BOBBI BROWN Powder Blush
by BOBBI BROWN · makeup
Editor's Take
A soft-focus blush built on spherical polymers and amino-acid-treated minerals, not talc; the synthetic lake colorants at the bottom keep it far from clean, but the finish is modern.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.5 / 10
- Modern Tech: 7.8 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 1.0 / 10
- Sustainability: 6.9 / 10
The Verdict
This is a performance-first powder blush that trades clean credentials for a legitimately modern finish. The spherical polymer system (HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate) delivers real soft-focus blur, and the amino-acid-derived binders (Lauroyl Lysine, Magnesium Myristate) give it silky adhesion without the talc most drugstore formulas still lean on. The synthetic lake colorants and persistent polymers disqualify it from any clean certification, but the technology is genuinely above-average for the category. Worth it if you care more about how it wears than what's on the label.
Full INCI list
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Magnesium Myristate, Lauroyl Lysine, Isopentyldiol, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Nylon-12, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Diisostearyl Malate, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, C13-15 Alkane, Heptyl Undecylenate, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Aluminum Powder (CI 77000), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 (CI 42090), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Bronze Powder (CI 77400), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Green 5 (CI 61570), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 6 Lake (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140)]