Acne-Safe & Acne-Scary Makeup Spotlight: Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

Bobbi Brown, a New York makeup artist, founded her original makeup line in the mid-1990s and sold it shortly after to Estee Lauder. While they aren’t the trendiest makeup brand around, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics always remains current with some makeup bag staples and continued love from professional makeup artists.

We appreciate that they don’t have countless confusing products and titles – they keep it simple. One of their mission statements is “beauty that’s smarter, not harder.” But do any of their product formulations prove to be acne-safe? Find out here. 

Primer: 

Vitamin Enriched Face Base Moisturizer & Primer – No way! 

(PPG-2 myristyl ether propionate, shea butter) 

Primer Plus Protection SPF50 – Proceed with caution!

(Algae extract) 

Vitamin Enriched Eye Cream & Primer – No way! 

(PPG-2 myristyl ether propionate, shea butter)

Foundation: 

Weightless Skin Foundation SPF 15 – No way! 

(Polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate) 

Skin Foundation Stick – No way! 

(Ethylhexyl palmitate, shea butter) 

Skin Foundation SPF 15 – No way! 

(Palmitic acid, myristic acid) 

Skin Weightless Powder Foundation – Acne-safe! 

Vitamin Enriched Skin Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 – No way! 

(Shea butter, sorbitan oleate) 

Intensive Serum Foundation SPF 40/30 – No way

(Laureth-4) 

Concealer: 

Skin Corrector Stick – Proceed with caution!

(Octyldodecanol) 

Color Corrector – Proceed with caution!

(Tribehenin, sorbitan laurate) 

Skin Concealer Stick – Proceed with caution!

(Octyldodecanol) 

Intensive Serum Concealer – No way! 

(Isostearyl neopentanoate, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate)

Skin Full Cover Concealer – No way!

(Isopropyl isostearate) 

Powder: 

Sheer Finish Pressed Powder – No way! 

(Avocado oil)  

Sheer Finished Loose Powder – Proceed with caution!

(Zea mays)  

Skin Weightless Powder Foundation – Acne-safe! 

Vitamin Enriched Pressed Powder – No way!

(Potassium chloride, agar, chrondus crispus powder) 

Nude Finish Illuminating Powder – Proceed with caution!

(Red 6, red 30)

Blush: 

Pot Rouge Velvet Matte – No way! 

(Tribehenin, diisostearyl malate, red 7 lake) 

Pot Rouge for Lips & Cheeks – No way! 

(Octyldodecanol, red 7, red 6, red 30) 

Powder Blush – No way! 

(Magnesium myristate, diisostearyl malate, coconut oil, red 6, red 6 lake, red 7 lake) 

Lip & Cheek Oil – No way! 

(Olive fruit oil, red 27, red 7 lake, red 30 lake, red 6)

Extra Illuminating Moisture Balm – No way! 

(Evening primrose oil, shea butter, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, oenothera biennis oil, sorbitan laurate)

Bronzer: 

Bronzer Powder – No way! 

(Magnesium myristate, diisostearyl malate, coconut oil, red 6, red 6 lake, red 7 lake)

Highlighter: 

Highlighting Powder – Proceed with caution!

(Carrageenen)

Nude Finish Illuminating Powder – Proceed with caution!

(Red 6, red 30)