Beauty Care: Tom Ford Dark Opulence Eyeshadow Quad Review & Swatches

Dark Opulence

Tom Ford Beauty Dark Opulence Eye Color Quad ($90.00 for 0.35 oz.) was a disappointment through and through and made me feel every bit of $90 poorly spent. Two of the shades were nightmarish to use as they were thin and had such a deep, blackish base that the sheerness coupled with the texture made them nigh on impossible to blend out well.

Ingredients

Dark Opulence

$90.00.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

2.5

Application

59%

Total

Dark Opulence #1

Dark Opulence #1 is a medium peach with warmer, more orange-leaning undertones paired with a matte finish.

Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
Finely-milled, lightly powdery, prone to sheering out a bit
Blended out evenly but best over a primer to minimize sheerness/fallout
Average-wearing (7.5 hours)

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Ingredients

Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Squalane, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Hydrogenated Styrene/ Isoprene Copolymer, Zinc Stearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tin Oxide, Mica, [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Carmine (Ci 75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)].

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Dark Opulence #1

LELimited Edition.

C+

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

79%

Total

Dark Opulence #2

Dark Opulence #2 is a blackened teal with subtle, cool undertones and a satin sheen.

Semi-sheer pigmentation, hard to build up
Lightly emollient but firmer, thinner texture
Hard to apply evenly, did not blend out well
Average-wearing (7.5 hours)

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Sydney Grace Storm Cloud (LE, $6.25).
Sydney Grace Aqua Fever (LE, $6.25).
Anastasia A3 (Norvina Mini Vol. 3) (LE, $12.00).
Natasha Denona Ice Blue (143CP) (LE, ).
NYX Savage (P, $6.00).

Ingredients

Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Squalane, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite,Mica, Hydrogenated Styrene/ Isoprene Copolymer, Zinc Stearate, Caprylylglycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Pentaerythrityltetra-Di-T-Butylhydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tin Oxide, Silica, Maltodextrin, [+/- Titanium Dioxide(Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Carmine (Ci 75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)].

Dark Opulence #2

LELimited Edition.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

47%

Total

Dark Opulence #3

Dark Opulence #3 is a blackened navy blue with strong, cool undertones and a satin finish.

Semi-sheer pigmentation, hard to build up
Lightly emollient but firmer, thinner texture
Hard to apply evenly, did not blend out well
Average-wearing (7.5 hours)

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MAC Aphrodisiatic (LE, $25.00).
Tom Ford Beauty Tempete Bleu (LE, $36.00).
Sydney Grace Deep Water (P, $5.00).
Pat McGrath Dark Destiny (LE, $25.00).
Urban Decay Gamma Ray (DC, $20.00).
Dior Mellow Shade #5 (LE, ).
Sephora Diving In (254) (P, $9.00).

Ingredients

Dark Opulence #3

LELimited Edition.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

38%

Total

Dark Opulence #4

Dark Opulence #4 is a medium-dark black with cooler undertones and a soft, satiny sheen.

Semi-opaque pigmentation, hard to build up
Lightly emollient, slightly thicker than the other satin shades in the quad
Hard to apply evenly, did not blend out well
Average-wearing (7 hours)

Ingredients

Mica, Silica, Zinc Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Kaolin,Maltodextrin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin[] Squalane, Tocopherol, [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Ironoxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Bismuthoxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Carmine (Ci75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)].