Hearting Chrome
Bobbi Brown's Chrome Collection
Holiday 2009
The Chrome Palette Review
Chrome is cool and icy-it's a very modern but still pretty way to illuminate the skin.
quote from Bobbi Brown
Bobbi Brown palettes are like trading cards in the beauty junkie set. They are often drooled over, dissed, debated and doted on. The palettes sell out and become a thing of legend.
I do not doubt that this limited edition palette will join the ranks of palettes past.
This is a beautiful and useful palette. It is heavy on the shimmers with colors that lean toward a more cool toned complexion. The stand out shades are Polar Ice, Thunder, Cyber Grey and Chrome. Cyber Grey alone...is worth spending $75.
This is a beautiful and useful palette. It is heavy on the shimmers with colors that lean toward a more cool toned complexion. The stand out shades are Polar Ice, Thunder, Cyber Grey and Chrome. Cyber Grey alone...is worth spending $75.
The palette is bento-like with a mirrored top. The shadows are in a hidden pocket. This keeps the shadow crumbles from contaminating the lip gloss pockets. The palette includes a mini eye shadow and lip brush.
I enjoyed the shadows both dry and wet. I used a mixing medium for the wet swatches.
The Shadows
I enjoyed the shadows both dry and wet. I used a mixing medium for the wet swatches.
The Shadows
1. White Eye Shadow: A very chalky white. Standard.
2. Polar Ice Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow: A violet casted silver. High smitten status! Stunning with dry or wet application.
3. Storm Cloud Sparkle Eye Shadow: Shimmery coco puff.
4. Iron Eye Shadow: A taupe based charcoal soot.
5. Thunder Metallic Eye Shadow: With a wet application, a green cast is evident.
6. Moonlight Sparkle Eye Shadow: A penny copper with a rose cast.
7. Cyber Grey Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow: Serious gorgeous factor. A silver based taupe.
8. Foil Metallic Eye shadow: High shimmer(fallout occurs) with a dry application. Did not swatch wet.
9. Chrome Metallic Eye Shadow: An Erika F dupe with more green cast. Both applications very similar.
10. Charcoal Haze Eye Shadow: A sooty brown black. Wet application is a true charcoal color.
The lip section of this palette boasts 4 glosses.
The Lippies
2. Polar Ice Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow: A violet casted silver. High smitten status! Stunning with dry or wet application.
3. Storm Cloud Sparkle Eye Shadow: Shimmery coco puff.
4. Iron Eye Shadow: A taupe based charcoal soot.
5. Thunder Metallic Eye Shadow: With a wet application, a green cast is evident.
6. Moonlight Sparkle Eye Shadow: A penny copper with a rose cast.
7. Cyber Grey Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow: Serious gorgeous factor. A silver based taupe.
8. Foil Metallic Eye shadow: High shimmer(fallout occurs) with a dry application. Did not swatch wet.
9. Chrome Metallic Eye Shadow: An Erika F dupe with more green cast. Both applications very similar.
10. Charcoal Haze Eye Shadow: A sooty brown black. Wet application is a true charcoal color.
The lip section of this palette boasts 4 glosses.
The Lippies
1. Pink Mist Shimmer Lip Gloss: Mist is the perfection description. A cloud of baby pink. It does not show up on my pigmented lips. It disappears on my skin.
2. Winter Bronze Glitter Lip Gloss: This is a caramel shade with low wattage shimmer. Great for warm tones.
3. Berry Glitter Lip Gloss: This is "your lips but better" shade. More low wattage glimmer.
4. Chrome Pink Shimmer Lip Gloss: Metallic misty Pink. High shine. Wattage is significant.
The Limited Edition palette retails for $75 and is available at your Bobbi Brown counter in November.
Visit http://www.bobbibrown.com/
Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.
2. Winter Bronze Glitter Lip Gloss: This is a caramel shade with low wattage shimmer. Great for warm tones.
3. Berry Glitter Lip Gloss: This is "your lips but better" shade. More low wattage glimmer.
4. Chrome Pink Shimmer Lip Gloss: Metallic misty Pink. High shine. Wattage is significant.
The Limited Edition palette retails for $75 and is available at your Bobbi Brown counter in November.
Visit http://www.bobbibrown.com/
Disclaimer: A press sample of this product was provided by Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.
Labels: Bobbi Brown, Bobbi Brown Palette, Chrome Palette, Holiday 2009, Press Sample
posted by Annieytown @ 5:54 AM
10 Inspired Comments
10 Inspired Comments:
Annie, which mixing medium do you use? I need to get one, but have no idea what to purchase! Thanks! :)
Oooh there are some VERY pretty eyeshadows there! You have no idea how much I need them!
I think this is so beautiful, but I just cannot shell out that much dinero for one palette. *sob*
this looks sheerer than how i thought it would be... *_* i have a problem with that so i'd go to try it out on me to see if those e/s show up on my stubborn lids.
BB e/s so far haven't managed to find a stay on my eyes. weird.
love the post!
Seriously like these and had been resisting until I saw your swatches - dang it! Love is in the air.
a lot of stores have nice little gwp's now, the rumor on some sites is that BB will do another FF sale this month, and her site itself often has nice gwp's, ranging from a blush brush to a gloss to an eye shadow...
in these cases, it's ok to pay that much for this palette (i offer my official approval, lol)
Love all palettes by bobbi brown!
It is a beautiful palette but I was hoping it would be more plumy colors. The first pictures of this palette looked so different than they do now.
Great swatches provided, but I think I will pass on this. I have the Bobbi Brown TSV that QVC did on auto delivery and the next shipment is rumored to be "the best of chocolates and the Earth Metal is coming to me via Santa.. I think I am going to be browned out if I pick up this one.
IMO this is a great palette if you don't have a lot of Bobbi already but I am going to keep this in the Lemming file and rethink about this later.
I just got this yesterday and it. is. stunning. I'm not one for lip/shadow combo palettes but this one is just so gorgeous and wearable, I'm finding looks for day and night :)
I love, love, love the eyeshadow palette!
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