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Dior Contraste Horizon 5-Couleurs Swatches, Review + EOTD // Summer 2015

August 5, 2015

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There’s always at least one colorful Dior 5-Couleurs eye palette in their Summer collection and for 2015 that one is 556 Contraste Horizon ($62.00 // Nordstrom). It’s a subdued sort of colorful – that kind that even the most timid can wear.

Dior Contraste Horizon 5-Couleurs Swatches Review

Packaging wise you’ll notice it’s housed in the same deep navy casing and velveteen pouch that Dior 5-Couleurs come in.

Dior Contraste Horizon 5-Couleurs

When you open the compact the five eye shadow shades are covered with plastic and sided with two double-ended makeup applicators. On the opposite side of the shadows is a full mirror.

Dior Contraste Horizon 5-Couleurs Review

The five eye shadow shades in Contraste Horizon are an icy mint green, a light sandy gold frost, a shimmery blue-green pearl, a chocolate bronze and a matte white. I found that all of the shades worked well together and blended nicely. The chocolate and blue-green are the most pigmented and while the gold and mint have a nice color payoff there is still a sheerness to them. I was impressed the white matte shade applied so evenly, not chalky at all and added just enough under my brow bone. When worn over a primer these shades lasted all day on my lids.

The swatches below are done dry, on bare skin with no primer underneath.

Dior Contraste Horizon 5-Couleurs Swatches

In the eye look below I began by using MAC Utterly Becoming Pro Longwear Paint Pot for a base. First I applied the icy mint shade (top left) all over the lid. Next I took the chocolate bronze shade (bottom right) and applied that on the lid (leaving the inner corner open so the mint shows), blending upward through and above the crease. Next I patted the light sandy gold shade (top right) all over the center of the lid. To deepen the crease I applied more of the bronze chocolate and blended the light sandy gold shade at the top of that to fade it out a bit. The matte white shade (middle) was used to highlight under the brow and blended down toward the gold shades to make it all seamless. A bit of the blue-green shade (bottom left) is smudged under the lower lash line. The top eye liner is Chanel Brun Liquid Eyeliner and the bottom is Urban Decay Stag 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil. The mascara is NARS Audacious on top and Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara on the bottom.

Dior Contraste Horizon Eye Look

Of the two Dior 5-Couleurs released for Summer 2015 Ambre Nuit is my favorite. It might even be one of my top 5 palettes of the year. Contraste Horizon is clearly beautiful, but if you just want one… go for Ambre Nuit. (Note: Ambre Nuit is permanent, while Contraste Horizon is limited edition. If you’re wanting both, buy Contraste Horizon first!).

Dior Contraste Horizon 5-Couleurs is still available at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Macy’s and dior.com.

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Comments

  1. Cosmetics Aficionado says

    August 7, 2015 at 5:06 pm

    I love the blue shade in it!
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  2. Nataile Brown says

    August 6, 2015 at 6:24 pm

    I love that they mixed this palette up with the green and blue shades. Your look is super pretty too. 🙂

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  3. Erika says

    August 6, 2015 at 4:39 pm

    I have so many Dior quints on my wislists. I own one and I’m so happy with it that I pretty much want all of them. lol
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  4. Lisa Heath says

    August 6, 2015 at 12:33 pm

    THis actually is an excellent mix of colors for various types of wear!
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  5. Amber says

    August 6, 2015 at 11:07 am

    That teal with shimmer is such a pretty shade. Pretty much loving all the shades in this palette!
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    • Brooke says

      August 6, 2015 at 11:18 am

      It’s a good mix!

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  6. Nidia - Lit From Within says

    August 6, 2015 at 3:58 am

    I can’t get enough of that chocolate bronze color, and I love the pop of teal-blue on the lower lashline! Gorgeous. I never would have figured out how to get all those colors to work together like you did.
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    • Brooke says

      August 6, 2015 at 11:18 am

      I was a little nervous but they ended up working very well together. The gold really helped the chocolate pop more when I put it on top!

      Reply
  7. Phyrra says

    August 6, 2015 at 12:53 am

    That teal is looooooooooooooooooooove!
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    • Brooke says

      August 6, 2015 at 11:17 am

      I knew you’d love that one!

      Reply
  8. MarciaF says

    August 5, 2015 at 10:58 pm

    I always count on you to give me the Dior lowdown. I can pass this but I’m still lemming the Nordstrom palette you showed the other day.
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    • Brooke says

      August 6, 2015 at 11:17 am

      You NEED the Nordy Girl and also Ambre Nuit! Faves in order – Ambre Nuit, Eye Reviver Nordy Girl, Eye Reviver then Contraste Horizon. Dior is killing my wallet this year. I just got one of the Fall palettes, too =\

      Reply
  9. Kath TheFabZilla says

    August 5, 2015 at 10:50 pm

    I want to play in your makeup room. You need to post your collection or do a makeup room tour!
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    • Brooke says

      August 6, 2015 at 11:16 am

      You know what’s sad… we added an addition on to our house and put a new master bedroom and master bathroom.. the bathroom never even became a bathroom because it just turned into my makeup room. It looks like an office lol we got all this stuff from IKEA to store my makeup and I took a before pic and have never gotten myself organized enough for an after. I need to buckle down and over haul!

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  10. Cindy (Prime Beauty) says

    August 5, 2015 at 9:52 pm

    These shades are gorgeous and I love you created. Dior is just too frosty for these old eye. I haz a sad.
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    • Brooke says

      August 6, 2015 at 11:15 am

      This one is one of the frostier. I think you’d love Ambre Nuit, though!

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  11. Miranda | Slashed Beauty says

    August 5, 2015 at 9:27 pm

    The blue is so pretty!
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  12. NORAH says

    August 5, 2015 at 9:25 pm

    Love the eye look you created! Very pretty.
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    • Brooke says

      August 6, 2015 at 11:14 am

      Thank you, Norah!! I admire your work so I’m so excited for you to say that!

      Reply
  13. Anastasia says

    August 5, 2015 at 8:51 pm

    Dior always has the coolest color combinations 🙂
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  14. Allison says

    August 5, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    beautiful shades and I love the teal shade in with the neutrals
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  15. Heather says

    August 5, 2015 at 8:15 pm

    I would buy that palette for the blue shadow 🙂 So pretty thanks for the review!
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  16. Justina says

    August 5, 2015 at 6:18 pm

    OMG these shades are so striking. I’m absolutely loving.
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  17. Chelsea says

    August 5, 2015 at 5:17 pm

    I love love looooove the blue in that palette. So gorgeous!
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