14 November 2013

REVIEW: Tom Ford Lip Color in 01 Spanish Pink

My heart went major pitter-patter when I saw Tom Ford at the Chicago Premium Outlets' CCO in early October (haul post).

TF Spanish Pink is one of those cult favourites that is highly coveted.  The sales associate could barely pry it out of my hands so she could ring it through the cash register.

My preciousssssssssssssssssssssssssss...






The long list of ingredients:

The bullet, in all of its glory.  (I may have awaken Freud)

And finally the swatch.


Colour:
Peachy-pink.  It comes off as a peachy nude on my light mauve pigmented lips.

Texture:
Cream; rich

Scent:
Light vanilla

Cost:
$49 US at Nordstrom.  I got it for $34.50 US at CCO.

Verdict:
The colour payoff and pigmentation is great.  It's super rich and creamy on the lips.  The vanilla scent is nice but not sickening.  BUT, there's no need to sweep the beauty aisles for this.
There is no way I'd pay $50 for a lipstick, no matter how beautiful it is... with that being said, $35 is mighty close to $40, and that is just ridiculous.
Sabrina (The Beauty Look Book) wrote a post on some TF pinky nudes, which included awesome swatches of Spanish Pink against TF's other pinks and nudes.  I would recommend checking it out for some makeup porn, even if you're not willing to shell out cash for TF.
Lily (Lily Pebbles/What I Wore Today) compared Spanish Pink to Rimmel Notting Hill Nude as a plausible dupe in a post.

-M