Khaki (343)
Dior Khaki (343) 5 Couleurs Couture Eyeshadow Palette ($65.00 for 0.24 oz.) piqued my interest based on the desaturated, earthy color story, but it does represent the brand’s most recent eyeshadow reformulation. It’s not the worst Dior eyeshadow formula I’ve tested, as there was a period of time where the quality was really disappointing, but I think it is inferior to the prior formula. The textures were just a bit thinner, firmer, or weaker in pigmentation and longevity.
Ingredients
7.5
Product
8.5
Pigmentation
7
Longevity
4.5
Application
Khaki #1
Khaki #1 is a muted, medium copper with warm, reddish-brown undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Mostly opaque pigmentation
- Smooth, not too firmly or softly pressed, a touch powdery
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Average-wearing (7.5 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- ColourPop Whatevs (PiP, $4.50).
- Melt Cosmetics Break Up (PiP, ).
- NARS L’Ephemere (LE, $19.00).
- Stilazzi DTLA (LE, ).
- ColourPop Saunter (PiP, $4.50).
- Smashbox In the Mood (PiP, ).
- Charlotte Tilbury Smokey Eyes are Forever Happy Eyes Smoke (LE, ).
- Persona Passionate (PiP, ).
- NARS Rock Freak (LE, $19.00).
- ColourPop Free to Roam (LE, $4.50).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to have a “creamy and comfortable texture” that is long-wearing and has “intense color” (or “high-pigment”). There are five finishes that can be found within various palettes: matte, satin, shimmer, metallic, highlighter, and glitter, though there aren’t specific descriptions by finish, unfortunately.
There were a few shades that seemed more sparkly and were sheerer, more like layering shades, while the other finishes tended to be pigmented. In general, the texture was moderately dense with the matte shades being slightly thinner and a smidgen powdery in the pan compared to the satin, shimmer, and metallic shades.
Aside from those more sparkly shades, the formula was blendable, pigmented, easy to work with, and lasted an average of eight hours on me (without a primer).
Browse all of our Dior High Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
SQUALANE • MICA • SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE • ALUMINA • SILICA • CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC/SUCCINIC TRIGLYCERIDE • DIMER DILINOLEYL DIMER DILINOLEATE • TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN • ZINC STEARATE • POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE • ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • CENTAUREA CYANUS FLOWER WATER • SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE • GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE • ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN • TIN OXIDE • PINUS PENTAPHYLLA SEED OIL • STEARIC ACID • AQUA (WATER) • SODIUM BENZOATE • POTASSIUM SORBATE • TOCOPHEROL • [+/- CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) • CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) • CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE)]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
8.5
Product
9
Pigmentation
8.5
Texture
8
Longevity
5
Application
Khaki #2
Khaki #2 has a transparent base with lots of white gold micro-sparkle and mid-sized sparkle.
- Sheer pigmentation
- Slightly thin, firmer texture
- Picked up poorly with a brush, prone to fallout; best with a dampened brush/adhesive product
- Short-wearing (5 hours plus fallout)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- Makeup Geek Telepathic (P, $12.00).
- Fenty Beauty Oh-Zone (LE, ).
- KVD Beauty Absolution (LE, ).
- UOMA Beauty Ranavalona (LE, ).
- ColourPop Keep It Crisp (LE, $9.00).
- ColourPop Salton (LE, $6.00).
- Auric Entice (Powder) (PiP, ).
- Make Up For Ever 102 White Gold (P, $26.00).
- MAC Dazzle the Night Away (LE, $18.00).
- MAC It’s About Shine (P, $18.00).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to have a “creamy and comfortable texture” that is long-wearing and has “intense color” (or “high-pigment”). There are five finishes that can be found within various palettes: matte, satin, shimmer, metallic, highlighter, and glitter, though there aren’t specific descriptions by finish, unfortunately.
There were a few shades that seemed more sparkly and were sheerer, more like layering shades, while the other finishes tended to be pigmented. In general, the texture was moderately dense with the matte shades being slightly thinner and a smidgen powdery in the pan compared to the satin, shimmer, and metallic shades.
Aside from those more sparkly shades, the formula was blendable, pigmented, easy to work with, and lasted an average of eight hours on me (without a primer).
Browse all of our Dior High Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE • OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE • MICA • ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH • ZINC STEARATE • SILICA • ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • TIN OXIDE • PENTYLENE GLYCOL • CENTAUREA CYANUS FLOWER WATER • SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE • LAUROYL LYSINE • BIS-BEHENYL/ISOSTEARYL/PHYTOSTERYL DIMER DILINOLEYL DIMER DILINOLEATE • PINUS PENTAPHYLLA SEED OIL • STEARIC ACID • AQUA (WATER) • MALTODEXTRIN • SODIUM BENZOATE • POTASSIUM SORBATE • [+/- CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) • CI 77491, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) • CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) • CI 75470 (CARMINE)]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
3
Pigmentation
4
Longevity
2
Application
Khaki #3
Khaki #3 is a light-medium, yellowy gold with subtle, warm undertones and a pearly finish.
- Mostly opaque pigmentation
- Smooth, not too firmly or softly pressed, a touch powdery
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Average-wearing (7.5 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- ColourPop Take It Again (LE, $4.50).
- BH Cosmetics Club Tropicana #7 (LE, ).
- ColourPop MVP (LE, $4.50).
- Tom Ford Beauty Emerald Isles (Eye Color) (LE, ).
- ColourPop Third Eye (LE, $4.50).
- Too Faced Fun in the Sun (LE, $16.00).
