Dior Paradise - Swatches and Review

Yes, this is "from the vaults" again, but I figured since I now have it in my collection, how could I not show you!

I've been bad and still haven't done a proper review of Aloha, but I will get around to it eventually. Dior Aloha and Paradise together were The Summer 2011 Electric Tropics Collection. They each came in a special tinted bottle as part of a Catwalk Duo with Dior Top Coat and were, of course, Limited Edition.

They are both neons and sometimes neons can have tricky, if not downright obstinate application. Paradise was probably the worst, application-wise, of all the neons I've tried. First I tried to apply it alone (no base color) and that was a total fail. Then I layered it over a plain white creme and it was better. Not good, but better.  There's just no way I could get that even look no matter how hard I tried. I may not be good at a lot of things, but after 30+ years, I'm pretty darned good at applying nail polish, even when they're tricky or have issues. As far as color, is it orange or pink? Yes. It's both. Hahaha. Seriously, you can see pink and orange but if I had to try and put a name to it, I guess I would call it bright neon salmon. This was the best I could get it to look.  One coat of plain white creme, two coats of Paradise and no top coat.

Dior Paradise 

Dior Paradise

Dior Paradise

Dior Paradise

Yes, I broke my rule about NEVER posting a "bathroom shot" but I was trying everything to get the right lighting, even including the bathroom mirror. Does this give you a clue as to how frustrated I was?

Dior Paradise

So, for the question about whether or not it's Glow-In-The-Dark or glows under a black light...

No, it doesn't glow in the dark but YES it absolutely does glow under black light. AND under black light, the flaws are hidden!

Dior Paradise

Dior Paradise

Dior Paradise

Dior Paradise

So there you have it. As much as I ADORE DIOR, I really didn't like Paradise. And truth be told, I wasn't fond of Aloha either or I wouldn't have put off blogging about it for so long. There are some great neons out there that have great application, China Glaze and $1.99 Sinful Colors to name two. Unless you are a collector of Dior Nail Polish, I can't see any reason to have these. And unless you already do have them, this is good news because they are VHTF (very hard to find) now.

What do you think? Is the black light novelty enough for you to track this one down?


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