Celebrate 20 Years of Bobbi Brown with the 1991 Lip Palette.

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Bobbi Brown is celebrating being in the business 20 years this year (has it really been that long?). Just for the occasion, she has created a limited edition 1991 Lip Palette ($60).

As Bobbi says, "Lipstick is one of the simplest makeup steps and great way to instantly change your look.”

Do you know the story of Bobbi Brown and how she got her start? Here is a little backstory on the brand.

In 1991, discouraged by the lack of flattering lip colors that were available, Bobbi took to making her own. She created ten lipstick shades that had a brown base, which was in her opinion the most natural complement to a woman’s skin tone. After a small editorial mention in a magazine, Bobbi was soon taking countless phone orders from her home and it wasn’t long before she caught the attention of Bergdorf Goodman, which ultimately launched her eponymous collection. Bobbi hoped that she would sell 100 lipsticks in her first month at the store—and she ended up selling them in just one day.

This palette not only contains the ten original shades she created, but ten modern colors just for 2011 as well.  The ten new shades are bright, modern and wearable colors that showcase how the brand has evolved
in the past 20 years. All the shades can be worn alone or blended together for your own customized look.

The 1991 Palette will be available on October 1st. Check it out for yourself at a Bobbi Brown counter nearest you.

Fall 2011: Bobbi Brown Marrakesh Chic Collection.

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A few years ago, Bobbi Brown traveled to Morocco for an inspiring week-long bike tour, which took her from the Atlas Mountains to the coastal plains. Can you imagine? What a trip! The highlight of her trip was Bobbi’s first stop to a marketplace in Marrakesh, where she found no shortage of color. Surrounded by jars filled with saturated pigments, mounds of fabric in the most vibrant hues, burlap sacks of anise, cumin and turmeric spices, and antique woven kilim rugs in beautifully weathered colors, her senses were overwhelmed. Moved by these colorful sights and smells, Bobbi returned home with endless inspiration for what is now the Fall 2011 Collection called Marrakesh Chic.

“From the dusty tones to the sandy textures, fall is about rich color made wearable.” - Bobbi Brown.

Featuring intensely pigmented colors, this collection is designed to be smudged, swiped or blotted to create a stained look that’s fresh and wearable. The star products are the Rich Color Eye Shadows, but that is not all. There is an entire collection of color here to admire, with different lip formulas, so there is definitely one for everyone.

Rich Color Eye Shadow - $24
This innovative creamy powder blends onto lids like a cream and builds easily to a super rich shadow with smooth, long-wearing finish. A highly pigmented formula delivers intense color and incredibly comfortable wear with a unique adherence technology that feels lightweight but is super long lasting. The shadows stay color-true and doesn’t crease or smudge for up to 12 hours.

  • Sand Dune
  • Pink Silk
  • Rich Kashmir
  • Desert Lily
  • Rich Slate
  • Wine
  • Coffee Bean
  • Royale

Lip Color - $23
Bobbi’s original creamy-matte lipstick formula goes on smoothly and offers full coverage. It’s made with a unique blend of Beeswax and Vitamins E and C to moisturize and protect lips throughout the day.

  • Desert Plum

Metallic Lip Color - $23
The newest discovery in shimmer. Metallic Lip Color features a unique combination of high-shine emollients and light-reflective pearls. The result is multi-dimensional shimmer that has a soft and creamy feel with medium coverage.

  • Violet Glaze

Rich Lip Color SPF 12 - $23
A lightweight, color-saturated formula for lips, Rich Lip Color showcases the true color of pigments—so what you see is what you get. This creamy and emollient lipstick also moisturizes and conditions
lips as it protects with SPF 12.

  • Desert Rose

Creamy Lip Color - $23.00
This innovative lip product combines rich color with comfortable, long-lasting wear and shine. With emollient shea butter and plant-derived skin conditioners, this amazing formula glides on smooth and leaves lips soft and moisturized.

  • Pale Plum
  • Pink Blossom

View the entire Marrakesh Chic Collection at bobbibrowncosmetics.com and at all Bobbi Brown counters now.

 

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Bobbi Brown Reinvented Mineral Makeup.

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Some of my favorite foundations come from Bobbi Brown. Her Skin Foundation has a prominent place on my vanity as I use it a few times a week. Now, I am not a huge fan of powder foundation and have had a problem with mineral powders in the past. With that said, if there is anyone that might get me to change, it would be Bobbi. For those reasons alone, I am pretty excited for her new Skin Foundation Mineral Makeup SPF 15 ($38.00).

"This makeup actually looks like skin - it's mineral makeup reinvented." - Bobbi Brown.

 

The formula is different and new. It is a unique blend of mineral powder that perfects skins appearance without leaving an unnatural or artificial looking sheen. A Vitamin C and E complex is added to help protect again free radicals, while Glycerin, Soybean Extract and Ceramides help to soften and smooth the skin.  Sodium Hyaluronate helps prevent any dryness so makeup never looks cakey.

Bobbi says that if you just need a light coverage, use a face brush to get a nice even coverage.  If you prefer a more medium or full coverage press and blend the powder into skin with a powder puff. You can then build on top of that with a face brush.

Skin Foundation Mineral Makeup comes in nine color-correct shades. I posted a little video from Bobbi about it over on the Beautiful Makeup Search Facebook page.

I look forward to giving this one a try. How about you?