Dior Rouge Saga Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Rouge Saga (683)
Dior Rouge Saga (683) 5 Couleurs Couture Eyeshadow Palette ($65.00 for 0.24 oz.) is a very copper-leaning color story released as a limited edition palette for the autumnal season. The quality was decent but not as good as Dior has been in the past, as a few shades seemed to have a firmer/stiffer press to them.
Ingredients
Rouge Saga (683)
$65.00.
Rouge Saga #1
Rouge Saga #1 is a light copper with moderate, warm orange-leaning undertones and a lightly sparkling, frosted sheen.
- Mostly opaque pigmentation
- Slightly firmer consistency, not dense or thick, but didn’t pick up as readily with a brush
- Applied evenly and blended out without issues
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Tom Ford Beauty De La Creme #2 (PiP, ).
- Makeup Atelier Honey Brown #2 (P, ).
- NABLA Cosmetics Byzantine (PiP, ).
- Chanel Grandeur (56) (LE, $30.00).
- Givenchy Palette Ors Audacieux #4 (LE, ).
- Dior Riviera #3 (LE, ).
- L'Oreal Sunset Seine (P, $5.99).
- ColourPop Shook Up (LE, $6.00).
- Urban Decay Half Baked (LE, $19.00).
- Charlotte Tilbury Happy Glow (Prime) (LE, ).
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.
Rouge Saga #1
LELimited Edition.
Rouge Saga #2
Rouge Saga #2 is a vivid, medium-dark rusty-copper with warm, red undertones and a matte finish.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Slightly firmer consistency but picked up fairly well with a brush
- Applied evenly and blended out without issues
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop In My Tumbly (LE, $4.50).
- MAC Louvre at First Sight (PiP, $17.00).
- Morphe Chestnut (PiP, ).
- Sydney Grace Berry Fizz (DC, $5.25).
- Sydney Grace Pipers Piping (P, $5.25).
- Sydney Grace You Can (PiP, $5.25).
- Sydney Grace Gulf Coast (P, $5.25).
- ColourPop Silhouette (LE, $4.50).
- Too Faced Cinna-moan (LE, $16.00).
- Sydney Grace Supreme Harvest (PiP, $5.25).
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.
Rouge Saga #2
LELimited Edition.
Rouge Saga #3
Rouge Saga #3 is a medium, chocolaty brown with moderate, warm undertones and a pearly sheen.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Slightly firmer consistency, not dense or thick, but didn’t pick up as readily with a brush
- Applied evenly and blended out without issues
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Natasha Denona Sense (384M) (PiP, $29.00).
- Ciate Flare (PiP, ).
- Urban Decay Off Duty (LE, $19.00).
- Viseart Scala (LE, ).
- NARS Idolized (LE, $19.00).
- Glaminatrix Raw (PiP, $8.04).
- Pat McGrath Sienna Rose (LE, $25.00).
- ColourPop West Star (P, $4.50).
- Anastasia Comfort (P, $12.00).
- Natasha Denona Rosewood (51M) (PiP, $29.00).
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.
Rouge Saga #3
LELimited Edition.
Rouge Saga #4
Rouge Saga #4 is a dark, reddish-copper with a satin finish.
- Mostly opaque pigmentation
- Slightly firmer consistency, not dense or thick, but didn’t pick up as readily with a brush
- Applied evenly and blended out without issues
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Peace on Earth (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop TTYN (LE, $4.50).
- ColourPop Moving Colours (PiP, $4.50).
- UOMA Beauty Desert Rose (LE, ).
- Huda Beauty Purple Haze #1 (PiP, ).
- Dose of Colors Try Me (LE, ).
- Anastasia C3 (Norvina Vol. 1) (LE, $12.00).
- Viseart Lava (GPV2 #26) (LE, ).
- Sydney Grace Warm Weather (DC, $8.00).
- Melt Cosmetics Sagrado (LE, ).
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.
Rouge Saga #4
LELimited Edition.
Rouge Saga #5
Rouge Saga #5 is a deep, reddish-brown with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Slightly firmer consistency but picked up fairly well with a brush
- Applied evenly and blended out without issues
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Lo and Behold (LE, $17.00).
- LORAC Burgundy (PiP, ).
- NARS Nostalgie (LE, $19.00).
- Sydney Grace The Next Chapter (LE, $5.25).
- LORAC Amaretto (PiP, $19.00).
- Chanel Lumieres et Vibrations #4 (LE, ).
- Huda Beauty Naughty (PiP, ).
- ColourPop Say Yes (LE, $4.50).
- Pat McGrath Major Mahogany (LE, $25.00).
- Fenty Beauty Spice Trip (Rose) (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.
UGH – shades of ABH Modern Renaissance and that very red toned quad from Chanel a few years ago.
I know, I know – pretty darn awful their quints this year. What a let down.
This is right up my alley. I’ll check it.
If I didn’t already have ABH Modern Renaissance (although mine is nearly ancient by this point!), I may have gone in for this. It’s quite pretty, but also just a little bit dated? Like; 2016-18 much?
Ugh, and double ugh! I hope orange hits the dust soon!
I have not been happy with the quality of Dior shadows since returning to makeup. I use to buy at least one palette from every release. I will easily skip this palette. The color story has been done to death and better in drugstore brands. I don’t need anymore red/copper shadows.
Another red orangey palette in the market place and not even a good quality one at that. Dior’s latest is not their greatest.
This is not for me, but I think it would be very beautiful and deep skin tones. Kudos to Dior for making their make up more inclusive.