Tom Ford Nude Vanille Lip Color | The Perfect Nude Lipstick

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As I was sitting in my car at a stop light, commuting to work, I quickly grabbed a lipstick from my makeup bag. Unbelievably, I do this while looking at the stop light waiting for it to turn green– my right hand deftly unzips my makeup bag, digs around until the chunky Tom Ford lipstick bullet reveals itself, and then removes the lid, applies it to my lips, recaps it and dumps it back in the makeup bag, and  finally zips it up. It is only when I'm done that I quickly glance in my rear view mirror to make sure that my lips are perfectly adorned with Nude Vanilla that my routine is complete. Invariably by the time I'm done the light changes and I am one step closer to work. 

While it is my tendency to show you my lipsticks in their pristine pre-used state, it occurred to me that Tom Ford Nude Vanille Lip Color is no ordinary lipstick to me, and that it was worthwhile to revisit this much loved staple in my collection. It is like a well-worn infinitely loved pair of jeans that you never want to wear out because the fit is so perfect.

Nude Vanille is nude peachy pink perfection, and while it leans warm in the tube, this gorgeous chameleon of a lipstick morphs once it warms up on the lips. On me, it becomes a touch more pink– which is preferable given my cool-toned complexion. I think that the tiny amount left in this bullet clearly demonstrates my love of, and devotion to, this beautiful lipstick.

Certainly my love of Nude Vanille cannot truly be likened to Petrarch's unrequited love for Laura de Noves, but who better to express love than Petrarch.

From Petrarch's The Canzoniere ‘Oimè il bel viso, oimè il soave sguardo,’

Ah me, the beautiful face, ah me, the gentle look,
ah me, the graceful noble manner of her:
ah me, the speech that made every harsh
and bitter mind humble, and every coward brave!
And, ah me, the sweet smile, from which the arrow
of death, the only good I hope for now, issued:
regal soul, worthiest to reign,
if only you had not descended so late among us!
It is fitting that I burn for you, and breathe for you,
since I am yours: and if I am parted from you,
I suffer less from all my other grief.
You filled me with hope and with desire,
when I departed, living, from the highest delight:
but the wind did not carry my words to you.

The bottom swatch is sheered out. Nude Vanille is a creamy-dreamy lipstick that achieves full opacity in one or two passes depending on the level of natural pigmentation in your lips.

Nude Vanille as compared to other Tom Ford nudes.

Left to Right: In the Buff, Nude Vanille, Vanilla Suede, Bare and Naked (refer to the full post here).

Tom Ford Lip Color Sheer In the Buff is a stunning beige peach.
Tom Ford Lip Color in Nude Vanille is a gorgeous a pale nude peachy pink.
Tom Ford Lip Color in Vanilla Suede is a pale peachy beige with gorgeous golden pearl.
Tom Ford Lip Color Shine in Bare is a nude peachy beige with gorgeous peachy golden shimmer.
Tom Ford Ultra Shine Lip Gloss in Naked a nude beige peachy pink with refined golden shimmer.

Overall Assessment: Worth the splurge! Unmitigated nude peachy pink perfection.

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