I decided to break into Tom Ford’s beauty line with two colors, Indian Rose and Sable Smoke.  I enjoyed them so much that, for my birthday, I later ended up picking up Blush Nude.  For this particular review, I’ll focus on two of them, Blush Nude and Indian Rose.  I’ll come back to Sable Smoke another time. 

Application (Indian Rose, 9/10; Blush Nude, 8/10):

Indian Rose goes on very smoothly.  It’s a creamy application that is opaque in one swipe, though I tend to apply two swipes.  I wore both of these without lipliners, experienced no bleeding.  Blush Nude goes on a smooth, but not as smooth as Indian Rose.  It’s a bit more of a matte finish and settles into the lines of my lips considerably more than Indian Rose.  I had a problem with these lipsticks breaking really easily– both my Blush Nude and my Sable Smoke broke at the base and I ended up rubbing into the edge before I noticed. 

Look (Indian Rose, 10/10; Blush Nude, 10/10):

Both lipsticks are pigmented– as stated above, opaque in one swipe.  Some people say Tom Ford lipsticks are very dupable– I respectfully disagree.  Indian Rose is a color that is hard to match dead on– it’s bright but muted, it’s rose, but mauve, it’s warm and just completely lovely.  You can get some colors in the same range, but I don’t think you can get this color dead on.  Blush Nude is my favorite nude.  It’s a pink tinged nude, absolutely gorgeous.  I tried to find a dupe of this as a gloss– nope.  The ratio of pink to nude in this color is really the hardest aspect if you’re planning to find a dupe– all suggested dupes I found online seem to suggest either colors that are too pink or too nude.  You could probably find a pretty alternative, but this is my NUDE.  Blush Nude is perfect colorwise for me. 

I’d say both colors are SFW (Safe For Work).  Indian Rose seems a bit summer-y to me.  I like to layer with these lipsticks– like putting Indian Rose under Blush Nude or Sable Smoke– and they come out gorgeous. 

Feel (Indian Rose, 9/10; Blush Nude 8/10):

A full day of wear for me is about 5 hours, but it last until I come home if I reapply after lunch.  Both feel quite creamy when first applied.  Blush Nude dries down to be quite matte, and the unfortunate result is that it dries down a little too much.  It really settles into the lines of the lips, so definitely fix your lips up.  Indian Rose dries down to a nice, even stain. 

Swatches:

Score: Indian Rose 9/10 Blush Nude 8/10

Price:

Nordstrom : $50.00

Neiman Marcus: $50.00

Size: 3g Net WT.  0.1 OZ