The best Charlotte Tilbury makeup, skincare and fragrance you need in your beauty bag

The product that started a revolution, after Charlotte created the dream formula for her famous faces and then shared the secret with the rest of the world. Ideal for normal to drier skin types, this is a moisturiser that’s deliciously rich and hydrates skin with total ease. It was a big hit in our Beauty Hall of Fame Awards, with its plumping and firming abilities earning it a score of 84/100. Even though it is on the rich side, it plays well under makeup and lends a beautiful glow. You can even buy refills and slot them into the existing jar once you’re finished.

These liquid, matte blushers come in four flexible shades (including the iconic Pillow Talk) that offer soft, diffused-looking colour to cheeks. They’re excellent for those with oilier skin who aren’t so keen on shimmer and shine, or who just want a more natural, your-skin-but-better finish.

If you want a highlighter, who better to provide it than the queen of glow herself? It’s sparkle but made sophisticated, using pigment so finely diffused it’s like fairydust. This powder formula comes in seven shades with options for all skin tones, from pearly Moonlit Glow to warm Sunset Glow and rich Bronze Glow. When dusted on to cheekbones and the high points of the face, they sculpt, lift and illuminate the complexion beautifully.

Cream eyeshadows are one of the quickest and easiest ways we know to achieve a pretty but impactful eye look. Charlotte Tilbury has some of the best: so creamy, they’re almost mousse-like, easy to blend and richly pigmented. Use a fluffy brush to soften the look, or pat with a finger to build up colour. We love how wearable the colours are, too.

Is it a highlighter? Is it a blusher? Turns out, it’s both. These cream hybrids give a pretty, tinted sheen to cheeks, with a glow that catches light. The luminous texture is beautiful: apply a few dots to cheeks and blend with a fingertip to diffuse the product into the skin.

It started out as the ultimate nude lipstick shade, but Pillow Talk proved such a phenomenon it sparked an entire franchise. ‘A friend of mine got a semi-permanent makeup artist to give her a lip tattoo matched to Pillow Talk, and honestly it’s the shade I’d go for, too,’ says GH beauty director Lynne. While you can get your pink fix in eyeshadow, blush and highlighter form, we’ll continue to pick the lipstick and its matching lip liner as our all-time icons. There are four Pillow Talk shades in both the lipstick and liner (original, fair, medium and intense), designed to be perfect everyday shades for all skin tones. They all perk up your own lip colour and add a touch of je ne sais quoi.

Not all powders are made equal. Charlotte Tilbury’s feels a cut above; it’s so finely milled, it virtually becomes a part of your skin while also enhancing it. It eliminates excess shine without making the face appear flat, and gives skin a velvet-soft finish.

A partner to the brand’s Beautiful Skin foundation, this concealer is creamy and lightweight. Infused with hydrating hyaluronic acid, pore-refining niacinamide and brightening vitamin C, it’s a winner for perking up tired eyes without creasing or caking. There’s a reason it’s described as ‘shapewear for the eyes and face’, as it’s excellent for cheating a lifted look (read Charlotte’s how-to on the product page) and it’s a secret weapon for hiding eye bags. Read our full in-depth Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Concealer review here.

This eyebrow gel is available in four shades, from taupe to black/brown. With a precision brush, it contains nourishing vitamin E and strengthening castor oil, as well as natural pigments that tint your brows and define their shape. The GHI gave it a score of 85/100, praising it for being quick and easy to use.

Read the full GHI review here.

The latest and dare we say greatest Tilbury mascara yet, particularly if you love an unashamedly sexy lash. Well, what did you expect from that voluptuous bottle and curvy wand? The mascara formula itself lives up to that ‘Hollywood sex siren’ promise, giving lashes masses of thickness, lift and length without any flaky trade-off (a common issue with volumising mascaras, we’ve found). GH beauty director Lynne has had a couple of ‘are those lash extensions?’ comments when wearing this.

When six Tilbury sibling scents arrive all at once, it feels almost mean to pick a favourite, but we can’t deny that Joyphoria lives up to its name. Like all the Tilbury fragrances, it’s a collision between perfumery and mood manifesting, with notes cleverly picked to boost your vibe of choice. And who doesn’t want to feel joyful? It definitely hits the sweet spot for GHI senior beauty writer, Florence, who always spritzes on its blend of ylang ylang, creamy vanilla and neroli ahead of a night out. ‘I always get asked what I’ve got on when I wear it to the pub,’ she says.

Here’s one of those ahead-of-the-curve products that’s been hailed, quite rightly, as a game-changer. As the name suggests, it’s like applying some magical digital trickery to your face in real life, and ending up looking like a glossier, healthier, better you. Alison, GHI head of content, calls it her ‘desert island beauty product’ and has lost count of how many bottles she’s been through since it launched. ‘I just love the lovely glow it gives my skin, and you can either wear it by itself for light coverage days or mix it with your foundation for added luminosity.’ Often imitated but never, ever bettered, in our view.

The ‘fan me down’ name suggests this isn’t a shy and retiring format, and it’s confirmed by Kate Moss getting all pouty and gaspy in the campaign imagery. Oh, and Ms Tilbury herself calling it ‘pretty pink sex-blush effect’! Having tried it, GH beauty director Lynne had to agree that the gloss is something of a heart-racer, with a formula that’s both hot and cold and leaves lips impressively plumped without feeling uncomfortably tingly. If you’re looking for a lip filler effect in a tube, then yes, yes, YES, this is the one you’ll want.