Dior Five Golds Holiday 2010 Quint - Swatches and EOTD

I thought this quint would be really nasty on me.  I'm still not sure how I feel about it.  I fell in love with the two bronzy/gold colors.  I'm always up for silver.  But the black shadow & the champagne one?  Meh.  The champagne one's texture leaves much to be desires.  It's kind of hard and just yucky.

I thought that these colors would be way too warm for me, but I tested it in the store and those bronzes made my blue eyes jump right out of my face.  Maybe I'm having a bad day today, maybe the lighting in the store was more flattering, maybe I'm a nutjob.... whatever the reason, it just doesn't look as good as it did the other night.

If you don't have quadrillions of silvers and bronzes already, then it may be a nice choice for you.  If you (like most of us) already have colors in these color families that you love, I'd skip this one.  It's not bad, it's just not very special or great.

I wasn't planning on taking full face pics, but I couldn't get an up close pic that was true to color, so I had to include a pic of my ugly mug (sans lipstick).  The color is very true in that one.

Products Used:
Laura Mercier Silk Creme
MUFE Full Cover mixed with Dior Skinflash Pen in Gold (under eyes)
Guerlain Meteorites Voyage in Poudre d'Or (LOVE)
NARS Douceur Blush
Dior Five Golds (Champagne, 2 bronzes)
MAC Chamomile on browbone
MAC Petro Blue Pearlglide
Bare Escentuals Buxom Mascara
YSL Brow Pencil #4

Eyeliner Comparison Swatches - MAC Black Line, Clinique Egyptian, Stila Moray

I thought that Black Line was very similar to Stila Moray Smudgestick & Clinique Egyptian Creamshaper.  So, today I decided to swatch them side by side and see.

If we consider Black Line the "control", then:

• Egyptian's base is more brown than Black Line's.
• Moray is almost spot on, but it needs more black.  You could probably get the same effect by using Moray over a black liner.  
• They all felt pretty much the same when I applied them, but when I tried to smudge them, Moray & Black Line didn't budge, while Egyptian smeared.
• Stila is $20 for .01oz, Clinique is $14.50 for .04oz, MAC is $14.50 for .04oz.

Here are comparisons to a few other liners just for fun.  :)

MAC Pearlglide Swatches - Undercurrent, Black Line, Petrol Blue

I'm not interested in MAC.  It's just not my thing.  However, they have my favorite eyeliner formula ever.  Pearlglides are pretty much the perfect eyeliner for me.  They go on smooth & creamy, very pigmented and within minutes of application they won't budge.  For example, after I took my swatch pics, I took my t-shirt and tried to rub them off.  I wasn't gentle at all, but these puppies didn't smudge at all.  After a few seconds of rubbing, they faded a bit but they stayed right where I had put them.  At $14.50, they're cheaper than Urban Decay 24/7 liners and they are soooooo much better!

A Few of My Favorite Things (October 2010)

Skincare:
Cleanser - First Aid Beauty Foaming, Boscia Makeup Breakup
Scrub - Yu-Be Foaming Skin Polish
Mask - Chantecaille Detox
Treatment - Rexaline Hydra-Force, Sircuit Skin Fixzit
Moisturizer - Rexaline Hydra-Dose (Night), IQ Derma Clear Remedy (Day, freebie w/ dermstore order)
Eyes - Shiseido Nutriperfect Eye Serum, Bobbi Brown Eye Balm (Day), Rexaline Hydra-EyeZone (Night)

Face:
Primer - Nada, haven't found anything that doesn't just make me greasy or break me out.
Foundation - Chantecaille Future Skin (Alabaster), Diorskin Forever Compact (#020)
Concealer - I haven't been using any.  It's not that my skin's so great that I don't need it, it's just that lately I feel like it just makes me look worse.
Powder - Guerlain Meteorites (Mythic), Chantecaille Compact Makeup (Bamboo)
Blush - Becca Sylph, R&R Kinky, R&R Spank
Setting - I've been using Chantecaille Pure Rosewater a lot lately after I do my makeup to take care of any dry/flaky areas due to the weather change.

Eyes:
Primer - NARS Eyeshadow Base
Shadow - Chantecaille Les Muses Ethereal Eyes Palette, R&R Veil, Chanel Taupe Grise & Lotus, Bobbi Brown Day to Night Cool Palette
Liner - Chanel Gris Le Stylo, Stila Smudgestick in Moray, MAC Pearlglide (Bankroll)
Mascara - Chantecaille Faux Cils followed by Bare Escentuals Buxom while still wet
Brows - Diorshow Brow Styler & YSL Brow Pencil #4

Lips:
Gloss - Chanel Extrait in Emoi
Lipstick - Chantecaille Lip Chic in Tea Rose & Anais, Dior Serum de Rouge from the Tailleur Bar Set

Body:
Body Wash - Molton Brown Paradisiac Pink Pepperpod
Lotion - Molton Brown Paradisiac Pink Pepperpod (I wish they made an EDT or body spray of this!)
Perfume - Hermes Ambre Narguile, Dior Hypnotic Poison (I love when fall arrives so I can break these two out, they're two of my favorites), Narciso Rodriguez for Her

Electra, Knight Divine, Crystal Avalanche

I had to make the full face shot brighter so my skin looks better than it actually does IRL. :) Really love this new powder foundation though. As close to HG as I've found since they discontinued Guerlain Teint Confort Powder Foundation. Face: Diorskin Forever Foundation Compact #010 Lancome Effacernes Porcelain MUFE Full Cover Stila Hint Blush Eyes: UDPP Lid - Electra Crease - Knight Divine Browbone - Crystal Avalanche Liner - UD Gunmetal Mascara - Prestige My Biggest Lashes Brows - Anastasia Ash Blonde Brow Powder Duo Lips: L'oreal Color Juice Stick in Chai Love You

Jest/Paradisco

Used: UDPP MAC Jest & Paradisco NYX Sahara UD Stash Liner YSL Faux Cils Mascara

Shimmermoss

Used: Quad in picture, didn't label they're MAC the white may be UD UD Covet L'oreal Telescopic

Purple Challenge

Products used are pictured above. There are original pics and then retouched ones. I'm not very good at touching up photos - I basically brightened them up and used a "glow" filter.

Pink & Gray

Used: UD Hoptpants, MAC Sketch, MAC Crystal Avalanche (see placement pic) UD Gunmetal L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara

MAC Tempting, Claire de Lune, Dark Devotion & Brule

Used: MAC Tempting, Claire de Lune, Dark Devotion & Brule (see placement pic) Clinique Chocolate Lustre liner MF Volume Couture Mascara

Pink & Purple

Used 2 MAC Shadows which I *think* are Digit, Parfait Amour Shu Matte Purple 702 HIP cream liner in eggplant Chanel Inimitable Mascara

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Used: UDPP Lid: MAC Reflection Crease: MAC Scene Browbone: Shu Rainbow 900V Liner: UD Ransom Mascara: Chanel Inimitable

Failed Request

Oh I tried so hard on this one but I don't have the right coloring to pull off something so sultry. Oh well, it was fun trying. Used: UDPP Lorac Evening Star (taupe for the crease) L'oreal Hope Quad (light green on lid, dark green on outer V, lightest to highlight) MAC Carbon (over top dk green on outer V, lined underneath) L'oreal HIP Gel Liner in Black (waterline & upper lashline) Givenchy Captiv'Eyes Mascara

Smokey Brown

Products Used: Mac Fascinating Ruby Smokey Eyes Palette Shu ME Beige 800 to highlight Almay Black Pearl Liquid Liner Hip Kohl Black on waterline Dior Iconic Mascara