Want It! Christian Dior Mystic Metallics Collection for Fall 2013

It seems that the weather in the UK has decided that it's already autumn, so it's very appropriate for me to continue showing you the upcoming fall collections. Today I have the Dior one to tell you about. It's called Mystic Metallics and it features 2 beautiful eyeshadow palettes as well as some new mono eyeshadows called Diorshow Fusion Mono which I suspect is Dior's take on Chanel's Illusion D'Ombres, cream eyeshadows with a bouncy texture.

There are also some new nail polishes including a green magnetic one (a little late to the game, but I personally do like magnetic nail polishes, they're the lazy way to create cool nail art), and 13 new shades of Diorblush. You can find the entire collection details over at Totally Blond.

See lots more pictures after the jump!

Christian Dior 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow 834 Rose Porcelaine Review and Swatches

Dior came out with some new permanent eyeshadow quints a couple of months or so ago, and they are supposed to be a new formula. To be honest I'm not sure how the formula is different, but in any case, it's very good and the Rose Porcelaine quint appealed to me most colourwise, so here it is.

Housed in the usual dark blue compact there are 5 colours ranging from light yellow highlighter with a pink sheen to a dark eggplant/aubergine shade. The two pinks are quite close to each other in colour, but otherwise there's a nice colour selection. I particularly like the egglant/aubergine colour which makes a very nice eyeliner or crease shade if you're looking to do something more dramatic. The light yellow highlighter has a lovely pink sheen to it, actually it reminds me a lot of Mac Vanilla pigment but with more pink sheen. The middle shade is a bit more peachy pink, but even that is quite close to the other pink shades. The colours are quite sheer and very frosty with the exception of the dark eggplant/aubergine, so I appreciate this isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I like it.

The eyeshadows are the standard Dior quality, they stay on for hours and hours without creasing and are very soft and easy to apply and blend. You get 6 g of eyeshadows for £40, so it is now cheap, but after all, it is Dior.

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Want It! Dior Croisette Collection Summer 2012

Another summer collection that's caught my eye is Dior Croisette Collection and I thought I'd show the details and some pretty pictures with you. I'm mostly excited about the eyeshadow quints and Aurora Enhancing Healthy Glow Powder, but there are some gorgeous lip and nail products included in the collection as well.

Due to be launched towards the end of April, the collection includes the following products:

5 Couleurs Croisette Eyeshadow Palette

• 224 Swimming Pool
• 654 Aurora

Dior Couleur Eye Gloss

• 020 Seashell
• 750 Sunset
• 240 Azur
• 560 Tan

Diorshow Waterproof Liner

• 258 Turquoise

Dior Addict Lipstick

• 354 Palace
• 414 Casual Gold
• 544 Jet Set

Dior Addict Ultra Gloss

• 224 Sunrise Gold
• 423 Brown Panama
• 464 Pink Croisette
• 542 Orange Pareo

Dior Addict Lip Balm

• 001 Crystal
• 002 Crystal Pink
• 003 Crystal Coral

Le Vernis

• 231 Bikini
• 401 Saint Tropez

Nude Glow Sun Powder

• 001 Honey
• 002 Amber
• 003 Cinnamon
• 004 Spicy
• 005 Toffee
• 006 Sienna

Enhancing Healthy Glow Powder

• 001 Aurora
• 002 Sunlight
• 003 Zenith
• 004 Sunset

Anything takes your fancy? Let me know in the comments!

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My Dior Spring 2012 Collection Haul

A relatively modest haul for me, I only got 3 products from the Dior Spring 2012 collection. I even surprised myself with this, because when I first saw details of the collection, I was sure I also wanted the two clutches, however after swatching them I concluded that the eyeshadows were too sheer and I didn't want to fork out all that money for them. They are very pretty and if you like sheer colours, they might suit you, but they're just not for me.

I ended up buying the two eyeshadow quints, Garden Roses and Garden Pastels and one of the eyeshadow trios, Smoky Violet. Well, what can I say? The quints are just gorgeous. I just love the design and the colours, although admittedly I haven't actually been brave enough to swatch them as I love the design more, but I will eventually and in fact I have at the counter and they are gorgeous. I did swatch the trio as there's no gorgeous floral design the destroy (make sure you scroll all the way down to the bottom of this post for the swatches!).

A few words about the trio. It is quite unusual in the way that the compact doesn't open like normal compacts do, you have to slide the lid to open it and a little mirror then pops up from inside the compact. Not too sure why as I'd personally prefer a nice full size mirror int he lid, but I guess it's a bit quirkier this way. Inside you get 3 eyeshadows, they are labelled as Base, Soft Smoky and Couture Smoky. Dior recommends that you use the base colour all over the lid and then one of the darker shades for the outer corner, lid and along the lashline for a smoky eye look. One of the darker shades is matte, the other is shimmery (which is the main reason why I got this palette, it's so pretty). I personally could see myself using all 2 shades, but I guess if you're not very experienced at applying eyeshadows, this is a good tip. Dior also included a joke size double ended brush and a sponge applicator which are frankly no use if your hands are bigger than a 2-year-old's.

