Foundation: Bobbi Brown Foundation Stick

I've been using Bobbi Brown's Foundation Stick in Natural for around 9 years. I used to moisturize with Diprobase Cream back then which made the foundation hard to apply and my skin extra greasy. But I needed that Diprobase because I didn't know any better. Also, I never used powder back then as I was scared of the dry skin patches showing up. Trust me I moisturized and exfoliated like crazy back then and still no joy.

After discovering Liz earles Moisturizer, foundation application became better. Then I invested in a Bobbi Brown Foundation Brush and things improved along with my technique. I recently discovered a little thing called Primer which will make the application even smoother, I will have to do a post on that later.

Back to the foundation stick. My usual application method was the swipe across the face method. This gets the product on in approximately 5 swipes after which I would blend it out by hand. When I bought the foundation brush I would swipe off the stick and onto my face. Now, and this is thanks to Koren of EnKore Makeup Fame (on Youtube) I have started taking off a little bit of foundation with a plastic spatula (find them on eBay) and putting it on my palette , and then using my foundation brush I apply it on my face working in sections with the Bobbi Brown Foundation Brush.

I'd reccomend a good moisturizer, primer and then this product or it doesn't glide on as smoothly. The product is long-wearing and I get approximately 4-6 hours of good application. Top it up with powder and it stays on for 6-10 hours (as long as you aren't touching it).

To see if you are allergic to the ingredients, I suggest that you go to a Bobbi Brown counter and get sample testers of the product (if they don't have individual packets of sample they should give you a small amount for 1 or 2 applications in a tiny tester tub). I haven't suffered any reactions to this product but have had to tone down the oiliness by blotting the foundation with tissue or dusting a light amount of face powder over it.

Bobbi Brown is available in department stores and online at http://www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com/ for US customers and http://www.bobbibrown.co.uk for UK customers