Dior 5 Couleurs Couture Colour Eyeshadow Palette in Bonne Étoile from the Mystic Metallics Collection for Fall 2013

Finally! The sun came out, and I was able to get photos of Dior's 5 Couleurs Couture Colour Eyeshadow Palette in Bonne Étoile (#384, $61)) from the Mystic Metallics Collecton for Fall 2013. Every day this week, it has rained. Today it's sunny, hot, and very humid - not the perfect time to talk about fall color. However, I have been admiring this palette for days. Perhaps Dior's lucky stars, embossed into the surface of the shades makes it ideal for an Independence Day feature.

The Dior counter at Nordstrom received Bonne Étoile and one light pink crème lip color from the fall collection. Another palette (Constellation (#864), which has a lavender theme and was probably used on the models above), nail lacquers, additional lip colors, and other pieces will be arriving at Nordstrom, but not until the Anniversary Sale (don't get me going on the credit card hinge for Nordstrom's sale preview). That means I'll be looking for them elsewhere in August, when the collection is scheduled to launch.

This palette is gorgeous. Predominantly shimmering, it offers colors with a fall feel - and a green theme I love. I'll be very tempted to pull it out and use it sooner than September.

I took swatch photos in full sun, using a sponge-tipped applicator to apply each shade. I started at the top of my arm with the khaki shade in the top left corner and swatched clockwise, ending with the shimmering brown in the center. I was so dissatisfied with my first set of photos, I took new ones. These are the best color representations I could get, but they are not 100% accurate.

Every shade in Bonne Étoile left me sighing. I'm looking at the top khaki shade on my arm, and it's definitely a shimmering khaki. In my photos, it appears to be a green-toned charcoal. There are certain shades of green my camera can't capture well. Look for khaki, and you will see that it's khaki - maybe with a hint of British racing green.

The shimmering, light mauve-toned pink is a beautiful shade, but it's magnetism doesn't translate well in photos. The third shade down is green - a gleaming green (somewhat like mint green). So why does it appear to be turquoise in my photos? I'm stumped.

The shimmering teal, a mix of blue and green, is heavenly - a great fall shade. The brown with golden shimmer in the center of the palette complements the other shades perfectly. Use it as a shadow or a liner - your choice. All of the shades are perfectly pigmented, and adhere perfectly with no fallout).

The Non-Blonde published swatch photos. She got a better shot of the green, but even her khaki photo isn't as perfect as the shade is in real life. You will just have to see Bonne Étoile for yourself to know it's a great palette.

Bonne Étoile from the Mystic Metallics Collection is available at Nordstrom in store and online exclusively until August.

Photo at top courtesy of Dior; second photo courtesy of Nordstrom; other photos by  Best Things in Beauty