Bobbi Brown Cabana Corals Haul

As promised, here are close-up pics of my haul from the Bobbi Brown Cabana Corals collection :-)

I got both the Shimmer Bricks in Nectar (left) and Pink Quartz (right) as I collect these like how I collect MSFs. In terms of similarity to other Shimmer Bricks, I would say that Nectar lies between Rose and Peony on the colour spectrum, while Pink Quartz lies between Platinum Pink and Brownie. The Shimmer Bricks are hand made in Italy. Strangely, they are marked with a shelf life of only 6 months but I've had other Shimmer Bricks for more than 2 years without any noticeable change in the quality.

Nectar is a limited edition shade that was just released as a mini size in the Holiday '09 collection and re-released in the regular size and black packaging for the Cabana Corals collection. The regular version costs only S$66 for 0.4oz of product, compared to S$99 for the mini version which has only 0.1oz of product.

Pink Quartz was first released as part of the Holiday 2007 collection. Like Platinum Pink Shimmer Brick, the mix of pale icy pinks, beige and tan works better as a highlighter than as a blush as the pink tones barely show up.

The Cabana Coral Lip & Eye Palette contains six eyeshadows and four lip colors. Some shades are from the permanent line while some are new and exclusive to this palette.


From left to right: Seashell Pink (Metallic), Bermuda Pink (Metallic) and Ivory

From left to right: Burnt Sugar (Metallic), Tan, Bonfire (Metallic)

The palette comes with a lip brush and eyeshadow brush. From left to right: Cabo Coral, Salmon, Shell and Coral Reef (Metallic).

My purchase also qualified me for the Bobbi Brown membership programme. You can qualify for membership with a S$150 purchase in a single receipt and redeem products by accumulating your purchases to $500, $1000 or $1500 within a 12-month period. Membership also comes with 6 makeup lessons (Beautiful Skin, Perfect Brow, Everything About Eyes, Natural Blush, Perfect Lip, Conceal and Cover Up).