Dior Backstage Event

I went to Bloomingdales' Dior Backstage Beauty Event at the beginning of the month, hoping to get a nice view of the new Dior Spring lineup and garner some ideas for my birthday look.

I had a crappy makeup artist who wanted to rush everything, so my experience was less than pleasant. I asked her to help me create a shimmery gold and dark green eye and what she gave me was less than stellar. She kept contradicting everything I asked for so after a while I just stopped and let her do what she wanted.



Products used: 5-Color Eyeshadow in Sunset Cafe, Dior Eyeliner Pencil in Precious Green, Diorshow Mascara


I'm not fond of this look at all, she didn't even do a good job of covering my dark circles!


Wallet Damage:
Dior Eyeliner Pencil in Precious Green: Although I didn't like the artist's work, I loved this eyeliner that she used to smoke out my eyes. This dark green pencil is creamy and pretty easy to blend.

Dior Hydrating Concealer in Medium Beige: A good concealer is very hard to find and although this isn't the best, it's definitely one of the better. I love the creamy consistency and the hydrating formula is perfect for my dry skin. It's only drawbacks is the limited color range and that it takes some time to apply. A little bit does go a long way but you you need time to carefully blend. It's definitely not on-the-go product.

Dior Rouge Lipstick in Bronze Couture: I don't really have a lot of bronzish/brown lipstick or gloss and I actually liked the one that makeup artist applied on me so I decided to get it. Pure impulse buy :)

Dior Addict Ultra-Gloss Addict in Chiffon Beige
I remember trying a gloss from the line when it launched and I hated it because it was so shiny. I actually liked it this time around and it's my first Dior gloss!


I got this makeup box (that's totally useless because of the small square compartments inside), a cute little pouch and a tiny Diorshow mascara for free.

Product Alert: Diorskin Shimmer Star

I went to Dior's Backstage beauty event last night at Bloomingdale's and it was--interesting--to say the least. But more on that in an upcoming post (with photos of my makeover). While I grabbed a few great goodies, the product I was most interested in was Diorskin Shimmer Star in Amber Diamond. This shimmery pressed powder/blush has 5 ranges to mix and match for such a fabulous glow! It can be compared to Bobbi Brown's Brick Compact from the fall, but it is much more shimmery and sheer because of 'jeweled microdust'. Both the 'Rose Diamond' and 'Amber Diamond' are fabulous colors, but I was more interested in the Amber Diamond because I have enough pink blush to last me a lifetime! I loved the way Amber Diamond gave me a subtle bronze glow. The sign of a great product is it's availability and of course, it was sold out, so I couldn't get it last night. Thank goodness for the Internet!