I'm going to play Debbie Downer for a moment.
Dior used to be one of those lines that I'd wait for news on their collections with baited breath. I think I picked up one polish from Spring, 2 shadows from Holiday, 1 polish from Fall, nothing from last summer.... it was last spring that I last went nuts on the collection (every polish aside from the topcoat, the Diorshow Fusion, the Rouge Dior, and the gloss). I've been loving the polishes from Spring 2013 as of late (I forgot how kick-butt Diablotine is!).
I guess what I'm saying is that it's been a long time since Dior has really captivated me with a collection. I'm really hoping that this changes soon, but I'm also wondering if I'm the only one that feels this way. Am I the only Dior Diva who hasn't been showing much love for the brand over the past year or so?
And to answer
why, I'm not sure. I feel like a lot of their collections are too formulaic (take the holiday polishes- they're the same shades every single year essentially; there's only so many ways to do a coral red like Glory from Spring 2014, etc, etc). I want to yell "shut up and take my money" at them, but I'm just not there right now.
You're right. Dior lost steam a bit in the last few years. I "blame" it on product relaunches and makeup artists switching. Eventually, those relaunches will end though and the "schedule" will remain. I am unsure if the makeup director switch can be fixed though. He used to be the Chanel one and I totally get what you mean by not being excited. I buy Dior, not Chanel. Even so, I don't think its too bad yet. It can get really bad though, which I hope it won't.
Kingdom of Colours wasn't all that, although I bought a lot of things from it. I bought the Rouge Baume Printemps because its a good formula, but its just like the many other coral pinks Dior has done in the past few years. House of Greens and House of Pinks are excellent, but there's nothing groundbreaking in it. The polishes were meh, Lady was cute but I didn't like it on my skintone, and the rest is already seen too much. I guess the only interesting things in it were Fairy Grey (I recommend checking it! You can use it alone or layering with other shadows for a different twist on them) and the Eclosion top coat.
The summer collection seems promising though. The blushes are pretty, there's those odd lipsticks that you as a lipstick person may like, and a pastel yellow nail polish (at least, I will enjoy that one). Depending on the 5-colours swatches (which if its what I think they are will be good), then the collection is looking quite solid. It is true the other two nail polishes are already seen too much though.
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I'm still ticked off that they d/c the shimmer stars- one of the best products on the market.