Words matter. These are the best Bobbi Brown Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
As a makeup artist, I learned quickly that the color of your lips affects the way a lipstick looks. If you see your friend wearing a great color, don’t assume it will be right for you.
I am in an industry that makes women feel bad about themselves, absolutely.
During the week my alarm wakes me up at 6 A.M., so the latest I can sleep on Saturdays is about 7 A.M.
I don’t believe any lip shade is off-limits, but texture is key. A sheer lipstick in a healthy pink or neutral color looks more polished and grown-up than a super-shiny gloss.
Every business decision I ever made I learned from my grandfather Papa Sam. He moved here from Russia when he was a boy. He worked his way up selling newspapers and ladies’ handbags, and eventually, he became Cadillac Sam, one of the biggest car dealers in Chicago.
When I interview someone, I know in the first two minutes if I like them or not. I find that if it’s easy to talk to someone and I see an openness and honesty and integrity, then I usually hire them.
My grandfather taught me how important it is to have your eyes open, because you never know what’s going to come your way.
The best anti-aging product is a great, natural-looking hair color, especially when you’re graying.
Whether you are a stay-at-home mum, or on the red carpet, or in Afghanistan, the better you feel, the better you do your job.
I’m actually a ridiculously basic person when it comes to make-up, and I pretty much wear the same things I did when I started my company 22 years ago, apart from a few differently textured foundations.
I won’t usually make plans with people I don’t know on Fridays because all I want to do is stick my hair in a ponytail and put on a big sweater, some tights and a pair of sneakers after a week working in the city.
When I first got into making makeup, I didn’t necessarily want to start a company. I just wanted to make a lipstick that looked like lips, only better.
So much of what I do is about inspiring and empowering women.
I have high heels in my bags if I need them for a shoot. But I like sneakers. I like being comfortable. I like to sit on the floor with my team and work. I don’t like to sit in fancy chairs. It’s really important to the culture of my company that people understand who they’re working for.
I never learned management. I never went to business school. I’m an artist. I happened to have really clear ideas of what I thought my business should be.
My weekends start at about 4 P.M. on Friday afternoon, when I let go of work and leave my colleagues to crawl through the rest of the day in our New York offices.
I’ve had a lifelong love affair with makeup. When I was a little girl, I used to take my mother’s makeup and paint all of my dolls’ faces, and I even painted the dog’s face!
Many women like to wear nude eye shadow during the day, but it doesn’t really do much for you. Instead, try one that’s a few shades lighter than your skin tone.
I love a bright lip with a neutral eye. It’s an easy, wearable look that gives brightness to your face without looking over-the-top.
Every season has its lipstick trend, and just because your perfect color is a pinky beige, that doesn’t mean you can’t wear deep burgundy.
I’m not really Type A, but A minus.
The Lilac Rose Collection isn’t just about purple. It features dusty pinks and heather grays, which are more natural shades of purple and are perfect for creating a feminine smoky eye.
If I’m not comfortable, I’m not happy. When I go to the White House, I wear my jeans.
I used the stormy gray and heather brown shadows from the Lilac Rose Eye Palette to create a soft smokey eye for Veronica Beard’s Spring 2013 show. The look was dramatic but delicate.
I love old funky things. Color just makes me happy, and things all lined up.
I don’t relax very well, and I find it hard to sit still.
I layer my moisturizers, which makes my complexion so fresh, I can wear less foundation.
Concealers are like undergarments. They make you feel taller and thinner.
Don’t use your skin tone as a guide to choosing the color of your eye shadow. Rather, for everyday application, pick shades of shadow that bring out your eye color.
Nobody is the color of translucent powder. Instead, choose a powder that matches your skin tone.
The most common mistakes women make when applying makeup are not applying it in the proper light and not using their hands as blending tools.
I used to think that if I didn’t have time to do an hour long workout class, there wasn’t any point in exercising. But now, I make sure to do a little something every day: a brisk walk for 10 minutes, climbing stairs instead of taking the elevator. Then a few times a week, I do a longer workout.
I’m such a fanatic about exercise that I opened my own gym, 3Sixty Cycling Studio, and I exercise almost every single day.
Eating right and exercising is more important than what you put on your face.
After I brush on my moisturizer, I’ll dip the same brush into foundation and mix it with the lotion to make tinted moisturizer.