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Take Good Care: Bobbi Brown's Winter Skincare Essentials...

Is winter doing a number on your skin?  It is to mine, between hormonal breakouts on my chin (I pray I am going through "the change" soon) and wacky schizophrenic east coast weather, my skin is dare I say....confused at the moment.

I just took home a few of these Bobbi Brown Winter Essentials to try and get my skin back on track.  My favorite so far is the Intensive Skin Supplement, a serum with white birch (think tightening darlings), and grape extract (for brightening...which I so desperately need).  I also grabbed the Buffing Grains and started mixing it with my cleanser to make my own custom foaming exfoliator.  As you know, my feeling is the best makeup look is perfect skin...without that you can't go wrong.  I would much prefer people to say they love my skin more than they do my makeup.

Skin Pretty...

Spring 2009: Bobbi Brown Brights Makeup Collection....

I know!  TWO Bobbi posts in one day?  Be still my heart, but I had to show you the rest of the collection and a better pic of the palette.  According to Bobbi, it's all about brights for spring (guess that 80's makeup trend Rihanna started this past year isn't leaving anytime soon huh??)

The basic premise behind Bobbi's collection is a "library of bright colors that any woman can pick up anytime she wants to add a little fun to her look".  These shades are fantastic for accenting which is ALL YOU NEED for shades this bright. Here is a listing of the shades below...

There are also new shades in the Creamy Lipcolor and the Lipglosses....

The Rundown:

CREAMY LIP COLOR
Just in time for Spring, Bobbi is adding four fresh new shades to her popular Creamy Lip Color Collection. Each of the shades is designed to complement the Bobbi Brights Eye Palette.
Suggested Retail Price: $22.00

• Retro Pink
• Rose Brown
• Coral Pink
• Pale Mauve

LIP GLOSS
Bobbi has created six nude to bright gloss shades and packaged them in her signature compacts. The gloss pans, which feature clear protective covers, can be popped out of the compacts and inserted into our
customizable palettes.

• Guava
• Pink Cloud
• True Beige
• Coral Pink
• Cherry Pink
• Pink Beige

Suggested Retail Price: $20.00

The Bobbi Brown Brights collection will be on Counter: January 2009 available at all Bobbi Brown Counters and on www.bobbibrown.com

Shop Pretty!!  (I know I will be)

Get This: Bobbi Brown Bright Eyes Palette...

Oh my goodness, Bobbi is KILLING me with these palettes!  This one is an absolute MUST have though as it was inspired by Bobbi at Fashion Week.  The Bobbi Brown Bright Eyes palette is a collector's edition and is designed for someone that wants to experiment with color.  PERFECT for adding little accents here and there and I will be all over this for spring no doubt!

Features 35 soft matte shadows in a colorful shade range that includes everything from pinks and greens to blues and purples. All the shades are new and exclusive to this palette, which features a unique, fold-out design and full size mirror. Great for travel or just for your vanity table.

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Hey Santa: Bobbi Brown's Exclusive Deluxe Beauty Trunk...

Okay how amazing would THIS be?  No secret I am a HUGE Bobbi fan and this would be the most amazing and decadent way to have just about everything from the line in a gorgeous, hand crafted platinum leather trunk.  This incarnation is available exclusively through Neiman Marcus & Bergdorf Goodman.

The Rundown:

• 3 pan palette
• 6 pan palette
• Creamy Concealer Kit in Sand
• Luminous Moisturizing Foundation in Sand
• Foundation Stick in Warm Sand
• Moisturizing Cream Foundation in Warm Sand
• Extra SPF 25 Tinted Moisturizing Balm in Light to Medium
• Eye Shadow in Bone
• Eye Shadow in Heather
• Eye Shadow in Mahogany
• Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow in Rose Gold
• Metallic Eye Shadow in Lavender
• Metallic Eye Shadow in Brown Stone
• Long-Wear Cream Shadow in Bellini
• Long-Wear Cream Shadow in Navajo
• Long-Wear Cream Shadow in Galaxy
• Blush in Tawny
• Blush in Pale Pink
• Bronzing Powder in Light
• Pot Rouge in Pink Raspberry
• Shimmer Brick Compact in Copper Diamond
• Lip Gloss in Buff
• Lip Gloss in Petal
• Shimmer Lip Gloss in Rose Sugar
• Shimmer Lip Glossin Pink Sugar
• Lip Color in Brown
• Lip Color in Slopes
• Lip Sheer in Rosy
• Creamy Lip Color in Pink Ballet
• Creamy Lip Color in Nectar
• Metallic Lip Color in Pretty Pink
• Metallic Lip Color in Vintage Rose
• Metallic Lip Color in Kir
• Lip Liner in Brown
• Lip Liner in Slopes
• Tinted Lip Balm in Pink Popsicle
• Tinted Lip Balm in Rose Petal
• Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Chocolate Shimmer Ink
• Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Black
• No Smudge Mascara in Black
• Everything Mascara in Black
• Lash Glamour in Smoke
• Instant Long-Wear Makeup Remover
• Hydrating Eye Cream
• Overnight Cream
• Intensive Skin Supplement
• Almost Bare Fragrance
• Buffing Grains for Face
• Concealer Brush
• Blush Brush
• Face Blender Brush
• Ultra Fine Eye Liner Brush
• Eye Shader Brush
• Bronzer Brush
• Empties

And it’s all yours for a mere $2,000.  So Santa...hear my plea.  I would love to see this under my tree....(hey that rhymed.....hee hee)

Stay Pretty!!

How To: Bobbi Brown Soft Plum Eye...

