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Sephora Trip/Dior Eyeshadow

JudyL — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:59:05 GMT

After looking at things online, during my lunch hour yesterday I went to Sephora. Picked up The Ordinary Lactic Acid and wanted to look at the Urban Decay eye pencil @Shanus had mentioned - Bourbon. Online it looked and from the description it seemed that I would like it much better than the Whiskey pencil I used to have. I also had to take another look at the Dior eyeshadow palettes that I've been thinking about. The two I liked the best were "N*de Dress" and "TuTu."

Well I walked out with the Lactic Acid from The Ordinary, the eye pencil in Bourbon from Urban Decay and I gave in and bought the Dior eyeshadow palette in "N*de Dress."

This morning I tried the eye shadow palette's top 3 shades and the dark brown matte and then lined my eyes with the Bourbon eye pencil on the bottom lashes and in my waterline. At first I wasn't so sure how it would look but when I was done, I Ioved it. The shadows were such great quality, blended well, no fallout. Just what you would expect from a high end brand. On my mature hooded, wrinkly, crepey eyelids, the shadows looked so nice. It was a pricey purchase but I'm glad I did it. I'll use this palette quite a bit.

Thank you @Shanus for mentioning the eye pencil and the shadow!

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pupwhipped — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:53:06 GMT

@JudyL, I could have sworn I had that same UD eye pencil. Went and checked my colors and I have Demolition, Double Life, and Whiskey....but maybe I need a little Bourbon in my life. LOL!

Enjoy your goodies and look "purty!"

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teganslaw — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:15:29 GMT

@JudyL , I checked out your Dior eyeshadow palette. The colors are pretty. I have similar colors in some of my palettes, though they're not Dior.

I can imagine the pencils enhance the look.

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Franklinbell — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:17:36 GMT

@JudyL @Thanks! I will have to look into this!

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Snowpuppy — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:31:35 GMT

Very pretty! Nordies is offering 15% off.

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JudyL — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 02:04:36 GMT

@Snowpuppy wrote:
Very pretty! Nordies is offering 15% off.

@Snowpuppy - Nordstrom has a lot more choices in palettes than Sephora which is hard to resist.

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Icegoddess — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 02:18:47 GMT

I got a really nice Nars eyeshadow palette for a good price from Nordstrom Rack recently.

I need to go by Sephora and pick up some The Ordinary Niacinamide. Ulta was out of it the other day when I was in there to pick up some BiFacil and a KVD gel eyeliner to try out.

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Shanus — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 12:25:02 GMT

@JudyL I'm so happy you took a look at the UD pencils and Dior palettes. I've started really liking the smaller selections of shadows that are expertly matched/co-ordinated. The same is true for the 4 pan Chanel palettes...my next purchases.

It IS definitely difficult to talk myself into such a small palette for the price of a very large one, but when you use ALL the shadows, none left untouched in large ones, it's worth the price to me....no wasted shades.

I'll be in Nordstrom this week testing all the Chanel palettes and purchase a few for myself and a few for the office. Just think how these smaller palettes will lighten the bag I have to cart around to weddings, etc.

Enjoy your purchases.

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caheff — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 13:01:01 GMT

I ordered the new limited edition Dior en Rouge in Pearlescent 659 Mirror Mirror on Dior website. Price is $44.00 . Surprised at the price since the palettes are $62. It's only available on their website.

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JudyL — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 19:47:44 GMT

@Shanus - think you have unleashed a monster - so to speak LOL This morning tried out a different combo of the shades in the Dior N*ude Dress palette. So happy with how it turned out. Then watched a few more YT tutorials on these particular Dior palettes - Michele Wang has a good one and a couple others - and took advantage of the Nordstrom sale. Bought Soft Cashmere and Tutu. Those two were the only other palettes that really caught my eye and I just couldn't decide so since they were on sale....

I can already see me reaching for these over some of my other palettes. Such good quality and easy to blend and work with. Thanks again, I think. HAHAHA

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Shanus — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 21:54:38 GMT

@JudyL Uh oh! Sorry, but not sorry...quality shadows are worth the money, especially smaller palettes. the Stone Cold Fox and ND Glam palettes are in the second drawer gathering dust...I forget to take them out.

Here's another issue I have: If I use a huge palette and 3-4 shades on the eyes, I need to keep my finger on the shade I'm using so I use the same one again...difficult with so many (12-16) and some look almost the same. Does that ever happen to you?

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JudyL — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 22:10:12 GMT

@Shanus - yes re large shadow palettes. I sometimes lose track of which ones I used last time for a look that I liked and then get frustrated because I can't recreate it. Since I did a de-clutter of eyeshadow palettes a couple weeks ago, I told myself if I buy any new eyeshadow palettes then I have to be willing to get rid of one or two that I already have. So had to take a new look at my collection before purchasing these Dior palettes to see if there were any I was willing to put in the donate box. Obviously I did and wasn't Nordstrom & Sephora glad! HAHA

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Shanus — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 22:14:08 GMT

@JudyL To add insult to injury, Lancome has beautiful 5 shadow palettes, as well....usually about $50.

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JudyL — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 22:19:22 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@JudyL To add insult to injury, Lancome has beautiful 5 shadow palettes, as well....usually about $50.

