Trying Dior Makeup for the first time

I know it seems silly to post about something like this as you can find endless reviews of Dior makeup all over the internet, but as I have been a strictly drugstore make up girl all my life I thought I'd share my very first experience of this high end brand. I have admired Dior from afar for quite a few years but I could never justify the price tag, having got a mortgage pretty young at 25, only a few years after having a decent wage and previously being in full time education I could never afford it.
In more recent years I have made room in my budget for high quality skin care as it is a huge interest for me (as I'm always battling oily skin issues) I always said that I would love to wear a Dior lipstick on my wedding day and now that it is finally on the horizon, I allowed myself to purchase one.
Initially I didn't think the price was too over the top as I'v bought a few other lip products just below this price range, but I don't really like wearing lipsticks so I'v often wasted my money in this area, the only lipstick that I love right now is my bareMinerals 'Kitty'. With the launch of Dior's new lip balms I thought these would be perfect for what I want to wear on my wedding day; I wear lip balms on a daily basis and want to look as natural and have just an upgraded look to my everyday makeup. I like to have fun with my style and loved the look of the holo pink on other people so I made a bee line for it once I got into John Lewis.

Of course the packaging is absolutely stunning and something that drew me to these lipsticks in the first place. When I tried it for the first time it was exactly what I wanted, it feels just like a balm and has a hint of pink with such a fine glitter that it just looks ever so slightly shimmery

The other products I wanted were eyeshadows and a blusher, I chose these on a recent trip to Westfield where I was also given this adorable make up bag, mini lipgloss and clear nail varnish. It's little extras like these that will keep me coming back for more. I chose quite a bright coral colour as I love these kind of pinks, not sure if they work with my skin colour that well but I feel very special applying it. It is very pigmented which took me by surprise as I'm not used to this kind of intensity, but once I worked it into the skin and blurred the edges it gave a flattering rosiness to my cheeks.

The last item I bought was the eyeshadow palette, it comes in this beautifully zipped fastened case with five different shades, the one that caught my eye was the sparkly colour 010 of course. I wear a lot of brown shades on my eyes day to day and so I thought this would be the perfect capsule palette that I could also take with me on holidays. When I got round to actually trying it and was over the initial falling in love with it, I discovered that the shimmery shade wasn't quite as intense as I would have  liked, the light brown shade 567 is quite pearlescent and not something I would usually use for a base colour but just gave a more polished final look. The darkest brown colour 693 is so pigmented so I didn't need a lot for my crease but I love it as it is so extreme, the purple 777 doesn't look too purple on the skin which is good for me as I don't particularly like purple, but I swatched this in the store before I bought it to be sure. The pearlescent white 713 is just a lovely light colour that I will use in the inner corners of my eyes. I want to experiment a lot more with these shades as I feel I can get quite a glam natural look if I go a little bit lighter with the darker colours and really try to amp up the shimmery shade with a wet brush, but maybe keeping it slightly muted for my wedding will be a good thing as my dress is going to bring all the shimmer to the party!
Not sure I will keep the little brush inside the eyeshadow palette as it moves around and I'm scared it will break the shadows while in transit!
Overall I'm really happy with my purchases and can't wait to try more Dior!