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Earlier this year, following Maria Grazia Chiuri’s final Dior show in Paris, I got a sneak peek at the brand’s beauty products for 2025. At first glance, the packaging looked fun — new charms and a stick contained in what looked like an oversize lip oil — but then my eyes landed on pigment, pigment, and more pigment. Serious stuff, this time in the form of a Lip Glow Butter and a Blush Stick that are new additions to the Dior Backstage collection, a line of makeup inspired by the backstage of Dior runways. The collection launched in 2018 with 40 shades of foundation, blush, and an array of palettes for glow, contouring, and lips. Last month, the newbies finally became part of the Dior Backstage family. (As was Dior’s Rosy Glow Powder Blush, but it’s not new, just reformulated.) I’ve been using them for about a month, and there has been a lot of social-media chatter about the products. So let’s come to a verdict: Do you need them?
Dior is known for its viral Lip Glow Oil, a $40 nourishing gloss that delivers a glossy lip (with a nonsticky formula) but doesn’t lack in hydration thanks to the main ingredient, cherry oil, which is said to nourish and protect the lips. The Lip Glow Butter (which costs a whopping two bucks more) is also made with cherry oil, but the formula includes ceramides and peptides to support the lip barrier and give a slight plump — not lip-filler plump but definitely a subtle pout — and it does so without the stinging sensation a lot of lip plumpers have. There are five shades of Lip Glow Butter (as opposed to 14 of Lip Glow Oil).
I know, I know: There are 1 million lip products out right now. But if I had to say you need a Dior Lip Butter, it would specifically be the Toffee shade, a universally flattering buttery brown. This has been my go-to with a lip liner when I wear a full face of makeup, and without one when I want a hint of color but the nourishment of a balm. The five shades have two finishes: two shimmery and three simple glossy ones. I wore a shimmer and quickly realized I’d gone overboard and my lips looked like I just kissed a bowl of glitter, so it’s safe to say a little goes a long way. I find I have to reapply it after about five hours, but my lips haven’t felt dry at all. Even if the product disappears on my lips, the nourishment doesn’t, and that’s what makes me pick it up so much. And I have to be honest — the adorable Dior charm on the tube makes me want to take it out even more.
If you love a dewy, flushed face in the summer, allow me to introduce you to the one product that will make your life easier. I first used the Dior Blush Stick earlier this month on vacation. It was the only product I applied after my sunscreen. I was going to the beach and didn’t want to wear makeup but wanted to look like I was on vacation; for me, that means dewy, sun-kissed skin and glowy, rosy cheeks — not sunburned but subtly flushed.
My only con for this product was … the stick melted in the heat. Should I have kept it in the hotel room and out of the sun? Definitely. So don’t be like me: Keep the stick at a normal temperature and don’t bring it out in the heat to reapply. I ended up not needing to reapply it, but it was my first time using it so I didn’t know what to expect. Even through getting sand on my skin and sweating my SPF off, the blush didn’t budge. Because it’s so buildable and creamy, I put on a generous amount and blended it with my fingers. Easy.
Last summer, my go-to blush for a look like this was Rhode’s Pocket Blush, ($24), but Dior’s Blush Stick lasts a bit longer and has a pigment I prefer on darker skin. (Outside of Rhode’s pink-lilac shade, the collection is a bit too light for me.) The $44 Dior stick also contains more product than the Rhode blush and comes in seven pH-activated shades that customize to your skin tone, so what may appear one way on me will look different on another complexion.
The powder blush from the Dior collection was also reformulated, which I was really excited about. I’d wanted to love the previous formula, but it was too sheer for me and barely showed up on my darker skin tone. Our beauty writer Carol Lee loved it on her lighter complexion. The new formula has a rich pigment that instantly shows up on the skin, making it comparable to a blush like Haus Labs’, one I rave about all the time.
The Lip Glow Butters, Blush Sticks, and newly formulated powder blushes are available on Dior.com and Sephora.com.
The internet has been giving split reviews of the Lip Glow Butters. Some TikTokers have pointed out that the tube is only half full, and for $42, they’re looking for a full tube. Most reviews rave about the formula and the charm packaging. Peter Philips, creative director of Dior Beauty, knew the charms’ playfulness would be a festive addition, especially for Gen Z.
As for the Blush Sticks, they’re a fan favorite. Makeup artist Jaleesa Jaikaran shared her review, calling it “glass skin in a stick” and showing how glowy it looks on the skin. I have to agree.
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