Burberry Beauty officially launched last Tuesday at the San Francisco Nordie’s store, and I popped by to check out the new makeup line and to chat with Christopher Bailey, Burberry’s chief creative director (and quite possibly one of the most polite and well-dressed dudes I’ve ever met).
Here are some images of the new line and product swatches to go with the video above.
Burberry Sheer Eyeshadows, $29 each
Burberry Beauty Sheer Eyeshadow swatches on NC35 skin: 1. Pure White, 2. Chestnut, 3. Trench, 4. Almond, 5. Porcelain, 6. Taupe Brown, 7. Gold Trench, 8. Khaki
Burberry Beauty Sheer Eyeshadow swatches on NC35 skin: 1. Rosewood, 2. Lavender Blue, 3. Pearl Grey, 4. Antique Rose, 5. Lavender, 6. Midnight Black
Burberry Beauty Sheer Eyeshadow swatches on NC35 skin: 1. Tea Rose, 2. Slate Blue, 3. Midnight Plum, 4. Pale Rose, 5. Pearl Blue, 6. Midnight Blue
Burberry Natural Blushes, $42 each
Burberry Natural Bronzer, $48 each
Burberry Lip Glow Natural Lip Glosses, $27 each
Burberry Soft Satin Lipsticks, $30 each
Pretty expensive line, but I do like what I’ve seen so far…
So did you go out tonight? Are you reading this on your phone from the dance floor at the clooob? 🙂
I’m doing what has become a Friday ritual for me lately — nada! The highlight of my evening was playing with Tabs and his toy mouse tied to a string. Look out, world!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Alex says
The designs of the lipsticks are beautiful! I was at a Burberry Outlet today and I was hoping that they would have the make up in there, but sadly, there was none.
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Yao says
Wow, I’m so jealous you got to meet Bailey himself! I adore his designs and him!
Gisele says
I’m so excited about these shadows! I ordrered Antique Rose for dear daughter and Gold Trench for me. I’m hoping to get more; they look lovely, classy, and luxurious.
Watched the last 2 episodes of Season 3 of “Mission-Impossible” on DVD. Seasons 1 and 2 were better.
beth says
OMG.
thank you for doing this
you are amazing; and christopher bailey is a great designer and seems so polite.
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House of Accessories says
I do not see three different skin tones in the picture!!They look the same to me.
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Jenna says
Yeah, he tried to get away with saying “all different skin types” (meaning undertones I think) to seem more universal but they are all pale girls, which is bothersome to me.
dani@callitbeauty says
i agree. but what appeases me a bit is that he mentioned building onto the current collection with products that will be more suited different skins. hopefully he means skinTONE and not skinTYPE :p. i guess we’ll just have to wait and see. 🙂
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Amber says
Seriously. They don’t even have different eye colors.
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Karen B says
I love Christopher Bailey, he always seems so well-spoken and all around nice.
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Tiffany says
Great interview! But wow, these products are so spendy 🙁
Marina says
OMG, thank you for the interview, Karen. I love Christopher Bailey and everything that he creates!
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dani@callitbeauty says
omg, amazing!!! and the lipsticks! I.WANT.
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Iram says
Oh my god the stuff looks gorgeous but too expensive for me unfortunately 🙁
Nina says
The more I look at those products, the more I fall in love with them! 🙂 Great interview and cute outfit, Karen! 🙂
Ashley Nicole says
Products look like a great start from the swatches- I hope they really do include all skin tones, unlike other high end department brands, and I look forward to seeing the line grow and develop. I think as a new line there should be some palettes to get people into it – or maybe have a WOW product to draw you in.
Great start – wasnt all that impressed
yvette says
he really does seem down to earth and normal; unusual for the fashion industry. great interview, karen. and i agree with everyone else, when he says there is a diversity of skin tones, you really don’t see it in the ad campaign. why didn’t they have darker skinned gal?
Snoopysteph says
Expensive collection but it’s to be expected from a high end brand like Burberry. Would love to own one of their trench coats one day…and if had to pick 1 thing from the makeup line I’d splurge on a lipstick!
Amber says
‘The philosophy of a trenchcoat’? I get what he’s saying, but it still struck me as a little silly. The three ‘totally different’ models thing made my jaw drop. Also enjoyed the non-answer about using ‘feel’ instead of technology.
Your questions were great but his answers were ridic and did nothing to convince me to think about spending $30 on an eyeshadow. I realize he has to promote the PR points when he talks to media, but geez.
I must have woken up on the cynical side of the bed today. 😉
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Suzanne says
a good point…. the philosophy of a trenchcoat is to keep world war one soldiers gangrene free in the trenches i.e. not glamorous. this librarian does not approve.
bisbee says
I ordered an eyeshadow (Almond) and a lipstick (Rosewood) from Nordstrom that came yesterday. The packaging is gorgeous and I love the products. The shadow is SO smooth and I might even get another of the lipsticks…after I can see more swatches!
Citrine says
Great questions, nice guy …I am not sure if I get his points though…
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Marina says
He-he, he’s very good at answering without actually answering, i wonder if he took a training course at MI5 or something 😀
Thanks for the interview, Karen! I can’t wait when Burberry Beauty hits our stores, all the reviews have been raving so far!
We here have a heat wave like i don’t remember so i’m staying home watching some great TV shows, The Big Bang Theory (again!) and 30 Rock 😀
Elle says
Awesome job on the interview, Karen! 🙂 Burberry is the shizz…
RonyaLii says
hey, youre good in this ! 🙂
Cheng says
I’m not sure if I’ll actually buy these, but nonetheless, I still love him and his creative genius, more for the clothes though!!! I was sad when the interview cut short 🙂
Sherri says
Gorgeous shadows and he’s cute too 🙂
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lexi says
Christopher Bailey is a cutey-patootey! I bet he smelled good too!
Okay, sold I’ll have to check out the colors in person. So far, I spy two shadows that look like great everyday shadows. Also, the blush looks worth checking out.
Jessica W says
I love the lipsticks! And the guy’s totally suave and I love the accent!
D says
I love the interview, and you look great in the pearls, Karen. About the product line … hmmm, I’m not sure what to make of it. There’s very little for women of color (despite Bailey’s insistence that there is). I would definitely wait to see more reviews of their lipsticks and lip glosses before I make the jump from my Chanel Rouge Allures to this. But your interview was great and you asked some pretty important questions.
stalkthepostman says
I love your dress Karen! You look great 🙂 Thanks for giving us the inside scoop…can’t wait to try some of this stuff out for myself…
Giu says
Congratz on your interview! This is so amazing, to get to know him! ^^ soo exiciting!