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Dior Holiday launches are always my favorites. No one does a gold shadow like Dior, which is evident in this Top 10 Gold Eyeshadows to Lust Over post that I did recently, and Holiday is usually when they pull out all the stops and produce a 5 Couleur or two to rock our gold-loving world.
The Holiday 2013 Golden Winter Collection is no exception to this, and we’re lucky enough to get two amazing palettes with this launch – Golden Flower and this post of Golden Snow.
What Nordstrom says about the Dior 5 Couleurs – Golden Winter Holiday Look Eyeshadow Palette:
Dior’s best-selling eye palette offers endless possibilities with two new limited-edition harmonies of shimmering gold, pink and bronze tones.
Beauty tip: Use the oval wand to apply the lightest shade to the upper part of the inner eyelid, then blend the darkest shade along the lash line. Shade the outer brow with one of the remaining colors. For more intensity, use a fourth color under the lashes.
Golden Snow is an elegant combination of pinks and golds with a light hit of snowy white frost and a blackened charcoal satin.
Starting off with my favorite, the mauve… how gorgeous is that shade?! It’s so gorgeous it should really be in every palette, but I digress. It’s got great pigment, is crazy soft and blendable… perfection. The pale pink shade looks chalky, but it’s actually also got a light frost, making it soft and easy to work with. Though not ripe with pigment, it makes an excellent base for it’s sister shades. The blackened charcoal shade applies on the light side when used dry, but blends in well with the other colors and almost looks navy when worn on the eye. It would make such a good liner for eye looks with this palette! With the gold and center white shade you won’t get a whole lot of pigment (unless you use them wet, then prepare for frost). I didn’t experience a ton of fall-out, maybe a minor amount with the charcoal shade.
With this EOTD I primed the lid with Urban Decay Primer Potion and began by applying the upper left pale pink shade all over from lash line to brow. The lower left metallic mauve shade is in the crease and blended up with the bottom right blackened charcoal shade at the outer V and blended inward. I took the upper right gold sparkle shade and patted it lightly at the center of the lid and placed the center white frost shade at the inner corners. The eyeliner is Neutrogena Brushed Pewter Nourishing Eye Liner and the mascara is Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro Glam.
How would you wear Dior Golden Snow?
The Dior 5 Couleurs – Golden Winter Holiday Look Eyeshadow Palette retail for $60.00 and can be purchased at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Sephora, Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Ave, Macy’s and dior.com.
Hilary says
This palette is gorgeous. You’re definitely right about the gold shadow- it’s stunning!
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Cindy (Prime Beauty) says
Great look for you, Brooke! I absolutely love the mauve shade but I have so many of the others, I probably won’t spring for the whole palette. Do you know if there is a single of the pinky mauve?
Laura My Newest Addiction says
You are my biggest Dior encourager! I love and hate you for it, just so you know… ;P
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Kimmi @ The Plastic Diaries says
It is such a beautiful palette
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Lisa Heath says
such a pretty palette!
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Phyrra says
I like that color on the far right.
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Ebony Jay says
This palette is so gorgeous! I want it so badly!
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Sheila says
That is SUCH a pretty palette. And OMG, that GOLD!
Erika says
***drool***
Sorry. That’s all I have.
***drool***
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Kath TheFabZilla says
It’s official! After the holidays, I’m broke! This is a gorgeous palette!
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Miranda @ Slashed Beauty says
Love that satin-y purple shade!
Amber says
This is a gorgeous palette Brooke! I love the colors on you. The purplish shade is my favorite! 🙂
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Kim Porter says
Pretty colors. I wish I were into shimmer or else I’d pick it up
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