Bobbi Brown's Highlighting Powder in "Pink Glow"

Classic Bobbi Brown

The first ever makeup brand I tried was Bobbi Brown. Mum thought it would be a good idea to get some makeup for my first proper job (at a big professional firm, lah lah lah) and we went to the nearest department store and as it was organised in alphabetical order, we naturally went to the Bobbi Brown counter first. I think we left with a compact cream foundation, a pressed powder, three lipsticks and that was all. I think I looked pretty good for my first day at work.

Since then, I've kinda been touch and go with makeup. It wasn't till late 2010 that I discovered Sephora (Makeup Heaven) when we went to New York for a holiday and was tasked by a very sweet friend to go to this place called "Sephora" to pick up a few things for her. Once I stepped into that magical store, I was hooked. I now have a makeup collection worthy of the title "Makeup Hoarder".

Pink Glow

I digress.

Here you see the very beautiful, very lovely, utterly seductive highlighting powder from Bobbi Brown in "Pink Gold". This is part of the whole "strobbing" trend. Strobbing = highlighting A.K.A contouring is passé. I like it! you bring things forward instead of backward. Though, I do believe, we will all still be contouring away... in secret.

As you can see, it is very beautiful. The trend, it seems, is to design the packaging to seduce. The criss cross tiled embossed look is very "in" and you do see more and more brands coming out with very attractive "embossed" products (for example, Laura Mercier's (in)famous "Indiscretion" highlighter with its waves that had all of my secretaries going "oohhh ahhhh". That highlighter was a limited edition release but is now part of the permanent collection).

Applied with my Rae Morris Brush

It's a highly pigmented product. It is also fool-proof, in that you can't mess this up. I chose pink over the other "gold toned" offering because I felt this would make a very nice contrast to my usual Warm colour palette. You can apply it with any blush, fan or contour brush. Here I used my trusty old Rae Morris brush.

The next few photos may scare you...

Only because of the size of my pores.

In bright sunlight

Under normal indoor lighting conditions

As you can see, it's very subtle. I LOVE it. I hate that over highlighted look that you can spot a mile away. Makeup should enhance not distract. I was at the Lover warehouse sale the other day and I missed out on a few bargains because I was so distracted by this woman's highlighted cheekbones. It was as if she had decided to really pile it on. It was so bright. So shiny. I was distracted. It looked like she decided to pour glitter all over her face.

Lasting power: at least 12 hours in hot humid sweaty weather.

Verdict: Run. Buy. Before it sells out. In Australia, it retails for AUD80. 

You can get it from http://www.bobbibrown.com.au/product/14460/39587/New/Highlighting-Powder--Pink-Glow/SS16#undefined3

Or you can get at Myer and David Jones.

Hugs&LotsofKisses.

Yours truly, TeacupofMakeup