Dior Night Bird Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Night Bird (459)

Dior Night Bird (459) 5 Couleurs Couture Eyeshadow Palette ($62.00 for 0.24 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette from the brand’s fall collection. All five shades had semi-opaque to opaque color coverage, were blendable, and long-lasting. The formula felt like a gel-powder hybrid, so they have a more “baked” quality to them, which can require a slightly heavier hand if one is used to working with more powdery formulas.

Ingredients

Night Bird (459)

LELimited Edition. $62.00.

9.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

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Night Bird #1

Night Bird #1 is a medium, olive green with moderate, warm undertones and a pearly sheen. The texture was smooth, moderately dense but not stiff to work with, and blendable. It had mostly opaque, buildable color coverage that wore well for eight and a half hours before fading visibly.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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Sydney Grace Fallen (DC, $6.00) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Olive U (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Coloured Raine Green Valley (LE, $6.99) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop EBB (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Sunken Treasure (DC, $5.00) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Bliss (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Melt Cosmetics Goalz (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Megabyte (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
ColourPop Rose All Day (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Commission (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).

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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

#14987/A SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● MICA ● CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE ● HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER ● SILICA ● SQUALANE ● OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE ● GLYCERIN ● POLYSORBATE 80 ● ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ● CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ● TIN OXIDE ● 1,2-HEXANEDIOL ● CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT ● XANTHAN GUM ● PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE ● CETEARYL ALCOHOL ● DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE ● TOCOPHEROL ● [+/- :CI 19140 (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE) ● CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) ● CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) ● CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) ● CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) ● CI 77289 (CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN) ● CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) ● CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE, FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) ● CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) ● 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.

Night Bird #1

LELimited Edition.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Night Bird #2

Night Bird #2 is a light yellow with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had opaque pigmentation with a soft, smooth texture that was moderately dense, slightly firm but not stiff, so it had no powderiness but blended out beautifully. It stayed on well for eight and a half hours before fading noticeably.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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Fenty Beauty Need Receipts (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
Too Faced Fireflies (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
ColourPop I'm Thumpin' (LE, $4.50) is cooler (80% similar).
Make Up For Ever D316 Crystalline Pinky Green (DC, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
Anastasia C2 (Norvina Mini Vol. 2) (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (80% similar).
Huda Beauty Emerald #9 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
Huda Beauty Emerald #1 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
Too Faced Fall Vibes (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
ColourPop Isla Vista (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, cooler (80% similar).

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Formula Overview

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

#14988/A MICA ● ALUMINA ● SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE ● HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER ● SQUALANE ● OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE ● GLYCERIN ● POLYSORBATE 80 ● ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ● CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ● TIN OXIDE ● 1,2-HEXANEDIOL ● CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT ● XANTHAN GUM ● PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE ● SILICA ● CETEARYL ALCOHOL ● DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE ● TOCOPHEROL ● [+/- :CI 19140 (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE) ● CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) ● CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) ● CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) ● CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) ● CI 77289 (CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN) ● CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) ● CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE, FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) ● CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) ● CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) ● ].

Night Bird #2

LELimited Edition.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

98%

Total

Night Bird #3

Night Bird #3 is a medium orange-coral with warm undertones and a soft, satiny sheen. The eyeshadow had mostly opaque color coverage that adhered evenly to bare skin and blended out well as the texture was soft, smooth, and blendable without being too firmly nor too softly pressed into the pan. It lasted well for eight hours before fading a bit.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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Dior Coral Canvas #1 (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop Skinny Latte (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
MAC Summer Sun (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Coral #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Sephora Hippie Girl (223) (P, $9.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
MAC Dewdrop (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
NARS Ain't No Stopping Now (LE, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever D750 Frosted Peach (DC, $21.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Morphe Little Lady (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever Molten (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

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

#13351/A MICA ● ALUMINA ● SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE ● HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER ● SQUALANE ● OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE ● GLYCERIN ● TIN OXIDE ● SILICA ● POLYSORBATE 80 ● ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ● CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ● 1,2-HEXANEDIOL ● CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT ● XANTHAN GUM ● PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE ● CETEARYL ALCOHOL ● DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE ● TOCOPHEROL ● [+/- :CI 19140 (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE) ● CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) ● CI 75470 (CARMINE) ● CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) ● CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) ● CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) ● CI 77289 (CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN) ● CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) ● CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE, FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) ● CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) ● CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) ● ].

Night Bird #3

LELimited Edition.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Night Bird #4

Night Bird #4 is a muted, medium-dark forest green with a slightly cooler, almost bluish base and warmer, olive shimmer throughout. The color itself appeared bluer in the pan but ended up looking green on my skin. The texture was soft, blendable, and a little powdery but seemed to “melt” after a few minutes on my lid. It wore well for eight and a half hours before fading visibly.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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ColourPop Facile (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Urban Decay Psych (P, $19.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
Linda Hallberg Cosmetics Lakuna (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
MAC Moss Definitely (P, $23.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Under the Sea (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Mistletoe (DC, $8.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Fyrinnae Deinonychus (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Urban Decay Mildew (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Pat McGrath VR Emerald (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Icon Disco Eyes #1 (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

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

#14990/A MICA ● ALUMINA ● SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER ● LAURYL DIMETHICONE ● BUTYLENE GLYCOL ● POLYGLYCERYL-4 CAPRATE ● POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE ● CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE ● HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE ● GLYCERIN ● ISODODECANE ● TREHALOSE ● CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ● ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ● HYDROGENATED LECITHIN ● TIN OXIDE ● POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE ● SILICA ● 1,2-HEXANEDIOL ● CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT ● XANTHAN GUM ● TOCOPHEROL ● ASCORBYL PALMITATE ● PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE ● CITRIC ACID ● [+/- :CI 19140 (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE) ● CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) ● CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) ● CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) ● CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) ● CI 77289 (CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN) ● CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) ● CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE, FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) ● CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) ● CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) ● ].

Night Bird #4

LELimited Edition.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

93%

Total

Night Bird #5

Night Bird #5 has a blackened brown base with subtle, warm undertones and cooler flecks of blue and green-teal sparkle. It had nearly opaque pigmentation with a soft, moderately dense consistency that was firm without being stiff. It stayed on well for eight and a half hours before fading noticeably.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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Stila Vivid Jade (P, $24.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Too Faced Lost Boys (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Midnight Green (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
NABLA Cosmetics Rosemary (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
Dior Emerald #3 (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Makeup Geek Epic (P, $9.99) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty TFX11 (LE, $36.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Sydney Grace Timber (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Danessa Myricks Secret Garden (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Sephora Fern (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

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

#14989/A SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ● MICA ● SILICA ● CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE ● HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER ● SQUALANE ● OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE ● GLYCERIN ● POLYSORBATE 80 ● ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ● CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ● TIN OXIDE ● 1,2-HEXANEDIOL ● CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT ● XANTHAN GUM ● PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE ● CETEARYL ALCOHOL ● DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE ● TOCOPHEROL ● [+/- :CI 19140 (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE) ● CI 42090 (BLUE 1 LAKE) ● CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES) ● CI 77163 (BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE) ● CI 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS) ● CI 77289 (CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN) ● CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES) ● CI 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE, FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE) ● CI 77742 (MANGANESE VIOLET) ● CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) ● ].