Funnily you actually get more product in the trio (5.5g instead of 4.8g in the quints), not sure why. The quints cost £41 each and the trio costs £32, so definitely the better deal of the two, BUT can you put a price on prettiness? Because the quints are just so pretty, they win hands down.

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Christian Dior Summer 2011 Eyeshadow Quints: Rosy Nude and Rosy Tan

Dior is one of my favourite brands, I especially love their eyeshadows, so I always check out the new limited edition ones with every new collection. (If you are interested to check out my Dior quint collection, please click here! I do need to update it though as I now have even more of them.) This summer Dior has launched two new quints: 534 Rosy Nude and 754 Rosy Tan.

Rosy Nude (left), Rosy Tan (right)

Both of them are gorgeous, they both contain browns and pinks, but if I had to choose I'd say Rosy Tan is my favourite. Rosy Nude is probably more for daytime, and Rosy Tan is more suitable for creating a more dramatic eye, but they are both light enough to work for those looking for a work-friendly eyeshadow palette. I like it that they both contain a pink shade because I love my pinks and it makes them a bit more interesting and girly. I also like it that they've included a highlighter colour in both palettes, so you can use one (or the other) for a complete look. You can even use the darker shades as eyeliner and hey presto, all you need to add is mascara!

I wore these at the weekend and they both lasted all day, didn't crease or fade and there was no fall out. The eyeshadows are smooth, buttery and very easy to blend, they are pigmented and shimmery enough to look gorgeous, but not glittery. Both palettes contain a shade that's less shimmery, but not matte, more satin really. These have not been released in the UK yet (I bought them in Florida last month), but I'm sure it's any day now, and they're most likely to cost around £40 each.

See more product pictures and swatches after the jump!

Christian Dior Spring 2011 Collection 5 Colour Eyeshadows Review

Another spring collection review, this time it's Dior. I have already shown you the Cannage Eye Palette #001 Dawn Grey  (plus I also have #002 waiting to be reviewed, if you're good I will show you a picture at the end of this post) and now it's time for the 5 Colour Eyeshadow palettes: 034 Gris Gris and 018 Soft Pink Design. 

First up is the Designer quint 018 Soft Pink Design. This is basically an eyeshadow palette that contains a whole look, it has a base, an all over lid colour, a crease colour, a highlighter and a cream liner. I think there have been 5 or 6 of these released already in different colours: blues, greens, smokey greys, nude pinks, browns, pinks. I think they are especially good idea if you struggle with putting colours together as they can make your life a lot easier. I like them mainly because I like Dior eyeshadows and since I got a few of them  I might as well collect them all (I do this with a lot of things!). If you haven't seen it yet, check out my Dior eyeshadow collection (must update it though, I have more than that now)!

Soft Pink Design has a white base, a light pink all over lid colour, a taupe crease colour, a very sparkly pink highlighter and a cool brown liner. The texture of the highlighter is very fine, it almost feels like cream, but it's not. However, you might find applying it with your fingers easiest. You also get 2 double ended sponges as with all Dior eyeshadow quints and also instructions on how to use the palette. See below for product pictures swatches! By the way sorry about the last product picture, I forgot to take one without the clear plastic cover before swatching the palette, hence the finger marks.

My Dior holiday haul

I love Dior and their eyeshadows in particular, so always get sucked into buying their newest limited edition quints. I already have a massive collection (you can check it out here), but I needed to get the two new holiday quints as well because they are gorgeous. I also bought one of the star products released in this year's holiday collection: Dior Mineudiere in Pink Golds.

Read more about these eyeshadow palettes and see more pictures after the jump!

Christian Dior 5 Colours Designer Palette 808 Pink Design review and look

Today I'm wearing one of my new Dior eyeshadow palettes, so I thought I'd do a quick review and show you the look I've created with it. Dior has now released 5 of the 5 Colours Designer Palettes which are basically all in one eyepalettes including a base, an all over lid colour, a crease colour, a highlighter and a cream eyeliner. I think they are a great idea, especially if you're not that confident and would like some help with matching colours and placing eyeshadows in the right place.