One of the most underused shades in the palette for eyes is plum.  I hear people all the time say they don't know how to use it, or they are scared to use it when in reality it is one of the most friendly shades out there (far more forgiving than blue or green) and it can work on everyone as long as you keep it soft and not heavy.  The main way to do that is with application and the KIND of shadow you use.  For the softer eye, I prefer to start with a cream shadow as a base, you can control the depth of the color better and if you want to take it more dramatic, you can just by building on top of what you already have like I have here.

Here, I have used a cream shadow with a very light dusting of shadow on top for some shimmer.  All products by Bobbi Brown.

The Rundown:

• Longwear Cream Shadow in Sandcastle (applied from the lashline just beyond the crease)
• Naked (dusted all over), Velvet Plum Metallic (crease), & Espresso (along the lashline) Shadows from the Velvet Plum Palette
• 3 coats of No Smudge Mascara in Black

A fresh look for daytime and if you apply a little more of the espresso and add some Longwear gel liner (I would use black mauve or black plum ink) along the top lashline you can easily take the look to evening.

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Steal This: Free Makeup Lessons from Bobbi Brown...

How would YOU like to get a free makeup lesson from one of the professionals at The Bobbi Brown counter??  Bobbi Brown counters all over the country are offering free holiday makeup lessons! Let them show you how to create a special holiday look or something you can rock every day.

Print this out and bring it with you, or just show up at any Bobbi Brown counter and mention the free lesson.  They’ll add a little sparkle to your holidays.

Click here to find the nearest Bobbi Brown counter.

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Steal This: Bobbi Brown Friends & Family Discount...

Okay ladies listen up....for ONE DAY ONLY Bobbi Brown is having a friends & family discount.  From December 2-3 Shop online at www.bobbibrown.com and get 20% off your order plus free standard shipping.

Best of all, the proceeds from your purchase will help support our donation of $10,000 to Dress for Success.

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Read This: Bobbi Brown's Makeup Manual...

Ask anyone that knows me, knows that I am the crazy holiday lady, I love giving as much as I do receiving but I am a crazy lady from October 20 to January 5th!  Without question!  I am Monica from Friends, I am Joan from Girlfriends....LOL.   I am also a reference manual junkie, anything that can tell me how to do something that I can refer back to over and over again is like gold to me.

Just in time for the holidaze, Bobbi Brown is coming out with her latest book, Bobbi Brown's Makeup Manual.  Available December 1 and on pre-order from Amazon, the book is perfect for every level of expertise.  There are never-before-seen tips on blush, bronzer, lip liners, lipstick, etc. She also looks beyond the face with informative chapters on "Hands and Feet" and "Body Skin Care." Which always seem to get negelcted in most beauty manuals.

This book is very different from any of the ones Bobbi has done so far.  If you are a colector, perfect for yourself, but equally nice as a gift for someone else.  Especially if that someone is new to makeupor needs the 411 on where to start to take their makeup game to the next level.

Read Pretty!!

Holiday 2008: Bobbi Brown Sunset Gold (A Nordstrom Exclusive)...

Oooh lookie lookie!!!  Bobbi Brown has an exclusive for Nordstrom shopppers!  Bobbi Brown's Sunset Gold is a mini collection with new and exclusive shades of  Metallic Eye Shadow, Glitter Lip Gloss, and a Long-Wear Gel Eye Liner.  They come packaged in a pretty golden copper mini organizer bag.



Perfect for gifting, the shades are GAWGUS and definitely worth having.  They would look amazing for a night out on the town or used sparingly for daytime wear.

The Rundown:

• Metallic Eye Shadow in Sunset Gold and Antique Gold
• Glitter Lip Gloss in Bronzed Pink
• Long-Wear Gel Eye Liner in Mahogany Ink

The set is priced at $80 and is exclusive to Nordstrom.

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Holiday 2008: Bobbi Brown Copper Diamond...

Bobbi Brown Holiday has finally arrived!  The Copper Diamond collection is GAWGUS and subtly sparkly.  One of the largest collections Bobbi has done recently, there are 6 new, limited-edition Metallic Eye Shadows and 6 new, limited-edition Glitter Lip Glosses, AND a new Shimmer Brick shade called Copper Diamond (If I get nothing else...I NEED that in my life...LOL).  Five gorgeous shades—candlelight, gold, copper, beige and sand—work together to give skin a warm, golden copper glow.

The new, limited-edition Glitter Lip Balm is available in three shades:

• Crystal Diamond
• Pink Crystal
• Copper Diamond

Accent your eyes and lips with new shades of Metallic Eye Shadow (which I just LOVE the texture of) and Glitter Lip Gloss packaged in single-pan format for individual use, or remove and slide them into one of the customizable 3-Pan, 4-Pan or 6-Pan Palettes

Metallic Eye Shadow Collection (all shades are NEW and Limited Edition)

• Glitz Metallic Eye Shadow
• Bonfire Metallic Eye Shadow
• Indigo Nights Metallic Eye Shadow
• After Hours Metallic Eye Shadow
• Bash Metallic Eye Shadow
• Pink Chandelier Metallic Eye Shadow

Glitter Lip Gloss Collection (all shades are NEW and Limited Edition) and I LOVE all of these! They are all packaged in a single pan as well...make your own trio by sliding them into one of the 3-Pan, 4-Pan or 6-Pan Palettes

• Soiree Pink Glitter Lip Gloss
• Ball Glitter Lip Gloss
• Disco Glitter Lip Gloss
• Martini Glitter Lip Gloss
• Velvet Rope Glitter Lip Gloss
• Rave Glitter Lip Gloss

Bobbi Brown Holiday 2008 Copper Diamond Collection is available beginning November 1st at major department stores and online at bobbibrowncosmetics.com.

Stay Pretty!!