Dior's Spring 2012 collection, aptly named Garden Party, is inspired by the garden surrounding Christian Dior's home in Granville, France. This collection is available at all Dior counters, Sephora, and online. This collection features 12 new products in total, of which two are online exclusives, and they are all limited edition. With this collection, Dior has released two "Garden Edition" 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palettes, which feature rose and lace embossing on four of the five eyeshadows (the centre eyeshadow has Dior's logo embossed on to it). Each palette comes in Dior's signature deep blue mirrored compact with the logo in silver on top, and includes two double-sided sponge-tip applicators. It contains 4.8 grams of product in total, and retails for $60.
The top left shade is a light cool-toned pink with shimmer in a frosted finish. The texture is soft and smooth. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is lighter and cooler than MAC Sweet Lust.The top right shade is a pale beige with light pink pearl and shimmer in a frosted finish. The texture is soft and smooth. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is slightly less white than MAC Phloof!.The bottom right shade is a pale icy pinked lilac with shimmer in a frosted finish. The texture is soft and smooth. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is similar to MAC Pink Freeze.The bottom left shade is a medium silver with shimmer in a frosted finish. The texture is soft and smooth. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is less blue than MAC Electra.The centre shade is a medium-dark purple with blue pearl and shimmer in a frosted finish. The texture is soft and smooth. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is cooler and more shimmery than MAC Satellite Dreams.
Like Garden Pastels, all five eyeshadows in this palette are phenomenal, not just in texture, but in pigmentation and colour pay-off as well. In terms of formula, these felt very similar to Estée Lauder's Pure Color Gelée Powder Eyeshadows. My only qualm about this palette is that I felt that Dior could have put in two pink shades that were a little more different; in the end, they're both pale pinks (one leans more lavender, one leans more true pink), and I felt there could have been a darker or brighter pink. The most interesting shade in a sea of soft pastel shades was the darker purple shade, which is one of the most gorgeous purple shades I've seen in a while and is one of the main reasons I was so attracted to this palette in the first place. Whereas the Garden Pastels palette features a more fun, unique combination of colours, Garden Roses is definitely more classic and romantic. Ultimately, the shades in this palette are more wearable together than Garden Pastels, which might need some darker and brighter shades to create more dimensional looks. Both palettes are gorgeous, but I can definitely see this one being more popular.
Ohmygod, why do they look so beautiful here? Why are you making me want to change my mind on these palettes????
ReplyDeleteI actually haven't seen any posts on these shadows yet as most people seem enamoured of the nail polish instead. And you're right, the two pinks are quite similar. I didn't even notice that. I just keep staring at the rose pattern instead... *_*
Haha, Liz, this palette is super gorgeous, it's true. I was almost too scared to touch it. :(
DeleteAnd in case you think it won't look good or you won't be able to wear it, this girl here rocks it on her Asian eyes: http://makeupforlife.net/2012/01/dior-garden-roses-5-couleurs-eyeshadow-palette-review-swatches-and-pictures.html.
Haha, and I can't lie, I totally bought both polishes (review + swatches coming up tomorrow!).
Hmmm... it's actually convincing me not to get it, lol. Not that it isn't pretty but the shimmery pink is SO not my style. I'm still trying to find my eye shadow identity, though. (I get the feeling it's going to be on the boring side!)
DeleteLOL, well, I guess it depends on how you utilize your eyeshadows! I don't think there's a single colour I won't use, so all eyeshadows intrigue me (and is detrimental to my wallet). :P Have you tried shimmery pink before? Maybe you'll look really good in it!
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