EOTD: Dior Smokey Crystal

Droooooooooooool.

So beautiful.

That's all I will say until the review (long overdue).




Swatches:



Beautiful. You all need it.

New Dior Quints

Supposedly reformulated and the colors are supposed to be more vibrant. However, these are not Iridescent. From Sephora:

Old Night Dust:


New Night Dust:


Old Stylish Moves:

New Stylish Moves:

NEW: Mystic Smokes



And Extase Pinks:



Ooh la la! So gorgeous. I want them all!! Especially Mystic Smokes & Extase Pinks...

Haul: MAC, Dior & Sony B&C Labs

And also an amazing RAOK from a lovely member on MUA! You know who you are :)

RAOK:
Dior quint Flowermania [old]
Stila blue e/s trio
Revlon creme blush berry
NARS Hot wired lip lacquer
Yves Saint Laurent baum d'ete 06
Estee Lauder palette :)










haul:
dior smokey crystal quint
gift: EL palette
MAC naughty nautical n/p
MAC perfect topping msf
sony b&c labs lemon lip / hand cream









Sony B&C Labs Fruits collection:



Whew! Been a good mail week for me!

Pics: Preview Spring 2010 Collections

Whoa--quick roundup of sneak peeks of top makeup brands around the web! (mostly from britishbeautyblogger.blogspot.com).

Michael Kors for Estee Lauder (Didn't even know about this! Looks gorgeous.) Source Here. And here's another picture.

Paul & Joe Alice In Wonderland Here. Looks great, though I think I preferred the original Disney collection.

Dior Lacy Beauty Here. Inspired by 1920's lingerie and Christian Dior's love of lace. I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS! The 2nd quad is looking very gorgeous, as is the packaging. Not to mention its looking like a large collection, so there must be something for everyone!

March 18's MAC Viva Glam From Our lips campaign, featuring Lady Gaga (I totally saw that coming) and Cyndi Lauper.

From WWD:
"Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga have been named the latest faces of the MAC AIDS Fund. The newest campaign, dubbed “From Our Lips,” will break on Feb. 25. MAC Viva Glam Gaga Lipstick and Viva Glam Cyndi Lipstick, $14 each, will launch in North America on March 18 and globally throughout the month, with 100 percent of the proceeds being donated to the MAC AIDS Fund. The MAC AIDS Fund has invested more than $150 million to organizations in more than 67 countries since its founding in 1994."

I really liked the Fergie Viva Glam SE even though I never got around to buy it. I hope I can swap for it though, and I'm excited to see what colors (and if they're limited edition!) they're creating next.

Also note that word on the street is that MAC is coming nout with a Disney Villains collection for their big February collection!

Clinique's 2010 Juiced Up Colour Here. Nothing to write home about.

Yves Saint Laurent Spring here. Looks pretty but their palettes always seem to fall short.

Guerlain's absolutely beautiful spring collection here. Cherry blossom, and I love the imprints they always use on the quads. The blush is looking pretty, because I know I can't wear pink on my eyes.

Lancome's Make Up O My Rose spring collection inspired by the 1960's here. This is looking gorgeous too, I LOVE Aaron de Mey. They're spring collection last year was beautiful too but as pinks are so hard for me to pull off, I had to skip.

My picks:

Guerlain, MAC, Dior, Lancome and Estee Lauder (ish). However, Guerlain and MAC have a tendency to fall a bit short, here's to hoping that these collections will be winners. Estee Lauder looks pretty nice too but it's not calling to me personally. I will be following news on these collections very intently!

What are your top picks?

Dior Holiday Pics

Original link here. All pictures are taken from that link.

OH MY GOD !!!! This is the first holiday collection that I'm really excited about--just look at that quint! *faints*




Saving the best for last....
I'm so excited! That quint on the left will surely be mine! What are you looking forward to?

Review: Christian Dior Summer Star Asia Exclusive Quint

Released with Dior's Summer 2008 Goldrush collection, this and Goldfever are the two LE quads released with it.
Price: About 58USD. This is 6 dollars over the asking price in the US, but 58 divided by 5 which is about 11.60$ for each shadow, which I reckon is pretty good. I also think that while you probably won't use all five shades for one look, it's great to mix n match and get lots of different EOTDs from it.

Where to get it: This is probably long gone in countries like Japan and Taiwan where they are pretty hot (this confused me at first, then I realized that I did see rather a lot of people at the Dior counters). However, there may still be stock. Or, you can test your luck on Ebay.

Texture: Soo soft and silky! This is my first Dior Quint and now I'm lemming the Stylish Moves one! I am amazed at the quality. Nom.

Pigmentation: Superb! While it isn't as great as my Holy Grail Shu shadows, it's pretty darn close. I really like it for a natural look with oomph.

Lasting ability: This lasts all day on me on top of Urban Decay Primer Potion (another Holy grail!). I always use UDPP so cannot comment on how it wears without it.

Packaging: So classy! Comes it a glossy navy box with silver lettering; in it's own velvet pouch! How luxe is that?

Seen it? Heard about it? Thought it was meh? Wished it wasn't Asia Exclusive? Have no fear! The Europe and North American version of this is the Golds quint. As Jojoba of Makeupalley and mymakeupreviews.blogspot.com reported, the only shade that is different is the pink in the Summer Star quad and the copper in the Golds. Boo on Dior for only changing one shade! That said, I think I would have liked Golds better because of that copper shade.

The rest of the collection:
Face
Golden Dior Medallion - $55
Lumieres Dior in Amber Sunlight 002 - $55
Dior Bronze Harmonie Blush in Spicy Desert 005 -$42

Eyes
5-Colour Eyeshadow in Goldfever 589 - $52
1-Colour Eyeshadow in Terra Sienna 585 - $24.50
1-Colour Eyeshadow in Million-Dollar Gold 645 - $24.50

Lipgloss
Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Reflect in Beige Moire 217- $24.50
Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss in Coral Lame 337 - $24.50
Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Reflect in Beige Lurex 437 - $24.50

Lipstick
Dior Addict High Shine in Shine Pink 354 - $25
Dior Addict High Shine in Ready-to-Gold 414 - $25
Dior Addict High Shine in Show Coral 444 - $25
Dior Addict High Shine in Couture Brown 614 - $25

Nail Polish
Dior Addict High Shine in Shine Pink 354 - $25
Dior Addict High Shine in Gold Nugget 708 - $25

Teaser: Christian Dior Summer Star Asia Exclusive Limited Edition

Expect a review on this item shortly! Here are some pics to tide you over till then!





I got mine for 1800New Taiwan Dollars, which is 58.7621 USD. Hmm, six dollars over the price here...