Dior has always been one of my favorite cosmetic brands. I am a Beauty Junkie beyond belief and I have never been able to resist purchasing a few new Dior Palettes each season. Most of the palettes in the past have had two, maybe three colors I would wear, with the rest going to waste. However, this past year, everything seemed to change. Dior released a slew of Palettes, each more beautiful than the next. However, upon first inspection, at least for me, the colors in a number of palettes didn't make sense in terms of how to apply them, creating presentable looks one could actually wear to work. It was only after playing with the colors at the department store counter on my own that I realized the way to achieve the prettiest creations was by layering the colors, one on top of the other, something I normally wouldn't do. A case in point, one of my favorite palettes is Trafalgar. However, I have never seen such a strange variety of colors in any palette, no less a Dior palette. I couldn't figure out how to get the center red to work. Finally, as I was on the verge of giving up, I simply started layering colors on my hand, one on top of the other, beginning with the center red color, followed by the lower right color, then the lower left color. Lo and behold, the combination of all three colors, evenly dispersed one over the other, produced the most beautiful color I've ever seen, a color I couldn't attempt to describe. It was simply innovative and gorgeous. From there, it was easy to incorporate the last 2 remaining colors in the palette, producing a number of very pretty styles, none of which I've ever seen before. I actually caused a few heads to turn. As a redhead with green eyes, I NEVER would have believed these colors would work on my very fair skin. But this palette turned out to be probably one of my favorite for the season. I'm so happy Dior is beginning to experiment with bright, colorful beautiful colors in their palettes. I've never been a fan of the NUDE look and these new palettes allow one to use their imagination to come up with a plethora of styles, using ALL the colors in the palette instead of throwing away at least 2, which is a huge waste of money. I have only one complaint about these new palettes…..after spending an hour at the Dior counter trying to decide which palette to purchase, I get so frustrated with indecision and just purchase them all, leaving me with only a few pennies in my pocket. Well, at least I've finally discovered the secret to maintaining my girlish figure. Poverty has a way of doing that to you. Regardless, I may be poor but at least I look FABULOUS! And let's face it, isn't that really all that matters! (JUST KIDDING)