I ummed and ahhed over this collection for a while before I decided to take the plunge and try it out for myself. I would say personally the two products I really enjoy and will be using is the blush and lipstick, which are really lovely. The eye shadow palette was the biggest disappointment of the lot, which I’m explain why below! Hopefully my loss is your gain! Which is exactly why I continue to shop (hey, denial is a nice place to live!) and post reviews for you all 🙂
Ultra Nude Eye Palette
A warm neutral palette with a mixture of shimmery and matte shades. The shades are very wearable by all skin tones and the brush provided with the palette is very good quality! Unfortunately that’s where my praise for this palette ends, which saddens me as the last few Bobbi Brown eye shadows palettes have really impressed me.
The pigmentation for most of the shadows are below average, especially for any of the more shimmery shadows. Some of the lighter matte shades are pretty average, but some of them have a chalky finish. All in all, this eye shadow palette is a real mix bag of average to terrible, certainly a palette I wouldn’t recommend to anyone. Too bad because the packaging is really striking and as I said before, the brushes are highly usable. Tempted to take it out of this palette and keep it for others. This palette retails for $45US / $99AU.
Blush – Nude Peach 28
A lovely matte powder blush, I found this shade to be universally flattered to most skin tones. Unfortunately I can’t speak for darker tones, but based on my swatches and tests, I think it should be fine.
It takes a few swipes to get a good level of pigmentation, but with all my every day natural makeup this is actually what I prefer. It gives to a lot of flexibility to build it up from subtle to heavy. This blush retails for $24US / $58AU.
Lip Color – Uber Beige
A neutral creamy lip color, the collection came with two very vibrant colours and then this shade. I know it appears to be very boring, but it’s actually one of my go to shades. Currently I have Estee Lauder’s Nude Almond in my everyday makeup bag, which I love for it’s beautiful scent, moisturising traits and highly conservative shade. Bobbi brown’s lip color is less creamy and does not have a particular fragrance associated to it, which means there is less slip and it has better staying power than Estee Lauder’s.
Ultimately for me this comes down to personal preference, I prefer a lipstick that does have more slip even if it means I won’t last long, but I know plenty who would take longevity over slip any day. Still I will certainly be using up this lipstick once I’ve finished my Estee Lauder lipstick. The lipstick retails for $23US / $44AU.
Lip Gloss – Ultra Violet
Finally the lip gloss, I thought since I already opted for such a neutral lipstick I’d pick the most “out there” lip gloss. Not surprisingly, the gloss actually applies relatively clear once on the lips. It gives them just a hint of colour, very conservative and work appropriate.
The gloss has a slight minty feel to it, which leaves your lips feeling refreshed. For me it would just be a fun gloss to carry around, because the colour in the tube is very unusual. This gloss retails for $23US / $42AU.
In the photo below I’m wearing all the products mentioned in this post minus the gloss 🙂
Aww~ That gloss looks adorable on you!
Thank you lovely <3 <3 🙂