Bobbi Brown Discussion & Must-haves

[Odette1303]

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Originally Posted by anita22 I'm not sure about shade advice, but in terms of how the finish compares, Studio Finish is more of a "solid" concealer. It's very pigmented and a bit on the dry side - which makes it great for covering scars or dark pigmentation, but personally I find it too dry to use under the eye. The Creamy Concealer is, well, creamy - it has a slightly dewy finish so looks quite natural. It's excellent for covering undereye circles, though if you have very oily skin you might find it doesn't wear quite as long as the Studio Finish. Personally for everyday I prefer the Creamy Concealer. I hope that helps..!

This is exactly what I'm looking for!

I am a bit oily, but nothing a little powder can't fix, and I hate dry concealers for the under eye area.

 

[juicycouture328]

Can anyone explain to me the differences between Skin Finish foundation and the new Natural foundation? I don't have the newer Natural foundation, I just bought Skin Finish foundation about a week ago, and I love everything about it except for the coverage, it's kind of a little too sheer/lightweight for my complete liking. I was thinking of layering a BB foundation stick underneath the BB Skin Finish foundation for a bit more coverage, but if the Natural foundation is way way better than I may just go with that one altogether?

 

[Ingenue]

This just came in the email:

Bobbi wants 70 bucks for it. Looks a LOT like yaby to me. I need to go look at this in person.

 

[bell21]

Has anyone had a chance to check out the Holiday Collection from Bobbi Brown? I've never used any of her stuff but I've been thinking about picking up a concealer/corrector and a couple shimmer bricks to try out and the Holiday palettes for this year caught my eye. Here's a link for anyone who hasn't seen them Bobbi Brown Holiday 2010

 

[Miss QQ]

The holiday palettes look interesting to me. I don't have anything from BB except for Nectar shimmerbrick, so as much as I like the look of the palettes, I'm not sure if I'll start with an expensive purchase from BB.

 

[Beauty11111]

Can anyone explain to me the differences between Skin Finish foundation and the new Natural foundation? I don't have the newer Natural foundation, I just bought Skin Finish foundation about a week ago, and I love everything about it except for the coverage, it's kind of a little too sheer/lightweight for my complete liking. I was thinking of layering a BB foundation stick underneath the BB Skin Finish foundation for a bit more coverage, but if the Natural foundation is way way better than I may just go with that one altogether?

I’ve recently stopped wearing Bobbi Brown foundation as I have a better colour match with NARS though I do prefer the consistency of Bobbi Brown. I have all of the Bobbi Brown foundations in Alabaster and the Skin foundation is my favourite of the liquid foundation. I need a high coverage foundation and I found the coverage to be buildable but I always used the foundation stick on top, or the Moisturizing Cream Compact foundation, which is wonderful! The Natural Finish foundation is said to have a have a higher coverage but I haven’t personally noticed a difference, it does however oxidize heavily and because of this I wouldn’t recommend it. When first applied the Natural foundation is the lightest but after it oxidizes it becomes the darkest, I used it once and won’t use it again. I’d personally recommend keeping the Skin foundation and building coverage with the Moisturizing Cream or the Even Finish compact foundation. I hth .

 

[juicycouture328]

^Thanks so much for clearing that up for me. I'll stick to the Skin Foundation, and then buy the foundation stick to wear with it.

I'm liking some of the eye quads from the new holiday collection, but it doesn't help that almost everything there is Limited Ed, and every other brand has a holiday collection coming out too with other items that I want.

 

[sunshine817]

does anyone know what's the difference between the travel size brushes and the full sizes one, beside the handles? i know that mac travel size set is not as soft as the full sizes one. is it the same for bobbi's?

 

[anita22]

I bought the Beauty Rules palette last week and am loving it! Some of the shadows are quite sheer & sparkley, but it's an extremely versatile palette. I especially love the Pot Rouges (both exclusive ot the palette I think). I have a number of Bobb's palettes and this is my favourite so far - it's good value and has almost everything you'd need for a full face. Will be taking this on holiday with me next month for sure

 

[juicycouture328]

im actually impressed with the BB holiday collection this year. I will definitely be picking up a few items. It does look like its packed with shimmer though, not sure how i feel about that but it looks super girly and fun too

 

[Camnagem]

I just ordered 2 of the palettes from BB's site (smoky and smoldering), they look awesome! I got free shipping and used the code GALAXY for freebies (Galaxy Long-Wear Cream Shadow, mini Extreme Party Mascara and eye make-up remover). The code is good until midnight EST tonight, in case anyone else is interested.

