Bobbi Brown Discussion & Must-haves

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BellaItalia1969

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Originally Posted by sabrilina
Hi, I haven't posted in a while, so I apologize if this is in the wrong place (please let me know if this should go on another section of specktra), but here are some pictures of the new illuminating bronzers with some comparisons to other brands. Also a picture of the new Bronzer Brush versus her old one (the old one is in the mini size).

Finally, a few swatch pictures of the new pink bronzers versus Nars Orgasm, Nars Super Orgasm, and LM Pink Shimmer Block.

1. Nars Orgasm
2. Nars Super Orgasm
3. Bobbi Brown Maui Illuminating Bronzer
4. Bobbi Brown Antigua Illuminating Bronzer
5. Laura Mercier Pink Mosaic

Sabrilina,
Wow these look stunning!I adore B.Brown bronzing range,this is the only brand that does not make me look like i have been tangoed...(for those who are not in UK,Tango ,is a fizzy orange drink
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Thanks for the swatches hun my poor credit card ouchy
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Ooops forgot to add that I bought Clarins bronzing powder after being made up by their beauty consultant at the dep.store...it looked nice on me ...but when i left the store and looked in natural daylight...i was horrified ..so,so orange and shimmery !
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suffice to say it was the worse £25,that i have ever spend!Gave the powder to my workmate who was delighted ( i have yellow skin tones so the shimmers are no go for me)and since only ever buy B.Brown bronzers/illuminators
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Twinkle_Twinkle

Twinkle_Twinkle

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Originally Posted by shadowaddict
Does anyone have either of these two e/s? And are they unique or do they have a MAC dupe? They look so pretty online but not sure how they are in real life. Thanks

Metallic E/S "After Hours" & Metallic E/S "Bash"

I have Bash and I have seen After Hours and their are no MAC dupes in the permanent collection. The closet things would be Fertile e/s for After Hours (which was LE - Strange Hybrid) and Humid e/s, but Bash is darker and smokier.
 
KYBankerGirl

KYBankerGirl

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Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a huge following of Bobbi Brown lovers who swatch her products in the same manic way that we MAC fans love to - natural light, indoor, with flash, without flash - you get my drift.

On the other hand, I am a big fan of some of her products and in some cases choose them over MAC. Long wear eyeshadows and gel eyeliners are one example - I haven't met a one yet that I don't love and that doesn't outwear and/or outperform MAC. I don't have oily skin, but I have hooded eyelids so I have creasing issues and eyeliner smearing issues from the moment I put them on. Paints and paint pots don't have the color range that BB does and the same goes for the gel eyeliners. For real girls, her shimmer eyeliners are gorgeous! JMHO

I have After Hours and I am not aware of a MAC dupe but I'm not an expert either. I am a big fan of her new packaging and really like the new metallics and especially the shimmers. Yes they are expensive, but gals, check the product amount, it's nearly twice the amount that comes in a MAC pan. So for the normal colors that I reach for and wear day in and day out, it makes perfect sense. I'm not straying for MAC - there's still plenty of room in my cosmetic repetoire for MAC!

I could go on but I'll refrain. If you want to be enlightened I can go on. :)


This blog has a fairly good amount of BB swatches.
The Next Best Thing to Going Shopping Yourself
 
sabrilina

sabrilina

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Originally Posted by sabrilina
A close MAC dupe for Bobbi Brown After Hours is their Smut Eyeshadow. Not sure about Bash though!

Dupe follow up with swatches for shadowaddict:

1. Bobbi Brown After Hours
2. Chanel Magic Night (more reddish in shimmer)
3. MAC Smut (less shimmer, more brown base)
4. MAC Deep Purple Pigment (more shimmery and more purple)

There's no exact dupe, IMHO, the BB After Hours is the prettiest, but the closest in color family are the above that I know of. Swatched on MAC NC30 skin. HTH!


 
Twinkle_Twinkle

Twinkle_Twinkle

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Has anyone seen the new Pink Coral? And if so is it deeper in color that Coral? Also, just how light is Plum? Can a NW45 wear it. I won't be able to make it to the mall until Thursday and I don't want to wait that long to place my order for fear that everything I want will be sold out. TIA!
 
shadowaddict

shadowaddict

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Originally Posted by sabrilina
Dupe follow up with swatches for shadowaddict:

1. Bobbi Brown After Hours
2. Chanel Magic Night (more reddish in shimmer)
3. MAC Smut (less shimmer, more brown base)
4. MAC Deep Purple Pigment (more shimmery and more purple)

There's no exact dupe, IMHO, the BB After Hours is the prettiest, but the closest in color family are the above that I know of. Swatched on MAC NC30 skin. HTH!

