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Bobbi Brown Stick Foundation?

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ameliagrey · 31/01/2012 10:04

Anyone used it and any good comments?

I find all the others don't give enough coverage - used samples only- or they are too moisturised to stay put.

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VeronicaSpeedwell · 31/01/2012 10:32

I use it every day and i love it. It was suggested for my wedding, and I've been using it ever since. You could potentially get pretty heavy coverage with it, though I generally tend to just swipe it over the places I need most help and blend with my moisturiser. I have quite dry skin, so it may work out a bit differently if that's not the same you. For my wedding, i used it more as a heavy duty concealer, and I had BB mineral make up over the top, though I rarely do this now. It's v. convenient to carry around too. Make sure you ask them to swatch the colour at the counter - I thought I was good at this stuff but the right one for me isn't what I would have gone for automatically.

ameliagrey · 31/01/2012 10:41

Thanks- that is intersting.

I have odd skin; well, everyone tells me I have really good skin and it is but it's very pale and translucent- so I need something with a bit of cover or I just look totally washed out and then have to use loads on concealer on under eye shadows ( hereditary !) and lots of blusher.

In BB I use Ivory concealer and I would either use Porcelain or Warm ivory make up- but thanks for the tip about shades. Looks as if a trip to t he counter is needed.

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VeronicaSpeedwell · 31/01/2012 10:49

Your skin sounds similar to mine! I have been a film extra as various pallid period ladies before, to give you an idea. I also have the full retinue of BB under eye concealer products. However, depsite thinking of my self as super pale, my stick foundation is Warm Sand (I think). I was really surprised, but the make up artist says that a lot of pale people overestimate their paleness. I know I am probably creating a vision of a milk white woman with a dodgy mask of orange make up, but I am not someone who wears loads, and nobody would think of me as such. I have had compliments on my skin though, when wearing the stick foundation, so something's right. Anyway, enough evangelising. Good luck!

ameliagrey · 31/01/2012 10:52

Lol Smile

All my family- my mum, me amd my DD have purple under eye shadows and look like "death warmed up" as my mum says without make up.

I have good skin - but it's not a good natural colour!

I'll have a look at it.

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Gillybobs · 31/01/2012 18:12

Lovely coverage and easy to apply but doesnt stay put on my t zone at all. I do have combination skin though. I love BB make up, really rate their lippy/blusher/eyeliner but havent found their foundations to be any good for me at all.

violetbunny · 31/01/2012 20:03

If you are looking for something that "stays put" then you would be better off with her Natural Finish Longwear foundation. The foundation stick is quite moisturising and needs to be set with powder to stay put (my skin is oily and cannot tolerate this foundation at all even with powder, it just ends up sliding away).

WannaBeWildCosMyLifesSoTame · 31/01/2012 21:25

Oh that's interesting violetbunny, I had this applied at the counter and it looked fab but it never seems to look as good when I do it and certainly doesn't last, maybe it's the powder on top that I need - or come to that maybe a different product all together as I'm not a fan of powder!

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