Love it: Bobbi Brown Luxe Lip Color

“Lipstick is one of the simplest makeup steps and great way to instantly change your look.”

Bobbi Brown

I love the quote above, and the work of the legendary makeup artist who said it. Lipstick is my absolute beauty essential, and has been for as long as I can remember. When I travelled to London as a 19-year-old it wasn’t a suitcase full of shoes I bought back, it was over 20, then-unavailable-in-New-Zealand lipsticks!
But back to the subject of Bobbi, who changed the way many women looked at makeup back when she first hit the scene. Back in 1991 she found herself discouraged by the lack of flattering lip colours that were available at your average beauty counter, so she went off and created ten beautiful lipstick shades that had a brown base, which was in her opinion the most natural complement to a woman’s skin tone. 

Fast forward to 2015, and Bobbi is still making lipstick an absolute essential, and creating even more beautiful shades and formulas to ensure that we all stay hooked. The latest is Luxe Lip Color, which is one of my most favourite Bobbi Brown lip incarnations yet.

To Bobbi, luxury is all about things that are timeless, and of the very best quality. With this in mind, she has combined the most nourishing ingredients with her keen eye for colour to deliver an incredibly luxurious, rich new formula in the form of Luxe Lip Color. Effortless to apply, it really does have the most ultra-luxurious feel, and gives bold, maximum-coverage colour in just one swipe. Too good!

It also has treatment benefits, helping visibly reduce the appearance of fine lip lines and relieve flaking while a blend of moisture-boosting ingredients work to help keep lips soft and conditioned. It’s also housed in a chic, crest-embossed gold tube, so every time you whip it out you get a major hit of glamour.

Last up, it is offered in an amazing 30 shades, which Bobbi reportedly developed in consultation with makeup artists around the world to create the ultimate line up for all skin tones. I’ve been wearing a popping red, and my only problem being narrowing down the list of shades I want next… Neutral Rose, Baby Peach, Your Majesty… the list is endless.

Bobbi Brown Luxe Lip Color is in store now.