These Beauty Editors Share Their Top Bobbi Brown Makeup Products, Ever
Amy Clark is Adore Beauty's former Senior Editor and co-host of Skincare School the podcast (and self-appointed beauty road-tester!). Amy's worked as a journalist, beauty editor and podcaster for several years, previously writing and talking about all things beauty at Mamamia and You Beauty. When she's not writing honest, no BS product reviews and taking selfies 'for work', you'll find Amy eating halloumi in a hair towel turban and... taking more selfies.
When it comes to makeup brands, Bobbi Brown is right up there with the best of the best.
Founded in 1991 by legendary makeup artist Bobbi Brown, the brand is all about enhancing your natural features over hiding or covering them up.
Think foundations designed to look like skin. Multi-use products that save you time in the morning. Everyday makeup basics that are easy to use aka near-impossible to stuff up.
And who doesn't want all of the above, yeah?
This brand is so good, a couple of the products even made it into my beauty editor makeup YouTube video below...
Best Bobbi Brown Products.
If you've ever thought about adding something from Bobbi Brown to cart, consider this your beauty editor guide.
We rate all Bobbi Brown makeup products, but since you're forcing us to choose, we've narrowed it down to our all-time favourites.
From the best Bobbi Brown lip gloss and best Bobbi Brown bronzer, to the Bobbi Brown foundations for mature skin and the best Bobbi Brown primer that's a cult product around the world.
Here they are, in no particular order...
1. The Best Bobbi Brown Lip Gloss.
Why it's so good:
Beauty editor and Dermal Therapist Joanna Fleming is OBSESSED with this lip gloss. Which is really saying something, because Jo usually "changes lip products as often as [she] changes her undies."
Her favourite shade of the Bobbi Brown Crushed Oil-Infused Gloss? In The Buff.
2. Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Shadow Sticks.
Why they're so good:
Our resident over 40s makeup artist Amanda Ramsay swears by these cream eyeshadow sticks, especially if you have hooded eyes or mature eyes, OR if you find powder eyeshadows intimidating.
Literally choose your shade and finish (they come in sparkly and matte shades) and swipe them over your eyelid like you're colouring in. Voila! You're wearing eyeshadow!
A creamy long-wearing formula like this one will also stay in place all day, without looking crusty or cracked.
Bonus: Bobbi Brown have just released even more stunning neutral shades in this cream eyeshadow stick.
3. Best Bobbi Brown Primer.
Why it's so good:
The Bobbi Brown primer and moisturiser in one (also known as the iconic Bobbi Brown face base) has been a best-seller for years.
Wear on its own to give the skin a dewy glow, or apply as the last step of your skincare routine to make your foundation look infinitely better.
The result? Plumper, dewier, more radiant-looking skin.
4. Bobbi Brown Eye Primer.
Why it's so good:
Now, you can also get the original face base primer in an equally amazing eye primer version (read our full review on Bobbi brown Eye Base here).
If you find your under eyes suck the life out of your concealer, leaving it creased and patchy, try applying this first.
5. Best Bobbi Brown Bronzer.
Why it's so good:
In my mind, a great bronzer should make you look like you've come back from a holiday somewhere warm and sunny.
That's exactly what the Bobbi Brown bronzer does so well, and it's all because of the silky soft matte finish.
It's also available in four different shades from fair through to deep, so you can pick a shade to naturally enhance your complexion, rather than make it look orange or muddy.
Bonus: The compact is huge so it'll last you ages. AND it comes with a decent-sized mirror, perfect for travel.
6. Best Bobbi Brown Blush for Fair Skin.
Why it's so good:
The Bobbi Brown cream blush is another five-star recommendation from me.
The shades of this 2-in-1 matte tint are so universal and you can swipe it on as a cream blush AND a hydrating tinted lip balm.
Perfect for quickly chucking on your face 45 seconds before a work video call, too.
7. Bobbi Brown Powder.
Why it's so good:
Our in-house makeup artist Megan has recommended this pressed powder on her makeup Instagram account (@makeupbymeganmilo) because it does everything you need a setting powder to do.
It's super lightweight and finely-milled, and sets makeup beautifully with a natural skin-like finish that never looks cakey or dry.
If you're someone with oily skin who wants a glowy complexion look, but can't go without powder, try this one next!
8. Best Bobbi Brown Concealer.
Why it's so good:
My all-time favourite concealer isn't actually a concealer, it's a colour correcting under-eye product. Bobbi Brown Corrector is basically eight hours of sleep in a pot.
You can see my Bobbi Brown Corrector review and before/after photos in my full review here - it's important to note this product won't work as a concealer on all skin tones.
9. Best Bobbi Brown Foundation.
Why it's so good:
Senior Beauty Editor Sadaf says this is the first long-wear foundation she's tried that makes her complexion "look glowy, not dull".
"If you have oily skin and want a matte foundation that doesn’t compromise on radiance, this one’s for you," she added.
You can read Sadaf's full Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation review here.
This foundation also works well for mature skin and dry skin (especially if you apply over the top of the Bobbi Brown Face Base primer), and is available at Adore in Global Shades to cater to all complexions.
10. Bobbi Brown Extra Lip Tint.
Why it's so good:
I have very high standards for tinted lip balms, and this one is one of the best I've tried.
Adore founder Kate Morris actually recommended the Bobbi Brown tinted lip balm, saying it's annoyingly expensive - annoying, because it's so damn good.
Naturally, I added it to cart in the shade Bare Raspberry and as you can see in the photo above, I've worn it to death ever since.
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