Ready for more holiday polish? How about more Dior? Oh, BOTH, you say? No problem!
Dior recently released its Diorific Le Grand Bal Collection, which includes 4 new nail lacquers. I have two of those to show you today. Yes, just two. I was pretty sure the other two wouldn't look great on me and I'm not one of those people who just HAS to own the entire collection. If I spend the money, I want to actually be able to wear it, otherwise, what's the point?
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva and Marilyn |
I got Diva and Marilyn - the black and the red. First up, Diva...
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva |
Diva is a black creme with gold and fuchsia/violet microglitter! I was a bit worried about how the brushes would be on these, but I should have known Dior would get it right. They are easy to hold and maneuver and the brush is flat, medium width and cut well. Formula was typical Dior - creamy and smooth. I used two coats for full opacity and one coat of Poshe top coat for the photos.
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva |
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva |
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva |
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva |
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva |
And Marilyn...
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn |
Marilyn is a bright blue-based red crelly. It was hard to capture that it is, in fact, a blue-based red rather than an orange-based red, but I promise in real life it is, which is perfect for me with my pale, cool skin. Same brush of course, but the formula was definitely a crelly (or possibly even a jelly) rather than a creme. It was a bit thinner and dried to a high shine. I used two coats and I still have VNL (visible nail line) but I'm not so bothered by it on short nails. For jelly/crelly fans, this one will be a must. I did not use a top coat for these photos.
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn |
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn |
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn |
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn |
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| Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn |
So what do you think of these? Of the others if you've seen them? Which is your favorite? Will the different bottle shape they're using for these special holiday polishes bother you? They are actually .40 ounces.
Dior polishes are available at
dior.com, Dior counters at major department stores like Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and various other e-tailers. Regular Dior polishes retail for $23.00 but these retail for $26.00 per bottle.
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These are gorgeous and, as usual, your pics make me swoon. I love Diva, the micro-flakes give it so much interest and depth!
ReplyDeleteGreat swatches! The bottles are just amazing! mmmm I love jellies but I wonder if I really need this polish....I'll have to think about it!
ReplyDeleteI love the bottles, and I love Diva, but I don't know if I love them $26 worth, you know!
ReplyDeleteTHe packaging for these are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLoving Marilyn even if it's not all that unique to my collection - the bottle with that shade is just delicious looking! Not as much a fan of the black one - but then I have lived through so many disappointing black polishes with 'stuff' in them that only shows up in super strong light. For this price I would leave the black one...agree the novelty bottle shades and caps are so pretty.
ReplyDeletewow these look fantastic! Which one is your favorite, a must have?
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