Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Tom Ford Ultra Shine Lip Gloss in Love Bruise 05 | Review and Swatches

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I know that many of you by far prefer lipsticks to lip glosses, but Tom Ford makes to die for lip glosses that will even make those with an aversion to lip glosses take a second (or third) look. These luxurious twinkling gems boast superb pigmentation, semi-opaque to opaque coverage, long wear time, and are exceptionally comfortable on the lips.

According to Tom Ford Beauty, their Ultra Shine Lip Gloss is, "A high-shine, color-saturated gloss designed to achieve bold and glamorous lips. Its smooth and creamy texture has a high adherence and easy comfort. It can be worn alone or layered over Tom Ford lip color to add dimension to the lips."
The Ultra Shine Lip Gloss has a delightful vanilla scent that is not overpowering, and it does fade rather quickly upon application. The texture of the gloss is quite thick and rich, compared to other glosses, lending itself to opaque coverage– although it can be sheered out. The texture is almost a touch sticky, but not quite- just enough to assure that it adheres to the lips, and is long-wearing by typical lip gloss standards. It actually feels a bit more like a liquid lipstick than a lip gloss, and I find that I get several hours of wear out of a single application. The high shine finish is both lush and elegant,  and not in the least bit overdone.
Love Bruise is a breathtaking pink kissed plum with tiny refined golden sparkle. It can easily be sheered out, or built-up to semi-opacity, but its tendency is to be a touch more sheer than opaque.

I must confess that I am delighted by this beautiful gloss, and the formula is superb. It is so comfortable on the lips that I reach for it quite often, and the color is just extraordinary for the season. Love Bruise is gorgeous alone or on top of your favorite plummy lipsticks. It truly is a thing of beauty.

The brush applicator does have a tendency to extract more gloss than I need for a single application- therefore I do try to minimize waste by scraping it against the side of the tube while removing the wand. The wand itself is quite long permitting you to scrape the last bits from the bottom of the tube unlike many lip glosses.
While Tom Ford Beauty doesn't suggest that this gloss is moisturizing, I find that my lips feel conditioned when I wear it.
 Isn't Love Bruise gorgeous?!
As compared to Wet Violet
Top to Bottom: Tom Ford Ultra Shine Lip Gloss in Love Bruise and Wet Violet
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Overall Assessment: I am utterly smitten! Love Bruise is a perfectly on trend shade, and the formula is as good as it gets. This is the lip gloss to make lip gloss lovers swoon, and to prove to lipstick lovers that there are a few glosses worth collecting!

$46.00 for .24 oz. from Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth AvenueSelfridges (£33.00) and Harrods (£33.00) (Affiliate Links).

32 comments:

  1. Definitely not a fan of the brush (I prefer doe foot) but it's a pretty color!

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    1. Hi Krystal, I definitely prefer the doe foot as well since it is more efficient and precise. The color, though, just makes my heart go pitter patter! The formula is truly amazing too!

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  2. I adore Love Bruise. Looks like a marsala shade to me! Enjoy it

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    1. Hi Allison, I do too! It hadn't occurred to me that it was in the Marsala family! Nice observation :)

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  3. What a gorgeous shade! Now I'm not big on gloss, but this might make me change my mind.

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    1. It really is stunning, and the formula is amazing! If you are ever in the market for a gloss his are definitely worth the splurge!

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  4. The name of this is so appropriate in a weird way. The dimension of the plum with hints of red and purple really is like a bruise, lol. I own a good number of glosses but honestly, hardly reach for them. On a brighter note, I am now the proud owner of my first two Tom Ford lippies (the minis of the Lips and Boys collection): Ian and Giacomo. :-)

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    1. Definitely! That's a great description,Kimmy! I'm so glad that you received your TF boys, are you loving them?

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  5. Tom Ford pretty much just always makes me swoon. Such gorgeous colors!

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    1. You and me both, Jamie! I agree that the colors are gorgeous! These are incredible lip glosses!

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  6. I had one TF gloss and loved it. My sister is freelancing for them a few times a month so guess who's makeup bag it's now in!! I don't remember the name but I'd buy it again.

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    1. You need your lip gloss STAT! He makes the best glosses! What a lucky girl your sister is to be freelancing for TF! Nice place to be dipping her brushes!

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  7. So pretty!! I prefer doe foot as well, I can just see myself getting this all over me but it is very pretty and I like how you can build up the opacity!!!

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    1. I know what you mean. I like doe foot applicators a lot, but did find that I got used to this brush pretty quickly. The formula is amazing!

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  8. Omg these colors are amazing. You can always get disposables for better application.

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    1. Aren't they stunningly?! I got used to the brush applicator pretty quickly so don't find it necessary, but that's not a bad idea!

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  9. Oh my goodness, these are beautiful colors!

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    1. I agree wholeheartedly, Jessica! TF really knows how to make amazing products is gorgeous shades!

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    1. I knew you would love Wet Violet! It's such a perfect shade for you!

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  11. Flashback....when I was in my late 20s to early 30s, lipgloss dominated my stash. Between now and then, there was a change of preference. But who knows, I might switch back to lip gloss, #womenproblem Good to know TF has amazing collection!

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    1. I know what you mean! I think that is true for a great many people as well! I do think that TF makes gorgeous glosses that appeal to both gloss girls and lipstick girls! As a TF devotee, you need to try one to see for yourself!

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    1. It really is, and I think that it is an overlooked treasure in his collection!

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  13. Gorgeous shade- love Wet Violet too!

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  14. Oh that violet is screaming my name... "Honey buy me". lol I haven't used any cosmetics from tom Ford yet... but man, this is tempting.

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    1. Isn't it amazon?! I'm reviewing it tomorrow! It's definitely a gloss worth splurging on! Girl, all I can say is once you fall down the Tom Ford rabbit hole, it's difficult not to become completely obsessed!

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