WILD ROSE BOBBI BROWN SHIMMER BRICK COMPACT - SWATCHES AND REVIEW

BOBBI BROWN Wild Rose Shimmer Brick Compact is part of the Bobbi Brown Rose Gold collection for Spring 2012 (read about it here). Of the two Shimmer Bricks, Rose Gold (read about it here) and Wild Rose, the latter is my favorite of the collection. I love the varying degrees of shimmering pinks and rose colors that are blended throughout this compact. Starting from the top of the compact (closest to the mirror) the first strip is a pale pink, the second strip is a warm frosty pink, the third strip is a rose-y blushing pink, the fourth strip is a mauve-y pink, and the fifth strip is a perky pink color.

Now there is one thing to note about this compact. The middle strip, the rose-y blushing pink strip, has a touch of glitter (and you know that I really, really hate glitter), but in this case its not a bad thing. Honestly, its not! No, it actually enhances the overall rose pink color of the compact; especially once the colors are all blended together. It gives a beautiful flush with a gorgeous rose-y pink glow to the face. OMG, it is amazing!

I've used the Wild Rose Shimmer Brick compact a couple of times so far and I'm definitely loving the results. Besides it being an amazing blush / highlight powder, it also makes for a great eyeshadow as well. So I will follow up with a future post that will include a FOTD look. Be sure to check back in a few days for that post and a whole lot more.

You can read my earlier post about the Bobbi Brown Rose Gold collection and/or read my earlier post about the Bobbi Brown Rose Gold Shimmer Brick compact (pictured below on the left).

ROSE GOLD BOBBI BROWN SHIMMER BRICK COMPACT - SWATCHES AND REVIEW

With the Bobbi Brown Limited Edition Rose Gold Shimmer Brick it is all about the shimmer and none of the glitter which unfortunately, is so prevalent in many highlight powders now days. The Rose Gold Shimmer Brick gives a beautiful, healthy all-over glow that radiates warmth and thoughts of the upcoming Spring and Summer months.

I have been asked how does the Rose Gold Shimmer Brick compact compare to the Pink Quartz that is from the Bobbi Brown permanent line. I have to honestly say it doesn’t. The reason is the Rose Gold is just like its name. A range of pinks, yellows, peach-y corals and gold colors blended together in varying intensities, whereas the Pink Quartz features more of the pinks and pinkish-browns. I believe the Rose Gold Shimmer Brick will actually appeal to even more people due to its wider color range and you’ll be hard pressed to find any glitter here, which is a welcome change.

In my opinion, when I look at the compact or the swatches, the first color strip from the top looks like a frosty pink with a hint of yellow luminosity, the second strip a yellow gold, the third strip a pinkish-peach gold (almost a rose gold), the fourth strip a golden peach, and the fifth strip reminds me of a coral peach-y color. Keeping that in mind, when trying to photograph the Rose Gold Shimmer Brick I found significant color variations and intensities so I took multiple photographs in different light settings to try and capture these differences.

I will try and post a review and swatches for the other Bobbi Brown Limited Edition Shimmer Brick in Wild Rose (read my post here) which is from the Rose Gold collection (read more about it here) within the next few days.