Dior Fairy Grey and Swatches of Spring 2015 Kingdom of Colors Collection!

January 14, 2015

Dior Kingdom of Colors Collection for Spring 2015 were out in stores last week, and this is the most excited I’ve ever been about any collection from Dior! It seems the trend this spring is for a heavier eye, and lots of eye-popping colors… not to mention fun nail polishes! I’ll reserve the nail polishes for separate posts to follow (yes mani-Mondays are back!) but in the meantime, I’d like to bring you swatches of everything and discuss the one that came home with me.  Sit back and relax because this is going to be a long post!

Diorshow mono fairy greyI fell in love with almost everything from this collection, not because pastels are my thing (most certainly not!), but this season’s eyeshadows are the most pigmented and had the softest texture that I had ever seen from Dior. But the most exceptional of all is the Diorshow Mono in Fairy Grey.

Diorshow mono fairy grey swatchesAs the magical name suggests, this is an eyeshadow single that has a grey base, but packed full of multi-colored shimmers! Under some light it casts a blue-silver sheen, and under some others it turns pinkish… really stunning and multi-dimensional! It has a semi-translucent base, making it suitable for lightly dabbing over any other eyeshadow shade. However, it can also be built up to full opacity either by using a damp brush, or a finger.

Dior Fairy Grey EOTD

For everyday wear, I first applied a sheer layer of a purple-taupe all over the lid, and emphasizing more on the outer corner. Thereafter, I applied Fairy Grey on top, focusing on the center of the eye for dimension.  You can just about make out the sheen from Fairy Grey on the center of my lid, and the various shimmers.

And the look in context:

Diorshow Mono Fairy Grey LOTD

For this LOTD, I am wearing the purple-taupe from the Dior Kingdom of Colors Palette and Diorshow Mono Fairy Grey on lids. Tom Ford Softcore on cheeks, and Lip Color Shine in Lust (coming soon) on lips.

As Fairy Grey is heavy on shimmers, there is some fallout, although wearing it with the Dior Backstage Eye Prime minimized this, and any fallout is not noticeable. It lasted me all day without fading nor turning my cheeks into a glittering disco ball.   It is definitely a unique shade to own, and so fun for a light wash of color in the day or for jazzing up a smokey eye look at night!

I also got to swatch all the eye stuff from the Dior Kingdom of Colors Collection!

For Spring 2015, there are two Dior 5 Couleurs Couture Colors & Effects Eyeshadow Palettes.

Dior 5 Couleurs Couture Eyeshadow Palettes Spring 2015

Dior 5 Couleurs Couture Colors & Effects Eyeshadow Palette in House of Pinks (856) is a typical Spring palette with a ladylike mix of pink-taupe-plum. I’m not normally drawn to pink palettes, but the soft textures and lovely pigmentation of House of Pinks has me sorely tempted.

Dior Spring 2015 House of Pinks swatches

The shades from left to right are:

Dior Spring 2015 House of Greens swatches

I am almost never drawn to cool-toned pastel greens, but this Dior 5 Couleurs Couture Colors & Effects Eyeshadow Palette in House of Greens (866) made my heart skip a beat. If you remember last Spring’s Trianon Collection, that green was all but invisible. Dior set things right this season with a lovely pigmented green palette.

The swatches from left to right are:

Dior Kingdom of Colors Palette

There is of course that “big” Dior Kingdom of Colors Eyes, Lip and Face Palette, it is a mixed cream-powder palette with a mixture of finishes.  Here are some swatches for your reference:

Dior Kingdom of Colors Eyeshadow swatches

The eyeshadow shades on the palette are:

Dior Kingdom of Colors Face swatches

The cheek and face part of the palette:

Dior Kingdom of Colors Lip swatches

And the lip part of the palette…

There are also 2 Diorshow monos…

Diorshow Mono for Spring 2015

Diorshow Mono for Spring 2015 swatches

I have already introduced Fairy Grey above, there is also Royal Corail (667) which is a warm-toned salmon coral. It is very well pigmented when swatched next to Fairy Grey, but against my skin tone it has a slight chalky base which seems to be a perennial problem I face with corals of any sort.

In case Fairy Grey is too shimmery for you, there are also 2 Diorshow Fusion Monos.  I didn’t manage to get a picture of the products, but here are the swatches:

Diorshow Fusion Mono swatches

Both are limited edition.  On the left is Myriade, a very pretty wash of subtle shimmers over a pale champagne base.  On the right is Olympe which is very reminiscent of Chanel Illusion d’Ombre Illusoire but perhaps more purple.

