Dior Summer 2012 Collection - Croisette Collection

It is the first full week of June and I am beginning to finish up with the summer collections and wrapping up the last little bit of summer makeup shopping.  At this point, I am more interested in summer skincare products and a few last fun colors to wear when going out at night.  One of the last few collections that I am really interested in purchasing from is the new Dior summer collection, Croisette Collection.  This collection contains a bunch of great eye palettes and some bright pops of color for the lips and nails.  Why is is that I am more attracted to the nail polishes than anything else in the collection already?!  I have been rapidly adding to my nail polish collection for the summer and I am already looking forward to adding fall shades to my collection.  I am trying to justify adding the bright aqua shade from this new collection to my polish line up but I don't really need yet another bright summer shade...

I am pulling my information and photos from the Nordstrom website, I started out looking at the photos on the Dior website but it is refusing to let me look at anything but a collection overview at the moment.  The Nordstrom website states the following as an overview of the collection; "Inspired by the art de vivre of the French Riviera, the Dior Croisette Collection combines the peace of the French countryside with the splendor of Saint Tropez."  I love the neutral palette in this collection and I will be able to use this all summer against a great fake tan, this might be one of my last beauty purchases for the season...

Here is the Dior Croisette Collection!

Le Croisette 5 - Color Palette - Inspired by the art de vivre of the French Riviera, the Dior Croisette Collection combines the peace of the French Countryside with the splendor of the Saint Tropez.  Adorned with sunbursts, the Le Croisette palettes are inspired by the sophisticated signature pleating technique used on the fabric of Dior dresses.
- Swimming Pool - medium bronze shimmer/pale aqua shimmer/medium gold shimmer/medium jade green shimmer/bright aqua matte
- Aurora - deep gold shimmer/deep chocolate brown shimmer/bright bronze shimmer/pale champagne shimmer/medium champagne matte

Addict Vernis Croisette Collection Lipstick - A lipstick.  An attitude.  A state of mind.  Inspired by the art de vivre of the French Riviera, the Dior Croisette Collection combines the peace of the French Countryside with the splendor of Saint Tropez.  The hydrating and volumizing formula leaves lips colorful and subtly sparkling with cocktail colors, ready for a scorching kiss on the deck.
- 414 Casual Gold - warm sheer gold shimmer
- 544 Jet Set - warm peachy coral shimmer
- 354 Palace - pinky coral shimmer

Addict Vernis Croisette Collection Ultra Gloss - Inspired by the art de vivre of the French Riviera, the Dior Croisette Collection combines the peace of the French Countryside with the splendor of Saint Tropez.  Dior Addict Ultra Gloss features a featherweight formula with a flash-plumping, 'spotlight shine' effect.  Hyaluronic spheres keep lips smooth and moisturized, while mirror-like micro pearls reflect light in all directions for a dazzling finish!
- 432 Brown Panama - shimmering bronze
- 542 Orange Pareo - bright orange shimmer
- 464 Pink Croisette - bright cool pink shimmer

Vernis Croisette Collection Nail Lacquer - Never before has the color of the new Dior Vernis displayed such lacquered and vibrant shine!  Inspired by the art de vivre of the French Riviera, the Dior Croisette Collection combines the peace of the French Countryside with the splendor of Saint Tropez.  A cocktail of shine and sparkle amplifying active ingredients directs pigments and pearly particles to enhance light reflection tenfold.  Application is even easier with the new brush.  Dior Vernis also features a new chip-resistant formula that protects and embellishes the nails, day after day.
- 231 Bikini - bright pink coral cream
- 401 Saint Tropez - bright aqua cream

My favorite pieces of the collection are still the bright aqua nail polish shade and the bronze and gold eye shadow palette.  The nail polish hue that I love is already sold out on the Sephora and Nordstrom websites so I am doubting that I will be able to get this shade at all this summer, I will just be happy with my China Glaze Aquadelic polish for the summer months.  The Aurora eye palette will work well all summer and into the fall, I see that it is not sold out and I will be searching for this palette at both Sephora and Macy*s.  To round out my choices on this collection, I would like to own the Pink Croisette shade of the lip gloss however my summer won't be ruined if I am not able to get a tube of it. 

At this time of the year, I am only purchasing products that I can use for multiple seasons, there isn't much point in buying summer products at this point since I will only wear them for three months maximum.  I only have one more summer collection to look at that and then I will begin watching out for the fall products and trends.  With the exception of the bronze eye palette, I won't be chasing out any more summer products.

photo courtesy of Nordstrom