The Bobbi Brown Holiday 2012 Collection includes one Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick ($42 USD / $50 CAD), in the shade 24 Karat; a gorgeous mixture of gold and pink strips. Used separately, these shades make beautiful eyeshadows and when blended together, they create a beautiful rose gold shimmer to highlight the complexion. This limited-edition collection features a huge variety of beautiful gifts at every price point, so be sure to check out the whole collection here.

Bobbi Brown Shimmer Bricks are addictive- I’ll straight up say that. In all honesty, they don’t create much of a different look from brick to brick… but there’s something about them that keeps you wanting more. I kid you not when I say everyone needs this brick.

Rose gold! It makes the perfect rose gold highlight!

Bobbi Brown 24 Karat Shimmer Brick Packaging

Bobbi Brown 24 Karat Shimmer Brick

Bobbi Brown 24 Karat Shimmer Brick

This baked powder is handmade in Italy (it’s very fragile- so be careful!) and it’s not your disco-ball shimmer… it’s sophisticated, super fine and leaves skin glowing instead of glittering.  A little goes a long way, and this collector’s piece will certainly last you months if not years.  The rose gold hue gives the perfect amount of warmth and color to the cheeks, but I definitely love to use it on top of a pink blush just to give an added pop of shimmer.

I really love using them on the eyes too- but I really find you need to use a primer to get the product to stick, stay on and remain crease-free.

I don’t know what else to say about this Shimmer Brick besides it’s absolutely the most stunning version I’ve seen Bobbi create. It’s universal (although best for light-to-medium skintones), it’s sophisticated and it’s festive. It’ may not be the easiest to see in the swatches, because the powder is fairly sheer- but you’ll have to trust me on this one… or get to a Bobbi counter ASAP and check it out for yourself!

Worth the splurge, 100 times over.

Bobbi Brown 24 Karat Shimmer Brick

Note the size

Swatches (L-R) Strips top to bottom

All strips blended together, swatched heavily (left) and blended out (right)

Summary

• Price: $40 USD / $50 CAD
• Availability: Sephora
• Overall: The most gorgeous shimmer brick I’ve ever seen from Bobbi! Five strips of light and medium gold tones, as will as a beautiful rose pink- used separtely they work beautifully as eyeshadows (although primer is a must), and when they are mixed together they create the perfect rose gold shimmer. Looks stunning as a highlight and is universally flattering (careful though- it’s fragile). Highly recommended.
• Rating: A+