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Swatches of Dior’s Transat Summer 2014

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Dior-Transat-at-BloomingdalesThe Dior Transat summer collection has now hit stores (this was in Bloomingdales), so I think it’s time to show you the swatches, no? Last Friday I posted the product shots from Dior Transat Summer 2014 Collection in case you missed it.

You guys may get really excited about this. A gorgeous neutral eye palette to play around with, with an intense show stopper of a vibrant copper in the middle. Dior-shadows-Transat

Coveted swatches of the eyeshadows:Dior-shadow-swatchesWould you believe the pigmentation of that copper colour? There’s a lot you can do with the shades to create such wearable makeup.

Dior-Cruise-and-MaydayWearing Cruise and Mayday lipsticks. Each were easily applied to the lip, and I prefer wearing the lighter Cruise shade for every day. I found it flattering on my skin tone.

The glosses were a bit of a different story. The red gloss in the colour Offshore had more of a patchy pigmentation to it. I’m not sure it’s because I’m used to their fluid sticks, but I preferred wearing it on top of a lipstick rather than on its own. Here is the red paired on top of a super hot pink colour from YSL. I’m unrecognizable to myself. I got a little carried away playing with makeup the other night, including false eyelashes and filled in eyebrows. The power of makeup.Dior-offshore-lips

The glosses on their own:Dior-Addict-GlossesDior Addict Glosses in Offshore (left) and Seafarer (right). Seafarer? Hoo wee, she’s a dazzler. It’s perfect with the gold-copper shimmers, and easily layered on top of any colour of lipstick for added shine.

Onto the cheeks. You can tell Dior wanted us to have a golden luminous glow to the skin this season, since the Dior Skin Nude palettes contained shimmer. It’s not practical to use the colours separately as the areas are small. I say the hey with it, give that kabuki a good swirl in the product and enjoy mixing all the colours to create a healthy colour for your cheeks. Don’t be afraid to use this on your chest and neck area. A glistening décolleté is a no-brainer for an evening look, but it also works for day time.Dior-Skin-Nude-Shimmer002-

Swatch of DiorSkin Nude Shimmer 002: (top swatch is all swirled together /// middle swatch: darker colour /// bottom swatch: lighter colour)DiorSkin-Nude-Shimmer-002

Dior-Skin-Nude-Shimmer-0010Swatch of DiorSkin Nude Shimmer 001: (top swatch is all swirled together /// middle swatch: darker colour /// bottom swatch: lighter colour)DiorSkinNude-Shimmer-001

Any products you think you’ll pick up from the collection?

I know not everyone can afford luxury beauty products, such as Dior. Perhaps you can splurge on one or two products from their collection if you enjoy the photos and swatches of what I have to say. I am lucky enough to work with Dior’s PR. As you know, I only work with companies who I 100% believe in. My opinion is never biased towards a brand, and always my own.

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Dior Transat Summer 2014 Collection

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Christian-Dior-Summer-2014Dior Transat Summer 2014 Collection has a nautical feel to it which brings me back to my childhood days when my parents sailed on my Uncle’s yacht. From what I recall, I’m not a water-girl by any means, I get seasick. I’d rather hang out at the dock with my fancy deck shoes and wait until everyone comes in, on a day out at sea.

I can’t help but have a soft spot for anything nautical. If there’s anything with stripes on it, I’ve already bought it. Navy and white? Always a classic combo. Today I’m discussing the make up to go along with said collection. I’ll have swatches posted up on my blog later next week, but for now, simply enjoy the packaging and great colours.

Neutrals are always in trend, they’re so easy to wear.Dior-Transat-Eyeshadow-5-co

DiorSkin Nude Shimmer in two great shades of Rose and Amber.DiorSkin-Nude-Shimmers

Fantastic neutral palette called Sundeck.Dior-Transat-eyeshadow

Dior Addict Lipsticks in Mayday and Cruise.Dior-Addict-Lipsticks-

Dior Addict Glosses in Seafarer and Offshore. Love the glistening shimmer in Offshore.Dior-Addict-Lipglosses--

Come back next week as I show you how to re-create a refreshed summer skin make-up look using primarily Dior products.Dior-2014-summer

Does anything pique your interest? Thinking of picking up any of the items I showed today?

I know not everyone can afford luxury beauty products, such as Dior. Perhaps you can splurge on one or two products from their collection if you enjoy the photos and swatches of what I have to say. I am lucky enough to work with Dior’s PR. As you know, I only work with companies who I 100% believe in. My opinion is never biased towards a brand, and always my own.

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Dior Vernis Haute Couleur Gel-Effect Nail Lacquers

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Okay, first things first. I want to get it out there. Dior nail polishes remind me of Sally Hansen nail polishes. Yes, absolutely and completely. I’ve never been a fan of the other drug store polishes (OPI, Essie or China Glaze) besides Sally Hansen, and the reasoning behind that is their brushes were just too flimsy and narrow.

Except this isn’t your ordinary nail polish. The past few weeks I’ve made two separate purchases of Dior nail products. One of them being a Gel-Effect top coat. It’s like shellac, you apply 1-2 coats every 3-4 days and it gives this incredible shellac-like shine. At home manicure? Saves me the dollars, that’s for sure.

Now there’s more colours besides the clear top coat I own. 14 new colours to wear!dior-instagramI’m new to Dior polishes, so I was surprised to see the shape of the nail polish brush be rounded and quite wide. Easily coating your nail in just a few sweeps. This is a big deal to me, since I feel like I’m a child trying to colour inside the lines only to mess up and get it all over my skin. It’s a process, painting my nails. But I’m slowly getting better at it.

Dior-155-661-853155 Tra-La-La, 661 Bonheur, 853 Massï

These are the three polishes Dior sent me from their new collection. When I first opened them up, Bonheur reminded me of the colour I received not too long ago from the Dior Spring Collection in the shade Bloom. They are slightly different though. Seeing how the ones I’m showing you here today are a completely different formulation. Shiny like glass. As for longevitiy of the polish, nothing lasts longer than 3 days on my hard working hands. But if I keep applying the clear Gel-Effect top coat to my nails every few days, I can push my at-home mani a little further. Then it starts to crackle like shellac, and it’s time to do the process all over again.

How is the formulation?

Without a base coat I applied the colours.  Tra-La-la, the light pink required three solid coats of polish to secure a fully flawless creamy nail. Bonheur, and Massaï were fine with just one or even two coats.

How they look on the nail

Dior-nail-polishes155 Tra-La-La, 661 Bonheur, 853 Massï

Dior-Tra-La-LaMy ultimate favourite colour by a landslide is most definitely the colour 155 Tra-La-La. It’s got a sweet, feminine feel to the polish and it kind of makes my hands look tan somehow. I’ll take it.

Dior Gel Effect Couture Nail Polish ($26CDN) is available at Dior counters nationwide, and TheBay.com. Sephora will be receiving them in May. But you best get your arse in gear if you want any of the colours I’ve shown on the blog. They’re awesome and will probably sell out.

Disclaimer: The Dior nail polishes were sent to me by the PR team. I never do paid posts/ads in exchange for product review. That is not honest. Opinions are my own, I’d like to keep it that way, since I like tellin’ ya how it is.

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