NOTD: Dior Vernis in 604 Silver Pearl + Other randoms of the week

Dior released a limited edition nail polish colour in 604 Silver Pearl for Spring 2010. At first when I saw this I felt that it was somewhat unlike Dior to release such a bold, metallic colour. Even Silver Purple from Holiday 2009 wasn’t as flashy as this one.

(with flash)

Silver Pearl is a metallic silver colour. It has very good coverage and you can get it opaque in just one coat. The intensity of the colour deepens with each additional coat you apply, after one coat it is a pure metallic silver but with two coats it looks a lot darker and dirtier, like a dark gunmetal. It is still metallic and with most metallic nail colours there is the problem with streaking. I found that if I applied one thick coat instead of two thinner ones, I was able to avoid streaking, but this also means that there is more chance of getting little air bubbles stuck in the polish. With all Dior nail polishes, it applies smoothly and dries relatively quickly.

(without flash)

I really love this colour, but it would not be very suitable for everyday or office wear, sadly. Maybe if you’re going to Vegas or somewhere flashy, it would be a good match for your nighttime clubbing outfit. If you’re going to shell out around $24 for a nail polish, I would probably avoid this one and get another more wearable colour instead.

This will be the second last of the NOTDs I will be doing with Dior nail polish as I only have one more untested colour from the five that I previously purchased. I especially love the last one so keep your eyes out for when I redo my nails… likely next Thursday as I have a banquet on Friday and I’m going to Prague the same weekend =)

Now onto some random stuff that happened this week…

I finally opened the packages of snacks that Erynn sent me. They are GOOD, love those pineapple coconut balls. They’re perfect for me to nibble on when I’m up at 5 AM trying to finish a paper. Thanks Erynn!

I purchased a mini set of Jill Stuart Sugar Body Scrub and Body Milk last week from Facial Shop, it arrived super quickly on Wednesday after they just shipped it out by regular airmail on Friday. Mail is NEVER this fast in Canada, so I’m pretty amazed.

I also received the jewelry I ordered from Julu Jewelry. Thank you Steph! I ordered the Alice in Wonderland necklace and earring set in sterling silver. She also included some candy, but I devoured them right away, and some skincare samples.

The blues in the crystals are so pretty, its not something you can see through a picture.

And on Twitter you may have heard me rave about the Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation. I tried it out at Boots and absolutely LOVED it, so I bought it right away. It really comparable to my current fave, the Guerlain Parure Extreme, but at about 1/4 of the the price. I’m an NC25-30 and I bought this foundation in the #53 shade.

 I also got myself a Soap & Glory The Fab Pore Peel mask; it was around £3-4. I tried it out yesterday and didn’t really like it, but I’ll use it a few more times before reviewing.

Anyways, that was some randoms of my week. How was your week?

Urban Decay Book of Shadows in "Alice in Wonderland": a Closer Look

I had asked the amazing Erynn to grab the UD Book of Shadows in Alice in Wonderland for me from Sephora before it sold out. Erynn was super kind and agreed straight away, luv ya!

I received the package yesterday (you can watch the video of the grand tear-open here), and I was immediately dazzled by this palette.

As you can see, it is extremely detailed, from the Drink Me bottle to the mushrooms and grubs to the 3D action that was going on. I’m really glad I didn’t get either of the other Book of Shadows because I totally would have skipped this if that was the case (many of the colours are repeats from other palettes).

The colours. There is a very good combination of neutrals and brights, and shimmery, metallic and glittery bits. There is only one green shade, which I am thankful of because I can’t wear green eyeshadow. It also comes with a mini UDPP and two mini eyeliners. I’m surprised they included a blue eyeliner rather than a brown, gold, purple or something along those lines because I’m trying to think of how I would wear the blue eyeliner if I were to create a look solely based on the colours in the palette. I’m pretty baffled…

Nevertheless, the colours are gorgeous. You can create many many different looks with just this one palette, which makes it great for travel. You probably don’t need to bring any other eyeshadow palettes if you had this one.

Overall, I’m really glad I purchased this palette so quickly because I know that a few days later, it completely sold out from Sephora and UD.com. This is selling for $52 in the US and £28 here in the UK, according to Iris from Rouge Deluxe, it is selling for S$88 in Singapore. Debenhams has the exclusive rights to sell this here in the UK, but it is selling out very quickly both online and in store, so grab it will it is still available!