Dior Beige Couture Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Beige Couture (523)
Dior Beige Couture (523) 5 Couleurs Couture Eyeshadow Palette ($65.00 for 0.24 oz.) is a new, limited edition offering for the fall season. It’s a very light-leaning palette that has a tendency to run together as the first three shades are just so similar (they’ll have the most noticeable contrast on mid-tone skin, I think, as they won’t contrast against very light skin). I’d normally side-eye something this light-leaning, but Dior released this and a much deeper, reddish-neutral palette simultaneously, so the collection addresses the needs of more skin tones as a result.
I’ve normally had better luck with the brand’s embossed quads, but the texture of the eyeshadows seemed overly firm, which produced some powderiness/dryness and made it harder to pick up colors with a dry brush. The quality wasn’t The Worst, but it wasn’t spectacular, and for $65, I do think we should be looking for spectacular!
Ingredients
Beige Couture (523)
$68.00.
Beige Couture #1
Beige Couture #1 is a light peach with warmer, more orange-leaning undertones paired with a pearly sheen.
- Mostly opaque pigmentation
- Slightly firmer consistency, not dense or thick, but didn’t pick up as readily with a brush
- Applied evenly and blended out without issues
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Tarte Escape (LE, ).
- ColourPop Coastline (LE, $4.50).
- MAC Shroom (P, $17.00).
- Sephora Satin Corset (281) (P, $9.00).
- Tom Ford Beauty Meteoric #1 (PiP, ).
- Juvia's Place Giza (P, ).
- Pat McGrath Galactic Glow (LE, $25.00).
- Laura Mercier Spirit (LE, ).
- Tarte Glitter Glue (LE, ).
- Pat McGrath Skinshow Moon Glow (PiP, $25.00).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to have a "creamy and comfortable texture" that is long-wearing and has "intense color" (or "high-pigment"). There are five finishes that can be found within various palettes: matte, satin, shimmer, metallic, highlighter, and glitter, though there aren't specific descriptions by finish, unfortunately.
There were a few shades that seemed more sparkly and were sheerer, more like layering shades, while the other finishes tended to be pigmented. In general, the texture was moderately dense with the matte shades being slightly thinner and a smidgen powdery in the pan compared to the satin, shimmer, and metallic shades.
Aside from those more sparkly shades, the formula was blendable, pigmented, easy to work with, and lasted an average of eight hours on me (without a primer).
Browse all of our Dior High Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Beige Couture #1
LELimited Edition.
Beige Couture #2
Beige Couture #2 is a pale, white gold with moderate, warm undertones and a satin sheen.
- Mostly opaque pigmentation
- Slightly firmer consistency, a touch powdery, didn’t pick up as readily with a brush
- Applied evenly and blended out without issues
- Average-wearing (7 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Lethal Cosmetics Serene (P, $6.00).
- Urban Decay Chill (LE, $19.00).
- ColourPop Coco Wild (LE, $4.50).
- Fenty Beauty Money Mission (PiP, ).
- Sydney Grace Shooting Star (P, $6.00).
- ColourPop Cowgirl (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop Not Urs (PiP, $4.50).
- ColourPop Blurred Lines (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop We Jammin' (P, $9.00).
- ColourPop Fancy That (LE, $4.50).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to have a "creamy and comfortable texture" that is long-wearing and has "intense color" (or "high-pigment"). There are five finishes that can be found within various palettes: matte, satin, shimmer, metallic, highlighter, and glitter, though there aren't specific descriptions by finish, unfortunately.
There were a few shades that seemed more sparkly and were sheerer, more like layering shades, while the other finishes tended to be pigmented. In general, the texture was moderately dense with the matte shades being slightly thinner and a smidgen powdery in the pan compared to the satin, shimmer, and metallic shades.
Aside from those more sparkly shades, the formula was blendable, pigmented, easy to work with, and lasted an average of eight hours on me (without a primer).
Browse all of our Dior High Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Beige Couture #2
LELimited Edition.
Beige Couture #3
Beige Couture #3 is a very light pink-peach with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish.
- Mostly opaque pigmentation
- Slightly firmer consistency, a touch powdery, didn’t pick up as readily with a brush
- Applied evenly and blended out without issues
- Long-wearing (7.5 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Tom Ford Beauty White Suede #2 (LE, ).
- Anastasia Pearl (LE, $12.00).
- Tarte Posse (LE, ).
- NARS Aeryn Sun (DC, $25.00).
- NABLA Cosmetics Rosita (PiP, ).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Hey Girl Hey (LE, ).
- Sydney Grace Dream Maker (P, $6.25).
- Huda Beauty Mint #5 (LE, ).
