LIP TREATMENT

Whenever there is a new Tom Ford makeup release, we all know there’s going to be a race as a lot of popular items tend to sell out within hours! With the latest Tom Ford Soleil 2017 collection,  I managed to pick up two of the most popular clutch sized Soleil lip balms (LE) – 02 Neotropic and 04 Fathom (bought them here in Australia) These lip balms have taken luxury to a new level packaged in the iconic Tom Ford design in a super cute mini size. The formula is very user-friendly for applying on-the-go for adding a flush of color as well as moisturization.

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marble plate is available here

The lip balm has the size as the lips and boys, but in a beautiful glossy white case with gold trim. It doesn’t feel waxy nor ultra balmy like a traditional lip balm. The texture is quite hard (unlike the FRESH lip treatment that breaks easily) so you will not add too much product on the lips. It applies silky smooth and feels completely weightless on the lips. The pigment is on par with a sheer lipstick – 2 swipes give enough coverage for adding the right amount of color with a degree of translucency. It doesn’t make your lips look overdone, and gives a very pretty youthful and fresh look. Lasting power is about 4 to 5 hours.

As for a lip balm, it moisturizes the lips mildly – good enough for keeping your dry lips soothed throughout the day, but not nourishing enough for dry and chapped lips.

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02 Neotropic is a bright orange color. It’s must-have color me as it’s different to the usual pinks and reds, and it’s a very wearable orange color as it’s not too warm and it instantly brightens up the complexion

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04 – FATHOM is a pretty pink red

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Swatch on hands – the finish appears more glossy when swatching on the hands, but once it’s applied on the lips and blended out it gives a semi-satin finish.

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I went on a lip serum quest ever since my favourite YSL Eye and Lip Serum had been discontinued, and I finally found one that works just as good – the Verso Lip Serum with Retinol 8.  The only downfall is that it is not cheap for a lip product, but it is hard to go back to the traditional lip balms after having used the serum. If you have splurged on the luxury lip balms such as La Mer or Cle Dea Peau, the verso works 100 times better for the same price!

The difference between a lip balm and a lip serum is that former works as a thick film that just sits on top of the lips to protect them from chapping. Lip serum is much more lightweight yet more intensive and nourishes the lips from within. With the Verso, you only need to apply it once a day (preferably before bedtime), and it keeps your lips soft, smooth and moist for the whole day. I have not seen any chapped skin and dry lines on my lips since I started using the serum, and best of all, the result is long lasting so there is no lip balm retouch required during the day! It also helps the lipsticks in dryer formula glide on more smoothly.

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The Verso contains their signature retinol which is a powerful anti-aging ingredient. The active ingredient is supposed to fight the aging appearance of your lips, by making them appear more plumped and reducing the lines. My lips are not in a bad condition yet, so I can’t really attest that. The Lip serum comes in a user-friendly applicator, and the formula is lightweight and has a nice luxurious balmy consistency on the lips. A tiny amount (as seen in my swatch)  is enough and you will notice a change overnight.

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Ingredients

-Hylaronic Acid
-Retinol 8
-Turmeric
-Crambe Seed Oil

Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glyceryl Rosinate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Canola Oil, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters, Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables, C12-16 Alcohols, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Palmitic Acid, Isohexadecane, Water, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Tripeptide-1, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Salicylic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Salicylate, Cera Alba, Retinyl Retinoate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Tocopherol, Beta-Sitosterol, Squalene, Glycine Soja Oil, Aroma, Limonene, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil.

 

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