Bobbi Brown’s Jones Road makeup isn’t for everyone. But if it’s for you, you’re gonna love it. |
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“You know you’re becoming a woman of a certain age when you discover your first gray hair (hopefully on your scalp, not on your chin),” says writer Rose Maura Lorre. “But just in case you’re late in receiving that message, the algorithms that clock your every online move will remind you by feeding you your first Jones Road ad.”
Bobbi Brown’s makeup brand touts its clean formulations as a way to achieve an unfussy-yet-polished “no-makeup makeup look,” regardless of age — but it especially markets itself for mature skin.
We set out to test a few of the brand’s most popular (and controversial) products: a color-infused petroleum jelly and a richly hued cold cream. Our testers’ verdicts were wildly mixed. But at least for Rose, Jones Road has become her go-to makeup: “Looking at myself in the mirror, I imagined that someone I knew could bump into me and remark, ‘You look great, by the way!’ Because that’s how I felt.”
“I’ve been dying to know if social media is onto something”→
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One last thing: The problem with SPF makeup (and how to solve it) |
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Skin-care-and-makeup hybrids are so hot right now: Blemish treatments that double as color correctors, cheek tints blended with skin-brightening niacinamide, bronzers infused with peptides.
But sadly, when it comes to makeup that has SPF in it, relying on it alone to protect your skin from the sun simply won’t cut it. We’ve found that you’d have to apply a ridiculous amount to achieve sufficient protection. Instead, your best sun-protection strategy is to administer a full application of your preferred face sunscreen — and allow it to fully set — before applying any foundation, powder, and so on.
Plus, the best way to reapply sunscreen over makeup→
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