enough to make a different look on the eye.
Hmmm – I still think CT’s The Rebel 2020/Green Lights quad and Chanel’s Tisse D’Automne got it more right.