May Beauty Board

Bobbi Brown Art Stick Liquid Lip: these lipsticks have an amazing formula. They're the most opaque liquid lipsticks I've ever tried. They really are like melted, liquified lipsticks. The best way to apply them is with a lip brush, however, because the squeezy-tube packaging can get messy. The tiniest bit of product will suffice, so you will have these a long while. Once on, they're hydrating, light and dry down to a semi satin finish. My favorite shade is Azalea. Every time I wear it in my insta-stories, you guys ask what lip color I'm wearing. 

Avon True Color Nourishing Lipstick: you definitely can't beat the $8 price point on these (now, $6!). These new Avon lipsticks offer a great range of colors and a very moisturizing formula. They apply easily, and feel good on the lips. Not very long lasting, but they do the trick.  There are ten new shades, my favorites of which include Mellow Melon (an unique peach/pink combo) and Spring Lilac (this Spring's 'it' shade). They also smell sweetly, of delicious fruit.

Urban Decay Quick Fix Hydracharge Setting Spray: I'll admit that when I first began to test out this product, I had a good amount of skepticism, after all, I don't ever use primer, so a primer water seemed a bit unnecessary.  Well, girl, let me tell you something about this little wonder; my skin feels very dewy and nourished when I mist this all over, and something about it causes my makeup to apply more evenly and last longer.

January Beauty Board

December brought some hefty expenses, so in January, I tried to "live off the land." Ha. If I ran out of a product, instead of purchasing a replacement, I cracked into the beauty closet and sought out alternatives.  I still continued to use my all time favorite Clarin's Multi-Active night cream - my favorite moisturizing AND firming night cream.  I also continued to use the Korres Rose Oil to help brighten and fade brown spots. I revisited an old favorite: Bobbi Brown Radiance Boost mask. Still an awesome product that helps to gently exfoliate skin.

My trusty Maybelline Matte and Poreless Foundation started to become harder and harder to dispense (bad packaging, no pump and glass bottle). To replace it, I opened the Estee Lauder Cushion Stick foundation. This is lighter coverage than I'm used to compared to the Fit Me but it offered an easily blendable and buildable alternative that gives a luminous finish. So far, so good.

I ran out of the Maybelline Age Rewind concealer and tried a Cover FX sample from Sephora. That didn't work out. It was cakey, very thick and a poor color match (X-Tra light is not my shade). I stopped using it and switched it out for Tarte's Marajuca Creaseless Concealer and that's been very good. Great coverage and blends easily.

Bobbi Brown has a few new products! For the woman who is always on-the-go, you can't beat the convenience of the Cheek Glow Palette. The compact contains a mirror, Bobbi's best selling cream blush (Pot Rouge), and the Cream Illuminator. Both products give a beautiful, creamy, dewy look to the skin. They apply best with fingers or a stippling brush.

The Kiesza for Mac Collection features two vampy, chocolately lip shades, evocative of 90's grunge. I've been wearing the matte lipstick in Dearly Beloved topped with Thunderkiss Vamplify gloss when I go out at night and love it. They launch now, in February.

{photo by @Pipsbeaut}

ReVive Light Therapy: this at-home, portable, FDA cleared device targets skin issues in a flash. No pun intended. Acne? The Repair system is for you. Wrinkles and discoloration? Then try the Renew system. Muscle and joint paint are addressed with the infrared technology in these products. I've been using the anti-aging system. I'll check back in in a few months when I have been using it more religiously so that I can give a proper review.

Tan-Luxe: When this tanning system arrived, I just loved the clean, simple lines of the containers and bottles. I like these products because they're natural self-tanners.  The products don't smell like chemicals. They contain Aloe, Vitamin C, E, and Raspberry seed oil. The face and body drops are really concentrated so you don't need to use a lot of product. They're very easy to apply, just add the drops to products you already use, like your favorite face serum or moisturizer. You'll see your tan start to develop within four hours of application.  They're also sold on HSN where everyone loves them. Read the reviews here.

All products mentioned above were sent to me by PR, except the Maybelline products mentioned and the Korres oil.

12 Days of Christmas Holiday Gift Ideas: DAY TWO - Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Chrome Liners

How many days are left before Christmas? 11! Today is Wednesday, December 14th, 2016...have you finished all of your holiday shopping? My holiday wish list would definitely include these Bobbi Brown Long-Wear liquid liners. They have a chrome finish and come in five shades. The really fine marker tip makes them an breeze to apply, and really helps you get that wing down.

Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Liquid Liners: Forrest Sparkle, Baltic Blue, Night Sky Sparkle, Violet Sparkle, and Gold Bronze Sparkle

To ensure that the product dispenses evenly, these have to be shaken quite a bit before use. They're formulated with quick drying ingredients, and once these are on, they are on. They don't budge. I like to layer these on top of the Bobbi Brown long-wear gel liners, or a cream based eye shadow.  Layering these on top of other shadows is fine, but do not try to pack this product onto itself. Once shaken, they're pigmented enough to apply lots of chrome goodness onto the lid with one swipe, but if you try to apply more on top of that, they will flake. 

