Dior Nude Dress (649) Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Nude Dress (649)
Dior Nude Dress (649) 5 Couleurs Couture Eyeshadow Palette ($65.00 for 0.24 oz.) is a new neutral color combination that leaned lighter and warmer. It included one matte shade along with one more satin shade while the rest were rather shimmery. Thus far, the lightly sparkly, more powdery formula often used for the second shade in the brand’s new Couture palettes, has been predictably less-than stellar–it was more powdery with fallout and weaker wear. I think they were trying to go for a more iridescent or duochrome effect but they formula is just too dry to work well.
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Nude Dress (649)
PPermanent. $68.00.
Nude Dress #1
Nude Dress #1 is a light brown with moderate, warm undertones and a metallic finish. It had a smooth, lightly creamy texture that was dense but not overly firm or too thick, so it picked up easily with a dry brush and had excellent adhesion to bare skin. The color payoff was opaque and lasted nicely for eight hours before fading a bit.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Persona Seductive (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Soleil et Lune #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Aesthetic (PiP, $8.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Fortunate One (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Hourglass Exposure #3 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Chanel Codes Subtils #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Caving In (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Soleil d'Hiver #3 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Magmatic (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Anastasia Streak (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
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.
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● SQUALANE ● TALC ● CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE ● SILICA ● ZINC STEARATE ● POLYBUTENE ● TIN OXIDE ● SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE ● SORBIC ACID ● ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ● GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE ● PINUS PENTAPHYLLA SEED OIL ● CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL ● AQUA (WATER) ● DIMETHICONE ● SERICIN ● ALUMINA ● MAGNESIUM OXIDE ● ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE ● CITRIC ACID ● POTASSIUM SORBATE ● TOCOPHEROL ● ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL ● [+/- :CI 19140 (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE) ● CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) ● CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) ● CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) ● CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) ● CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) ● CI 77289 (CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN) ● CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) ● CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE, FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) ● CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) ● CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) ● ].
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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Nude Dress #1
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nude Dress #2
Nude Dress #2 is a pale, white gold base with flecks of gold and pink sparkle. It had good color coverage but the texture was somewhat powdery and felt drier, so I felt like this was more prone to fallout and wasn’t as seamless to apply as other shades in the palette. It stayed on decently for seven and a half hours but had light fallout over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Scooch In (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Dior Magnify #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Chanel Au Fil de L'Eau #1 (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Spell Breaker (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Juice Box (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Keep on Twinkling (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Soiree (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Linda Hallberg Cosmetics Serein (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Pickup (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Clionadh Flicker (P, $8.50) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
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.
Ingredients
TALC ● OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE ● MICA ● SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE ● SILICA ● NYLON-12 ● ZINC STEARATE ● PENTYLENE GLYCOL ● TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE ● DIPHENYL DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIPHENYL DIMETHICONE/SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER ● SORBIC ACID ● PINUS PENTAPHYLLA SEED OIL ● CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL ● AQUA (WATER) ● TIN OXIDE ● SERICIN ● ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE ● CITRIC ACID ● POTASSIUM SORBATE ● ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL ● [+/- :CI 19140 (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE) ● CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) ● CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) ● CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) ● CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) ● CI 77289 (CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN) ● CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) ● CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE, FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) ● CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) ● CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) ● ].
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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Nude Dress #2
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nude Dress #3
Nude Dress #3 is a pale, pinky-peach with a satin sheen. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that was more buildable when applied over a primer than when patted onto bare skin. The texture was soft, lightly powdery and prone to sheering out a bit. It wore well for seven and a half hours before showing signs of fading.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Cle de Peau Marmalade Sky #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Violet Argente #1 (Eye Color) (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Chanel Tisse Riviera #2 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Smashbox Get Candid (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Minor Sin (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Laura Mercier Vanilla Kiss (LE, $23.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Clinique Jammin' #1 (PiP, $15.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Dope (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Iris Bronze #1 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Chanel Sensation (102) (LE, $29.50) is more shimmery (90% similar).
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.
Ingredients
TALC ● SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● MICA ● OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE ● SILICA ● NYLON-12 ● ZINC STEARATE ● PENTYLENE GLYCOL ● TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE ● DIPHENYL DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIPHENYL DIMETHICONE/SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER ● SORBIC ACID ● PINUS PENTAPHYLLA SEED OIL ● CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL ● LAUROYL LYSINE ● AQUA (WATER) ● SERICIN ● ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE ● CITRIC ACID ● POTASSIUM SORBATE ● ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL ● [+/- :CI 19140 (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE) ● CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) ● CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) ● CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) ● CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) ● CI 77289 (CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN) ● CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) ● CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE, FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) ● CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) ● CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) ● ].
