Remember last week I told you I wanted to show you something very VERY pretty? Well here it is.
Ladies, feast your eyes on the Dior Minaudière Eyeshadow and Lip Gloss Palette – Dior’s star product for Holiday 2010.
Its early days yet, and I haven’t seen many other Holiday 2010 collections, but I am going to stick my neck out and say that this one from Dior is a winner and a half. Did I say half? I meant a mile.
What is a “Minaudière”? I hear you wonder. Well according to the Merriam Webster dictionary, it is a small decorative case for carrying small articles like cosmetics or jewellery. Its French of course and for a bagaholic like me, cosmetics in a clutch is a perfect combination!
In French tradition, Dior puts cosmetics into their minaudiere – 3 eyeshadows and 2 lipglosses to be precise. There are 2 colour combinations available and mine is 002 – Pink Golds/ Ors Roses. More pics after the cut 😉
If you know me by now, you’d realize I’d diss a palette that has cream and powder items mixed in. Well, Dior thought of that this year. They designed a gold plated flap to cover the cream products so there is no cross contamination! How wonderful is that?!
The lacquered black clutch looks amazing – I almost wish I could reuse it after the cosmetic products are used up because it deserves to be used, not just stuck on your dresser somewhere, looking pretty. I’ll try to find a way to get it to work! It closes with what feels like a magnet but which might just be physics at work. There is no clasp per se.
Pink Golds has 3 eyeshadows – Violet, Light Taupe and Light Pink overlaid with a touch of gold – and 2 lip glosses – a pink and a light shimmer gloss. I can’t bring you swatches just yet – I don’t know if I can bring myself to defile this palette immediately as I do the rest 😛
In the meantime, here are more pictures of the palette – feast your eyes on this beauty! 🙂
There will be very very limited stock coming into Malaysia so if you’d like to make sure you do not miss out, better make a reservation with your favourite Dior counter. It will retail at RM226 (I think) and you should expect it in late October/November 2010.
Altogether now “Aww… so prettyyy!!!” 😉 Was this “very pretty” piece of news worth the wait? 😉
Paris B
The Dior Minaudiere eyeshadow and lipgloss palette is limited edition for Holiday 2010 and should retail at RM226 (about) or US$80 in the USA
AAAAHHHHHH!!! pretty!!!!!!!
*faints*
*fans Hanny* *holds smelling salts under nose* feeling better?
very pretty indeed! i’m surprised, though, with the packaging cos they’d always make use of those checkered motif synonymous with their lipstick casing and many of their travel makeup sets…
Yep Dior did away with their signature Cannage pattern this round. I think its really refreshing! Its a bit of a houndstooth design I think. Wonder if that heralds anything for the coming fashion season 🙂
Sho preety! *pouts* 😛
*chants* I don’t need it… I don’t need it… I don’t need it…
Nope, but do you WANT it… different story 😉
very pretty and wearable ;), should put it for my own Christmas list…lol
That’s what I thought too – its so wearable without being over the top! That is a case I’d commit a faux pas with by whipping out and touching up my lipstick in public! All other women will go green with envy 😀
That’s not pretty, that’s stunning! It’ll be great if they would have refills because that’s a palette people would want to re-use.
I didn’t even look at the colors of the products at first 🙂
I know right? This is a palette to keep and use over and over again, not just to use up and then wonder what to do with it. For the lip products, I guess we could melt in our own lipsticks and keep it going 😀 Eyeshadows take longer to finish… or never do 😛
it looks great. i particularly like the cover over those lip products. it’s a nice touch they added to the palette and all palettes should be like this! the eye shadows are beautiful too.
I feel the exact same way! All mixed palettes should come with a cover over the cream products to prevent cross contamination. I love that Dior thought of it 😀
Pretty! Its nice to see that someone finally thought of including a cover for cream products.
Not tempted because I know the lip colours won’t show up on me. =P
You said it! Its about time cosmetics companies realized that cross contamination does occur and when it does, its NOT pretty!
ARRRGHHH!!!!! you just HAD to show this in my fave colour and prompt my drooling didn’t you?? and I was doing so well on my budget too…sigh…
*hands Beetrice bib* Hey doing well on a budget means saving up for something… 😉
Sweet Mama that’s beautiful.
*wolf whistle*
Question: Is it “Come to Mama!” Pretty? 😉
Eyeshadows are amazing lovely! I mush have it… 😀
I’m not keen on glosses in palettes but I will wait for your swatches before making a judgement. Wish the eyeshadows were sold separately though… *longing sigh*
Ahhh….. Does this mean I must swatch it?!?! 😛
Yesshh….! ;-D Can’t wait!
Be still my heart. It’s too pretty! I don’t think I could bring myself to use it. Sigh~ This is going to be a very painful holiday season for my wallet..
Thanks for sharing!
I know.. Its so pretty I can barely bring myself to swatch but I think everyone is hoping for swatches right? 😉
SO PRETTY! but.. the price is far more “pretty”
Lol! Indeed although its pretty “reasonable” all things considered – dior has had less pretty things at the same price and I think this ones one of the best yet 🙂
omg it REALLY is pretty!!!
the eyeshadow colors look pretty too!!
That’s what I liked too! The colours are wearable and look nice – its an excellent package!
faint. this is too pretty!
Ah yet another casualty 😛
noooo!!!! Its so pretty!
*stress stress*
It’ll be so nice if the cover can be re-used…Will be waiting for your swatches!
Eeks! Another request for swatches! 😛 I don’t forsee the eyeshadows finishing so perhaps if the lip products are finished, we could melt in new lip products 🙂
They are absolutely gorgeous. The flap- practicality! Love it!
I know right?! That’s what sold me immediately 😀
The packaging is gorgeous and I love the plated flap that covers the cream products. All mixed palettes should have it! The colors are lovely and wearable too.
I fully agree! All brands can take a leaf out of Dior’s book and give us that flap. I think most of us will enjoy palettes better 😀
this is gorgeous… i m so going to get it even though christmas is 2 months away… 🙂 it’s not available here yet??? how did you manage to get it???
Get thee down to your Dior counter and reserve yours! 😉
“awwwww expensive~!”
this palette looks much much prettier than the previous ones~! and deserves the price it has on it
You’re absolutely right. Dior has scored a winner this year with this palette. I don’t know how they’re going to top it now 😛
I love swatches *hint hint*…?…. I’m hyperventilating ?
Haha… ok ok I’ll have to oblige then 😉