Tom Ford Flicker Skin Illuminating Duo Review & Swatches

Flicker

Tom Ford Beauty Flicker Skin Illuminating Duo ($80.00 for 0.42 oz.) includes a light-medium gold and a deep, chocolatly brown–both with more shimmery finishes. This is the deeper duo that’s been released to-date, and I could really see this working well on deeper skin tones well, particularly the darker shade, which may give a very my-skin-but-better effect on those skin tones. Both shades were pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing; they have that hybrid powder-gelee kind of formula, so the texture is a bit denser/firmer than some blushes (but have no powderiness) and have a more “melted” appearance applied.

Flicker

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

93%

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Flicker (Top)

Flicker (Top) is a light-medium gold with strong, warm undertones and a soft, metallic sheen. It had opaque color coverage that adhered evenly to bare skin and blended out easily without emphasizing my skin’s natural texture. The powder had a firmer consistency that was smooth to the touch without any powderiness, but it was still easy to use with a brush and remained blendable (not stiff) on my skin. It lasted well for eight and a half hours on me before there was visible fading.

Top Dupes

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Guerlain Electric Look #2 (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Maldives (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
Essence Be My Sunlight (P, $4.49) is warmer (95% similar).
MAC Whisper of Gilt (P, $33.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Dior Midnight Wish (LE, $45.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
bareMinerals Free (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Urban Decay Viserion (LE, $26.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Estee Lauder Heat Wave (LE, $47.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Holly Gold-head (LE, $4.99) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Becca Champagne Gold (LE, $38.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).

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Flicker (Top)

Permanent in Palette

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

96%

Total

Flicker (Bottom)

Flicker (Bottom) is a rich brown with subtle, warmer rosy undertones and a luminous sheen. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth, firmer consistency that was dense but not stiff to work with (no powderiness!). The powder applied well to bare skin and blended out with little effort and yielded a luminous finish that didn’t emphasize my skin’s natural texture. For lighter skin tones, it might be a more contour-like hue, though it definitely has shimmer and contour powders tend to be more matte. For tan to deepest dark skin tones, this could work as a blush, bronze, or my-skin-but-better highlighter (depending on skin tone depth). It wore well for nine hours before fading noticeably on me.

Top Dupes

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NYX Hollow (P, $5.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Colour Pop Do Not Disturb (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
Dior Blush Bronze (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
By Terry Savannah Love #6 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, more muted (85% similar).
MAC Naturally Enhanced (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
L'Oreal Light (01) (P, $14.99) is less shimmery, lighter (80% similar).
MAC Coffee Walnut (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
NYX Toffee (P, $5.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Laura Mercier Bronze (04) (P, $40.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).