I still think the Bobbi Brown Nectar & Nude palette is the weakest point of the Nectar & Nude collection. It’s just not very exciting but ticks all the boxes, as Bobbi Brown palettes usually do, in making a beautiful neutral eye that you can add some depth or sparkle to.
The shades are warm and discreet, nicely buildable and easy to work with though, and I do see that it fits in beautifully with the rest of the Nectar & Nude collection. The shades from right to left are: Pale Cream, Soft Buff, Golden Bronze, Pink Bellini, Earth and Rich Caviar. And, it’s £37 which is quite a lot to pay out if you already have these shades in existing Bobbi palettes or other brands.
Bobbi glosses are some of my absolute favourites for their colours and ability to last a little longer than many glosses do. There’s no ‘light on the lip’ with these – they are a little sticky but that’s what keeps the colour there and for me that’s an acceptable pay-off. The first shade is Nectar and the second shade is Nude Pink.
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The nails are my favourite part of the Bobbi Brown Nectar & Nude collection – it’s like the sun shone and kissed them! Nectar is a burst of papaya that is quite a deep shade on the nail – not quite orange and not quite pink.
Bare Peach is the lightest of shimmer washes – so pretty – and has golden and iridescent particles in it. One light coat over Nectar adds another dimension but it’s an understated twinkle (nice over nude polish as well).
Finally, on the swatch front, the Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Hibiscus. It’s totally a colour pop for the cheeks – less so for lips – so you need to go with caution on cheeks (as I’ve just discovered!). Because it’s a formula designed for lips as well, it does take a little blending on the cheek – it isn’t a formula with lots of slip (otherwise it wouldn’t stay on the lip) – my tip for this is go very light and add more if needs be. The Bobbi Brown Nectar & Nude collection launches in March.
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That pot rouge is stunning! Such a pretty colour for olive skins.
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I’m in love with the Nectar gloss and polish! I love Bobbi’s collections, they always have something lustworthy in every single one. I also agree about their glosses, they are some of my faves too. I don’t mind the stickiness, they are just the right amount of sticky, as I find totally unsticky glosses don’t last at all. xx
LOVE THE GLOSS SHADE..
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Doubt I’ll be getting any of these, as I’ve got far too many neutral palettes at the min, however the pot rouge looks really nice.
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Polishes and glosses really caught my eye in this collection, the eye palette not so much, I feel like I already have those shades in my Sleek palettes.
Sarah 🙂
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Hi Jane,
The Bobbi Nectar and Nude palette has such lovely warmth to it! Seems like a great pick for spring 🙂
I have never been a fan of Bobbi Brown’s palettes. I own a number of them and have the same complaint. To me the color payoff is not there. Unless it is a deep color, I have to go back to the pan with my brush again and again to get the shadow to show. I know she calls it ‘buildable’ but at the price point of her palette, I don’t want to waste product just to get it to show up. Many other brands, even drug store brands, give you a creamy color with one swipe. Other products in her line I have high praise for. Just not her medium to light eye shadows.