Beauty Product Reviews

Such a great surprise!

I wasn't expecting such a handy palette with the Cool one, the white and the light pink shades are absolutely freaking amazing for ageing lids, they brighten the eyes without looking harsh, powdery or tacky, once they set the finished look is absolutely smooth and flattering. I could not ever live without this Cool palette and my Denona Star, cannot recommend these enough!

Never without it.

Even though 3 shades in this palette are not something I wear on a daily basis because they are a bit too sparkly and daring for me, I use this palette daily, even the shimmers! I have to stay away from shimmers at my age but there is something quite transforming as the day goes, they don't fade into a messy shimmery look, they stay put and disciplined. There are two sides to her shadows, you can look fun but still elegant and appropriate for work or you can totally rock these for the most dramatic sexy look. This has never happened to me but when I leave on holiday, even for a very long stay, I take ONLY this palette. To compensate for the 3 shades that I don't wear daily, I have removed them and put instead 3 shades from the Sunset palette.

A mind blowing powder!

Every single time I wear these powders I get compliments, I started with a few and today I got 7 out of 8, I wear these as bronzers for the darkest shades, blushes, or highlighters with the lightest ones. They transform my skin and the end result is a healthy and glowy face, seriously worth every penny, these are replacing so many of my other products today!

TF 05 remains my top fav bronzer brush ever!

This bronzer brush is very large, the thickness of the head is 4cmx6cm at the widest point, it is very soft, densely packed, very evenly and beautifully bundled, I got mine just when it launched and still looks absolutely perfect, its shape did not change at all. This TF brush is fluffy and soft but they did not compromise on efficiency, it picks up bronzer evenly and the application remains controllable unlike other huge brushes that lack strength at the surface of the head. The Takumi T-1 is a little similar in size, not shape, but the TF is even denser and more efficient. Due to its shape the TF allows more precision and a stronger buffing power. I was afraid I could not use this TF brush with their bronzer trio (The Afternooner) but it still fits in the linear pans.

Radiant, natural looking, easy to apply, fantastic with super dry skin!!!

In April 2016 I contacted Beautylish customer service as I needed help to order the right shade. I am MAC NW20-25 and Ellis Faas L102-103, they said 20 would be too light and 30 would be too yellow, that 40 has the right neutral undertones with a bit of pink in line with the foundations I was wearing. I was really impressed with that precision, I ordered number 40 and it was just right.

Since then, I had to reorder several times as one tube lasted approx 5 months (not an every day wear, but almost) and this is today a foundation that always has to be in my handbag and a backup sitting at home. I have extremely dry skin, it's very painful to find a foundation that works for me and remains dewy. This foundation does not bring a huge lot of coverage but it's buildable and neutralises where my skin is uneven with redness, then adds just enough coverage to look like new perfected skin. It never looks like foundation. If you want to trick someone into believing you aren’t wearing any foundation at all, this is the way to go. I was at the hospital looking like a zombie, the doctors turned around to talk, I applied some of this foundation with my fingertips while they weren’t looking and without a mirror, when they turned around they thought I had suddenly recovered and wanted to send me home! The day after I was in surgery… but believe me, this is the most amazing natural looking foundation and soooo quick and easy to apply!

If I take the extra time and effort to use lip gloss, it’s because either they help transforming the lipstick underneath into something more unique or because they add visible plumpness or hydration... I have an insane amount of Glosses that ended up in the bin as they just did nothing spectacular.

I love all Tom Ford glosses, they are ridiculously expensive but instead of having hundreds of glosses that I don’t use, today I just have the TF and By Terry. The most unique from TF is definitely Pink Guilt, it’s my obsession since several years already, can’t stop raving about this, it's a bronzed rose gold shade that I apply very lightly on top of any lipstick just in the centre. I pair it often with nude lipsticks as it adds just a little bit of life to them to make them more wearable and definitely more gorgeous with that bronzed touch!

Just right.

Well before its launch I was offered to smell it from the counter’s already empty bottle in UK, yet I still could get a clear idea of this scent and impatiently waited several months that it became available in my country. For such a high tag product you better be sure you’ll like it!

I “had” to get the 100ML bottle as the small one was already sold out so it was quite an investment. In the meantime since it was compared to Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess I had purchased that one but unfortunately the EL is not that similar at all, EL is much sweeter and I quickly got tired of smelling it. TF is more subtle and on my skin the coconut note is not overpowering , if I still want to smell the beach without being bored this is the best (and most expensive..) way to go, the sillage isn’t too strong so it’s office appropriate and when people get close and capture it I always get a compliment.

The one and only

I have never encountered an eyeliner that is so easy to control, I use only the longer tip though but I have bought this pen over and over and over again. Lasts all day, when all the other make-up has faded after a very long day this is still there going great, it starts black and stays black! I have emailed Tom Ford and asked them to please please please release all the colors under the rainbow because I am actually stuck with that one color they have... and this is my only regret!

So incredibly easy to apply and smudge.

I used to only wear waterproof cream pencils until I tried this! Still lasts all (office) day, not sure that if I had 12 hours shifts it would still be going strong but it fades beautifully and evenly, I never reapply my makeup during the day. The shade Metallic Mink is my fav, looks seriously hot, I can afford to apply a more thick line underneath the lashline because the way it smudges just makes it look insanely sultry, still dark but somehow see-through. I often apply it on a smudge brush to cover a wider surface. I have only one issue with these pencils, since I use them a lot, all the caps are broken, they say I am not a delicate person and unfortunately I cannot disagree but still, I wish the caps were more solid and durable for intense use. Not a big deal since you can replace with other caps that you may have laying around but for a luxury brand this should be improved. Other than that, I cannot live without them.

The promotional pictures don't do it justice.

I love the frosted yet controllable and elegant shine of the highlight side, and there is pink and peach in it! The blush has a dewy finish like a cream without sparkles and is buildable from sheer to almost opaque. The texture and color are close to the Diorblush cheek crème in 871 Bikini but the TF appears to lean more raspberry red and the Dior more pink raspberry, TF ends up more unique on the skin. The application of the TF is easier versus the Dior (or other cream pot blushes) as it applies like a powder so any type of brush will do.