@Shanus - I am done for a while - of course, I've said that before and well, we all know how that worked out.....HAHAHAHAHA

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San Antonio Gal — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 22:46:14 GMT

@JudyL - glad to hear about your recent Dior purchase. It's been many years since I had any Dior shadow. Would love to add a palette to my collection. I bet the quality is so lux as you said.

Btw - I really enjoy reading your posts here on the beauty forum.

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JudyL — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 22:54:55 GMT

@San Antonio Gal wrote:
@JudyL - glad to hear about your recent Dior purchase. It's been many years since I had any Dior shadow. Would love to add a palette to my collection. I bet the quality is so lux as you said.

Btw - I really enjoy reading your posts here on the beauty forum.

@San Antonio Gal - thank you for the kind comment. This is my first time buying what I consider luxury makeup. Won't be able to make a habit of it, but it's fun treating myself and having it in my collection.

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Boehm Collector — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:35:00 GMT

@JudyL wrote:
After looking at things online, during my lunch hour yesterday I went to Sephora. Picked up The Ordinary Lactic Acid and wanted to look at the Urban Decay eye pencil @Shanus had mentioned - Bourbon. Online it looked and from the description it seemed that I would like it much better than the Whiskey pencil I used to have. I also had to take another look at the Dior eyeshadow palettes that I've been thinking about. The two I liked the best were "N*de Dress" and "TuTu."

Well I walked out with the Lactic Acid from The Ordinary, the eye pencil in Bourbon from Urban Decay and I gave in and bought the Dior eyeshadow palette in "N*de Dress."

This morning I tried the eye shadow palette's top 3 shades and the dark brown matte and then lined my eyes with the Bourbon eye pencil on the bottom lashes and in my waterline. At first I wasn't so sure how it would look but when I was done, I Ioved it. The shadows were such great quality, blended well, no fallout. Just what you would expect from a high end brand. On my mature hooded, wrinkly, crepey eyelids, the shadows looked so nice. It was a pricey purchase but I'm glad I did it. I'll use this palette quite a bit.

Thank you @Shanus for mentioning the eye pencil and the shadow!

Hi @JudyL , I just looked at the Dior Eyeshadow Palette in N*de Dress. It looks really pretty. But before I am tempted to purchase it, may I ask what your skin tone and eye color are? If they are similar to mine, I might order it. I have light/medium olive skin tone and brown eyes. TIA

EDITED: @JudyL .. you have created a monster. LOL. I just ordered the palette from Nordstroms. I was going to wait until I heard from you. But since Nordies was having a 15% off sale I decided to go for it. I know Nordies will accept returns so in the event I don't like it I will send it back.

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Boehm Collector — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:37:58 GMT

Hi @JudyL ....... where/how did you apply the top three shades and and dark brown matte shade? TIA

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JudyL — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:55:28 GMT

@Boehm Collector - I'm at work. Will respond to both your emails when I get home this evening. Congrats on ordering your palette!

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JudyL — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 01:18:21 GMT

@Boehm Collector wrote:
@JudyL wrote:
After looking at things online, during my lunch hour yesterday I went to Sephora. Picked up The Ordinary Lactic Acid and wanted to look at the Urban Decay eye pencil @Shanus had mentioned - Bourbon. Online it looked and from the description it seemed that I would like it much better than the Whiskey pencil I used to have. I also had to take another look at the Dior eyeshadow palettes that I've been thinking about. The two I liked the best were "N*de Dress" and "TuTu."

Well I walked out with the Lactic Acid from The Ordinary, the eye pencil in Bourbon from Urban Decay and I gave in and bought the Dior eyeshadow palette in "N*de Dress."

This morning I tried the eye shadow palette's top 3 shades and the dark brown matte and then lined my eyes with the Bourbon eye pencil on the bottom lashes and in my waterline. At first I wasn't so sure how it would look but when I was done, I Ioved it. The shadows were such great quality, blended well, no fallout. Just what you would expect from a high end brand. On my mature hooded, wrinkly, crepey eyelids, the shadows looked so nice. It was a pricey purchase but I'm glad I did it. I'll use this palette quite a bit.

Thank you @Shanus for mentioning the eye pencil and the shadow!
Hi @JudyL , I just looked at the Dior Eyeshadow Palette in N*de Dress. It looks really pretty. But before I am tempted to purchase it, may I ask what your skin tone and eye color are? If they are similar to mine, I might order it. I have light/medium olive skin tone and brown eyes. TIA

EDITED: @JudyL .. you have created a monster. LOL. I just ordered the palette from Nordstroms. I was going to wait until I heard from you. But since Nordies was having a 15% off sale I decided to go for it. I know Nordies will accept returns so in the event I don't like it I will send it back.

@Boehm Collector - My skin tone is light to medium cool toned, i have gray hair and blue eyes. The way I've used the palette is: the lightest shade I use under the brow & as an inner corner highlight if I do that, the middle shade - pink - used on my lid, the darker brown in the lower right I used on the outer corner of the eye up into the crease and/or as a liner, the two other shades, I use over the lid shade or as a lid shade on their own. Think I even used the bottom left shade as a transition shade.

I have hooded, mature eyes so even though I don't really have a crease anymore, I still take the outer corner shade into my crease so it looks blended on the eye, if that makes sense.

Hope this helps!