The legendary British makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury has spilled her secrets – and her tip for getting long, fluttery eyelashes with your mascara application every time.
The 50-year-old has a wealth of experience doing makeup backstage at catwalk shows and glamorous events, and has learned myriad tricks of the trade for achieving a vibrant, youthful glow.
Since she launched her eponymous brand 10 years ago in 2013, Charlotte has graced the faces at some of the most illustrious events in the world including the Oscars, catwalk shows and the Golden Globes.
She shared her tips for fuller lips, an instant eye lift and long, fluttery eyelashes.
The legendary British makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury spilled her secrets – and her tip for getting fluttery eyelashes with your mascara application every time (pictured with Kate Moss)
How to cheat your way to fuller lips
Everyone wants fuller lips, and according to Charlotte, it’s easy, provided you have a lip liner.
‘Define your lips by drawing the liner just outside the edge of the lip line to reshape and resize for fuller, wider looking lips in seconds, then fill in using a matte lipstick,’ she told Mecca.
You can also increase the ‘illusion’, Charlotte said, by ‘brushing your highlighter along the upper lip line, focusing on the Cupid’s bow’ so that you create a luminous finish.
Some of Charlotte’s top products include the best-selling Lip Cheat pencil in Pillow Talk ($32), as well as her Matte Revolution lipstick range ($48).
Define your lips by drawing the liner just outside the edge of the lip line to reshape and resize for fuller, wider looking lips in seconds,’ Charlotte said
How to get an eye lift with makeup
The second thing you can do with your makeup is give the illusion of lifted and younger eyes.
Charlotte said to do this, you’ll need to apply some concealer to the ‘inner corner of the eyes and diagonally follow your bottom lash line along the outer corner of your eyes towards the temple’.
‘This gives an instant awakening eye lift effect,’ she told Mecca.
Following this, you can apply a ‘brightening shimmer’ both on your eyelid and on the lower lash line to make your eyes pop.
A dot of highlighter in the ‘inner corner of the eyes, centre of the eyelid and along the lower lash line – emphasising in the middle – makes your eyes look bigger and brighter,’ Charlotte added.
A dot of highlighter in the ‘inner corner of the eyes, centre of the eyelid and along the lower lash line – emphasising in the middle – makes your eyes look bigger and brighter,’ Charlotte added (Lily James pictured)
How to get long, fluttery lashes every time
If you want the perfect makeup look, mascara is key, Charlotte said.
She describes her technique as ‘load, comb and lift’.
To perform the technique for yourself, the makeup artist told Mecca you need to hold the brush horizontally and ‘use the flat side to push upwards and coat the lashes for maximum colour and coverage’.
Following this, she said you need to ‘twist the wand and brush through with the diamond-bristled side to lift and comb each individual lash from root to tip for full, fanned-out lashes’.
‘Finally, wiggle the bristles from side to side, base to tip, to separate, lift and define the lashes, then use the wand vertically to stroke upwards and precision paint the lashes in the inner and outer corners,’ Charlotte said.
This will give you super-long eyelashes with a perfect feathered finish.
‘Look for products that are makeup and skincare hybrids during later decades – like my Airbrush Flawless Foundation,’ Charlotte told Daily Mail Australia (Amal Clooney pictured)
Speaking previously to FEMAIL, Charlotte shared her tips and tricks for staying looking youthful as you get older.
When it comes to your thirties, forties, fifties and beyond, Charlotte explained that you’re going to want your makeup to work a little harder, while also helping to make you look younger.
‘Look for products that are makeup and skincare hybrids during these decades – like my Airbrush Flawless Foundation,’ Charlotte told Daily Mail Australia.
‘These sorts of products will work hard at nourishing your skin and reducing the appearance of wrinkles, while also hydrating and providing you with coverage.’
‘Lighter, water-based textures are always better for our complexions too, as they hydrate and let the skin breathe,’ Charlotte said (her makeup pictured on the runway and on Bella Hadid)
The makeup artist also said you should look at textures in your makeup at this time – she always looks for ‘sophisticated’ textures with subtle sparkle and a bit of pearlescence.
‘Lighter, water-based textures are always better for our complexions too, as they hydrate and let the skin breathe,’ she said.
Think creams for your eyes, lips and cheeks and brown eyeliner instead of black to soften your entire look.
If you could add one product to your regime at this time, Charlotte recommends a serum like her Magic Serum Crystal Elixir, which helps to add ‘bounce, plumpness and elasticity’.
‘This has been the perfect addition to my personal skincare regime and I use it by massaging just a few drops into my skin with my fingertips,’ Charlotte said.
‘The instant hit of intense hydration makes my skin look and feel so glowy, and it makes makeup application so much easier.’
She also said a feline flick works well into these decades too, as it will help to accentuate your eyes and draw the gaze outwards with your face.
How to perfect the Charlotte Tilbury ‘feline flick’ with eyeliner
Charlotte shared how to do her perfect ‘feline flick’ with eyeliner (Sofia pictured)
* For a long time, Charlotte has been a fan of the ‘feline flick’ winged eyeliner look, to such an extent that it has become one of her signature looks and the most watched content on her YouTube channel.
* Speaking to FEMAIL, Charlotte said: ‘A feline flick can really lift and elongate the eyes, giving them the appearance of a more feline, seductive shape.’
* To do the feline flick, Charlotte said you need the right tools – a liquid eyeliner like her Feline Flick pen, a highlighter and a moisturiser like her Magic Cream to dab up mistakes.
* ‘Before you begin, start by adding a highlighter to the inner corner of the eye and underneath the bottom lash line, 1/3 or the way along the lash line to really open up and widen the look of the eyes,’ Charlotte said.
* ‘Then, to add shape to the eyes, go for a thinner feline flick as this will elongate the appearance of the eye and add more definition to the lash line,’ she said.
* You should take your liquid eyeliner and start in the inner corner of the eye, drawing as closely as possible to the lashline until you are 2/3 of the way out. From this point on, Charlotte recommends you thicken the line, sweeping the pen ‘up and out’.
* ‘Next, look in the mirror and draw a dot where you want your flick to end,’ she said. ‘This should be two millimetres up and out from the outer corner of your eye as a guideline. Compare them both and join the dots.’
* If you are wayward with the liquid eyeliner, the makeup artist recommends using a little bit of Magic Cream to clean up any mistakes.
Source: Charlotte Tilbury
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