Upcoming from Burberry Beauty: Brushes and Holiday Charm

Last week, I stopped by the San Francisco Center Nordstrom, which has a beautiful Burberry Beauty counter, to see what the department manager Kristy knew about upcoming products.

First, Burberry is set to release a line of brushes. If you’ve had a makeover at a Burberry counter, you’ve undoubtedly noticed their high quality.  The prices for these is not yet set, and there is no formal projected release date.  In addition, Burberry makes a brush roll/belt, however it has not yet been decided whether or not this will be sold to the public, or simply reserved for those who work at counters.

I was able to get a closer look at the brush line, and share some quick pictures for your review.  The numbers correspond to Burberry’s number designation for them:

1. Blush/contour brush with an angled top;
2. A very large, flat powder brush that is a very similar size and shape compared to Chanel’s European large powder brush (reviewed here).  The ferrule looks a little longer on the Burberry, otherwise the brushes seem quite similar;
3. A round-top powder brush;
4. An brush with synthetic bristles for cremes and foundation;
5. A small brush with synthetic bristles that can be used as a lip brush or a creamy concealer (according to Kristy, Burberry does have a concealer in the works);
6. A large powder brush, that may be used for an eyeshadow wash and blending;
7. A large flat powder eye brush.

More (note that these are placed slightly out of numerical order):

8.  Standard flat eyeshadow brush;
9.  (on the far right) Large blender brush (eye);
10. Pencil brush (eye);
11.  Large angled brush (eye and precise powder placement on face).  This is going to be the very first Burberry brush that I will buy when they are released.  I had a MAC brush of this same size and shape, and it was extremely useful.  You can use it to completely cover a lid in powder, or the undereye area in powder.  It has a dense, angled head with soft bristles.  Love.
12.  Stiff angled brush, for liner or brows
13.  Mascara or brow brush.

These brushes are in addition to the Burberry Beauty Brush, which was reviewed here.

Here are the same brushes all snug and organized in the brush roll:

In addition, Kristy showed me a picture of the Burberry Star Product Holiday Charm.  The largest of these cubes will hold a Burberry gloss in No. 9 Nude Beige.  I will do a review of Nude Beige, which I purchased in the full size, in a few days so that you can see the color.  These will be priced at $85 each:

I view this charm as an ideal gift for a Burberry fashion fan.  A full sized lipgloss is $27, so it is evident that much of the price of the charm is the design and metalwork.  I think we are all familiar with the Dior makeup charms that have been released in prior years, and how quickly they sell out.

Although the brushes are not yet for sale, if you are interested in a pre-order for the charm, I would not hesitate to call your local Nordstrom Burberry counter to pre-order the item.  If you don’t yet have a counter, you might call Kristy at 415 243-855 x 1491.  By the way, Kristy is also happy to work with you to provide samples and information about the line.  She also mentioned that she might be willing to waive shipping for some orders, so I would encourage you to explore that with her directly.