Bobbi Brown Denim & Rose Face Palette Review, Photos, Swatches (Fall 2010)

Christine — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:05:31 +0000

Bobbi Brown Denim & Rose Palette

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Bobbi Brown Denim & Rose Face Palette ($60.00) is new for fall, but it works just as well for the summer, too. It’s available at Nordstrom’s now (at least online), and I suspect we’ll see it roll out to other retailers in the next couple of weeks. It contains four eyeshadows, one blush, two lipsticks, and two lip glosses all housed in a single palette.

Navajo eyeshadow is a light white-beige with a matte finish. This is part of the permanent collection, but the rest of the shades in the palette are new (and limited, of course).
Gray Denim eyeshadow is a softened, browned gray with a near matte finish (seems like it has just a little satin in it).
Pink Granite eyeshadow is a shimmering pinky champagne with soft flecks of peach glitter-shimmer.
Dark Rinse eyeshadow is a blackened navy blue base with brighter blue shimmer and silver flecks.
Pink Rose blush is a neutral, matte pink blusher. It’s medium in darkness, and it’s quite wearable for all skin tones, cool or warm. On darker skin tones, it will be a very light flush.
Cool Rose lipstick is a semi-sheer light neutral pink with white shimmer.
Indie Rose lipstick is an opaque, darkened red with a plummy feel. It has a creamy finish and slightly glossy look.
Iced Lilac glitter lip gloss is a sheer confection of white and soft lilac shimmer.
Hot Rose lip gloss is a semi-sheer, blue-based milky medium pink. It’s definitely a cooler pink, but it should be wearable by both warm and cool skin tones, since it’s on the sheerer side.

I love the packaging — zipped-up, denim-clad palette. It’s fun without being cheesy, functional and still original, and I really think it fits the collection’s theme. I don’t love when palettes combine both cream and powder products, just because powder products have a tendency to get dust outside their borders and into those creams. I did notice that the palette itself is taller than each pan of product, so the pans sit below an edge, which should combat some powder migration.

Dark Rinse is easily my favorite eyeshadow–it’s just so delectably pigmented, it’s hard to resist. It’s a rather smoldering shade of blue, too, and it would make for an excellent smoky eye shade. It could also work well on the lower lash line for a pop of color.

Overall, I think all of the colors in the palette work with each other, which is really important to me when reviewing a palette. Most palettes are designed to be more of a one-stop-shop, so if shades don’t jive well, it’s an issue. The one downside to this product was the lack of included brushes, even if they do tend to be mediocre, because this does have lip products in it, a miniaturized lip brush is helpful for on-the-go touchups. It’s not a deal-breaker, but it’s something I noticed when going to swatch the products (I typically use included lip brushes to dig out the product to swatch).

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Product: 27/30
Value: 8/10
Ease of Use: 4/5
Packaging: 5/5

Recommendation: I think it’s a solid palette with quality products, and better yet, the products work well together. However, if you’re not a fan of lip products in palette form, this has four (which is nearly half of the products), so you’re better off skipping.

Availability: Nordstrom

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Bobbi Brown Denim & Rose Palette

Bobbi Brown Eyeshadow: Navajo, Gray Denim, Pink Granite, Dark Rinse

Bobbi Brown: Dark Rinse, Pink Rose, Cool Rose

Bobbi Brown: Cool Rose, Indie Rose, Iced Lilac, Hot Rose

Bobbi Brown Cool Rose Creamy Lip Color

Bobbi Brown Indie Rose Creamy Lip Color

Bobbi Brown Iced Lilac Glitter Lip Gloss

Bobbi Brown Hot Rose Lip Gloss

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