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Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette ($59.00 for 0.16 oz.) is a limited edition palette for spring that features five shades of pink, purple, and gray.  The new palettes for spring are slightly lighter (0.16 oz. vs. 0.21 oz.) compared to other five-pan palettes, though everything looks to be about the same visually.  The texture of the eyeshadows from spring have a drier feel to them, which might be an explanation for the discrepancy in quantity.  When I trialed these eyeshadows on the eye (without primer), I managed eight hours with slight fading but no creasing.

The first shade is a soft, frosted pink with gold shimmer. It’s a yellow-based pink with decent to good color payoff but does have some underlying sheerness and a drier texture. It’s similar to MAC Taupeless. Inglot #431 is a bit lighter, no golden shimmer. Make Up For Ever #303 is also a few steps lighter.

The second shade, which is on the top right, is a pale pink-tinted white with a golden-white frosted finish. The color payoff with this shade was good, and it applied very smoothly. It’s whiter than Tarina Tarantino Diamond Dusk. It has more of a frosted finish compared to Guerlain Boulevard du Montparnasse. It’s similar to MAC Defiance.

In the middle, there is a red-toned medium-dark purple with a satiny sheen. It has good color payoff and a soft, smooth consistency. Estee Lauder Cyber Lilac is several shades darker. Guerlain Boulevard du Montparnasse is less metallic. MAC Plush is more vibrant. theBalm Kissy Kissy is less red-toned. Bare Escentuals Encore is very similar.

The fourth shade, on the bottom left, is a golden pewter–a little silver, gray, and gold all mixed together–with a frosted, metallic sheen. Inglot #431 and Make Up For Ever #303 are a bit more yellow-toned.

The last shade, on the bottom right, is a pink lilac with a metallic shimmer-sheen. It has decent to good color payoff but seems a bit sheer. It’s similar to MAC Palladium. Giorgio Armani #19 is more golden, lighter. Wet ‘n’ Wild Dancing in the Clouds is more golden.

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

B+
9
Product
8
Pigmentation
9
Texture
9
Longevity
4
Application
87%
Total

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Garden Roses Eyeshadow Palette

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Courtney Avatar

I contemplated this palate because I’m trying to find cooler-toned rose shades to make a smoky eye, but these were a little too light and shimmery. Pretty, but not what I was looking for.

Jennifer Avatar

I think that the Clinique Rosewine duo can be a good dupe for this quint as I made a similar look with it just today.

Thank you for the swatches Christine!! 🙂

AnGeLwInGz Avatar

Certainly beautiful but the colors just don’t excite me as much as Garden Pastels. I think I can find dupes for these colors in my stash.

Pami Avatar

I think the palette is ooooh so pretty, it’s a shame all of the shades are so frosty. For me, it would have to be used with other matte/satin shadows. I really appreciate your review, as I’ve been so excited to see how this palette would turn out IRL (in real life).

Christine, I have a request, would you also put all of the swatches from the/any palette together on your arm so we could see them side by side like you used to? I really miss that view. Thanks so much! 🙂

Ana Naz Avatar

Emmm pretty colours in the case. The purple & the silver ones look reaallly pretty on swatches. The rest quite.. hmmm… not that impressive.
The overall look on ur eye looks very nice though.

Brittany Avatar

I wouldn’t pay 59 for this, its way to shimmery and the colors do not look that pigmented when on the eye. Also the colors are probably dupe-able, and im pretty sure you can find the those exact shapes without all that shimmery mess.

Kristin Avatar

Someone at the Dior counter did a look with this palette for me last week. I hated it! Way too shiny and shimmery for my taste. The colors are pretty and ‘springy’ but I felt like my lid was slapped with a ton of silver shadow.

Alexandra Aimee Avatar

I own this and I REALLY like it, but I am a “color on the eyes-a-phobe”… It would not be good for creating a made up eye since it’s so heavily shimmer, but for creating subtle sparkly washes it’s lovely. I generally do the purply pink as a wash all over the lid, a tiny bit of the purple in the crease, and the greenish silver dotted in the center to make the eye pop 🙂 I’ve been getting a lot of compliments on it!

Serena Avatar

Wow. I bought this palette from Dior, too, and I love it!
The colours are so pretty.
Looks good with pink lips and ‘Waterlily’ nailpolish from Dior!
Great!

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