To round up the eyes, there are also 4 limited edition Diorshow Kohl Professional Hold & Intensity Eye Makeup.

Diorshow Kohl swatches

These are twist-up eye crayons that felt incredibly smooth and pigmented.  However, without actually trying them on my eyes I can’t tell if they are smudge- and crease-proof.  The shades, from left to right are:

And since I was skulking around the counter already, I sneaked in swatches of the 2 Diorblush Vibrant Colors:

Diorblush Vibrant Colors for Spring 2015

Diorblush Vibrant Colors swatches

Cherry Glory (873) is a warm-toned medium peach coral that has a satin finish, and Peach Splendor (536) is a very pale pink which swatches sheer and almost invisible on me.

Lots of things to see and play with, have you got your eyes on any of these?

xo Linda

14 responses to “Dior Fairy Grey and Swatches of Spring 2015 Kingdom of Colors Collection!”

  1. Sil says:

    It’s good to see that Dior’s been working on their eyeshadows formula. Both Eyeshadow Palettes look great, but the first product I want to swatch as soon as I can is the mono. What an amazing color! And in your FOTD photo you can really appreciate its power! It adds a light to your lids that looks very beautiful.

    • silverkis says:

      Hey Sil, yes i’m so glad Dior is finally catching up with the rest of the world! I’m glad you found the FOTD useful… i really loved the subtle color but brightening effect of Fairy Grey!! Hope you get to swatch it soon!

  2. Noodles says:

    Thanks for the great review, Linda!! I’m much more impressed with this year’s collection than last year’s and I also like it better than Chanel’s Spring’15 too. I wanted to haul nearly everything, only the big palette left me disappointed. Oh well, there are plenty of other amazing items to choose from here 😉

    • silverkis says:

      You’re most welcome, my dear!! Yes, definitely much better this year! That big Dior palette isn’t quite so bad if you can sort of break down the many components and “understand” it. There are elements in there drawn from across the entire collection, but watered down somewhat so they don’t vy for the same $$$ pie as the other pieces from the collection. For example, that green shimmer doesn’t have any green in it really, but the shimmer to tap on top of the purple (reminiscent of the house of pinks) works just like Fairy Grey (nowhere the same level of complexity).

  3. Mirifique Beauty says:

    Lovely! I want the lot but i am deffo getting Fairy Grey and the peachy fusion mono

    • silverkis says:

      Oh gosh Mandy, the lot you said?!? I’m so envious!!! Olympe is lovely as a base color and you can spice it up by patting some other color over it! Great picks!

  4. Ting says:

    Wow Fairy Grey looks amazing! I love the look of the shadow on you – I think that this is one to get and covet.
    Ting | The Ting Thing

  5. sirilovise says:

    Love the look!
    Would you be able to compare the cherry glory blush to the coral from last spring’s collection? It’s a classic case of “nothing haunts us as the things we didn’t buy” and I still regret not picking up that one.

    • silverkis says:

      I don’t have the 2 side by side, but if i’m not mistaken, Cherry Glory feels more reddened whilst Corail Bagatalle was more pink. Cherry Glory is more pigmented of the 2!

  6. Sunny says:

    Hey Linda, ooo Cherry Glory and Olympe are probably my top picks! I like the House of Greens quint as well, but truth be told I don’t think I’ll get a lot of use out of it. I like how glowy Fairy Grey looks on you, but I have to swatch it to know if it’s too grey on my skin tone 🙂

    • silverkis says:

      Yes i’m with you Sunny… i like House of Greens but I doubt i’ll be wearing it much. Fairy Grey is really versatile, i’m sure you can make it werk!!

  7. It seems like you got the whole collection there. Dior is releasing parts of collection, we don’t have the lighter Blush shade for example.
    I am glad to hear that you are loving Fairy grey. I apply it wet on its own, but layered it looks good on you as well.
    Today I wore the big palette, without anything else on my face. Surprise, I don’t hate it as much as I thought I would, I even may like it 😉

    • silverkis says:

      We got most of it i think, certainly more than the US. Oh yay i wanna see the big palette on you, Sara! I swatched it, and honestly, it’s not bad! But the eyeshadows don’t appeal to me quite as much, nor the lip-things-in-a-palette.

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