CHARLEOTTE TILBURY MAKEUPC CREAM SKIN
CHARLEOTTE TILBURY MAKEUPC CREAM FULL

In shades ‘Pillow Talk 1’ and ‘Pillow Talk 2 Medium’, $38 each‍ ‍Lip Cheat Re-Shape and Re-Size Lip Liner I won't lie, this long-wearing formula was actually quite hard to remove without an oil-based cleanser, but it's really, REALLY nice to use a good 'old-school' dramatic black mascara that just does it's job without all the gimmicks. I'm particularly fussy about mascara wands and this one is a dream - fine bristles to separate the lashes, a flat side to lift the lashes up and a really nice wet formula to lengthen. Her Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes mascara is a great formula.

Her line of makeup has always been synonymous with a sexy rock ‘n' roll style, so I have always rated her eye products for the colour payoff and ability to create the perfect smudgy, smokey eye.

CHARLEOTTE TILBURY MAKEUPC CREAM FULL

She wore ridiculous heels and full cleavage to show direct - I loved her instantly. You heard Charlotte arriving backstage before you saw her saucily strut in, with her fabulous air kissing and 'darlings' to everyone. I first worked with Charlotte Tilbury on my first season doing London Fashion Week, and had only been told of her fabulous status backstage from my British peers - it is an instant introduction into the high class society that is London fashion when you are from Aotearoa and quickly learn who all of the important people are on the spot! ZWA ‍ Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes mascara in Super Black

CHARLEOTTE TILBURY MAKEUPC CREAM SKIN

This reminded me a little of the Skin Tint, mixed with Glossier’s Future Dew (which I found too sticky and didn’t love) - worn on its own, it covers uneven skin tone and adds a bit of ‘glow’ but isn’t heavy. I don’t wear much makeup and actually think I look worse when I do wear foundation (I know that I am lucky in that I have clear skin except for the aforementioned hormonal breakouts) I generally just use Glossier’s Skin Tint and Stretch Concealer which don’t really do much. OK now that I have that mini rant out of the way… I loved this. Such filters have helped create a damaging beauty standard of faux perfection where skin imperfections and pores don’t exist similar to the ridiculous photoshopping that some magazines still continue to do, though now the beauty myth has shifted and we are encouraged to do it to ourselves. “Social media filter, bottled” says CT of this product, which I must admit, immediately put me off. (Another cool thing: the 50ml pot size is refillable!) - Zoe Walker Ahwa ‘Magic’ is a hyperbolic claim I would say ‘pretty pretty pretty good’. It’s great for those with dry skin like mine, and also as a primer. The weighty glass pot feels very luxurious, and the heavy, scented cream itself reminds me a little of an old-school cold cream. And I think it worked? My skin did look and feel better each time I applied it. My skin is very dry, so it quickly drank up this very rich cream.

It’s one of those cult products I’ve wanted to try for a while now so despite my cynicism, I was excited to get my hands on it. The legend goes that Charlotte created this concoction backstage at fashion shows as a way to ‘transform’ the tired and dull skin of the models she was working on (a genius marketing spin, tbh) using a combination of eight ingredients including bionymph peptide complex, hyaluronic acid, vitamins C and E, rosehip and camellia oil, shea butter, aloe vera and frangipani flower extract. This is one of CT’s superstar products, with the brand saying that a pot sells globally every two minutes. I was also pretty dubious about the claims on the box of it being “the magic dew of youth and luminosity in a jar” and an “instant turnaround moisturiser”. So I really did put the ‘magical’ claim of this moisturiser through its paces. I tried this on what felt like day 323 of Auckland’s level four lockdown, when I was feeling like a mess mentally and physically and my face was breaking out in the usual stress/hormonal spots.

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