It is like comparing apples to oranges, literally. Both are good. CT are fluffy, very creamy, remind me of chocolate or I guess any flavor mousse in texture. I use the Chanel round fluffy brushes to apply. Lightly and I mean lightly dap into jar, and apply to eyelid. Very easy to blend out. You can build up the intensity of color in layers. TF to me is like the texture of just open soft cream cheese. Gee, can you tell I cook??? It is firmer, using the TF concealer brush works the best. I tried the Chanel concealer brush. Better result with TF brush. Using a stiff brush on CT gives way too much product.
The color of TF is out of jar bold. More challenging to blend. A super little amount goes a really long way. It also has more shimmer within the actual product. CT has a soft sheen vs shimmer, if that makes sense???? I have found if I use a base of Norma Jean over the entire eye, very lightly, TF blends betters. Or the Guerlian White Sand as a base. The Chanel cream sticks blend a ga-billion times better over either of these bases. Yes, even if you use primer. Which I do.
One is not better then the other. Just different in texture, application. I have found on my Pink Casper skin that Cleo is not in your face teal. Actually not really teal at all. Unless I use the Chanel eyeliner from a few collections back or the Dior turquoise kohl pencil. Or the new Chanel purple liner from Summer 2015. Then just a gentle wash of the color. I have found the color in the jar is not the color on your lids. It is more of a soft wash of that color. Remember Art 101 no color stands alone. It is effected by the colors surrounding it.
Think of the lip glosses from Chanel Summer 2014. Like the orange one. You do not get the Naval Orange color in the tube. It is just a lovely pinky, with a soft touch of coral (which usually looks like $hyt on me) But this I love. When I put this on work. Yes, it fits perfectly in a chef's jacket pocket on the upper sleeve. They think I am nuts. Which I am, but that is not the color that ends up on my lips.
Hope this helps. I will totally own when I first received CT, I was less then impressed. Now that I have worked with them, no regrets. Would purchase again. Mona is not brown on me. Again, what you see in the jar, is not what ends up on your lids. Yes, Cleo and Armani are not dupes. But heck, I don't think pea pods and green peppers are the same color either.....seasonally cooking for 3000 on Sat. has me dreaming of fresh veggies and fruits......
Thanks so much for the detailed response!
My friend has Platinum and Spice to sell and she needs to know by today - but with my existing stash, I still cannot decide whether to get it or not! Argh!
I'm a Tom Ford addict, seriously.