Dior Backstage Holiday 2024

Dior certainly is not playing fair this year. I did expect to see the holiday makeup collection around mid-October but not in the middle of September! Maybe this is the preview of what is coming. I've seen some photos of the main part of this year's Dior holiday collection, and the Backstage part seems like a simpler and more playful version of it. There are 1 eyeshadow palette, 1 face glow palette, and 1 lip maximizer. The actual colors are more saturated and lively than the stock photos and I think that is a good thing in this case.

Dior Backstage Eye Palette 004 Celestial Purple ($52, Dior)

This palette is definitely more saturated in real life. When I saw Dior's stock photo, I thought it would be more of a shimmery pastel palette. And, Dior definitely needs to do a better job with their stock photos cause there are too many occasions when we get surprised like this. Luckily, it is a good surprise for me and I think these colors will appeal to more people.

The color story of Celestial Purple is cool-leaning but balanced. There are a good number of warm neutrals in the palette so you can create at least two contrasting eye looks if not more.

I am probably one of the few who misses the drier silkier formula of the old Backstage eye palette, but I find the new formula pretty awesome, too. Overall, they feel softer and creamier not to mention more pigmented. All shades feel and swatch very nicely. No issues here.

Dior Backstage Glow Face Palette ($48, Dior)

I love this glow face palette! Dior did an amazing job with this. There are 2 blush shades and 2 highlighters in different textures.

The top left is quite glittery and also feels a bit gritty to the touch. This reminds me of the Dior Pearlescent Glow highlighter. It is an icy white glitter highlighter that will also look quite pretty on the eyes. 

The two blush shades feel quite smooth and both shades have a beautiful glow. I love that they included both warm and cool shades.

The bottom left is an interesting highlighter shade with a blue shift. From the stock photo, it looks like a lavender shade and it can also look like silver under certain lighting situations. It is shimmery but not glittery as the top highlighter.

Dior Lip Maximizer 072 Celestial Purple ($40, Dior)

In the tube, it looks like a greyed-out light lavender with cool-toned multi-shimmers. I knew that it won't add a lot of color to the lips but the subtle nuance is there. Quite beautiful!

I think Dior has nailed it this year! The Backstage part of the holiday collection is fun, beautiful, and easy to wear. I will follow up with a look post soon.

The Dior Backstage Holiday 2024 Collection is available here:

https://shopmy.us/collections/810121

*The Dior makeup collection was purchased by me. This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for choosing to use them.