Bobbi Brown Pretty Powerful Pot Rouge for Lips & Cheeks

Every time I walk by the Bobbi Brown counter at my local Macy’s, I always stop and check out any new collections.  So I was excited to see the Pretty Powerful Pot Rouge for Lips & Cheeks on display.  Bobbi Brown’s Pot Rouge has become a customer favorite over the years, which is inspired by Bobbi’s grandmother.  Pot Rouge is a multi-tasking lip and cheek color in a double-duty cream formula that blends easily for a soft, stained finish.  It comes in a variety of shades from light pink to chocolate brown.

Bobbi has created this limited edition shade as part of her Pretty Powerful Campaign; where 100% of the $25 purchase will be donated to Dress for Success Worldwide.  This new campaign empowers women and girls around the world with the confidence and resources to be their best. Pretty Powerful is a warm neutral pink that will look fabulous on any skin tone. It has a cream finish (no shimmer) and great pigmentation.  It gives the cheeks the perfect flush and lips a soft pink tint.  If you haven’t tried Bobbi Brown’s Pot Rouge, this would be the perfect time (proceeds to charity) and shade to try! You can find it at Bobbi counters and at bobbibrown.com.

Bobbi Brown Desert Twilight Collection: Pink Truffle Creamy Color for Cheeks & Lips

Bobbi Brown introduced a new product with her Fall 2012 Desert Twilight Collection; Creamy Color for Cheeks & Lips ($20). This Limited Edition product is described by Bobbi as “Buildable color that blends with ease - our new dual-purpose formula provides medium coverage for both lips and cheeks (now in a fuss-free tube). Wear it alone for a muted flush of color or layer it with your favorite blush for richer depth; the intensity is all up to you. Feels creamy-yet-sheer on skin and makes transitioning from summer to fall a breeze thanks to two ultra-versatile shades.” The Creamy Color comes in 2 shades, Honeyed Tea (a honey beige) and Pink Truffle (a neutral pink rose). I decided to try out Pink Truffle as this shade looked more like a fall shade to me.

This product performs double duty as a cream blush and a lip cream. Pink Truffle is a deep neutral pink that is easy to use and blends nicely to give my cheeks a soft flush and my lips a soft stain of color. On the cheeks it has pretty good staying power especially if you go over it with a powder blush. On the lips, this product melts into the lips and gives a stain like effect which I like. I have been applying two of the new Bobbi Brown glosses (review to come soon) from this collection over Pink Truffle on my lips and I love the look it gives. This is a great product that I wish Bobbi Brown will come up with more shades and maybe make it permanent.

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MAC Have a Lovely Day ! Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour

MAC Have a Lovely Day! Casual Colour Lip & Cheek Colour ($20) is described by MAC as a neutral nude.  It is definitely a neutral color but I would describe it more as a nude pink.  It’s is a bit rosy, with a little mauve-tone to it.  This product as its name suggests can be used on lips and cheeks.    This is a new and limited edition product.  MAC describes the new formula as a “versatile, lightweight all-in-one colour for cheeks and lips. Creamy, super-blendable, barely there formula. Contains Vitamin E to help keep skin and lips nourished”. 

As a blush this product is quite dewy and definitely adds a nice glow to the skin.  The consistency is soft and creamy so it applies smoothly and evenly to the cheeks. It’s all pretty well pigmented so you don’t need much product to apply.  I prefer to apply cream products with a brush then smooth out with my finger that always seems to work best for me.   It also has a slight vanilla scent that is signature to some MAC products such as lipsticks and lipglasses.  When applied to the lips it seems pretty lightweight and gives a semi-matte natural-look.  I didn’t find it drying and it didn’t make my lips flakey.  I applied a clear lipgloss over top to give a bit more glossiness to the lips.