With the holidays on the horizon, Charlotte Tilbury is already thinking about celebrating with friends and family — and when you’re a global beauty sensation, that means coming together with Sir Elton John for a fabulously festive campaign and collection. “He’s the king of glam rock, and you know we love rock and roll,” Tilbury tells Underscored. The friends and icons join forces for limited-edition Rocket Collection launches and a magic gifting universe filled with Tilbury’s bestselling makeup and skin care.
To kick it off, Tilbury presents a glam rock holiday campaign in which she and John are joined by supermodels and celebrities including Kate Moss, Jourdan Dunn, Rina Sawayama, MJ Rodriguez and more. “[It was] this really amazing moment of an incredible cast with everyone coming together,” Tilbury says.
In the spirit of the season, the beauty brand is partnering with The Rocket Fund, powered by the Elton John AIDS Foundation, while Tilbury is making a personal contribution that will support the organization’s mission to assist over 40,000 young people most at risk of HIV and AIDS in accessing life-saving services and support.
Decked out in sequins and shimmering makeup, Tilbury’s muses have all the inspiration you need for the holiday season. The most impressive part about it? Tilbury says that you can recreate the look in minutes. “It’s self-driving makeup — makeup made easy,” she explains. “My nine-year-old son could do luxury makeup [with these products].”
From new formulas to returning favorites, Tilbury shares her favorite new holiday launches and tips for how to get the most effortless glam in just a few steps.
Charlotte’s 4-step holiday makeup
Prep the skin with the new lightweight version of Tilbury's bestselling moisturizer. Just as potent as the original but with a super-lightweight texture, the Magic Water Cream smoothes and hydrates with hyaluronic acid, peptides and vitamins C and E.
For the eyes, Tilbury has all of the year's biggest trends covered with The Beautyverse Palette. From Barbiecore, to mermaidcore, to latte makeup, the versatile eyeshows feature a mix of matte and iridescent shades. The velvety soft pigment has impressive color payoff that Tilbury says is super flattering for all ages and even gives a smoothing effect for people like her with heavy, creased creased eyelids. And the best part? According to Tilbury, they're best applied with your fingers and are "one-swipe wonders," making them virtually foolproof.
Like an in-person filter, the new blush and highlighter duos blur and smooth while delivering gorgeous, glowy color. "It's infused with one-of-a-kind lifting, light flex technology that morphs your skin for a soft-focus light and lifted, illuminating effect," Tilbury says. Again, the "self-working" formula is so easy to use you can get a stunning finish blending with your fingers or a fluffy brush.
Made with the Matte Revolution formula, Tilbury's limited-edition Elton-John-inspired lipsticks boast a velvet-smooth finish. The makeup artist calls them "self-contouring." as they effortlessly enhance the shape of the lips in one swipe. They come in two shades, nude-pink Rocket Girl and berry-red Ready for Lust.
Charlotte’s favorite beauty gifts
According to Tilbury, John is a big fan of her cult favorite Magic Cream and she always makes sure one makes it into his holiday stocking. This kit includes a travel size jar of the moisturizer, along with a travel-size Charlotte's Magic Serum Crystal Elixir.
"I've always felt that pretty in pink makes everyone look great," Tilbury says. Her Pillow Talk collection is centered around this idea of the perfect nude-pink. This gift set includes a mini Beauty Light Wand, mini Lip Cheat lipstick, mini Collagen Lip Bath and full-size Matte Revolution lipstick, all in the universally flattering Pillow Talk shade.
This 12-door Advent calendar is packed with Tilbury's most-loved formulas and is sure to be a hit with any beauty enthusiast. With two full-size lip products, plus 10 makeup and skin care minis, it'll have your whole routine set.