It’s been a while since I’ve looked for anything from Tom Ford Beauty, but the Summer Soleil 2024 collection caught my eye this year! I ordered the new eyeshadow, highlighter, liquid lipstick and one of the lipsticks. Swatches today and it looks like it’s just in time for about 15% off select items at Nordstrom (they’re having a limited time sale right now at the time of this post).
Soleil Summer Eye Quad in Emerald Dusk
The Soleil Summer Eye Quad in Emerald Dusk it is such a beautiful square for the summer season. You girls know I pretty much always wear neutrals on the eyes so I was a little scared about the emerald but it’s such a deep shimmer. You can use it as a liner or accent if you’re a neutral lover like me. It has a pale champagne, a light peach champagne, soft bronze and emerald with sparkles.
The colors are powdery but have a slightly creamy feel. There seems to be a slight overspray on top of the shades but they are still shimmery underneath.
The overall pigment level is medium, but you can build it up or apply it with a wet brush for more intensity. It reminds me of some earlier Chanel blocks from probably over a decade ago.
Soleil Glow Highlighter in Nude Sand
There is a new highlighter in the collection called the Soleil Glow Highlighter in Bare Sand. It’s a soft golden shimmer that I thought might be similar to Soleil Neige Holiday 2023 Gran Paradis. The summer one is darker with more gold while the holiday looks almost ivory in comparison. To me they’re different enough to justify, but I prefer the new one as it’s not as pale/contrasting on my skin. Shimmer is strong but not super frosty.
See comparisons with some other shades below: Tom Ford Reflects Gilt DuoGran Paradis (review here), Oasis (review here), Moodlight Duo (samples here), Charlotte Tilbury Glow Glide Highlighter in Champagne Glow + Golded Glow (review here).
Soleil Collection 2024 Lip Picks
Last, we took a look at two of the lip products that I will say upfront are nice but not really necessary in my book. The Liquid Lip Blush ($65) is a beautiful sheer gloss with floating flecks of gold, but it’s a color-shifting gloss that transforms my lips into a really deep pink within minutes. It leaves a stain on the lips so when the gloss is rubbed off a bright pink stain remains. I think the tactic Lipstick in twist up lipstick form it’s MUCH better (and a better buy for the amount of product you can get). For a bright healthy pink gloss I prefer Hermes Lip Oil in Rose Pitaya or Dior Addict Lip Maximizer in Raspberry for better colors (which are also more predictable).
below: Liquid Lip Blush
below: Plage Nue
I had high hopes for it Ultra-Shine Lip Color in Plage Nue ($59) and it does not disappoint. It’s a really pretty light-medium pink shade with a full coverage creamy finish. It’s nice, I think it would suit a wide range of skin tones, but I feel like I have so many similar colors to it. I think it’s a very wearable color that you can wear on many occasions, be it casual or date night.
Also wearing:
I shared a demo on reels as well (in the reel I added it Blush Duo on Cherry Blaze, also review here).
I am very curious about the new one Architecture Soft Matte Foundation but they don’t have it on my Shade 6.0 Natural right now. Debating if I should buy the 6.5 for when I’m tan or wait for the 6.0 to show up somewhere. At the price I want to get the exact shade.
Overall very happy with everything I got. I think I will use them a lot. I think I might have passed on the lip products based on what I already own. I think the square and the highlighter are the highlights for me.
Did you check out anything from this collection? What did you think?
