Tuesday, 16 September 2014

DIOR & CHANEL | Cream Shadows



Oh don't you just love splashing out on super pretty make-up! These two just accidentally fell into my hands, as soon as I tried out the colours I new I had to have them!

Christian Dior: Diorshow Fusion Mono
Long-wear Eyeshadow
001 Lune
Chanel: Illusion D'Ombre Longwear Luminous Eyeshadow
82 Emerveille 
The main reason I bought them was because of the shades, they are PERFECT for bridal make-up. Both have a soft shimmery/metallic finish, blurring any imperfections and subtly adding a wash of colour. The swatches below were easily done by using only my finger. I must admit the Dior eyeshadow colour I have come across before within a different brand though, and I could not imagine how it would come out, I suppose I thought it would be a bright white pasty colour! But how wrong I was, it is a beautiful pale silver sheer wash with very fine micro-glitter. Whereas the Chanel shade is a warm peachy champagne shade, both giving a gorgeous, iridescent luminous finish.


Both have an amazing silky soft texture which I love, making it very easy to apply but as you can see by the swatches I found (especially with the Chanel pot) they are very sheer and hard to build up the colour. I tend to push a similar shade over the top to intensify the colour, "chopper" from Naked 2 Palette works well, or "all that glitters" from MAC. Fair enough if you wanted just a sheer wash of colour but due to the product being such a creamy texture I feel like it would crease very easily if worn alone. 

Very luxurious products, a bit pricey at £24 a pot, especially with better options out there.

Have any of you tried these two out? What cream shadows do you like?

Love Jess x