Dior 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette in 'Victoire'

I received another Dior 5-couleur palette for Christmas this year and I'm so in love! Santa knows that I am on hot pursuit of pretty purple eyeshadows and that my other Dior palette in the color 'Grege' (check out that review here) is one of my go-to eye looks.  I received this luxury palette in the color 'Victoire:'

Stunning. Seriously, stunning. Dior has changed the packaging slightly since I bought my last palette. The casing is slightly thinner and lighter.  It honestly feels a bit cheaper, which is a bit of a let down, but I do like that the palette is a bit sleeker now for traveling or stashing in your purse.  The full size mirror on the inside is plenty sizable for using on the go and the brushes included are a sponge tip applicator and then small duo ended 'brush' of not so good quality. 

'Victoire' is a purple-hued palette that leans cool toned and is really wearable.  I find Dior shadows to be soft to the touch while not kicking up too much powder. I think the pigmentation is perfect for my preferences being that it is easy to layer these products as well as blend them out. 

Here are the swatches on top of UD primer potion. From left to right is top left, top right, center, bottom left, bottom right.  The way the palette is supposed to work is that the top 3 colors work as a trio and the bottom 3 colors work as a trio.  I prefer to just do whatever I want but it is helpful for there to be some method to the madness if you need some direction.  

The top left color is a gorgeous purple taupe that I find quite unique. It is a versatile shade that could be used on the lid or in the crease. The top right shade is an opalescent white shimmer. I like this shade as I think the glitters are quite striking and it works wonderfully as an inner corner highlight. The center shade is a really nice satin grayish plum color that reminds me of a deeper version of colour pop's Bill.  The bottom left is a satin pink color that I was disappointed in when I swatched it, but on the lid I found the color to lean more pink (whereas the swatch appeared very stark white).  The bottom right shade is a stunning matte eggplant shade that I found surprisingly easy to blend and work with despite its high pigmentation.

The eye look I created used all of the colors in this palette. No other shadows were used! I applied the middle shade in my crease as my transition shade and I packed the light pink color all over my lid concentrating on the inner third. The upper left shade was packed on the outer third of my lid and blended a bit into my outer crease for depth.  The bottom right color was blended into my outer v to darken the look up a bit.  I used the white color on my brow bone and inner corner.  I also used the middle color and deep eggplant color under my lower lash line.

I really love this palette as I think the purples inside are easy to work with and very wearable.

These palettes are $62 for 0.21 oz of product.

xxSJ

Dior 5 Couture Colour Eyeshadow Palette in 'Grege'

Oh my goodness.  The Sephora 15% off Sale gave me the courage to finally buy a product that I've been lusting after for YEARS. It is the Dior 5 Couture Colour Eyeshadow Palette and I just want to hold it and pet it and look at it... it is the most luxurious make up product I own to date and I thought I'd share my thoughts on this little beauty with you all:

Even the box the palette comes in is to die for... the glossy blue is GORGEOUS.

Dior gets an A+ for packaging. Within the box, the palette comes in a little velvet pouch with CD debossed into it. You know you have a luxurious product when it comes in a little pouch... it's kind of unnecessary--scratch that, it's COMPLETELY unnecessary, but I love it. Also if for some reason you're purchasing a super expensive makeup palette and you don't know how to use it, there is a small instruction booklet to give you ideas on how to wear the shadows.

Behold!! The shiny deep blue plastic casing is so soft and pretty I just want to die!!!

Press the button to open the compact up (love that there's a button closure so this guy won't be popping open in your makeup bag!), and there's a full mirror on the top of the compact. Perfect for on the go application or touch-ups.  The palette comes with 2 sponge tip applicators (really, Dior???) which I'll probably end up tossing when I get sick of them falling out every time I open this up. 

The palette color I chose was Grege. I wanted to pick a neutral palette with more subdued and muted tones that I could wear to work and then bump up a bit for night time dates. I thought the pretty hues would do the trick and these colors are a bit of a different group of colors for me to add to my collection. What a mature decision! I guess I'm growing up a bit, aren't I? The shadows themselves are so adorable with the stitched design printed on them and the CD in the center color. Bourgey.

Here are the colors swatched on my arm. I started in the upper left hand corner and went clockwise around the edges and then ended with the center color. These shadows are SO buttery to the touch and just melt on your skin.  The pigmentation is so wonderful and all the shadows are as deep and rich as I was hoping for. The only color that's a little lackluster for me is that white color... it wasn't quite as buttery as the other colors but highlighters aren't a big deal to me...I purchased this palette for the deep browns, not so much the white.  Most of these colors are pretty matte which I'm lovin' the matte look right now! The shimmery color in the middle is just so pretty...it's a gray-ish taupe and I'm so excited to rock this on the lid with one of the two deepest colors in my crease and the soft brown color as a transition shade. Seriously, so perfect.

This is my 'I'm in disbelief that I'm holding this in my hands!' selfie. No shame because I'm in love.

Imma be real with you right now and say that this palette was $60. That's a lot of money even with a 15% off coupon. I justify this purchase by saying the shadows are of an amazing quality and the luxury of the product justifies the price. Did I really need this? No. But I've been lusting after it for years and it was about time I added it to my collection instead of being my white whale makeup product. You best believe I will be referring to this palette as Moby Dick from now on.

What product have you been lusting after and would just DIE to have in your collection finally?
xxSJ