Dior Shimmer Powders (Amber Diamond, Rose Diamond) Review- We are obsessed!

Shimmer powders/highlighters are the perfect way to make yourself appear more youthful by adding a subtle glow to your face. Adding a highlighter shade (Matte or Shimmer) on an area of your face where the light would naturally hit gives dimension to your face and draws attention to areas you want others to focus on.

Highlighters are commonly used in various areas of the face:

• Under/over the arch of your brows, 
• On top of the cheekbones, 
• On the bridge of the nose, 
• Above the cupid's bow and 
• In the inner corners of the eyes 

While matte looks best for eyebrows, lips and nose, we prefer using shimmer eyelighters on our cheekbones and eye inner corners (My personal favorite for the latter is Nylon eyeshadow from Mac which I use every single day as an inner corner highlight). Definitely try out these highlighting techniques on your face and you will instantly notice the huge difference it makes in making your features appear brighter and more prominent!

As for the cheek highlighter, one of our all time favorites are the Dior Skin Shimmer Powders in the shades 001 Rose Diamond and 002 Amber Diamond. Naturally, the packaging is beautiful. These powders come in classic Dior deep blue packaging with silver Dior logo on the top. They also come with a velvet pouch which can be used to store the powders. Their is a mirror on the inside which is quite a reasonable size and very handy to use in case of touch ups.

Rose diamond has a pinky sheen and has strips ranging from shimmering white to different shades of pink (right image).
Amber diamond is more bronzy/goldish and once again the strips range from light to dark bronze (top image).

Each strip can be used separately or you can swirl all or some together to create a different shade. This means that in the same color family (Pink and Bronze tone highlighters) you can get a wide range of shades. You also get 10g of product per compact which for a highlighter (Especially ones so strongly pigmented like these) is enough to last you for years and years!


The powders are easy to blend and amazing quality in terms of pigmentation and feel and the colors suit almost all skin tones! They are also so beautiful to look at and that is ALWAYS a plus :)

Although the product is pricey, the fact that you get alot of product (particularly for a highlighter which does not get used up as fast as other makeup items products) and because of the amazing quality of this product, we give it 10 stars. There is nothing we would change about it and we definitely recommend it to all of our friends!

Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet Lipsticks - We Love

Here at Glam Obsessions, we are addicted, yes absolutely addicted, to lippies.

Balms, glosses, lipsticks, stains etc. You name it. We have it.

One of our absolute favourite ways to wear lipstick throughout the work day is matte (As you probably gathered from our previous Bobbi Brown matte lipstick review). We love how natural matte lipsticks look and we also love how polished and put together they make you appear.

Throughout the years, we have tried out our safe share of matte lipsticks. While we love the finish of these, they always have one big problem. They are extremely drying to the lips and accentuate the fine lines on your lips. This is not the most flattering thing for your lips. They are also quite difficult to apply as their non-creamy formula means you have to drag them across you lips and this is uncomfortable and further distresses your lips and emphasises any imperfections.

We were super excited when we came across this Chanel matte lipstick in 33 La Distinguee. Not only is the packaging and color to die for (Gold + Black = Sleek and Polished), the texture of this lipstick means we can have the matte finish we want with a moisturized creamy feeling lipstick. As the name suggests, it has a velvety feel and look and slides on easily for an even application. We found this shade comfortable to wear but it is not particularly long lasting on the lips.

To open the lipstick, you press the bottom of the lipstick and it pushes itself out of the tube. The tip of the lipstick itself has a fine tip for lining the lips similar to the shapes of the Lancome Rouge in Love lipsticks (more on that later) and this makes application extremely easy and cuts out the need for a liner if precision is needed.

To open the lipstick, you press the bottom of the lipstick and it pushes itself out of the tube. The tip of the lipstick itself has a fine tip for lining the lips similar to the shapes of the Lancome Rouge in Love lipsticks (more on that later) and this makes application extremely easy and cuts out the need for a liner if precision is needed.

As for the color itself, it is very natural and a color that would flatter just about every skin tone out there. It is very work appropriate and subtle but still provides some color to your lips to avoid looking washed out/ghostly.

Out of a 10, we would give this product 9 stars. The only downsides for this lipstick are its price and the fact that it is not long lasting but we are still excited to purchase more lipsticks from this range!

You can find this lipstick at any Chanel counter at Paris Gallery or Arije stores across the UAE.