- Lisa Eldridge Supernova (P, $16.00).
- Chanel Cristal de Printemps #4 (PiP, ).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to have a "creamy and comfortable texture" that is long-wearing and has "intense color" (or "high-pigment"). There are five finishes that can be found within various palettes: matte, satin, shimmer, metallic, highlighter, and glitter, though there aren't specific descriptions by finish, unfortunately.
There were a few shades that seemed more sparkly and were sheerer, more like layering shades, while the other finishes tended to be pigmented. In general, the texture was moderately dense with the matte shades being slightly thinner and a smidgen powdery in the pan compared to the satin, shimmer, and metallic shades.
Aside from those more sparkly shades, the formula was blendable, pigmented, easy to work with, and lasted an average of eight hours on me (without a primer).
Browse all of our Dior High Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Beige Couture #3
LELimited Edition.
Beige Couture #4
Beige Couture #4 is a light brown with moderate, warm peachy undertones and a matte finish.
- Mostly opaque pigmentation
- Slightly firmer consistency, not dense or thick, but didn’t pick up as readily with a brush
- Applied evenly and blended out without issues
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Summon Us (LE, $4.50).
- Viseart Brioche (Warm Mattes #5) (P, ).
- Melt Cosmetics Secretive (LE, ).
- ColourPop Archer (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop Earth Kingdom (LE, $4.50).
- Makeup Geek Buffed (LE, $6.00).
- KVD Beauty Fawn (Base) (LE, ).
- ColourPop Wake Up Call (P, $4.50).
- Too Faced So Boujee (LE, $16.00).
- MAC Kid (P, $17.00).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to have a "creamy and comfortable texture" that is long-wearing and has "intense color" (or "high-pigment"). There are five finishes that can be found within various palettes: matte, satin, shimmer, metallic, highlighter, and glitter, though there aren't specific descriptions by finish, unfortunately.
There were a few shades that seemed more sparkly and were sheerer, more like layering shades, while the other finishes tended to be pigmented. In general, the texture was moderately dense with the matte shades being slightly thinner and a smidgen powdery in the pan compared to the satin, shimmer, and metallic shades.
Aside from those more sparkly shades, the formula was blendable, pigmented, easy to work with, and lasted an average of eight hours on me (without a primer).
Browse all of our Dior High Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Beige Couture #4
LELimited Edition.
Beige Couture #5
Beige Couture #5 is a medium-dark, richer brown with warm, reddish undertones and a matte finish.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Slightly firm feel but picked up well with a brush
- Applied evenly and blended out without issues
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Te Amo (LE, $17.00).
- Huda Beauty Toffee Brown #3 (PiP, ).
- NABLA Cosmetics Mea Culpa (PiP, $8.00).
- ColourPop Cozy Vibez (PiP, $4.50).
- Viseart Ganache (PiP, ).
- ColourPop Droid Protocol (LE, $4.50).
- Too Faced Batter Up (LE, $16.00).
- Anastasia 1988 (LE, $12.00).
- Kaleidos Cold Brew (Accentuate) (PiP, ).
- NARS Whipped (LE, $19.00).
Formula Overview
-
The formula is supposed to have a "creamy and comfortable texture" that is long-wearing and has "intense color" (or "high-pigment"). There are five finishes that can be found within various palettes: matte, satin, shimmer, metallic, highlighter, and glitter, though there aren't specific descriptions by finish, unfortunately.
There were a few shades that seemed more sparkly and were sheerer, more like layering shades, while the other finishes tended to be pigmented. In general, the texture was moderately dense with the matte shades being slightly thinner and a smidgen powdery in the pan compared to the satin, shimmer, and metallic shades.
Aside from those more sparkly shades, the formula was blendable, pigmented, easy to work with, and lasted an average of eight hours on me (without a primer).
Browse all of our Dior High Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
This is a strange one. It looks really nice in the palette, but I agree that the swatches are so similar. I’m kind of glad, because I don’t want to be tempted!
I agree, it looks sort of pretty in the palette.
Is “Blah” the new eye makeup trend??? I usually get excited about Dior 5 pans (except for their recent reformulation which is so dreadful) but this is just SO BLAND. Is there a makeup wearer alive who doesn’t have these shades in abundance?
Ye gads. Could Dior have made anything more painfully boring and lacking LIFE???
Boring! The first three shades are so similar that they would be indistinguishable on the eye. Oh well, money saved!
I imagine a woman, who normally feels insecure about her makeup skills, leisurely strolling in the makeup department and she’s having a good day. She decides to become someone who totally will wear a sophistecated makeup to the office from now on, decides to indulge herself with something luxurious, and this is just the perfect piece for that.