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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Nude Dress #3
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nude Dress #4
Nude Dress #4 is a darker, golden beige with moderate, warm undertones and a smooth, pearly sheen. The texture was soft, dense but not overly firm, and yielding, so it had excellent pigmentation that picked up well with a dry brush. The eyeshadow applied evenly to bare skin and blended out well. It lasted nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC The Naked Time (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Sephora Minx (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Rio de la Plata (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Sephora Daisy (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Cattitude (LE, $6.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Guerlain Petrouchka #1 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Guerlain Ors et Merveilles #3 (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Morning Star (P, $6.25) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC White Haute (Fairy Land) (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Crimper (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, warmer (80% similar).
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.
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● TALC ● OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE ● NYLON-12 ● ZINC STEARATE ● PENTYLENE GLYCOL ● DIPHENYL DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIPHENYL DIMETHICONE/SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER ● TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE ● SORBIC ACID ● PINUS PENTAPHYLLA SEED OIL ● CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL ● AQUA (WATER) ● SERICIN ● ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE ● CITRIC ACID ● POTASSIUM SORBATE ● ALUMINA ● MAGNESIUM OXIDE ● ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL ● [+/- :CI 19140 (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE) ● CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) ● CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) ● CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) ● CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) ● CI 77289 (CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN) ● CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) ● CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE, FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) ● CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) ● CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) ● ].
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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Nude Dress #4
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nude Dress #5
Nude Dress #5 is a medium-dark, more muted brown with warm, olive undertones and a matte finish. It had rich color coverage in a single layer, which applied evenly to bare skin and blended out easily along the edges. The texture felt silky and smooth, finely-milled without being powdery, and wasn’t prone to sheering out or having fallout during application. This shade stayed on well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Smashbox Publisher (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- LORAC Smoke (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Sephora + Pantone Universe Cocoa Brown (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Master Mattes #6 (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Chanel Affresco #2 (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Pretty Vulgar Nest Egg (PiP, ) is cooler (85% similar).
- Hourglass Infinity #4 (PiP, ) is warmer (85% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty We'll See (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Zone (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Natasha Denona Zand (189CM) (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
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.
Ingredients
TALC ● MICA ● SILICA ● NYLON-12 ● ZINC STEARATE ● ISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATE ● OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE ● PENTYLENE GLYCOL ● BIS-BEHENYL/ISOSTEARYL/PHYTOSTERYL DIMER DILINOLEYL DIMER DILINOLEATE ● DIPHENYL DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIPHENYL DIMETHICONE/SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER ● TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE ● LAUROYL LYSINE ● SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE ● CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ● PINUS PENTAPHYLLA SEED OIL ● CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL ● LINUM USITATISSIMUM (LINSEED) SEED OIL ● ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE ● TOCOPHEROL ● ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL ● [+/- :CI 19140 (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE) ● CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) ● CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) ● CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) ● CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) ● CI 77289 (CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN) ● CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) ● CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE, FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) ● CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) ● CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) ● ].
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Definitely has some nice enough quality. I’m sure it would be great for an everyday, work-friendly palette for lt.-medium and lighter skintones. But, it’s not for me, I don’t think.
This isn’t as interesting as I’d hoped it would be (I thought for sure this would be one that I’d really want!). I’m thinking it’s gonna be Jungle and New Look (pending your review) that will end up coming home with me.
Yes, I do agree with you Christine – it seems to be shade 2 in nearly all, if not all, of the quints that lets the palette down. The formula is not right – whatever the brand is aiming for. Shade 3 could have been a lot better too.
As to this palette – I think this is the quint if you are after a very subtle effect.
This looks like they tried to update the old Incognito 5 pan. I miss the old formula from around 2005-2007ish. Once they started the oil pulling technology on it, I feel like it misses the power of the old formula.
This is an updated version of a VERY old eyeshadow, Montaigne. It has been rebirthed through the different relaunches at least since 2008, which is when I bought mine.
Incognito has a grey shade. Looks more like some other one in this collection which I can’t recall the name atm. It’s just their grey shade though.