Product swatches down below!!

TFE Tip: use an eyelid base that matches the color of the liquid liner, for an even more intense, chromatic finish. 

Bobbi Brown 2016 Holiday Launches

I love getting to preview new makeup launches and give you guys a first look! Today, we're talking about the Bobbi Brown Wine & Chocolate Collection and Bobbi's Party Picks from the Holiday 2016 collection. 

Super luxe gold packaging and mirrored, hinged compacts.

Bobbi Brown Wine & Chocolate Collection, inspired by everyone's faves!

Backstage with Bobbi Brown and TIBI NYFW

I went backstage with Bobbi Brown cosmetics this year as the team did the makeup for the TIBI SS17 runway show during NYFW.  What a surreal experience. So fast-paced and cool to observe. Makeup artists used the retouching face wands and pencils, the new limited edition lip palettes, color correcting powders, and much more, to create that signature All-American Bobbi Brown glow. The custom face charts were littered throughout the backstage area, giving this crazy experience an authentic feel.

I photographed and filmed the madness. I hope you enjoy the video and post!

First Look: Bobbi Brown City Collection

To help celebrate her 25 year anniversary, Bobbi Brown has just launched the City Collection. A collection of makeup set to the tone of her three favorite cities: New York, London and Paris. In this grouping, you will find three limited edition eye and cheek palettes, with custom fashion illustrations by the artist Richard Haines, of the blog What I Saw Today.  These palettes are great for traveling because they're sturdy, come with a built in hinged mirror, and maximize space (the blush tray pops out and then slides back in to the compact).

Each palette retails for $65 and contains four shadows and one blush.  Get a sneak peak at this collection, below. As always, if you enjoy this content, you can follow along on my social channels. I had the privilege of going backstage at New York Fashion Week with Bobbi Brown, and filmed a video of my experience. You can watch it here. 

Bobbi Brown Retouching Collection

Bobbi Brown will soon be launching a new set of concealers, and contours which are part of the Retouching Collection (look out for them in the next week, some already available online).The new Retouching Wand and Retouching Face Pencil. Check out swatches and their review below.  

Bobbi Brown Sunset Pink Collection

Bobbi Brown Tube Tint in Bare Shimmer

The new Bobbi Brown Sunset Pink Collection is universally flattering, and the most wearable collection from a brand that I have seen in a long time. The shades in this collection are neutral, but have an extra something that make them across-the-board-gorgeous and suitable for all skin tones. The new product line showcases highlighting powders, cheek tint sticks, limited edition long-wear cream shadows, tube tints and of course, Bobbi's amazing long-wear gel liner.

This collection is currently available, limitedly, online.

Hightlighting Powders ($46):

• Currently on sale for $41.
• 3 shades: Telluride, Sunset Glow, and Afternoon Glow
• A velvety, pigmented highlight. A little goes a long way.
• Telluride: the most cool-toned color of the trio, imparts a beautiful, frosty glow (almost a little on the mauve side) that can be used as a subtle contour. 
• Sunset Glow: a beautiful, rose gold color, this can also be used as a blush.
• Afternoon Glow: a champagne, bronze highlight. The most traditional highlight color.
• The product comes in a mirrored compact (for Bobbi Brown loyalists, you will recognize it as the same compact that the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick comes packaged in).
• You get a lot of product in the pan, and you only need to dip your fan slightly to get a good amount on. 
• The glow is perfection. These are my favorite products from the line. 

Telluride, Sunset Glow, Afternoon Glow

Bobbi Brown Nourishing Lip Color and Art Stick Swatches

New Bobbi Brown Nourishing Lip Color

Bobbi Brown Art Stick in Rich Nude

Beauty File: January 2016 Beauty Board

I started 2016 on a skincare kick. My worklife is really demanding (#lawyered) and at the end of the day, I want to come home and get a little R&R. I love having products lined up that are waiting to be cracked opened and tested!  Below are products I've purchased, and yes, some that have been sent to me.  I only write about things I really like, and I hope you know to come to TFE for honest opinions. I have personally tested everything below and believe you will have good results if you try these products out. 

Bobbi Brown Luxe Lipstick and Swatches

Fall is my faaavorite time of year. Does Bobbi Brown know this? Did she intentionally launch the Luxe Lip Color lipsticks to make my favorite time of year even more enjoyable?! Yesss.

The new Luxe Lip Color's come packaged luxuriously, as the name suggests.  You won't want to use these lipsticks, which come in a gold tube embossed on the underside with the brand's crest.   Inside, is a vitamin C infused lipstick formula that glides onto your lips and feels perfectly moisturizing.  These have a hefty price tag ($35), but you get a great product, and a good bit of it. Most lipsticks on the market contain less product in the tube than these do.
The coverage is pretty full, even with just one swipe. They feel hydrating and creamy on the lips.

The color range is great! There are 30 total colors in the shade range, which include some of the most perfect nudes (Pink Nude - a more pinky based nude, Almost Bare - a brown/orange based nude and Mod, a true, pale nude).

Pictured above: Your Majesty, Parisian Red, Soft Berry - Swatched under the cut.