Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Dior Bird of Paradise Bahia and Samba Duos - Swatches and Review



This evening I have the 2 newest duos from Dior's Bird of Paradise Collection for you.



Dior Bird of Paradise Nail Polish Duos - Bahia and Samba

Dior Bird of Paradise Nail Polish Duos - Bahia and Samba



Bahia - 667 (Pink) and 792 (Blue)

Samba - 402 (Green) and 794 (Teal Metallic)

*These bottles are 7mL rather than the standard Dior 10mL size and retail for $29.00 per duo.


These all 4 had the same great formula - 2 coats of each for full opacity with no top coat for the photos. No issues at all to report. In fact, the formula and application on these was better than some of their past offerings such as Lagoon or Waterlily for instance. They were all self-leveling, including 794, the one I was worried about being streaky. It went on with a few streaks but most of them self-leveled right out!

Samba 794 is a duochrome shifting from teal to a more blue shade. Samba 402 is a tricky green in that it can read both cool-toned and warm-toned, depending on the lighting.

Okay, on to the photos...


Bahia 667



Dior Bird of Paradise Bahia 667

Dior Bird of Paradise Bahia 667

Dior Bird of Paradise Bahia 667

Dior Bird of Paradise Bahia 667

Dior Bird of Paradise Bahia 667


Bahia 792



Dior Bird of Paradise Bahia 792

Dior Bird of Paradise Bahia 792

Dior Bird of Paradise Bahia 792

Dior Bird of Paradise Bahia 792

Dior Bird of Paradise Bahia 792


Samba 402



Dior Bird of Paradise Samba 402

Dior Bird of Paradise Samba 402

Dior Bird of Paradise Samba 402

Dior Bird of Paradise Samba 402 - natural light reads cool-toned


Samba 402 with Samba 794 accent...



Dior Bird of Paradise Samba 402 with Samba 794 accent




Samba 794




Dior Bird of Paradise Samba 794

Dior Bird of Paradise Samba 794

Dior Bird of Paradise Samba 794

Dior Bird of Paradise Samba 794


Did I mention these photos are with NO top coat? And I did not color-adjust any of them. I just love them.

Dior polishes are available from Dior's website and various department stores nationwide, both in store and online. I got these from Nordstrom.com. These duos retail for $29.00 (which is $14.50 per bottle - a good deal even though you're getting 7mL rather than the standard 10mL size.)






*Products purchased by me

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4 comments:

  1. I was convinced I didn't need any of these until now. Now I want ALL of them. They are stunning and your swatches are breath-taking.

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  2. oh those are very pretty! but despite being inspired by brazil I don't think I'll be finding these in here, shame!

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  3. wow! They are amazing!
    I need them <3

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