Bobbi Brown Workshop

I have been following Yvonne's blog in the recent few months. She recently organised a contest for a free workshop at Bobbi Brown. I thought it would be very helpful for me since I don't know much about skin care and make up. I have a great interest in how BB is branded to make people look clean, fresh and modern (basically to still look yourself but better...get it?). Glad that I won a space for it. :)

Syaz, Tammy, Hanna and myself met Yvonne at Pavilion, Bobbi Brown stand alone store earlier today. There, we were all given a booklet to note down steps and the products used. They prepared for each one of us a whole set of brushes. I had the privilege to learn from Simone, the Retail Manager at that outlet. It was a real good learning experience for me since I'm quite clueless plus I get to try hands on (on half my own face) one step at a time - Simone will apply and I'll attempt to replicate.

There were a lot of emphasis on pre-makeup/skincare - getting it right allows the make up to last longer. Other than the basic 101 make up methods and choosing the best colour tones for ourselves (I didn't take down that much note since I was the demo :-p, but do check out more details on Yvonne's post), I got a few extra tips from Simone that is interestingly new to me.

1. Always apply eye cream 1st. If you apply other creams around your face and then apply eye cream, the left overs on your fingers will go on your eye and this can cause oil seeds around the eye.


2. If you have combination of oily and dry skin, always apply moisturiser on your dry skin area first.


3. Only apply foundation and powder around the area on your face that you want to cover. Not your whole face. (this is interesting, I always thought we should apply our whole face in case it looks like patches everywhere. BB concept is that the foundation/powder are suppose to blend in like our actual skin...Ohhhh)


4. If you have very dry lips, try applying lip balm before going to bed.

I didn't left empty handed. *sigh* I told myself I won't be buying anything! I bought the latest Sheer Colour Cheek Tint (because it is uniquely convenient) and Long Wear Cream Shadow (because it lasts long - there justified). Both so tiny and both cost so much :-p They also came with a tiny-ier free gift.

A big thank you to Yvonne for organising this for all of us. Really appreciate it. The counter photo was shot by Yvonne and here's a group photo from Syaz. I will get a camera...one day.