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Thank you so much for the pics. I LOVE it. It is different enough that I must have it.
 
sabrilina

sabrilina

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Twinkle_Twinkle
Has anyone seen the new Pink Coral? And if so is it deeper in color that Coral? Also, just how light is Plum? Can a NW45 wear it. I won't be able to make it to the mall until Thursday and I don't want to wait that long to place my order for fear that everything I want will be sold out. TIA!


Here are some comparison pictures for the new Pink Coral Blush. Are you asking about the Coral Shimmerwash blush? The new Pink Coral is slightly deeper, but pretty much the same intensity.

For Plum - are you talking about the new Plum Wine Shimmer Blush? If so, it's not light - if you know what Soft Pink looks like - the new plum is a deeper cooler version of Plum Wine. It was a bit too heavy/dark for me NC30.
 
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anita22

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Originally Posted by Forever
I looked on there website aswell but they dont have any swatches just color blocks.And theres not many Bobbi Brown swatches on here either.Can i ask where else you went to look at swatches?? The only things i was kind of interested in was a palette that i seen on QVC and the brights palette.Niether are on there website.
But i would like to see some gloss and e/s swatches.


I always use Makeup Alley's Picture Search function whenever I can't find swatches of something. Many times I've been lucky to find what I was after (although there's not a huge amount of Bobbi Brown, but there are some pics). . If you login to your Makeup Alley account, go to 'My MUA' -> then 'Search' -> then 'Pictures'.
 
Ericita

Ericita

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I read some products are being discontinued
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is that true? I'm sorry specially about some shades of pot rouges and gel eyeliners as I think those are 2 of the best products bobbi has!
 
RedRibbon

RedRibbon

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I doubt she would discontinue the gel liners in the most popular colours, she better not discotinue the purple one because I have yet to go and buy that as it brings out my eyes like no other
 
Ladyvirtuous

Ladyvirtuous

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I read on a blog that she was discontinuing the gel eyeliners in Cobalt, Hunter, Bronze Shimmer (
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), Indigo and Mahogany.

Also the Pot Rouges in Summer Tan, Calypso, Blushed Rose, Stonewashed Pink, Pink Raspberry (
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), and Raspberry.
 
alka1

alka1

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Originally Posted by Ladyvirtuous
I read on a blog that she was discontinuing the gel eyeliners in Cobalt, Hunter, Bronze Shimmer (
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), Sapphire Shimmer (
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), Indigo and Mahogany.

Also the Pot Rouges in Summer Tan, Calypso, Blushed Rose, Stonewashed Pink, Pink Raspberry (
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), and Raspberry.

I read in another forum that they are in fact discontinuing the pot rouges.. but the good news is that they are apparently returning in different packaging so that they fit into the palettes!
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I'm not sure about the gel eyeliners.. It's possible that they are getting rid of some shades only.
 
cetati

cetati

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I picked up Maui today and love it.

Does anyone know if Antigua is worth getting if one has Maui?
 
SmokeSignal16

SmokeSignal16

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Originally Posted by cetati
I picked up Maui today and love it.

Does anyone know if Antigua is worth getting if one has Maui?

I have both of those and if you have the money you can have both but they are pretty close imo. Maui looks like Orgasm with the gold flecks in it whereas Antigua is a more deeper pink/mauve (or plum?) color with a sheen and no flecks like Maui does. Here's a comparison on Karla's site: The Next Best Thing to Going Shopping Yourself: Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronzer
 
sabrilina

sabrilina

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Originally Posted by cetati
I picked up Maui today and love it.

Does anyone know if Antigua is worth getting if one has Maui?


I have both and yes, they are both worth getting in my opinion!
 
sabrilina

sabrilina

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New Nude Collection should be trickling in stores soon.

Shimmer Brick in Nude and Comparisons:
1. Nude
2. Sandstone
3. Brownie
4. Pink Quartz

Creamy Lip Colors Left to Right: Soft Blush, Rosebud, Rose Garden, and Twilight

Gel Liners:
1. Gunmetal Shimmer
2. Caviar
3. Graphite Shimmer



 
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