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
July 16th, 2010 at 10:45 pmThe 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
July 16th, 2010 at 11:01 pmWow, I’m so jealous you got to meet Bailey himself! I adore his designs and him!
Gisele says
July 16th, 2010 at 11:29 pmI’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
July 16th, 2010 at 11:35 pmOMG.
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
July 16th, 2010 at 11:47 pmI do not see three different skin tones in the picture!!They look the same to me.
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Jenna says
July 17th, 2010 at 6:04 amYeah, 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
July 17th, 2010 at 7:26 ami 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
July 17th, 2010 at 10:27 amSeriously. They don’t even have different eye colors.
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Karen B says
July 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pmI love Christopher Bailey, he always seems so well-spoken and all around nice.
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Tiffany says
July 17th, 2010 at 5:21 amGreat interview! But wow, these products are so spendy 🙁
Marina says
July 17th, 2010 at 7:05 amOMG, thank you for the interview, Karen. I love Christopher Bailey and everything that he creates!
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dani@callitbeauty says
July 17th, 2010 at 7:16 amomg, amazing!!! and the lipsticks! I.WANT.
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Iram says
July 17th, 2010 at 7:30 amOh my god the stuff looks gorgeous but too expensive for me unfortunately 🙁
Nina says
July 17th, 2010 at 7:38 amThe more I look at those products, the more I fall in love with them! 🙂 Great interview and cute outfit, Karen! 🙂
Ashley Nicole says
July 17th, 2010 at 8:38 amProducts 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
July 17th, 2010 at 9:15 amhe 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
July 17th, 2010 at 9:20 amExpensive 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
July 17th, 2010 at 10:26 am‘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
September 8th, 2010 at 10:49 pma 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.
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bisbee says
July 17th, 2010 at 11:57 amI 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
July 17th, 2010 at 1:06 pmGreat questions, nice guy …I am not sure if I get his points though…
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Marina says
July 17th, 2010 at 2:44 pmHe-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!
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Elle says
July 17th, 2010 at 3:51 pmAwesome job on the interview, Karen! 🙂 Burberry is the shizz…
RonyaLii says
July 18th, 2010 at 1:45 amhey, youre good in this ! 🙂
Cheng says
July 18th, 2010 at 1:56 amI’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
July 18th, 2010 at 11:27 amGorgeous shadows and he’s cute too 🙂
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lexi says
July 18th, 2010 at 12:49 pmChristopher 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
July 19th, 2010 at 8:59 pmI love the lipsticks! And the guy’s totally suave and I love the accent!
D says
July 20th, 2010 at 11:45 amI 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
July 20th, 2010 at 8:00 pmI 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
August 25th, 2010 at 7:59 pmCongratz on your interview! This is so amazing, to get to know him! ^^ soo exiciting!