In Praise of Bobbi Brown
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to realize that my intentions the way I wear my makeup has changed. When I was in high school, I was all about the glitter with Urban Decay and Hard Candy (R.I.P) eyeshadows, eyeliners and lipsticks. I would only wear concealer, powder, and foundation on special occasions. During my college years, I slowly introduced concealer, foundation and powders with MAC cosmetics, but the colors were never quite right, the makeup would appear to be caked on, so I never looked natural.
These days, I still wear bright eyeshadow and bright lipsticks, but in a more classic sense. I have, however, changed the way that I look at foundation,concealer and powder. For the longest time, I didn’t feel like I needed these items in order to complete my look. I still don’t feel it is something that I need, but I know that my dark circles can be hidden with concealer, foundation can even out my skin tone and powder can brighten my face..
So when a nice representative approached me at Nordstrom about trying Bobbi Brown makeup, I was pretty hesitant. As a former glitter-lover, the color pallette choices didn’t do much for me. And on an even more superficial note, the packaging never jumped out at me. Well, this lady was not about to take no for an answer and persuaded me to sit down and at least try the concealer.
She was right. The concealer blended right in with my skin tone and the dark circles were drastically diminished. Before I could stop myself, I yelped out, “I’ll take it.”
A few weeks later, I was looking for a new foundation and I immediately went back to Bobbi Brown’s counter. The representative suggested Bobbi Brown’s Moisture Rich Foundation and applied it to my face. The foundation felt weightless, went on smoothly and blended in for a very natural look.
Needless to say, I’m now a Bobbi Brown convert. All of these years, the line has been in existence and I’ve walked right past the counters. I didn’t give it a chance. Or maybe I just wasn’t ready.
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In Praise of Bobbi Brown
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Bobbi Brown is the first place I tell everyone to go when they're looking to update their beauty wardrobe. They will give you the building blocks to a great beauty routine. And her latest book is probably the best one yet!
I love Bobbi Brown. I read her book Beauty of Color. It inspired me to know that I could wear bright colors even though I have a dark complexion.
I have some of her stuff. i have been lucky enough to try the foundation. I should give it a try soon.
Okay, so I'm thinking about checking out her book. Here's my reason lol….I'm a 26 y/o African American woman, I have never worn ANY form of makeup other than mascara and lip gloss (generally MAC). Otherwise, I just dont see the need for foundation & all that other stuff. My skin isn't perfect, but my skin tone isn't bad. I don't care for makeup because when I look at other black women I think wow your makeup looks terrible, it looks shiny, almost like their face is covered in plastic. Now with that said, I've been toying with the idea of finally giving makeup a try, but have no clue where to start as far as application goes, so maybe this will be a great book for me!
DWJ–I now see what you mean about Bobbi Brown. Her makeup is so simple and subtle, and you can build it up. You can either stay simple or you can go all out.
Ana–I'm definitely going to check out her book. I've been inspired to learn more about Bobbi Brown makeup and her techniques. And I would definitely say try her foundation. It's probably the best I've tried so far.
Ebony_Jewel–I think it would be a great book for you. From what I've been told about Bobbi Brown and from my experience, her philosophy isn't to have the makeup look obvious or caked on, but she goes for a very natural look. I look at it as enhancing your skintone instead of changing it completely. I do hope you try the book
I never give the makeup counter ladies any attention, but after this review I might just have to change that! Definitely going to check out the Bobbi Brown counter and see if they can find me a makeup match, I still feel like my Bare Minerals foundation is just a little cakey sometimes.
I've heard some great things about the Bare Minerals, but a couple of my friends have said the same thing. I'd definitely encourage you to check out Bobbi Brown. I'm convinced the woman does wonders for makeup matches.