Dior 5 Colours Designer Palette in Pink Design

Today I'm wearing the newest addition to this line, Pink Design, which includes a cream coloured base, pink all over lid colour, purple crease colour, light pink sparkly highlighter and a blackened purple eyeliner. I skipped the base colour because I'm already using an eyeshadow primer and I'm not even sure if the base is at all good for priming your eyelids, but I guess it wouldn't hurt. I would rather see another colour eyeshadow in the palette rather than the base actually, pehaps a darker pink or lighter purple. The pink all over eyeshadow is lovely, soft, blendable and pigmented and I was very surprised by the purple shade because it didn't look that pigmented in the palette, but when I put the brush on my eyelid I thought whoa, this is reallt good! Very nice violet-purple with a slight sheen and very pigmented! The pink sparkly highlighter is very sheer, but I guess you don't need your highlighter to be too obvious do you? The cream eyeliner is very blendable and easy to use, although you might want to use a proper eyeliner brush instead of the teeny weeny one supplied.

See below for some swatches and the look I created with this palette.

Christian Dior eyeshadow palettes in Ready-to-Glow and Crush Glow

I've been meaning to write about my new Dior eyeshadow palettes since I got my hand on them several weeks ago. These eyeshadows are part of Dior's summer collection and a beautiful addition to my collection of Dior quints which you can check out here. The two palettes released are Ready-to-Glow and Crush Glow. They are both iridescent, so that means there's a lot of shimmer in them. Some of the shades are a little less shimmery, but especially the lighter ones are definitely not for you if you don't like shimmery eyeshadows. Ready-to-Glow is the cooler of the two with grey, cool toned brown and icy pink shades, but it also has a lovely peachy colour. Crush Glow is definitely warm, it has a gold, a lovely warm pink and a warm brown shade, as well as a taupe and light pink. I love them both, but probably prefer Crush Glow since it is very summery.

Ready-to-Glow (left) and Crush Glow (right)

They cost £39 each, so definitely not cheap, but Dior is a very classy, high quality brand, the eyeshadows are smooth, buttery, easy to blend and long lasting. And you do get 5 eyeshadows for your money, and the shades in the quints usually work really well together, so great for travelling too.

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Christian Dior 5 colour eyeshadow review

I bought these lovely Dior eyeshadows when I went shopping last week, but it's taken me a while to find time to take photos of my entire collection of Dior quints, so I thought I'd post about the whole thing together. I love Dior eyeshadows, they are great, pigmented, smooth and come in lovely colours. I have many of them (see below) and am always very happy to hear about new ones being released. That is why I got so excited when I read that Dior were releasing two new quints in USA and was very eager for them to make it all the way to the UK too. And finally we have them! The new eyeshadow quints are 004 Mystic Smokys and 804 Extase Pinks. They cost £39 each which is quite a bit more than they were when I started collecting them about 2 years ago (I think they were £34 then, but I might be wrong). I tend to buy them in Boots or Debenhams to make use of my Advantage Card points or Beauty Club Reward system, this time I saved £25 on them because I had £20 reward on my Debenhams Beauty Club Reward Card (it was the result of several months' make up buying) and they are currently giving a £5 voucher if you spend over £25 on fragrance and beauty. Anyway... Here are some pictures of my new additions. Mystic Smokys is a nice dark combo with two highlighter shades. The lady at the Dior counter said you should use the brown shade under the other shades to intensify them, which I haven't tried yet, so don't know if it's true. But I can definitely see myself creating a nice smoky eye with the silver and purple shades on the top, and the light pink in the middle.

Extase Pinks is much prettier to me with its pinks, purple and two gorgeous grey/silver shades. I can see using the two grey/silver plus the light pink in the middle for a smoky look and also the two pinks and the purple for a nice bright pink/purple look. Overall if I could only get one, I would definitely pick this one up.

And finally, here are some pictures of my ever growing collection of Dior quints. I have 38 of them and can't wait to add the two new summer ones, Ready To Glow and Crush Glow.

All 38 quints I own

Top row: Green design, Amber Design, Purple Crystal

Bottom row: Nude Pink Design, Navy Design, Smoky Design

Top row: Pearl Glow, Coquette, Twilight

Bottom row: Smoky Crystal, Rose Spirit, Tropical

Top row: Coquette, Twilight, Sweet Illusion

Bottom row: Rose Spirit, Tropical, Gris Vip

Top row: Petal Shine, Moonlight, Pink Ray

Bottom row: Golds, Pink May, Parisian Lights

Top row: Earth Reflection, Mystic Smokys, Extase Pinks

Bottom row: iridescent Leather, Pink Idol, Stylish Move

Top row: Mystic Smokys, Extase Pinks, Silver Goddess

Bottom row: Pink Idol, Stylish Move, Pure Dreams

Top row: Tropical Light, Silk Satin, Electric Lights

Bottom row: Pearly Lilac, Summer Star, Goldfever

Top row: Sky Glow, Graphic Lights, Charming Fantasy

Bottom row: Earth Reflection, Mystic Smokys, Extase Pinks

Top row: Graphic Lights, Charming Fantasy, Night Butterfly

Bottom row: Mystic Smokys, Extase Pinks, Silver Goddess