In August Tom Ford launched their first ever Cushion foundation. Buildable medium-full coverage for a long-wearing flawless finish.
The formula promises to be “unfazed by water, humidity and perspiration as it minimizes oil, pores, fine lines and wrinkles. Skin is infused with a plumping dose of moisture courtesy of Aquacell, a proprietary plant based moisturising complex with every application.”
The packaging is very much luxury in every sense. From the elegant cognac case to the thoughtful gold trimmings and inlaid TF logo up top. This cushion (as expected) is lightweight and comes complete with a fabulous magnetic closure for quick and easy touch-ups on the go!
Unlike the standard liquid foundations, most cushion compacts come with around 15ml. The TF cushion contains 12ml. In any case I believe you’d use far less of this though since the coverage is VERY high in comparison to regular cushions and you don’t have to keep building up.
The consistency of this is slightly thicker as well. And from what i’ve noticed, runs a bit light in comparison to the other Tom Ford foundations. About half a shade lighter to be exact! I happen to be the very last shade. 5.5 Bisque. It’s still a tad too light for my summer (tanned) skin, but I can just about make it work without having to bronze up a lot.
The Tom Ford Traceless Touch Foundation gives you a satin matte finish, very skin-like and radiant.
The coverage is impressive and can be built up to what i’d call ….almost full. I don’t think it ever looks cakey at any point. But overloading will certainly cause the foundation to move throughout the day.
If you prefer more coverage than the traditional cushion foundations, the Tom Ford is definitely for you. It bridges the gap between ‘easy on-the-go light makeup’ and the ‘full coverage, so we apply only at home… foundations’! Finally, portable foundations no longer have to be light with next to nothing coverage.
As far as wear is concerned, I can confidently say this lasts all day without much need to touch up. I packed this with me to test out in Paris last month and it was one of the few that made it through the whole day without looking oily and worn. The weather was a bit chilly which is probably why I didn’t feel it get too oily. But testing it out back home I do notice it sink into any larger pores and fine lines as the day progressed….. even after powdering quite well. Basically, a mid day blot was inevitable for my combination skin.
Bottom line
I do think this is an excellent addition to the Tom Ford portfolio. Judging by it’s popularity (read, totally sold out), it’s definitely one for the shopping list.
Unfortunately the shade range is a poor 8 in total. I hope you fit in! Me being a fair-medium (NC30-35 in MAC) made it very difficult to grab a suitable match. But I do think once my tan fades, the foundation will definitely start becoming my go-to since it’s so easy to apply and looks great on the skin!
*Thank you Tom Ford Singapore for the sample. x