No. 539

I do not know how to put into words how much I wanted this. But of course, it's No 539- THE Dior LE Iridescent Leather eyeshadow quint that is so famous in the US, yet more difficult to find then the legendary Arc of the Covenant and more sought-after than Harry Potter's Philosopher's Stone. And yet.....I, INDIANA-CHICK Fi,... found it. In the Dior Cave of Langham Place Mall HK. And here, thou shall look upon my treasure find.....

Ahhhhhhh. Isn't it BE-UUUU-TTTIII-FFFUUULLL!!

Makeupalley

Have I ever mentioned makeupalley- no! whaaaaaa.....

Makeupalley (MUA) is a website dedicated to the makeup obsessed among us i.e. A La Moi. It works on the basis of trust. You search for items you 'lem' or MUA speak for 'wish' and try to swap them for stuff that simply do not work on you. The swaps can be generous and totally worth the price of postage - especially since you dished out dough for a product you will never use again.

So, here is my most recent swap from a lovely US gal - the NYX and NYC stuff were freebies as was the L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara I have always wanted (but discontinued in Australia).

My Fav is the MAC LE Smokey eyes Fascinating Ruby palette from MAC Red She Said Holiday collection. Another collector's item hee hee.

Others: UD Deluxe eyeshadows, NYC creme colour, NXY Thalia lipstick, NYX Sweetheart

lipgloss and L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara (not pictured).

Check MUA out - but beware, there are those less moral out there who will promise a swap and never deliver, i.e. akin to thievery. I like Miss Natty's MUA swapping rules...check out her website for more details, http://nattyngeorge.blogspot.com/

Product Hate: NARS LE Pleasures of Paris Palette

Image courtesy of Lollipop26writes.com

I hate saying: I love this, i luuuurve that, you have to have this, blah blah blah.

I am going to rebel.

I think its useful to tell people about your HG (holy grail) products but i thought I would share not only the good but also the bad, and the *very* ugly - affectionately now name-headed HS (holy sh*t) products.

NARS. Oh NARS.

Dear Francoise,

You make really great blushes - glitter bombs- but nice all the same. Yes, sex and trash sells, doesn't it? why not have a bit of 'torrid' in your 'Copacabana' - with 'sin' 'multiple orgasm' and 'deep throat'. Nice, real nice. But i guess it works, so who am I to slate it?

Anyway, famed bloggers go on and on and on *yawn* about the 'famous' NARS LE Pleasures of Paris Palette and in my opinion, just mine...it's BORING. ALL the colours are completely and utterly dupeable. I believe the only colour i actually liked was called 'Fez' - bottom left hand colour - but it is an exact copy of MAC's Bronze. And its not like the consistency was better- they are both very similar. Totally NOT WORTH the >100 AUD i spent on this stupid little thing. I mean what am I going to do with the pale purple shadow? It just looked dirty, 80's and cakey on my NC20 skin.

Yours Sincerely,

One unhappy customer

Dr F

It's up, yep.....

up for swap on makeupalley....maybe somebody will give it some love, because I have none for it.

My Little Baby Quint

DIOR Earth Reflections Quint No. 609

I missed out.... :( because I heart taupes. I want, wish and dream about the famous limited edition Dior quint Iridescent Leather.

However.

Dior Earth Reflections No. 609 (AUD 98) is the closest I have found to it. It is a bit on the cooler side- unlike IL- but it's the best I could find in good ol' Australia.

Dior quints are a bit of a hit or miss. But when they are a hit... they are of the red target kind. So finely milled and soft like BUTTAAAHHH.

Left (dupe): MAC Shroom for the first three shades in the middle row

Middle: white, pink, gold frosts, lighter taupe and darker taupe eyeshadows of Dior ER quint

Right (dupe): MAC Satin taupe

I think MAC Satin taupe is quite a good dupe for the lightest taupe in the Dior quint. But, the darker taupe is unique to me and I like-y!!!! :)