I'm still a bit shocked that I haven't posted a single thing about Dior makeup in nearly 6 years! I guess Instagram has taken over the shorter posts I'd normally share here. But there have been some beautiful objects that... Read more →

I won't say this is a total disappointment from Dior, but I also won't lie and say it's inspired. For their spring 2016 makeup collection Dior was again influenced by the designer's upbringing in Granville and its fabulous gardens. I... Read more →

I'm adding these Dior items to my list of ones that got away. A few months ago Chic Profile featured these two blushes, which apparently were available at select Dior boutiques in the U.S. I didn't think they were worth... Read more →

I come across the strangest things when I'm researching vintage makeup. I was looking up items for the summer exhibition and spotted this 1948 Coty ad. (image from ebay.com) It's fairly unremarkable...until I noticed the colors in the palette shown... Read more →

So many pinwheels, so little time. I was heartbroken from not being able to get my hands on this palette back in the fall of 2014. In honor of the grand opening of Dior's Omotesando beauty boutique, a small collection... Read more →

(Click to enlarge) Top row, left to right: Mitzah, Impression Cuir, Garden Roses, Swimming Pool, Granville and Milly Garden clutches Second row, left to right: Poudrier Dentelle, Flower Blossom, Bonne Etoile, Rose Ballerine, Tailleur Bar, Golden Jungle, Voile de Neige... Read more →

Dior's Transat collection pays homage to both Dior's first resort collection from 1948 and Raf Simons' modern take on the designer's original vision. From the website: "Christian Dior presented his first Resort and Spring line in 1948, inspired by the... Read more →

Dior's spring 2014 collection was inspired by the Petit Trianon, part of Marie Antoinette's private estate. From the Dior website: "Christian Dior's beloved monarch, a flower-woman painted in a palette of wild roses, reigns supreme over Spring 2014. The Trianon... Read more →

As the holidays near, I become less resistant to the lures of any luxe, shiny, metallic makeup items, particularly those with a pretty pattern. Initially I wasn't going to purchase the Illuminating Powder but ultimately found myself helpless against the... Read more →

The star (haha) of yesterday's Color Connection is also the subject of Couture Monday. The Bonne Etoile palette uses a motif Christian Dior believed helped seal his fate as a fashion designer. As the story goes, in early 1946 Dior... Read more →