Well, well, well...Summer has officially arrived and when it comes to make-up that means a lighter base, an extra dusting of bronzer and anything I can find to give me face that dimensional, glowy effect.
The rise in temperature conveniently coincided with the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Rose landing on my doorstep! These little shimmer bombs have cult status amongst us beauty geeks and are a cornerstone of the Bobbi Brown brand.
Ain't she a little beauty? After my initial 'ooohing' and 'ahhhing', I realised that I wasn't actually sure how to use this. Was it a blush? A highlighter? Or some kind of in-between? Luckily, a Google image search taught me that it can in fact be a blush or a highlighter. I did apply it as a blush but unfortunately I think my skin is a bit too dark at the moment and the pink glow doesn't really show enough for me to be satisfied, so if you are NC25 or lighter this might work better for you. However as a highlighter it gives a smooth, glowing finish. I used it in all my regular highlighter areas; tops of cheekbones, down centre of nose, cupids bow and centre of my chin and I must say it is really natural and not harsh in the slightest.
Here is a photo of it in action. I think this really shows how natural and healthy it looks. Of course, as with any product, if you swirl this on like there's no tomorrow it's going to start to look very obvious, so go easy ladies and build it up.
I also used the Shimmer Brick on my eyes with a little bit of brown in the crease, so this product can be a right little multi-tasker and ideal for holidays.
You can find the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick, along with plenty of other
Bobbi Brown products as part of their mahoosive selection of
beauty products, on the QVC website.
