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Sneak Peek: Dior Spring 2016 Glowing Gardens Collection Photos & Swatches

Dior Spring 2016 Glowing Gardens Collection
Dior Spring 2016 Glowing Gardens Collection

I bought five of the new products available in the Dior Spring 2016 Glowing Gardens Collection (there are a few other products that I didn’t purchase). Here’s a quick look at swatches with full reviews to come soon! 🙂

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Dior Blue Garden (031) Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Blue Garden (031) Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Blue Garden #1 Eyeshadow
Dior Blue Garden #1 Eyeshadow

Dior Blue Garden #1 Eyeshadow
Dior Blue Garden #1 Eyeshadow

Dior Blue Garden #2 Eyeshadow
Dior Blue Garden #2 Eyeshadow

Dior Blue Garden #2 Eyeshadow
Dior Blue Garden #2 Eyeshadow

Dior Blue Garden #3 Eyeshadow
Dior Blue Garden #3 Eyeshadow

Dior Blue Garden #3 Eyeshadow
Dior Blue Garden #3 Eyeshadow

Dior Blue Garden #4 Eyeshadow
Dior Blue Garden #4 Eyeshadow

Dior Blue Garden #4 Eyeshadow
Dior Blue Garden #4 Eyeshadow

Dior Blue Garden #5 Eyeshadow
Dior Blue Garden #5 Eyeshadow

Dior Blue Garden #5 Eyeshadow
Dior Blue Garden #5 Eyeshadow

Dior Rose Garden (451) Eyeshadow Palette
Dior Rose Garden (451) Eyeshadow Palette

Dior Rose Garden #1 Eyeshadow
Dior Rose Garden #1 Eyeshadow

Dior Rose Garden #1 Eyeshadow
Dior Rose Garden #1 Eyeshadow

Dior Rose Garden #2 Eyeshadow
Dior Rose Garden #2 Eyeshadow

Dior Rose Garden #2 Eyeshadow
Dior Rose Garden #2 Eyeshadow

Dior Rose Garden #3 Eyeshadow
Dior Rose Garden #3 Eyeshadow

Dior Rose Garden #3 Eyeshadow
Dior Rose Garden #3 Eyeshadow

Dior Rose Garden #4 Eyeshadow
Dior Rose Garden #4 Eyeshadow

Dior Rose Garden #4 Eyeshadow
Dior Rose Garden #4 Eyeshadow

Dior Rose Garden #5 Eyeshadow
Dior Rose Garden #5 Eyeshadow

Dior Rose Garden #5 Eyeshadow
Dior Rose Garden #5 Eyeshadow

Dior Glowing Pink Diorskin Nude Air Illuminating Powder
Dior Glowing Pink Diorskin Nude Air Illuminating Powder

Dior Glowing Pink Diorskin Nude Air Illuminating Powder
Dior Glowing Pink Diorskin Nude Air Illuminating Powder

Dior Glowing Nude Diorskin Nude Air Illuminating Powder
Dior Glowing Nude Diorskin Nude Air Illuminating Powder

Dior Glowing Nude Diorskin Nude Air Illuminating Powder
Dior Glowing Nude Diorskin Nude Air Illuminating Powder

Dior Floral Pink (844) Diorblush
Dior Floral Pink (844) Diorblush

Dior Floral Pink (844) Diorblush
Dior Floral Pink (844) Diorblush

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Andrew Avatar

I’m actually really in love with the color combos in the eye palettes. Very interesting and a big switch up from the nude/smoky palettes that are still seeming to dominate the market. Kudos, Dior!

Katherine T. Avatar

OMG, I want that Glowing Nude Air Powder, gorgeous!! The only thing that will stop me if it has fragrance or alcohol. Or please find me a cheaper dupe. What’s up with the shadows?? The flower texture is so stunning but the first kit looks like it has 3 white/silver shades, and the 2nd one has 2 yellow shades that look alike 🙁 But I’m hoping they will look different on eyes

Nancy T Avatar

Call me shocked, but all the right-hand eyeshadow swatches look to be great quality in the pigmentation department! Now to hear how they actually worked on your lids. Only problem for me would be that these shades on the whole are terribly pale and/or cool for my NC37-40 complexion. But it appears that Dior has perhaps begun to listen.

Gillian Avatar

This actually doesn’t look too bad! I wasn’t expecting to be that interested in this collection but there are a few things that look promising. I likely won’t be purchasing anything as my money is going elsewhere but it’s always nice to see a decent collection! ?

Nicole Avatar

For some reason, I’m not liking the shadow palette color combinations at all. They, just don’t seem wearable for many people. I really like the highlight and the blush. So, I’ll be watching for those reviews. The flower embossing- I could take it or leave it. But, at first I didn’t like it. but, it grew on me. 🙂

Helene Avatar

I’m looking forward to the reviews. The blush looks quite nice, I think. I think the eyeshadow palettes looks very pretty, but the colours, especially in the first palette looks very similar, so I suppose how they will appear on the lid depends a lot on the skintone on the lids. Maybe the colours would pop with a base, something like Milk.
Enough speculating. Soon we’ll know. 🙂

Genevieve Avatar

Hmmm – it’s true that often in Dior’s quints two colours are very similar and that is the same with both these palettes. They also have quite a frosty finish, which could alienate some potential customers. Still, most of the swatches looked fairly good. Love the illuminating powders. Shall await the review. My favourite was the Blue Garden.

Kat Avatar

These really do scream “Spring!” but they still manage to be fresh and exciting. I think it’s because they kept the pastels vibrant, if that makes any sense, instead of relying on purely muted tones.

Ray Avatar

I can already see myself becoming a broken record…There’s literally a Serenity palette and a Rose Quartz palette! I don’t remember seeing this much Marsala a year ago, even though Serenity/Rose Quartz have been criticized for being hard to wear. I’m surprised at how cool the central blue swatched.

Sandra JT Avatar

*ugh* Definitely will NOT be picking any of these products up when they’re released. The highlighters look like something from a much cheaper brand, not at all what I’d expect from a so-called ‘high end’ brand, and their eyeshadow palettes are just the same old craptastic rubbish.

I’m drifting more & more strongly towards brands that aren’t commonly found in North America, or brands that aren’t found in retail or department stores as a rule, simply because I’ve found the majority of releases in the past couple of years – from all commercial brands combined – have really blown goats. I’ve spent the least amount ever on cosmetics in the past 18 months or so, which is shocking considering how much I normally spend. Nothing in the cosmetics realm is giving me a chubby anymore, sadly. It’s all been done to death, or just done bloody badly.

The last thing I got from Dior that got me excited & which I still love was a 4 shade blush/bronzer palette in a beautiful round silver compact (real metal that actually feels weighty) that came out during the summer a few years back. Can’t remember the name off hand, but I still reach for it because it’s stunning on the skin.

Maribeth Avatar

I am really liking “Blue Garden” for a change of pace with pastels and not neutral colors. I may save my pennies for that. Of course, I haven’t seen Chanel’s Spring 2016 collection yet. But this Dior palette interests me, although I will have to swatch it in store first because lately Dior eyeshadows have been hit or miss with consistency and blendability. We’ll see!

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