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?

Review: Soap & Glory Arch de Triumph 2-step eyebrow crayon

I had my eyes on Benefit High Brow as well as the Anastasia Go Brow, which are both products to shape your eyebrows. Arch de Triumph is most like Go Brow because they’re both duo-ended with a brow pencil at one end, and highlighter at the other. The only difference is Arch de Triumph is about 1/3 the price of Go Brow at a nice price of £5 (on sale) and £7.50 (regular price), also sells for $9.99 USD at Target.


What it claims (from boots.com):
Beauty Bible Award Winner Soap & Glory Arch De Triump is a two-step shaping and highlighting crayon for instantly BEAUTIFUL EYEBROWS.IT SHAPES! IT SHIFTS! IT LIFTS!


My thoughts:
I really love this. I had originally expected the pencil side of it to be very hard, like an actual pencil, but it is actually very smooth, soft and easy to blend. The colour is perfect for me, and looks to be universally flattering similar to Dior’s new eyebrow pencil. You can easy control how heavy you want the colour by blending it, and you don’t need a powder to fill in the spaces as this is soft enough to do that too.

The highlighter is also super soft and delivers just enough colour to give a good payoff, but not too shimmery or light. It is also very easily blendable, so you can control the amount of colour. Apart from highlighting the brow bone, you can also use it on your cupids bow, which is a good plus.

I would recommend this to everyone. Because it is so easy to use, a beginner can use this without trouble. It also comes with three eyebrow stencils for beginners to shape their brows and instructions on how to use them. For £5, the value is really there, and much better than the Anna Sui brow powder that I had previously purchased for $23+tax. I think I will buy a few back-ups before I leave the UK because it really is that good.

My score? ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