As you can see, they're totally different...
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| Illamasqua Faithful Comparison with Dior Exquis and China Glaze Ingrid |
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Showing posts with label Dior Exquis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dior Exquis. Show all posts
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Comparison Request - Illamasqua Faithful vs Dior Exquis
A comparison was requested between Illamasqua Faithful and Dior Exquis.
As you can see, they're totally different...
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As you can see, they're totally different...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Dior Apparat Swatches and Review
Back in September, I reviewed Dior Mervielle and Dior Exquis but for some reason, I didn't feel the need to buy the other two polishes in Dior's 2011 Les Rouges Or Holiday Collection, Apparat and Or Divin. Since then, I decided I needed Apparat and now can't for the life of me remember why it didn't call my name the first time around. Or the 2nd or 3rd, for that matter. (If I had to guess what finally made me buy it, though, my money would be on PeachPorn. For those of you not familiar with the term, there's a blogger, à la peach, who has THE most perfect hands/nails for modeling polish AND significant photographic ability to capture each color at its best with the perfect lighting, etc. Looking at her photos is like looking at porn. Hence "peachporn." Yes, I think I'm going to blame her.)
I always wonder how polishes get their names, and judging from the name of the collection, Les Rouges Or, and Dior itself, I assumed French and looked up Apparat. It means pageantry: grand or flashy display. Perfect! This is a medium burgundy with lots of brown undertones and is brought to life by the red and gold micro-shimmer packed within and if you look really closely, I think there's also some pink micro-shimmer too! It's a glowy, burgundy red that's perfect for the holidays.
As with all Dior polishes I've tried so far, the application was perfect and smooth. This one took two coats for full opacity. Actually, some could probably do it in one coat, but I use a second to even things out/wrap my tips. And I do love the cut of Dior brushes.
I am still learning and making friends with my camera so I still need to take more photos than someone more skilled would, but I do my best to capture the color and shimmer as they actually appear. Lighting is what I need to work on most. And I am working on it, I promise!
That just leaves one in the collection that I don't have and I'll probably leave it at that. As gorgeous as it is on some people, Or Divin isn't really "my" color.
Have you tried all 4 in the collection? Which is your favorite?
I always wonder how polishes get their names, and judging from the name of the collection, Les Rouges Or, and Dior itself, I assumed French and looked up Apparat. It means pageantry: grand or flashy display. Perfect! This is a medium burgundy with lots of brown undertones and is brought to life by the red and gold micro-shimmer packed within and if you look really closely, I think there's also some pink micro-shimmer too! It's a glowy, burgundy red that's perfect for the holidays.
As with all Dior polishes I've tried so far, the application was perfect and smooth. This one took two coats for full opacity. Actually, some could probably do it in one coat, but I use a second to even things out/wrap my tips. And I do love the cut of Dior brushes.
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| Dior Apparat |
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| Dior Apparat |
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| Dior Apparat |
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| Dior Apparat |
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| Dior Apparat |
I am still learning and making friends with my camera so I still need to take more photos than someone more skilled would, but I do my best to capture the color and shimmer as they actually appear. Lighting is what I need to work on most. And I am working on it, I promise!
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| Dior Apparat |
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| Dior Apparat |
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| Dior Apparat |
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| Dior Apparat |
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| Dior Apparat |
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| Dior Apparat |
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| Dior Apparat |
That just leaves one in the collection that I don't have and I'll probably leave it at that. As gorgeous as it is on some people, Or Divin isn't really "my" color.
Have you tried all 4 in the collection? Which is your favorite?
Friday, September 30, 2011
Dior Holiday 2011 Nail Polish - Exquis and Merveille
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| Dior Merveille and Exquis |
Just happened to run across these today and couldn't resist them! I swatched them at the Dior counter over my (thankfully) somewhat neutral mani and ended up with these two: Merveille and Exquis. My first Dior polishes. (Edited to add: For Apparat Review, go here. I finally bought it!)
First up Merveille - It's in the red family, but it looks like a caliente tabasco color to me with glorious gold shimmer that makes it totally unique from any of the other 60+ red/orange shades I already have. As usual, my photography skills, or lack thereof, do NOT do it justice.
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| Dior Merveille |
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| Dior Merveille |
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| Dior Merveille |
Next is Exquis. I ADORE this DIOR!!! Again, at first glance, I thought it was probably too close to other brown/taupe/mushroom/murky colors that I already have a ton of, mais non! It's a gorgeous coppery/mushroomy color with tons of gold shimmer and it even looks as if there are some green glass flecks too! It even flashes that lovely murky green color I love so much! This one has Chanel Quartz beat - hands down!
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| Dior Exquis |
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| Dior Exquis |
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| Dior Exquis |
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| Dior Exquis |
The application was nothing less than awesome and I love the Dior brush! Again, one coat would probably have done the trick, but I applied two and these photos are also before clean up and top coat.
Great formula and while not particularly unique at first glance in the bottle, trust me, you NEED them. *wink*
Edited to add comparison photos.
After I did a full mani with Exquis, I kept thinking that it reminded me of something. Finally it hit me. Cult Nails In a Trance. They're NOT dupes and I am glad I have both, but you can certainly see similarities.
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| Artificial lighting |
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