Tom Ford is in the building

I've waited for this moment for a long time. The chance to hold a Tom Ford lipstick in my hands. Well, the time is now. After waiting for my backwards Nordstrom to carry the line with no luck, I broke down and ordered the coveted lip color online.

These are the swatches of all the colors. I usually have bad luck with lip color, so I tried to pick one that would definitely work. I chose smoke red because it seemed less red and more borwn which usually works better for me. When I put it on this morning, I thought it looked good, but when I got in the car I may have looked a bit like the joker. I have small lips, so I can't carry a bold lip very well. It isn't a bold color per se, but everything seems to go on my lips dark.


Anyway, the packaging is simply devine. Old Hollywood glam for sure. It's a heavy tube, probably the weight of a full salt shaker. The smell is so nice you almost want to eat it. But at $45 bucks a pop, I'll savor it for tasting once on my levres. It goes on smooth as silk, like an LV or Hermes scarf. :) Because of that, it is a bit slippery on the lips, and wears off a bit faster than most lipsticks. I just put a bit on now as I write, and it looks decent in the mirror. Maybe when it wears off it makes me look clowny? Maybe my greasy forehead is throwing me off.

If the occasion arises that I am able to browse other colors in-person, I would consider another color as well but I don't want to risk it in case I make a bad decision. I know me, and it would never be sent back. Which reminds me I will have to tell all of you the story of the Carolina Herrera dress I "bought" for a meeting in LA.