@classyangel wrote:
Thank you @CANDLEQUEEN for starting this thread and for everyone’s input. I’ve been curious as well. My guess was she took ‘her baby’ the Original Extra Balm with her when she left and that special formula or something similar will reappear exclusive to Bobbi Brown herself in time. So many people have missed it. I know companies streamline products, can’t always offer everything, but it seems like the Extra Balm was discontinued right about the time she left. Your thoughts, Shanus? Have you found anything similar? Hope it’s returning somewhere on the horizon. Thanks again @CANDLEQUEEN.
@classyangel @CANDLEQUEEN Good morning. The Original Extra Balm is no longer available, BUT it is available with SPF. If you needed to wear it during the day, your balm is there. If you applied it at night, I don't think the spf matters, jsut costs more. I changed over to the EXTRA Repair Moisture Cream. It's very emollient and, to me, is much easier to work with than the balm that needed to be worked into the hands to heat it up a bit to make application better. The EXTRA Eye Repair cream is still in the line and I have used it at night when my skin is really dry and also applied it to very dry areas on my face. I see no difference beween the face balm and eye balm. The EXTRA eye balm can't be used during the day under concealer.
The BB skincare is not my primary skincare line. I have used Skinceuticals for many years since many of BB's products do not have active anti-aging ingedients. They're just great moisturizers. The exception is Vitamin Enriched Face Base. It has a primer built in that is smoothing and lightly moisturizing, if you've never tried it. Makeup goes on like a dream over this. I love the fragrance and Bobbi said many women had asked for her to do a fragrance the same as this Face Base. If just home, I wear it over my SPF and love it because it's light.
So many core products were removed from the line...the original lipstick formulation, the individual shadows and empty pan palettes that I could fill with the shades I liked, etc. I do use the Soothing Oil Cleanser...have for over 10 yrs. as my first cleanse. Takes off eye and face makeup gently.
I stay with the line for my face makeup...the only one with light enought concealers, corrections, my tinted moisturizer & foundation stick come in Alabaster and Porcelain...the 2 lightest shades. They are a perfect match for my ultra fair neutral skin tone.
Probably more info than you needed or wanted. Bobbi had a non-compete clause signed when Estee Lauder purchased the company. She was so upset by the changes made to the colors, formulas and the direction the line was going with bright colors and sparkle (everything she didn't believe was her natural look), she was more than happy to leave when her contract was up. I doubt if any of those orginal products will reappear In Jones beauty. BTW, the JB Balm has no coverage. it's more of a clear moisture/shine with a bit of color like blush for the cheeks. Your skin needs to be perfect to wear it alone. The Face Stick recently came out with a wide range of shades.
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