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| Above: The Bobbi Brown Illuminating Powder comes in a round compact, thin enough to simply house the pan of product. |
I recently had the chance to try the Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronzing Powder in Aruba and was delighted to discover that this finely-milled powder is suitable for both light contouring and adding warmth to the face!
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| Above: Aruba is a light golden bronze. |
Retailing for $36, this bronzer comes in a sturdy black compact with a generous mirror. I use my retractable blush brush from Sephora to apply this along my cheekbones and the edges of my face. This is a perfect bronzer for fair and light skin tones because it provides buildable color at a restrained pace…amongst the bronzers that I own, it is most similar in depth to Rouge Bunny Rouge At Goldcombe Bay and (which I consider a very pale bronzer) and the shimmer, although evident in the pan, is wonderfully imperceptible on the skin.
Here’s what Bobbi Brown has to say about this…
This ultra-soft and smooth pressed powder is formulated with a unique and innovative blend of sheer powder and micro pearls. Powder glides on evenly and gives skin a seamless and sheer natural-looking glow.
Based on my experiences thus far, I would agree with this assessment!
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| Above: Aruba in direct sunlight…the gold shimmer is definitely evident, but since it is finely milled, it translates as a glow, rather than a glitter fest. |
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| Above: Swatches of Rouge Bunny Rouge At Goldcombe Bay (which is a bit more opaque, less shimmery and a touch more yellow than Aruba), and light and heavy swatches of Bobbi Brown Aruba in direct sunlight. |
Comments (6)
i cant wait for serge lutens teint sin fin swatches very interested also can you do swatches on thier blusher especially #2 its a peachy pink thanks
Thanks for your comment, Anon! I am working on putting labels on my SL powder swatches this weekend ; ) Will try to swatch the blushes soon!
xoxo,
–The Beauty Professor
This is absolutely beautiful! I'm so picking this up as soon as I can. It looks flawless on you by the way, such a pretty summer bronzer!
Hello Paintedladybeauty!
Thank you so much! I totally recommend this bronzer for fair skin! Cannot wait to hear your thoughts when you get it….
xoxo,
–The Beauty Professor
What do you on your lips ?
I have been on a major bronzer kick and just got my hands on the TF and LM bronzers .
I may need this one as well lol
xoxo
Hello Lipstick Boulevards!
I am wearing the Tom Ford lip lacquer for Summer 2013 in Pink Lust…thanks for asking! When juxtaposed with the damaging sun, one simply cannot have too many bronzers ; ) I am also loving the Guerlain Four Seasons in Nude 00 and Natural Blondes!
xoxo,
–The Beauty Professor