Tom Ford Solaris Shade & Illuminate Eye Kohl Duo Review & Swatches

Solaris

Tom Ford Beauty Solaris Shade & Illuminate Eye Kohl Duo ($44.00 for 0.05 oz.) contains a chocolate brown and rosy bronze. The shading side worked better than the illuminating side, as the latter was drier and firmer, which made it less comfortable to use. I didn’t find the quality of either side, or the formula generally, to be remarkable in any way, though.

Solaris

C+

Limited Edition

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

78%

Total

Solaris (Shade)

Solaris (Shade) is a dark, chocolatly brown with warm undertones and a mostly matte finish. It had good pigmentation in a single stroke, which applied evenly and smoothly without dragging–it was considerably creamier than anticipated based on the testing I did of the Aurora duo earlier! It was more comfortable to use and did translate to my lower waterline, though it only lasted about six hours there; it lasted better on my lower lash line at eight hours.

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MAC Long Espresso (P, $17.00) is lighter, more muted (95% similar).
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Formula Overview

The formula is supposed to have "rich color pigments" that have a "creamy feel for ultra-fluid application" and can be used on the "lashline and waterline." It's a firmer, stiffer consistency used in these dual-ended pencils, which makes them less comfortable to use and more to tugging/dragging on my lash line. The pigmentation ranged from shade to shade, and some were more or less buildable than others. They had decent wear but I could not get these to apply well to my waterline--they just didn't seem to transfer onto the waterline much.

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Ingredients

Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Triethylhexanoin, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, BeeswaxCera AlbaCire D'Abeille, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) WaxCera CarnaubaCire De Carnauba, Ozokerite, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Silica, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Lecithin, Tin Oxide, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Black 2 (Ci 77266 Nano), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Carmine (Ci 75470)