Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Shadow Sticks

I'm really excited about these new shadow sticks from Bobbi Brown. I love beauty products which are high impact but with little effort and Bobbi Brown is a great brand for easy, chic make-up.

Once applied, these last for up to 8 hours and don't crease or fade.

There are a selection of gorgeous colours to choose from. The range seems to lean towards the smokey eye look with lots of dark and metallic colours, plus a few lighter ones which will be great for highlighting and adding a touch of shimmer.

The Bobbi Brown website suggest that you layer a few of the colours for the best effect, and I think there are lots of shades in this collection that will go really well together. I've definitely got my eye on all 3 of the above shades.

Will any of you be trying this one out?

They're available now and cost £20 each.

Liz
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Bobbi Brown Limited Edition Pretty Powerful Pot Rouge

Two great reasons to buy this product...

1) It's a really pretty double-duty product that can be used on your lips and cheeks

2) 100% of the purchase price for each pot (£18) goes to charity. This year's charity is Dress for Success London, a charity that women on low incomes get back into work.

Pretty and charitable? What other excuse do you need to buy?!

Bobbi Brown Pretty Powerful Pot Rouge

You can get this now for £18 from Selfridges or Bobbi Brown.


Liz
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Bobbi Brown Lilac Rose Collection

This is a really pretty collection from Bobbi Brown which appeared at a few shows over London Fashion Week.

The colours are really wearable and girly. My favourite piece is the Shimmer Brick below. All of the Bobbi Brown shimmer bricks are great - they provide just the right amount of shimmer and colour and I like that you can mix a bunch of great colours together with just the swipe of a brush.

Lilac Rose Shimmer Brick Compact, £32

Lilac Rose Nail Polish, £11

Lilac Rose Eye Palette, £45

 I really like the eye palette in this collection (above) - it is quite expensive, it has 8 really great colours in it that I think most people would get a lot of use out of. You can create a lot of different looks with this palette too.

Lilac Rose Lip Gloss, £17

This collection is now available to buy online from Selfridges or Bobbi Brown.

Liz
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Autumn/Winter 2013 Trends from the Catwalk: Power Brows

Model of the moment (and 2012 Model of the Year) Cara Delevingne has been pioneering the power brow trend for a while now and it's finally translating onto the catwalk at London Fashion Week A/W 2013.

Cara Delevingne at Anna Sui A/W 2013

I'm a big fan of a strong brow and a firm believer that eyebrows can change the entire look of your face. Bold brows have been seen on a number of catwalks so far this season...

Holly Fulton A/W 2013

Marc Jacobs A/W 2013

Michael Kors A/W 2013

Donna Karan A/W 2013

The good news is you don't have to have naturally big brows to take part in this trend. Firstly - stop tweezing your brows for a couple of months, only tidying up any stray hairs that fall below the natural brow line.

RapidBrow claim that their Eyebrow Enhancing Serum (£37) will restore sparse, uneven brows in around 60 days. I haven't tried this so I cannot vouch for whether or not this works - there are mixed reviews online but a lot of positive reviews amongst them. There are a couple of similar products which claim to do the same thing so it may be worth reading around before you purchase as none of them are cheap!

To create the look yourself at home, there are a number of products that can help you out. The most important thing is to keep your eyebrows looking groomed - big brows are cool, but they should look sleek not scruffy!

Benefit Brow Zings

This is a great multitasking item that comes with everything you need for great brows. The 'Brow Zings' kit by Benefit comes in light, medium or dark and contains a pigmented wax, a shaded powder, miniature tweezers, a hard angle brush, blending brush and a mirror. The kits costs £22.50 but if you are just starting out with the brows trend then it saves buying all the items individually.

Benefit High Brow

Another Benefit item - 'High Brow'-  is a luminous brow lifting pencil which costs £14. It comes in one colour, which is a glowy champagne beige/pink shade and is designed to be applied directly under the arch of your brow. I really rate this product - it definitely gives extra radiance to your face and you can actually use it to highlight your cupid's bow as well which gives your pout a plumped look.

CK One Brow Pencil and Gel Duo

This is another great multi-taking product, by CK One. The Brow Pencil and Gel Duo features an angeled pencil for precise shading and filling, plus a gel to keep brows in place. The gel is a soft-hold gel and once applied is undetectable. The angeled pencil makes application really easy and you don't have to worry about sharpening it. A really good staple product.

Bobbi Brown Brow Pencil

Bobbi Brown's Brow Pencils are, in my opinion, among the best pencils for brows. It only comes in 5 colours (blonde, ash, grey, mahogany and brunette) which is a bit of a limitation but it has a lovely, creamy texture that makes it really easy to apply and long-wearing. The finish of these pencils is very similar to an eyebrow powder and each one comes with it's own sharpener. For £15 each, considering the quality, they are pretty good value.

MAC Brow Finisher

A lot of people like the brow gels that come in bottles with a mascara brush, but I think this product from MAC is much sleeker, easier to use and tidier than the traditional gels. This is a twist-up wax-style grooming gel stick which has a slanted tip for easy and neat application. This leaves your brows with a sheer, subtle shine and keeps them in place whilst conditioning them at the same time. It costs £12.50 but you don't have to use very much and there is no waste product so it lasts a really long time.


Liz
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