If you ever was a Bobbi Brown customer you know when shift happened in the company’s direction. The last foundation I purchased from her line was several yrs ago. BB always had a huge range of complexion hues but this particular foundation was new to the market and she refused to release the hues meant for women of color until they got formulation right. That was her making sure her brand continued to meet the want her customers expected out of her line. Once the company started selling the line out of Sephora I new she wasn’t as much involved like she was.
I bought my first tube of Bobbi’s lipstick at bergdorf in 1994. It was a nude and I walked into my bosses office and she said wow that lipstick is beautiful
Cute memory :-) I also remember the first expensive lipstick I bought. It was also in 1994 :-) There was that brown lipstick trend in those days, so I bought a beautiful Helena Rubinstein chocolate brown.
I love her line even if she isn’t there any longer. Her ideas about makeup being fresh and just meant to enhance are still relevant. Her make up line included some of my very first high end purchases as a young woman. Love love her.
The moment I found out that Bobbi Brown sold her company to Estee Lauder, that is when I stopped purchasing the cosmetics brand. I find that there is a pattern that whenever Estee Lauder purchased another company, it always go down hill.
Chris Harrison I still buy the brand but only the items that I know she introduced. I have noticed new gimmicky item, particularly lipsticks which are totally out of keeping with the original line. Fortunately I am so familiar with what went before I am able to do this. I can foresee a time, though when so many changes are made to the brand that this might not longer be possible. That will be a sad day.
I remember when Bobbi Brown came out with the first nude for women is color. She always catered to women of all skin types and all ages, not so much now.
Yes. She was THE make up artist of the 90s whom turned that horrible overdone 80s look, out and over. It was the backlash in over the top 80s and alongside her, was the minimalist look by Calvin Klein. They were hand in hand in creating the monochromatic look.
Yes she did 🙂 I remember when her makeup came out. Suited all skins. Her lipstick was the only one that worked for me. At the time department stores NEVER catered for deeper skin tones. Especially in UK/Europe. Also BB makeup didn’t give me an allergic reaction. Not perfumed.
Estee Lauder is a mega corporation that often does buyout of competitors they see gaining on them in terms of market share if they can get you cheap before you really hit SUPER big competitor status they feel they have won. Sometimes they continue the acquired brand, sometimes they shut it down as Coca Cola has done with popular soft drinks in other countries....that is how business works. Not defending it but reality is a reality...they will take you out one way or another. She sounds like she regrets having ot so it their way and that seems to be the story of entrepreneurs who stay on for awhile. It becomes something NOT them. BTW I didn't hear her b*(^$*ing or whining.
I luv Bobbi Brown. I've been holding my breath to see if they move away from her philosophy on makeup now that she's gone and hoping that they don't change it!
I once admired Bobbi Brown Cosmetics when Bobbi Brown was the CEO. Since she left the company has gone downhill and looks like every other cosmetic company. There is nothing unique about Bobbi Brown Cosmetics now. That"s so sad! What happened to Bobbi Brown is now happening to The Ordinary. The Ordinary's competitors are beating The Ordinary at their own game.
Yeah she mentioned in an interview that her brand never developed a contour kit etc. especially in the recent years when all brands were doing it...maybe this was one of the battles she was referring to?!
Instagram and RU-vid gurus should learn from bobbi the definition of wearing makeup ,i feel lucky that i happen to watch some of her makeup ads in RU-vid she makes women of all ages and colors the best of themselves literally they all looked breathtakingly beautiful,loved that all of the ladies she hired as models doesn’t had any surgeries or fillers i fell in love with her makeup style and philosophy ,also many of other top makeup artists(Charlotte tilbury,mary greenwell ,lisa elridge) who do magazine cover,and celebrities makeup their work is far more superior than caked face makeup guru like nikkie tutorials/jaclyn hill
I’m not sure how much I like “natural makeup.” I actually like When people say they like my makeup. I’m not OFFENDED that they know I’m wearing makeup.
I remember I spent 45 minutes to make " natural" face on myself with makeup. Then I went shopping for clothes and the seller told my mom that "if she put on makeup, she will look better". That was the last time I put "natural face" on myself.
I remember purchasing her original 10 lipsticks at Bergorf’s as soon as it came out. I hoarded all my favorite products and colors when I heard she was leaving!
TiMalice2009 I know. So sad. I went into full out panic mode and bought up so many favorites that I’m pretty sure I’ll be paying that CC for a good 10 years. This was my nightmare become reality. :-(
I just love the way U do simple things so differently...Can U please do the tutorial for an Indian woman.Please.Hope U read my comment and consider my request.Thanks.
Stopped half way through this video and googled if Bobbi Brown is a cruelty free product. THEY ARE NOT!!!!! They test on animals. Stopped watching the video. Will never purchase these products. There’s NO excuse to test our vanity on poor defenseless animals!!!!! 🌱🌱🌱❤️❤️
Silly me. I think the name made me relate it to Whitney Houston’s husband so I thought it was for dark skin. I’ll take another serious look at it again
All these products from Bobbi Brown are tested in China on Animals. They put the products in the eyes of rabbits !!!!!😥😥😥😥😥😥, i cry for help animalrigjtd
@MainlanderNo I don't see any any oppression of gender here, things would have been same for a guy as well. I just see a women built an business empire but she sold it since she was not an expert in operations and business. She is a genius in product development but not an expert in business handling. She must have learnt that over the years now. So decided to start a new firm.
Perhaps because Bobbi Brown revolutionized the makeup industry? She started an independent line with 10 lipsticks in 1991 and it’s now a billion dollar brand. It’s called business news!
Because she is 5 feet tall and that is a very deep settee. Chances are her legs would stick straight out and she wouldn’t be able to bend them and then people would say how awkward she looks. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t in the world of social media comments.
DISGUSTING that your brand is not cruelty free...... You sell in China KNOWING FULL WELL that they test on animals.... As long as you know that anyone associated with your brand should not be able to call themselves animal lovers because yous definitely are not
Educate yourself before posting uninformed rants. She never had any control or say over which territories her brand was sold in once owned by the Estee Lauder group. The higher ups, which actually owned the brand on paper not her, had her products sold in China. She sold her company to them in the mid 1990's because she lacked in certain skills needed to run a business and unfortunately you give up certain freedoms once you sell to major corporations.