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Showing posts with label Dior Diorific Marilyn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dior Diorific Marilyn. Show all posts

Friday, October 19, 2012

Nail of The Day: Dior Diorific Marilyn with NerdLacquer Warrior Ethos

My NOTD, since I was already wearing Dior Diorific Marilyn, which I reviewed here, is Marilyn topped with NerdLacquer Warrior Ethos.

People really love red nail polish - I got a ton of compliments today! Love days like that - LOL!



NerdLacquer Warrior Ethos over Dior Diorific Marilyn

NerdLacquer Warrior Ethos over Dior Diorific Marilyn

NerdLacquer Warrior Ethos over Dior Diorific Marilyn


What do you think?


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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal Diva and Marilyn - Swatches and Review


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?


Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva and Marilyn


I got Diva and Marilyn - the black and the red. First up, Diva...


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.


Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Diva


And Marilyn...


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.



Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn

Dior Diorific Le Grand Bal - Marilyn

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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