Officially Addicted

It's lipstick. Or is it gloss? Maybe lip balm mixed in with both?

Who knows. Who cares? I don't.

I'm obsessed.

Dior Addict Lipstick is basically my new holy grail of lip products. And this is from a girl who does not like lipstick. I'll wear it occasionally, and I love grabbing up limited edition shades like Lancome's Chris & Tell and using them for special occasions. But honestly? I'm just more of a sheer lip gloss girl. I much prefer to have dramatic eye makeup to bright lips (though the occasional rep lip is definitely necessary).

I was browsing through Sephora with a friend the other day and came upon an entire display of these Dior pink lipsticks. Baby pink/peach is my go-to color for...well, basically everything. I just think it's super flattering on everyone.

I grabbed a few different ones, tested them on my hand, and quickly found myself infatuated with number 249 - Diorissime. It's a sheer soft pink/coral with enough pigment to give you a good dose of color, but not enough to be completely opaque. It's lovely and moisturizing and glossy all without being sticky.

Raise your hand if you hate getting your hair stuck in your lip gloss! RIGHT HERE! I DO!

Dior Addict has been reformulated with 25% less wax and I believe it uses a type of gel product to give it that amazing light-reflecting quality. So less waxy and not sticky at all? Basically...it's made of AWESOME.

Also, let's take a quick look at the Dior Addict Be Iconic campaign for this lipstick. It features Kate Moss... probably my least favorite model on the planet.

I don't dig the heroin chic thing. I don't understand the obsession. I don't even consider her particularly pretty. Also, I think her sense of "style" is questionable at best.

This lipstick makes me forget all that because I think she looks amazing in this campaign. Also, I'm not exactly sure if this is the Diorissime on her, but when I put it on it looks extremely similar, so I'm going to guess that it's the same color if not a very similar one. Either way... That's actually what your lips look like with this stuff.

It. Is. Awesome.

Go try it! Right now!

And just for kicks, here are some of the other ads from this campaign - all are equally beautiful. Guess that goes to show what a phenomenal photographer/talented stylist/fabulous makeup artist can do for a person.

Beautiful, right? Must give credit where credit is due. Maybe there's something to this Kate Moss thing after all.

Then again... Maybe not.

[photo credit: biteki.com, dioraddict.com

P.S. Here are some more gorgeous images from this campaign. I don't know about you, but I want every single thing from all of these photos.

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I've been in a serious foundation funk lately.

Everything I try is too greasy, too pigmented, too sheer, too this or too that. I've tried products from the drugstore as well as higher end brands. I've tried using primers with moisturizer underneath and without. Nothing helps. It's incredibly frustrating.

I think the problem is my ridiculously oily skin. It seems like no matter what I use, I end up looking like a greasemonkey about an hour after getting to work in the morning. I'm tired of caking powder on all day long to fix it.

Anyone got any suggestions? I could really use them.

In the mean time... I headed to the mall this past weekend to see if I could try one of the Laura Mercier foundations as I've heard good things about them and that's enough to entice me to at least take a look.

Alas, the sales rep for LM was off that day (Seriously? You don't have any backups? You just leave the counter empty for the day? Whatevs.) and the friendly woman from the Dior counter saw me staring longingly at the products and decided to see if she could help. Now, I'm fully aware the reps work on commission and are supposed to be that nice to you, but she was a total sweetheart and went above and beyond my expectations.

She gave me a full face of makeup and didn't push any of the products on me, even when I made her reapply stuff or switch products halfway through my face. Her patience was rewarded and I bought three products anyway.

 Diorskin Nude Natural Glow Hydrating Makeup SPF 10

So far so good... I love the coverage and it feels light as air on my skin. It hasn't made me breakout so far, but I definitely still find myself kind of greasy. Overall, I like this product, but I'm still looking for something to control the oil a little bit more.

Natural Glow Sculpting Powder SPF 10 (in The Passion)

 

Love this stuff. LOVE it. It's three shades of makeup that you can use separately as a regular face powder, a bronzer, and a highlighter, or swirl it all together for an all-over glow. Seriously. Love.

Design 5-Color Designer All-in-One Artistry Palette (in Amber Design)

This is another product I love. I've purchased Dior shadows before. I think they're very well pigmented and high quality, but I've usually gotten fun palettes in blues and purples and colors that I just do not use on a regular basis. This is the first time I got a much more versatile shade and I couldn't be happier. The color can be applied lightly for just a light wash of shimmer and glow or you can load it up for a truly saturated and easily blended makeup look. I love that it comes with a coordinated cream eye liner and enough colors that you don't need any other products except for mascara - perfect for traveling!

All in all, I'm pretty excited about my new venture into Dior products. Have you found any great ones that I absolutely need to try? Let me know!

Photo Credits: sephora.com, dior.com