- Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G
It’s rather ingenious that the ingredient, Bixa orellana, has been used for these K.I.S.S.I.N.G lipsticks. Commonly known as ‘the lipstick tree’ and native to the Amazon Rainforest, it’s more usually found in food as a natural alternative to synthetic colouring.
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It’s a genius move to be the first to put it into its beauty namesake. Once again, a thousand brands do a head-desk – why didn’t they think of it?!
From the bottom to the top on the swatch they are So Marilyn, Bitch Perfect and Stone Roses. They’re £23 each and come in ten shades so far that are made to suit all tones.
I haven’t used a lip pencil for years, but suddenly they look rather useful again! Lip Cheat (£16) allows you to reshape and resize your lips and are in perfect harmony, colour wise, with the K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipsticks.
Well, yum, basically. I love gloss and I love nude gloss so this shade, Seduction, from the line up of ten Lip Lustres (£17) is bang on perfect.
I wore this yesterday – the claim is that the colour stays put for six hours; I have to say that’s not my finding, but in its defence if you are a seasoned lip gloss wearer, re-applying is part of the deal.
You will need to re-apply less often than usual because it is a lacquer – a lipstick/gloss hybrid if you like – but I certainly did need to top up.
Finally, my last product to show you for now is Light Wonder Youth Boosting Foundation.
The foundation isn’t quite my shade but it’s beautifully light in texture and extremely light reflective. The most interesting ingredient is a botanical alternative to Retinol that helps stimulate collagen production. It gives light to medium coverage, is SPF15 and costs £32.
The Charlotte Tilbury range is extensive: I’ve shown a fraction of what there is, but so far, I think its the most significant make-up launch since Illamasqua in terms of impact and doing things differently. Charlotte’s own website HERE will have a comprehensive video tutorial section to cover all aspects of how to wear each piece of make-up to best effect. All I can see is success ahead for the Charlotte Tilbury range. It launches on September 2nd.
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25 comments
I am so glad you posted this range. I really like the look of the lipsticks, and though I don’t usually go for reds, that looks like it could be my favourite out of the range. The same with glosses, I am not the biggest fan, but the colour and the fact It has a bit of substance rather than just gloss has swayed me. Great swatches!
Again, thanks for the great post! Am quite excited for the launch now that I’ve seen this ‘teaser’ of some of the products they have. I think I’m much more interested in the eye products they have to offer.
By the way, have never heard of this lipstick tree, am googling it now to see what such a tree could possibly look like…
I’m pretty sure Tarte has used the achiote in their products before. I think Lush might have used it in one of their lip tints, too.
You are right. Tarte has their “Achiote” line. It’s been out for a while now. 🙂
Im just SO excited. I cant wait!!! I love her work and she herself is such a sweetie!
I hope I will be able to order it to Paris!!
You’ve got me pining now ooooo.
Is there any word on her magic cream hitting shelves?
Yes it will launch at the same time as the rest of the products x
Would love to know your thoughts on it xxx
Love, love, love the look of all these products! I have been eagerly awaiting your post even with the time difference, it was worth a very late night! I can always rely on you for all the info I need! Thanks, fab post!
Give it to me straight – is the foundation worth the price tag? It looks pretty good… Also, have you been able to sample the cleanser/mask or tried the sculpting kit? Would love to know your thoughts, if so xx
Straight answer is yes! No doubt. But no, haven’t tried cleanser or mask.. only a sample of the Magic Cream x
The colours look lovely, but the packaging looks mega naff and cheap – reminds me of the 99p ranges you find in weird corner shops. I know it’s what’s in the packaging that counts, but most paying for high end want it to look high end, too.
in its defence I would have to say that up close it does look premium.. personally I don’t like the rose-gold but it’s weighty and polished.
I thought she already had a range called ‘my face.’ It was in Boots and a lot cheaper.
She did.. a while ago.. this is a whole other thing, really.. but I googled Myface earlier today and it does still exist but Charlotte’s name isn’t anywhere on the site.
This is a general comment. I love make up and skin care and all that it involves…… How do we ensure that we get the right foundation for our skin tone as all these wonderful products are so different …….. Would welcome your opinion ………fabulous blog ……love it……. Fx
Thank you for your posts on the Charlotte Tilbury makeup range, I already have one of the eyeshadow quads, lipsticks and the shadow pencils on my wishlist. Do you perhaps know whether the CT makeup range is part of the Estee Lauder group? The packaging and colours remind me of a mix between Tom Ford and Estee Lauder.
It’s not Lauder related at all as far as I know.. :-))
You’re so lucky to have gotten this! Thanks for sharing– everything looks/sounds fab, especially the lipstick, lip liner, shadow pencils, shadows… so much for narrowing it down, lol.
Are the lipsticks and glosses scented? Since is live in the US, getting products from this line may be a bit of a challenge and I’d hate to be put off by a overly fragranced item.
Slightly.. it smells of vanilla to me.. but not overpowering to my nose.
Thank you for your response! I love the faint vanilla scent of Tom Ford lipsticks and I’m excited to know that these don’t have a strong floral fragrance. Since Selfridges doesn’t ship to the US yet, I’ll have to see what is offered on Net-A-Porter.
The foundation is the product that tempts me most. It looks good in your pic and I like the look of that colour; it’s just hard to know which colour to choose without trying it myself in person. Need a London trip!
Nic x
it’s absolutely lovely.. I don;t have the right shade yet so haven’t put it to a proper test.. wore the wrong shade at home and it is a gorgeous texture. x
why not to swatch lip-pencils?!