Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronze Collection

This summer, Bobbi Brown is making it easier than ever to get the look of healthy, sun-kissed skin without the damaging effects of the sun. Take your pick from a flattering array of options, designed for all complexions from fair to dark.

Bobbi Brown All Over Body Brush (New, Limited Edition) ($85.00)

The softest, most luxurious brush imaginable. The new All Over Body Brush is the perfect companion to our Shimmer Brick for Body. It’s designed with ultra soft bristles that feel amazing on the skin and offer sheer, even application.

Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick for Body (New, Limited Edition) ($75.00)

Create head-to-toe glamour with our Shimmer Brick for Body. Lightweight, silky powder can be used on arms, legs, décolleté, or anywhere you want to glow. The deluxe oversized compact features three shimmering bars of color.

Available: Now at BobbiBrown.com

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Bobbi Brown Customize. Simplify. Organize System

Foundation Stick Compact (Limited Edition) ($22.00)

• Available in 20 different shades, including 3 new shades – Cool Beige, Natural Tan, & Warm Honey

Lip Quads (Limited Edition) ($20.00)

• Rose Quad (Peony, Brownie, Tulle, Roseberry)
• Pink Quad (Pink Cloud, Soiree Pink, Pink Beige, Pastel Pink)
• Coral Quad (True Beige, Coral Pink, Guava, Ball)

Shimmer Blush ($22.00)

• Pink Coral
• Plum Wine

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Check out this clip of Bobbi Brown sharing her beauty tips and tricks on Barnes & Noble’s Tagged!

Bobbi Brown’s Platinum Collection for Spring is a small launch that features a new shimmer brick, Platinum Pink ($40), four shades of Long Wear Cream Eyeshadow ($22), and three shades of (Shimmering) Lip Gloss ($20). The collection is available at Nordstrom.com, for those looking to buy online.

I know for most of you, the item that stands out is the shimmer brick, and thus, let’s review the shimmer brick, shall we?

With five stripes of color, shimmer bricks can be used as eyeshadows, highlighters, or blushers. They can be used wet or dry, because they’re very much like baked products. Platinum Pink has a very spring-into-summer kind of feel to me (almost more summer than spring, to be honest). I remember a few readers were concerned with a silver stripe of color, but not to fear, the silver is flecked so much with a yellow-gold sheen it won’t look awkward or misplaced on your face. The colors look pretty when swatched alone, and when swirled and swatched as one, you get a slightly-cool pastel pink shimmery shade.

I find I use my shimmer bricks mostly as blushers/highlighters, so I’m always more interested in seeing how they work together than alone. I do like the shade they create, and the color shows up so-so on my cheeks. It’s not an ultra deep pigmented pink on my cheeks, but it’s a subtle pink flush appropriate for daytime wear or to match bolder eyes/lips with. Shimmer bricks, by their nature, have a lot of shimmer. This one is definitely shimmery, but I wouldn’t call it glittery or chunky in its shimmer either. Of course, if you’re more into subtle shimmer/sheen, I’d pass on the shimmer bricks (if you aren’t able to try them in person, that is, otherwise, at least try!) and opt for something like Dior’s Rose Diamond or Amber Diamond Skin Shimmer, which have a more “sophisticated” sheen.

See swatches, plus a mini-review of Confetti Lip Gloss…

Outside of the shimmerbrick

Top row: Shimmer brick swatches; Bottom: Shimmer brick swirled together; Confetti Lip Gloss (on right)

Confetti Shimmer Lip Gloss ($20) is an adorable shade of medium pink, but it is quite sheer. The color does not strike me as a must-have. It is pretty, don’t get me wrong, but it doesn’t hold me captive. I always like Bobbi Brown’s shimmer lip glosses, though, just because they are quite shimmery and fun. A nice slicked and shimmered lip works well as an easy, go-to look for the day, so I’ll probably use this then!

Bobbi Brown | Platinum Collection

Platinum Pink Shimmer Brick ($40.00)

• Five color bars: soft pink, platinum, bright pink, golden coral, and rose

Long Wear Cream Eyeshadow (Limited) ($22.00)

• Steel
• Platinum
• Ash
• Heather

Shimmering Lip Gloss & Lip Gloss ($20.00)

• Glacier Shimmer Lip Gloss
• Confetti Shimmer Lip Gloss
• Nougat Lip Gloss

Shimmering Body Oil (Limited) ($34.00)

Available: March 2009 Available at all Bobbi Brown Counters and on www.bobbibrown.com.

Get the Cover Look

Cheeks: Platinum Pink Shimmer Brick
Lips: Glacier Shimmer Lip Gloss
Eyes: Steel Long-Wear Cream Shadow (upper & lower lashline, crease), Platinum Long-Wear Cream Shadow (as highlight), Black Everything Mascara

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Bobbi Brown @ Fall Fashion Week working on the look for Rachel Roy!