I can't wait to play with these palettes and the freebies!

 

[LittleMaryJane]

I'm really loving the looks of the Crystal Eye Palette!! I'm pretty loyal to mac when it comes to eye makeup but Bobby Brown lures me over every now and again

 

[bell21]

I just ordered 2 of the palettes from BB's site (smoky and smoldering), they look awesome! I got free shipping and used the code GALAXY for freebies (Galaxy Long-Wear Cream Shadow, mini Extreme Party Mascara and eye make-up remover). The code is good until midnight EST tonight, in case anyone else is interested.

I can't wait to play with these palettes and the freebies!

Let us know how you like them, I'm thinking about getting those as well as the the Crystal Eye Palette and the Sparkle Glamour Quad. I keep telling myself that beween my MAC, UD and MUFE shadows I can get the same looks/colors but I keep putting them in my shopping cart lol

 

[Miss QQ]

I just ordered 2 of the palettes from BB's site (smoky and smoldering), they look awesome! I got free shipping and used the code GALAXY for freebies (Galaxy Long-Wear Cream Shadow, mini Extreme Party Mascara and eye make-up remover). The code is good until midnight EST tonight, in case anyone else is interested.

I can't wait to play with these palettes and the freebies!

Can't wait for your reviews on them! I'm interested in smoldering and the classic modern lip & eye palette.

 

[elegant-one]

I just ordered 2 of the palettes from BB's site (smoky and smoldering), they look awesome! I got free shipping and used the code GALAXY for freebies (Galaxy Long-Wear Cream Shadow, mini Extreme Party Mascara and eye make-up remover). The code is good until midnight EST tonight, in case anyone else is interested.

I can't wait to play with these palettes and the freebies!

I'm not going to order them until I hear back what you think first

 

[elegant-one]

I just got my order with Plum Wine shimmer blush & the new Jewel Red metallic lip color. Both are really really pretty. Those shimmer blushes are so smooth when you put them on that they just blend right into the skin. PW is a beautiful healthy looking soft plum/wine/burgundy on me. If you love red lips, Jewel Red is absolutely GORGEOUS on. It's not heavy & its not sheer - deeper berry red. I love it on.

Earlier, I got the Calypso Coral metallic lipstick to go with the Coral Shimmer blush - both are so beautiful on.

 

[Miss QQ]

^^ Do you have the glosses? I'm interested in getting Scarlet gloss, and also one of the lipsticks, but I can't decide which. Thanks for your review on Jewel Red.

Are the lipsticks pigmented and how moisturizing are they, as compared to Chanel RC or RA?

How tacky are the glosses compared to Chanel's glossimers and MAC's lipglass?

I'm very new to BB - only have Nectar Shimmerbrick and was never into their makeup, but surprisingly I'm very drawn to their holiday collection this year.

 

[elegant-one]

1) BB Jewel Red ls
2) JR Swatch
3) Plum Wine Shimmer Blush - actually its a little bit darker than that pic.
4) BB Calypso ls & Coral 3 shimmer blush

 

[bis]

^^^ Elegant-one, that red lipstick sure is *very* pretty! How does it smell and wear?
It reminds me a bit of MACs Port Red. Do you think they are close?

Thanks for the swatches

 

[elegant-one]

^^^ Elegant-one, that red lipstick sure is *very* pretty! How does it smell and wear?
It reminds me a bit of MACs Port Red. Do you think they are close?

Thanks for the swatches

It really doesn't have any taste or smell. It wears beautifully. It is not heavy nor is it sheer, its a just right consistency I think. A little sheer its a gorgeous berry red stain. The red is more on the pink side of red. Beautiful & the metallic is very subtle elegant. It may be in the tones of Port Red which is so wearable for everyone, but a bit more deep without being dark. Its a perfect red I think for every skin tone.