Dior Addict Lipstick - n° 553 Smile

 

For Fall 2015, Dior lanched a new collection of lipsticks and matching nail polishes, advertised by Jennifer Lawrence, with a wide range of shades that simply it is difficult to choose from. There are 44 shades in total (some of them very similar to one another), but Dior has chosen 4 must have shades with its matching vernis (some in limited edition) to best show the collection.

 

                                   

The new Dior Addict Lipstick with its new formula is just amazing, featuring a hydra-gel topcoat and a triple oil complex formulation that promise a plump, moisturizing, and shiny finish. I could even say that it looks like a tinted lip balm or kind of a form of a hybrid lipstick.

 

 

The packaging of the new Dior Addict Lipstick is very similar to the previous generation, but slightly slimmer and all in silver. I like it, as it is original and typically Dior, but I still prefer the packaging of Chanel Rouge Coco Shine.

 

I chose n° 553 Smile, one of the 4 must haves that represent best this collection. It is a soft warm pinky nude shade that creates an illuminating, natural effect on the lips, a real mirror shine.  It has the shine of a gloss but in a lipstick form. It applies easily and the hydra-gel core gives a real effect of a lipstick with a topcoat. It provides comfort while wearing it because of the oil complex formula at the core (where the CD logo is at the swatched photo) that improves moisturization of the lips.

n° 553 Smile looks more flachy in the swatched photo with the packaging, that on the swatched photo with the lips, which is the case in day light as well. But the color also depends on your natural lip color. I like the shade, it is what I love to wear everyday that completes the natural look I want to have. It gives the face a natural sheer with a tint of color. It is not much pigmented, so it gives the same effect whether you put a lot, or a very little, just with one glide, you have the color as it is.

All in all, I like the color and the formula, but at the end of the day, the question remains, is it a lip balm, a lipstick or all in one?

 

 

Dior Addict Lipstick retails for 35,50€ in Sephora Stores in France.