- Anastasia C2 (Norvina Vol. 1) (LE, $12.00).
- LORAC Gilded (LE, $19.00).
- Urban Decay Goldmine (LE, $19.00).
- Makeup by Mario Master Metallics #8 (PiP, ).
Formula Overview
–
The formula is supposed to have a “creamy and comfortable texture” that is long-wearing and has “intense color” (or “high-pigment”). There are five finishes that can be found within various palettes: matte, satin, shimmer, metallic, highlighter, and glitter, though there aren’t specific descriptions by finish, unfortunately.
There were a few shades that seemed more sparkly and were sheerer, more like layering shades, while the other finishes tended to be pigmented. In general, the texture was moderately dense with the matte shades being slightly thinner and a smidgen powdery in the pan compared to the satin, shimmer, and metallic shades.
Aside from those more sparkly shades, the formula was blendable, pigmented, easy to work with, and lasted an average of eight hours on me (without a primer).
Browse all of our Dior High Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
MICA • CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE • SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE • ISONONYL ISONONANOATE • OCTYLDODECANOL • CELLULOSE ACETATE • POLYGLYCERYL-2 ISOSTEARATE/DIMER DILINOLEATE COPOLYMER • SILICA • ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL • TRIACETIN • ETHYLENE/PROPYLENE/STYRENE COPOLYMER • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN • CENTAUREA CYANUS FLOWER WATER • LAUROYL LYSINE • ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE • SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE • GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE • ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN • PINUS PENTAPHYLLA SEED OIL • TIN OXIDE • BUTYLENE/ETHYLENE/STYRENE COPOLYMER • PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE • SODIUM BENZOATE • POTASSIUM SORBATE • TOCOPHEROL • [+/- CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) • CI 77000 (ALUMINUM POWDER) • CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) • CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES)]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
8.5
Product
9.5
Pigmentation
8.5
Texture
8
Longevity
5
Application
Khaki #4
Khaki #4 is a deep, grayish sage green with neutral undertones and a bright, metallic sheen.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Smooth, not too firmly or softly pressed,
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Average-wearing (7.5 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
Formula Overview
–
The formula is supposed to have a “creamy and comfortable texture” that is long-wearing and has “intense color” (or “high-pigment”). There are five finishes that can be found within various palettes: matte, satin, shimmer, metallic, highlighter, and glitter, though there aren’t specific descriptions by finish, unfortunately.
There were a few shades that seemed more sparkly and were sheerer, more like layering shades, while the other finishes tended to be pigmented. In general, the texture was moderately dense with the matte shades being slightly thinner and a smidgen powdery in the pan compared to the satin, shimmer, and metallic shades.
Aside from those more sparkly shades, the formula was blendable, pigmented, easy to work with, and lasted an average of eight hours on me (without a primer).
Browse all of our Dior High Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE • MICA • ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH • ZINC STEARATE • SILICA • OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE • CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE • ALUMINA • ISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATE • BIS-BEHENYL/ISOSTEARYL/PHYTOSTERYL DIMER DILINOLEYL DIMER DILINOLEATE • ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL • ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • PENTYLENE GLYCOL • CENTAUREA CYANUS FLOWER WATER • SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE • PINUS PENTAPHYLLA SEED OIL • STEARIC ACID • AQUA (WATER) • SODIUM BENZOATE • POTASSIUM SORBATE • [+/- CI 77491, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) • CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) • CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE)]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
10
Pigmentation
8.5
Longevity
5
Application
Khaki #5
Khaki #5 is a medium, desaturated golden bronze with warm undertones and a pearly sheen.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Smooth, not too firmly or softly pressed, a touch powdery
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Average-wearing (7.5 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- NARS Stud (LE, $25.00).
- Dior Moonlight #4 (LE, ).
- LORAC Graphite (LE, $19.00).
- MAC Bye Bye Bahamas (LE, $17.00).
- Milani Sweeter Than Chocolate (PiP, $5.99).
- ColourPop After Hours (PiP, $4.50).
- Huda Beauty Jaguar #6 (LE, ).
- NARS Madrid (P, $22.00).
- NARS Splendor (DC, $25.00).
- Urban Decay Stash (LE, $19.00).
Formula Overview
–
The formula is supposed to have a “creamy and comfortable texture” that is long-wearing and has “intense color” (or “high-pigment”). There are five finishes that can be found within various palettes: matte, satin, shimmer, metallic, highlighter, and glitter, though there aren’t specific descriptions by finish, unfortunately.
There were a few shades that seemed more sparkly and were sheerer, more like layering shades, while the other finishes tended to be pigmented. In general, the texture was moderately dense with the matte shades being slightly thinner and a smidgen powdery in the pan compared to the satin, shimmer, and metallic shades.
Aside from those more sparkly shades, the formula was blendable, pigmented, easy to work with, and lasted an average of eight hours on me (without a primer).
Browse all of our Dior High Colour Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE • CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE • MICA • OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE • ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH • ZINC STEARATE • SILICA • ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • PENTYLENE GLYCOL • CENTAUREA CYANUS FLOWER WATER • SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE • LAUROYL LYSINE • BIS-BEHENYL/ISOSTEARYL/PHYTOSTERYL DIMER DILINOLEYL DIMER DILINOLEATE • TIN OXIDE • PINUS PENTAPHYLLA SEED OIL • STEARIC ACID • AQUA (WATER) • SODIUM BENZOATE • POTASSIUM SORBATE • [+/- CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) • CI 77491, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES)]
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
8.5
Product
10
Pigmentation
8.5
Texture
8
Longevity
5
Application
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